Paul Stanley says that although Kiss has always been impressed with the band's choices of opening acts, back in the day it was Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band who really gave Kiss a run for their money.

Stanley recalls that during Seger's stint opening for the band in 1976, he set the bar pretty high for Kiss to follow every night: "Bob got his first gold album on tour with us. And there were nights, where I can remember being in the dressing room and listening to the crowd reaction, and looking at the band and saying (laughs) 'We better go out there and kick some ass.' Bob was no nonsense great rock and roll, and the band delivered the goods, and the crowd went crazy. And that always made us work harder. We always wanted great bands on the bill because it made us prove why we were the headliner."

Kiss with Buckcherry tour dates (subject to change):

November 19 - Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena 

November 21 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center 

November 22 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena 

November 24 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center 

November 25 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center 

November 27 - San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena 

November 28 - Las Vegas, NV - Pearl Concert Theater 

December 1 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena 

December 2 - El Paso, TX - University Of Texas 

December 4 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center 

December 5 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center 

December 6 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center 

December 8 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center 

December 10 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center 

December 11 - Council Bluffs, IA - Mid-America Center 

December 13 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena 

December 15 - Sault Ste. Marie, ON - Essar Centre