Dynasty Tour

Dynasty Tour

Tour by Kiss
Start date	June 15, 1979
End date	December 16, 1979
Legs	2
No. of shows	82 played, 5 cancelled
Kiss concert chronology

The Dynasty Tour was a concert tour by the rock band Kiss. It was their first tour since the Alive II tour ended on April 2, 1978 in Japan.

The Dynasty Tour, also known as "The Return of Kiss", was the first tour to feature the infamous flying stunt by Gene Simmons. This was also the first tour to feature Ace's "light-guitar" and his rocket-shooting stunt. A trick was designed for Paul that involved him putting on a headset and shooting a laser out of his left eye (to mock the effect seen in Kiss Meets The Phantom Of The Park a year prior). After several run-throughs both Paul and Bill Aucoin nixed the idea, citing the danger involved.

The tour, dubbed "The Return Of Kiss", also saw a decline in audience. Additional dates at Madison Square Garden and the Pontiac Silverdome were cancelled, while an additional night at The Los Angeles Forum was moved to the 10,000-capacity Anaheim Convention Center. This was the last tour with Peter Criss on drums until 1996.

This tour is famous for being the only tour to feature songs from all four members solo albums. Gene performed "Radioactive", Peter performed "Tossin and Turnin", Ace performed "New York Groove", and Paul performed "Move On". Gene and Peter's songs were replaced early in the tour, and replaced by more familiar songs. Peter's song "Dirty Livin" was reportedly rehearsed, but never performed.

Ace Frehley stated in various interviews that Kiss was becoming a kiddie band. It was because kids were showing up dressed in costume and makeup for their shows along with their parents.

Tour setlist

1. "King of the Night Time World" (Paul Stanley)
2. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" (Gene Simmons)
3. "Move On" (Paul Stanley)
4. "Calling Dr. Love" (Gene Simmons)
5. "Firehouse" (Gene Simmons Firebreathing) (Gene Simmons/Paul Stanley)
6. "New York Groove" (Ace Frehley)
7. "I Was Made for Lovin' You" (Paul Stanley)
8. "Christine Sixteen" (Gene Simmons)
9. "2,000 Man" (Ace Frehley Guitar-Solo) (Ace Frehley)
10. "Love Gun" (Paul Stanley)
11. "God of Thunder" (Gene Simmons Bass-Solo, Bloodspitting and Flying-Stunt, Peter Criss Drum-Solo) (Gene Simmons)
12. "Shout It Out Loud" (Gene Simmons/Paul Stanley)
13. "Black Diamond" (Peter Criss, intro by Paul Stanley)
14. "Detroit Rock City" (Paul Stanley)
15. "Beth" (Peter Criss)
16. "Rock and Roll All Nite" (Gene Simmons)
17. "Radioactive" (Gene Simmons)
18. "Tossing and Turning" (Peter Criss)

"Radioactive" and "Tossin' and Turnin'", were dropped from the list after a few shows. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" and "Christine Sixteen" are in their places.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
June 15, 1979	Lakeland, Florida	United States	Lakeland Civic Center
June 17, 1979	Pembroke Pines, Florida		Hollywood Sportatorium
June 19, 1979	Savannah, Georgia		Savannah Civic Center
June 22, 1979	Columbia, South Carolina		Carolina Coliseum
June 24, 1979	Charlotte, North Carolina		Charlotte Coliseum
June 26, 1979	Greenville, South Carolina		Greenville Memorial Auditorium
June 28, 1979	Asheville, North Carolina		Asheville Civic Center
June 30, 1979	Atlanta, Georgia		The Omni
July 3, 1979	Greensboro, North Carolina		Greensboro Coliseum
July 5, 1979	Hampton, Virginia		Hampton Coliseum
July 7, 1979	Landover, Maryland		Capital Centre
July 8, 1979
July 10, 1979	Roanoke, Virginia		Roanoke Civic Center
July 13, 1979	Pontiac, Michigan		Pontiac Silverdome
July 16, 1979	Lexington, Kentucky		Rupp Arena
July 18, 1979	Richfield, Ohio		Richfield Coliseum
July 19, 1979
July 21, 1979	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		Civic Arena
July 22, 1979
July 24, 1979	New York City, New York		Madison Square Garden
July 25, 1979
July 28, 1979	Portland, Maine		Cumberland County Civic Center
July 30, 1979	Providence, Rhode Island		Providence Civic Center
August 1, 1979
August 4, 1979	Toronto, Ontario	Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens
August 6, 1979	Montreal, Quebec		Montreal Forum
August 8, 1979	Buffalo, New York	United States	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
August 10, 1979	Indianapolis, Indiana		Market Square Arena
August 12, 1979	Memphis, Tennessee		Mid-South Coliseum
August 14, 1979	Nashville, Tennessee		Nashville Municipal Auditorium
August 16, 1979	Birmingham, Alabama		BJCC Arena
August 18, 1979	Baton Rouge, Louisiana		Riverside Centroplex
August 20, 1979	Mobile, Alabama		Mobile Civic Center
September 1, 1979	Uniondale, New York		Nassau Coliseum
September 3, 1979	New Haven, Connecticut		New Haven Coliseum
September 5, 1979	Springfield, Massachusetts		Springfield Civic Center
September 7, 1979	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		The Spectrum
September 10, 1979	Huntington, West Virginia		Huntington Civic Center
September 12, 1979	Knoxville, Tennessee		Knoxville Civic Coliseum
September 14, 1979	Cincinnati, Ohio		Riverfront Coliseum
September 16, 1979	Louisville, Kentucky		Freedom Hall
September 18, 1979	Fort Wayne, Indiana		Fort Wayne Coliseum
September 20, 1979	Evansville, Indiana		Roberts Municipal Stadium
September 22, 1979	Chicago, Illinois		International Amphitheatre
September 24, 1979	Milwaukee, Wisconsin		MECCA Arena
September 26, 1979	Madison, Wisconsin		Madison Coliseum
September 28, 1979	Bloomington, Minnesota		Met Center
September 30, 1979	Kansas City, Missouri		Kansas City Municipal Auditorium
October 2, 1979	St. Louis, Missouri		St. Louis Arena
October 4, 1979	Des Moines, Iowa		Iowa Veterans Memorial Auditorium
October 6, 1979	Duluth, Minnesota		Duluth Arena
October 8, 1979	Omaha, Nebraska		Omaha Civic Auditorium
October 10, 1979	Cedar Rapids, Iowa		Five Seasons Center
October 12, 1979	Valley Center, Kansas		Kansas Coliseum
October 14, 1979	Pine Bluff, Arkansas		Pine Bluff Convention Center
October 17, 1979	Norman, Oklahoma		Lloyd Noble Center
October 19, 1979	San Antonio, Texas		San Antonio Convention Center
October 21, 1979	Houston, Texas		The Summit
October 23, 1979	Fort Worth, Texas		Fort Worth Convention Center
October 27, 1979	Abilene, Texas		Taylor County Expo Center
October 29, 1979	Tulsa, Oklahoma		Tulsa Convention Center
October 31, 1979	Lubbock, Texas		Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
November 2, 1979	Amarillo, Texas		Amarillo Civic Center
November 4, 1979	Denver, Colorado		McNichols Sports Arena
November 6, 1979	Anaheim, California		Anaheim Convention Center
November 7, 1979	Inglewood, California		The Forum
November 10, 1979	Phoenix, Arizona		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
November 11, 1979	Inglewood, California		The Forum
November 19, 1979	Vancouver, British Columbia	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
November 21, 1979	Seattle, Washington	United States	Seattle Center Coliseum
November 25, 1979	Daly City, California		Cow Palace
November 27, 1979	Fresno, California		Selland Arena
November 29, 1979	San Diego, California		San Diego Sports Arena
December 1, 1979	Albuquerque, New Mexico		Tingley Coliseum
December 3, 1979	Amarillo, Texas		Amarillo Civic Center
December 6, 1979	Lake Charles, Louisiana		Lake Charles Civic Center
December 8, 1979	Shreveport, Louisiana		Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
December 10, 1979	Jackson, Mississippi		Mississippi Coliseum
December 12, 1979	Biloxi, Mississippi		Mississippi Coast Coliseum
December 14, 1979	Huntsville, Alabama		Von Braun Civic Center
December 16, 1979	Toledo, Ohio		Toledo Sports Arena last show and tour with Peter Criss until the Reunion Tour in 1996

External links

• The official Kiss website