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Kiss Tour
Promotional tour by Kiss
LocationNorth America
Associated albumKiss
Start dateJanuary 26, 1974 (1974-01-26)
End dateOctober 4, 1974 (1974-10-04)
No. of shows84
Kiss concert chronology

The Kiss Tour was Kiss' first album support tour. Sometimes known as the First Tour, it also encompasses several shows before and after the "official" dates. Kiss took most of August off from the tour to record their follow-up album, Hotter Than Hell.

Personnel

  • Paul Stanley – Lead vocals, background vocals, rhythm guitar and lead guitar
  • Ace Frehley – Lead guitar, rhythm guitar, background vocals and lead vocals
  • Gene Simmons – Bass, background vocals and lead vocals
  • Peter Criss – Drums, percussion, background vocals and lead vocals

Setlist

  1. "Deuce"
  2. "Strutter"
  3. "She"
  4. "Firehouse"
  5. "Nothin' to Lose"
  6. "Cold Gin"
  7. "Kissin' Time"
  8. "Let Me Know"
  9. "Acrobat" ("Love Theme from Kiss")
  10. Gene Simmons bass solo
  11. "100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo
  12. "Black Diamond"

Encore

  2. "Baby Let Me Go" ("Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll")

Information

  • Acrobat is an extended version of "Love Theme from Kiss".
  • Baby Let Me Go is the original version of "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll".
  • Average attendance per night : 2,650.

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
January 26, 1974 New York City, New York United States Academy of Music
February 5, 1974 Edmonton, Alberta Canada Dinwoodie Lounge
February 6, 1974 Calgary, Alberta SAIT Gymnasium
February 8, 1974 Winnipeg, Manitoba University of Manitoba
February 17, 1974 Long Beach, California United States Long Beach Arena
February 18, 1974 Los Angeles, California Century Plaza Hotel
February 21, 1974 Aquarius Theater
March 22, 1974 Devon, Pennsylvania Valley Forge Music Fair
March 23, 1974 New York City, New York Academy of Music
March 24, 1974 Owings Mills, Maryland Painter's Mill Music Fair
March 25, 1974 Washington, D.C. The Bayou
March 29, 1974 Asbury Park, New Jersey Sunshine In Concert Hall
March 31, 1974 St. Louis, Missouri Forest Park
April 1, 1974 Cleveland, Ohio Agora Ballroom
April 3, 1974 Columbus, Ohio The Agora
April 4, 1974 Hartland, Michigan Nordic Arena
April 7, 1974 Detroit, Michigan Michigan Palace
April 8, 1974 Dekalb, Illinois Field House
April 12, 1974 Detroit, Michigan Michigan Palace
April 13, 1974
April 14, 1974 Louisville, Kentucky Beggar's Banquet
April 15, 1974 Nashville, Tennessee Mother's
April 16, 1974
April 17, 1974 Memphis, Tennessee Lafayette Music Room
April 18, 1974
April 19, 1974 Chicago, Illinois Aragon Ballroom
April 21, 1974 Charlotte, North Carolina Flash's
April 27, 1974 Passaic, New Jersey Capitol Theatre
May 2, 1974 Comstock Park, Michigan Thunder Chicken
May 3, 1974 St. Louis, Missouri Ambassador Theater
May 4, 1974 Atlanta, Georgia Georgia Institute of Technology
May 9, 1974 Parsippany, New Jersey The Joint in the Woods
May 11, 1974 Blue Bell, Pennsylvania Montgomery County Community College
May 12, 1974 Wyandotte, Michigan Benjamin F. Yack Arena
May 14, 1974 Fraser, Michigan Fraser Hockeyland Arena
May 16, 1974 Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall
May 17, 1974 Edmonton, Alberta Kinsmen Fieldhouse
May 18, 1974 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Saskatoon Arena
May 19, 1974 Lethbridge, Alberta Lethbridge Pavilion
May 20, 1974 Calgary, Alberta Foothills Arena
May 23, 1974 Fresno, California United States Warnors Theatre
May 24, 1974 Portland, Oregon Paramount Theater
May 25, 1974 Seattle, Washington Paramount Theatre
May 26, 1974 Spokane, Washington Gonzaga University
May 28, 1974 Vancouver, British Columbia Canada The Gardens
May 30, 1974 San Diego, California United States Sports Arena
May 31, 1974 Long Beach, California Long Beach Auditorium
June 1, 1974 San Francisco, California Winterland Ballroom
June 3, 1974 Anchorage, Alaska Sundowner Drive-In Theater
June 4, 1974 Fairbanks, Alaska Baker Field House
June 6, 1974 Salt Lake City, Utah Terrace Ballroom
June 7, 1974 Ada County, Idaho Expo Idaho
June 12, 1974 Flint, Michigan IMA Sports Arena
June 14, 1974 Cleveland, Ohio Allen Theater
June 15, 1974 Toronto, Ontario Canada Massey Hall
June 17, 1974 Asbury Park, New Jersey United States Sunshine In
June 19, 1974 Atlanta, Georgia Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom
June 20, 1974
June 21, 1974
June 22, 1974
July 11, 1974 West Palm Beach, Florida West Palm Beach Auditorium
July 12, 1974 Orlando, Florida Jai Alai Fronton
July 13, 1974 Tampa Bay, Florida Curtis Hixon Hall
July 14, 1974 Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham Municipal Auditorium
July 16, 1974 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Independence Hall
July 17, 1974 Atlanta, Georgia Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom
July 18, 1974
July 19, 1974 Fayetteville, North Carolina Cumberland Auditorium
July 25, 1974 London, Ontario Canada Centennial Hall
August 3, 1974 Indianapolis, Indiana United States Convention Center
August 4, 1974 South Bend, Indiana Morris Civic Auditorium
September 13, 1974 Kitchener, Ontario Canada Laurier University
September 14, 1974 Toronto, Ontario Victory Theater
September 15, 1974 Lock Haven, Pennsylvania United States Lockhaven Fieldhouse
September 16, 1974 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Paramount Theater
September 18, 1974 Atlanta, Georgia Electric Ballroom
September 19, 1974
September 20, 1974
September 21, 1974
September 28, 1974 Detroit, Michigan Michigan Palace
September 29, 1974 Evansville, Indiana Evansville Stadium
October 1, 1974 Jacksonville, Alabama Leone Cole Auditorium At Jacksonville State University
October 3, 1974 Nashville, Tennessee War Memorial Arena
October 4, 1974 Houston, Texas Music Hall

References

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