Freedom to Rock Tour
Appearance
Tour by Kiss | |
Location | North America |
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Start date | July 4, 2016 |
End date | November 19, 2016 |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 44 |
Kiss concert chronology |
The Freedom to Rock Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Kiss. The tour hit secondary markets and smaller cities in 2016. The tour started on July 4 in Tucson, Arizona, marking a return to the city for the first time since 2000. The tour was also the first full scale North American tour for the band since 2014. American Idol thirteenth season winner Caleb Johnson supported from July 7 to August 10 and The Dead Daisies supported from August 12 to September 10.
Set list
- "Detroit Rock City"
- "Deuce"
- "Shout It Out Loud"
- "Do You Love Me?"
- "I Love It Loud"
- "Flaming Youth"
- "God of Thunder" (Gene Solo, Spits Blood and Flies)
- "Psycho Circus"
- "Shock Me" (Tommy Guitar Solo)
- "Cold Gin"
- "Lick It Up"
- "War Machine"
- "Love Gun"
- "Black Diamond"
Encore
- "Beth"
- "The Star-Spangled Banner" (John Stafford Smith cover)
- "Rock and Roll All Nite"
- "Flaming Youth" not played in Tucson
- "Strutter" only played in Boise, Eugene and Kennewick
- "100,000 Years" only played in Tucson, Boise, Eugene and Kennewick
- "I Was Made For Lovin' You" only played in Edmonton
- "O Canada" only played in Edmonton and Calgary
- "God of Thunder" not played in Tucson, Boise, Eugene and Kennewick
- "Creatures of the Night" was played in Grand Rapids but otherwise replaced by "Do You Love Me?"
Tour dates
Box office score data
Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue (USD) |
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Taco Bell Arena | Boise | 5,631 / 7,274 | $261,604 |
Matthew Knight Arena | Eugene | 4,926 / 5,794 | $294,844 |
Toyota Center | Kennewick | 4,687 / 5,528 | $383,214 |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse | Bozeman | 5,032 / 5,032 | $420,130 |
Broadmoor World Arena | Colorado Springs | 4,885 / 6,225 | $276,276 |
Silverstein Eye Centers Arena | Independence | 4,996 / 6,385 | $284,771 |
Pinnacle Bank Arena | Lincoln | 7,535 / 10,027 | $524,921 |
JQH Arena | Springfield | 6,870 / 8,017 | $505,754 |
INTRUST Bank Arena | Wichita | 7,841 / 10,153 | $495,153 |
Tyson Events Center | Sioux City | 4,511 / 5,984 | $281,261 |
Verizon Wireless Center | Mankato | 4,328 / 5,176 | $279,445 |
AMSOIL Arena | Duluth | 5,157 / 5,883 | $406,092 |
i wireless Center | Moline | 7,214 / 9,885 | $505,480 |
La Crosse Center | La Crosse | 5,061 / 7,000 | $247,782 |
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | Fort Wayne | 6,989 / 8,343 | $495,864 |
Van Andel Arena | Grand Rapids | 7,259 / 9,222 | $482,773 |
Dow Event Center | Saginaw | 4,287 / 5,484 | $284,780 |
Resch Center | Green Bay | 6,265 / 7,420 | $424,122 |
BMO Harris Bank Center | Rockford | 5,693 / 7,208 | $395,872 |
Ervin J. Nutter Center | Dayton | 6,194 / 8,000 | $453,729 |
Huntington Center | Toledo | 5,562 / 6,687 | $359,271 |
Covelli Centre | Youngstown | 5,289 / 5,598 | $472,700 |
Bryce Jordan Center | University Park | 4,530 / 6,005 | $301,423 |
Erie Insurance Arena | Erie | 5,431 / 7,054 | $279,264 |
Blue Cross Arena | Rochester | 5,677 / 7,172 | $268,616 |
DCU Center | Worcester | 5,656 / 7,541 | $445,487 |
Cross Insurance Arena | Portland | 4,888 / 6,436 | $334,071 |
Webster Bank Arena | Bridgeport | 5,261 / 6,916 | $366,856 |
Richmond Coliseum | Richmond | 6,407 / 8,368 | $385,873 |
Big Sandy Superstore Arena | Huntington | 6,109 / 6,109 | $607,645 |
Parque Fundidora | Monterrey | 17,511 / 36,015 | $793,407 |
TOTAL | 187,718 / 236,926 (80.1%) | $12,424,982 |
Gross
The tour grossed $15.4 million, with 233,262 tickets sold in 40 shows. [1][2]
Personnel
Kiss
- Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Gene Simmons – vocals, bass
- Tommy Thayer – lead guitar, vocals
- Eric Singer – drums, vocals
Other
- Francis Steuber - introduction voice for Kiss[citation needed]
References
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