Alive! Tour

Alive! Tour

Promotional tour by Kiss
Associated album	Alive!
Start date	September 10, 1975 (1975-09-10)
End date	June 6, 1976 (1976-06-06)
Legs	2 in North America 1 in Europe 3 total
No. of shows	116
Kiss concert chronology

The Alive! Tour was a concert tour by Kiss, in support of their 1975 live album Alive!. At the time of the European leg of the tour the Destroyer album was already released and the band performed songs from that album, but they wore the Alive costumes and had the Alive stage show. At the time, the tour was referred to under the headline "Kiss tour", not "Alive! Tour" or "Destroyer Tour".

At the Cobo Hall show, Paul Stanley starts his guitar smashing ritual after "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll", until it was eventually done after "Rock and Roll All Nite" in later years.

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

Setlists

Songs played overall

1. "Deuce"
2. "Strutter"
3. "Flaming Youth"
4. "Got to Choose"
5. "C'mon and Love Me"
6. "Hotter than Hell"
7. "Firehouse"
8. "She" Ace Frehley guitar solo
9. "Parasite"
10. "Ladies in Waiting"
11. "Nothin' to Lose"
12. "Watchin' You"
13. "God of Thunder"
14. "Shout It Out Loud"
15. Gene Simmons bass solo
16. "100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo
17. "Black Diamond" [Encore]
18. "Detroit Rock City"
19. "Rock Bottom"
20. "Cold Gin"
21. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
22. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"

Typical setlist

1. "Deuce"
2. "Strutter"
3. "Flaming Youth"
4. "Hotter than Hell"
5. "Firehouse"
6. "She" and Ace Frehley guitar solo
7. "Nothin' to Lose"
8. "Shout It Out Loud"
9. Gene Simmons bass solo
10. "100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo
11. "Black Diamond" [encore]
12. "Cold Gin"
13. "Rock & Roll All Nite"
14. "Let Me Go Rock 'N' Roll"

Songs played overall (1975)

1. "Deuce"
2. "Strutter"
3. "Got to Choose"
4. "Hotter than Hell"
5. "Firehouse"
6. "She" and Ace Frehley guitar solo
7. "Nothin' to Lose"
8. "Ladies in Waiting"
9. "C'mon & Love Me"
10. "Parasite"
11. "Watchin' You"
12. Gene Simmons bass solo
13. "100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo
14. "Black Diamond"
    [encore]
15. "Rock Bottom"
16. "Cold Gin"
17. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
18. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"

Typical setlist (1975)

1. "Deuce"
2. "Strutter"
3. "Got to Choose"
4. "Hotter Than Hell"
5. "Firehouse"
6. "She" and Ace Frehley guitar solo
7. "Nothin' to Lose"
8. "C'mon and Love Me"
9. Gene Simmons bass solo
10. "100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum sol
11. "Black Diamond" [encore]
12. "Cold Gin"
13. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
14. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"

Songs played overall (North American leg) (1976)

1. "Deuce"
2. "Strutter"
3. "C'mon and Love Me"
4. "Hotter than Hell"
5. "Firehouse"
6. "She" and Ace Frehley guitar solo
7. "Parasite"
8. "Ladies in Waiting"
9. "Nothin' to Lose"
10. "Shout It Out Loud"
11. "Gene Simmons bass solo"
12. "100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo
13. "Black Diamond" [encore]
14. "Cold Gin"
15. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
16. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"

Typical setlist (North American leg) (1976)

1. "Deuce"
2. "Strutter"
3. "C'mon and Love Me"
4. "Hotter than Hell"
5. "Firehouse"
6. "She" and Ace Frehley guitar solo
7. "Parasite"
8. "Nothin' to Lose"
9. Gene Simmons bass solo
10. "100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo
11. "Black Diamond" [encore]
12. "Cold Gin"
13. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
14. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"

Songs played overall (European leg)

1. "Deuce"
2. "Strutter"
3. "Flaming Youth"
4. "Hotter than Hell"
5. "Firehouse"
6. "She" and Ace Frehley guitar solo
7. "Nothin' to Lose"
8. "God of Thunder"
9. "Shout It Out Loud"
10. Gene Simmons bass solo
11. "100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo
12. "Cold Gin'
13. "Black Diamond" [encore]
14. "Detroit Rock City"
15. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
16. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"

Typical setlist (European leg)

1. "Deuce"
2. "Strutter"
3. "Flaming Youth"
4. "Hotter Than Hell"
5. "Firehouse"
6. "She" and Ace Frehley guitar solo
7. "Nothin' to Lose"
8. "Shout It Out Loud"
9. Gene Simmons bass solo
10. "100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo
11. "Black Diamond" [encore]
12. "Detroit Rock City"
13. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
14. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"

Information

• Got to Choose: Only performed live in 1975 (Replaced by "C'mon & Love Me" & then by "Flaming Youth")
• C'mon and Love Me: Only performed in North America
  • Switched Places in the Set & Replaced "Got to Choose" -> Replaced by "Flaming Youth"
• Flaming Youth: Only performed in Europe (Replaced "Got to Choose" & "C'mon & Love Me")
• Parasite: Only performed in North America (Replaced by "Ladies in Waiting" for some shows & then by "God of Thunder")
• Ladies in Waiting: Replaced "Parasite" for some shows -> Replaced by "God of Thunder"
• God of Thunder: Only performed in Europe (Replaced "Parasite" & "Ladies in Waiting")
• Watchin' You: Only performed in 1975 for some shows (Replaced by "Shout It Out Loud")
• Shout It Out Loud: Only performed in 1976 (especially in Europe) (Replaced "Watchin' You")
• Cold Gin: Only performed in North America as the encore opener (Replaced by "Detroit Rock City")
• Detroit Rock City: Only performed in Europe as the encore opener (Replaced "Cold Gin")
• Rock Bottom: Performed before "Cold Gin" as the encore opener for some shows

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America (1st leg)
September 10, 1975	Chattanooga	United States	Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium
September 11, 1975	Knoxville		Knoxville Civic Coliseum
September 12, 1975	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
September 13, 1975	Norfolk		Norfolk Scope
September 14, 1975	Wilkes-Barre		King's College Gym
September 21, 1975 *	Mount Vernon		Mount Vernon Memorial Field (The Summer's End Festival '75)
October 2, 1975	Syracuse		Onondaga County War Memorial Arena
October 3, 1975	Upper Darby		Tower Theater
October 4, 1975	Passaic		Capitol Theatre (2 shows)
October 5, 1975	Henrietta		The Dome Center
October 6, 1975	Allentown		Allentown Memorial Hall
October 7, 1975	Kalamazoo		Read Field House
October 9, 1975	Cadillac		Cadillac High School
October 11, 1975	Columbus		Veterans Memorial Auditorium
October 19, 1975	Orlando		Orlando Sports Stadium
October 20, 1975	St. Petersburg		Bayfront Center
October 22, 1975	Birmingham		Boutwell Memorial Auditorium
October 26, 1975	Montgomery		Garrett Coliseum
October 30, 1975	Nashville		Nashville Municipal Auditorium
November 1, 1975	St. Louis		Kiel Auditorium
November 2, 1975	La Crosse		Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium
November 6, 1975	San Antonio		San Antonio Municipal Auditorium
November 7, 1975	Beaumont		McDonald Gym
November 8, 1975	Arlington		Texas Hall
November 9, 1975	Houston		Sam Houston Coliseum
November 12, 1975	Toledo		Toledo Sports Arena
November 15, 1975	Rockford		Illinois National Guard Armory
November 16, 1975	Flint		IMA Auditorium
November 17, 1975
November 18, 1975	Port Huron		McMorran Arena
November 19, 1975	Traverse City		Glacier Dome
November 21, 1975	Terre Haute		Hulman Center
November 22, 1975	Chicago		International Amphitheatre
November 23, 1975	Evansville		Roberts Municipal Stadium
November 26, 1975	Huntington		Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse
November 27, 1975	Fayetteville		Cumberland County Memorial Arena
November 28, 1975	Ashville		Asheville Civic Center
November 29, 1975	Charlotte		Charlotte Park Center
November 30, 1975	Landover		Capital Centre
December 2, 1975	Columbus		Municipal Auditorium
December 3, 1975	Dothan		Houston County Farm Center
December 5, 1975	Atlanta		Omni Coliseum
December 6, 1975	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Coliseum
December 12, 1975	Syracuse		Onondaga County War Memorial Arena
December 14, 1975	Boston		Orpheum Theatre
December 18, 1975	Waterbury		Palace Theater
December 19, 1975	Binghamton		Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
December 20, 1975	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena
December 21, 1975	Richmond		Richmond Coliseum
December 26, 1975	Fort Wayne		Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
December 27, 1975	Louisville		Louisville Gardens
December 28, 1975	South Bend		Edmund P. Joyce Center
December 29, 1975	Providence		Providence Civic Center
December 31, 1975	Hempstead		Nassau Coliseum
North America (2nd leg)
January 23, 1976	Erie	United States	Erie County Field House
January 25, 1976	Detroit		Cobo Arena
January 26, 1976
January 27, 1976
January 30, 1976	Mount Pleasant		Rose Arena
January 31, 1976	Trotwood		Hara Arena
February 1, 1976	Richfield		Richfield Coliseum
February 4, 1976	Milwaukee		Milwaukee Auditorium
February 5, 1976	Madison		Dane County Veterans Memorial Coliseum
February 6, 1976	Saint Paul		St. Paul Civic Auditorium
February 7, 1976
February 9, 1976	Salt Lake City		Terrace Ballroom
February 11, 1976	Portland		Veterans Memorial Coliseum
February 12, 1976	Spokane		Spokane Coliseum
February 13, 1976	Seattle		Paramount Theatre
February 14, 1976
February 16, 1976	Missoula		Adams Fieldhouse
February 23, 1976	Inglewood		The Forum
February 24, 1976
February 26, 1976	San Bernardino		Swing Auditorium
February 27, 1976	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
February 29, 1976	Honolulu		Honolulu International Center Arena
March 4, 1976	Oklahoma City		Civic Center Music Hall
March 6, 1976	Lincoln		Pershing Memorial Auditorium
March 8, 1976	Tulsa		Tulsa Assembly Center Arena
March 11, 1976	Huntsville		Von Braun Center
March 12, 1976	New Orleans		The Warehouse
March 13, 1976	Mobile		Mobile Expo Hall
March 14, 1976	Memphis		Ellis Auditorium
March 20, 1976	Lakeland		Lakeland Center
March 21, 1976	Miami		Miami Jai-Alai Fronton Arena
March 24, 1976	Philadelphia		Philadelphia Civic Center
March 25, 1976	Johnstown		Cambria County War Memorial Arena
March 26, 1976	Harrisburg		State Farm Arena
March 28, 1976	Springfield		Springfield Civic Center
April 11, 1976	Fort Wayne		Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
April 13, 1976	Utica		Utica Memorial Auditorium
April 14, 1976	Niagara Falls		Niagara Falls Civic Arena
April 16, 1976	Bangor		Bangor Auditorium
April 18, 1976	Moncton	Canada	Moncton Coliseum
April 19, 1976	Halifax		Halifax Forum
April 21, 1976	Montreal		Montreal Forum
April 22, 1976	Ottawa		Ottawa Civic Centre
April 23, 1976	Kitchener		Dom Cardillo Arena
April 24, 1976	London		London Gardens
April 26, 1976	Toronto		Maple Leaf Gardens
April 28, 1976	Winnipeg		Winnipeg Arena
M&M Contest Concert
May 4, 1976	Mount Prospect	United States	River Trails Middle School
Europe
May 13, 1976	Manchester	England	Free Trade Hall
May 14, 1976	Birmingham		Birmingham Odeon
May 15, 1976	London		Hammersmith Apollo
May 16, 1976
May 18, 1976	Mannheim	Germany	Mannheimer Rosengarten
May 19, 1976	Düsseldorf		Philips Hall
May 22, 1976	Paris	France	Olympia Theatre
May 23, 1976	Amsterdam	Netherlands	RAI Arena
May 24, 1976	Offenbach	Germany	Stadthalle Offenbach
May 26, 1976	Gothenburg	Sweden	Scandinavium
May 28, 1976	Stockholm		Gröna Lund
May 29, 1976	Copenhagen	Denmark	Falkoner Center
May 30, 1976	Lund	Sweden	Olympen
June 2, 1976	Zürich	Switzerland	Volkshaus
June 3, 1976	Munich	Germany	Circus Krone Building
June 4, 1976	Fürth		MTV Grundig Hall
June 6, 1976	Harelbeke	Belgium	Harelbeke Assembly Center Arena