Kiss Tour
Appearance
Promotional tour by Kiss | |
Location | North America |
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Associated album | Kiss |
Start date | March 22, 1974 |
End date | August 4, 1974 |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 73 (93 scheduled) |
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
- "Deuce"
- "Strutter"
- "She"
- "Firehouse"
- "Nothin' to Lose"
- "Cold Gin"
- "Kissin' Time"
- "Let Me Know"
- "Acrobat" ("Love Theme from Kiss")
- Gene Simmons bass solo
- "100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo
- "Black Diamond"
- "Baby Let Me Go" ("Let Me Go Rock 'N' Roll") [Encore]
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 |
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North America | |||
March 22, 1974 | Devon | United States | Valley Forge Music Fair |
March 23, 1974 | New York City | Academy of Music | |
March 24, 1974 | Owings Mills | Painter's Mill Music Theater | |
March 25, 1974 | Washington, D.C. | The Bayou | |
Winnipeg | Canada | Winnipeg Arena | |
March 29, 1974 | Asbury Park | United States | Sunshine Inn |
March 31, 1974 | St. Louis | Aviation Field | |
April 1, 1974 | Cleveland | Agora Ballroom | |
Toledo | Agora Ballroom | ||
April 3, 1974 | Columbus | Agora Theater | |
Warren | Packard Music Hall | ||
Fort Wayne | National Guard Armory | ||
April 8, 1974 | Dekalb | NIU Center Ballroom | |
April 12, 1974 | Detroit | Michigan Palace | |
April 13, 1974 | |||
April 14, 1974 | Louisville | Beggar's Banquet | |
April 15, 1974 | Nashville | Muther's Music Emporium | |
April 16, 1974 | |||
April 17, 1974 | Memphis | Lafayette's Music Hall | |
April 18, 1974 | |||
April 19, 1974 | Chicago | Aragon Ballroom | |
Charleston | Charleston Civic Center | ||
April 21, 1974 | Charlotte | Flash's | |
Toronto | Canada | Victory Burlesque Theatre | |
April 27, 1974 | Passaic | United States | Capitol Theatre |
Cambridge | Cambridge Performance Center | ||
Reading | Watch Tower | ||
Mansfield | Mansfield State College | ||
May 2, 1974 | Comstock Park | Thunder Chicken | |
May 3, 1974 | St. Louis | Ambassador Theatre | |
Atlanta | Alexander Memorial Coliseum | ||
May 6, 1974 | Windsor | Canada | Embassy Theater |
May 7, 1974 | Mount Clemens | United States | Penthouse Ballroom |
May 9, 1974 | Parsippany | The Joint in the Woods | |
Whitpain | MCCC Gym | ||
May 12, 1974 | Wyandotte | Yack Arena | |
Cleveland | Agora Ballroom | ||
May 14, 1974 | Fraser | Fraser Hockeyland Ice Arena | |
May 16, 1974 | Winnipeg | Canada | Centennial Concert Hall |
May 17, 1974 | Edmonton | Kinsmen Field House | |
May 18, 1974 | Saskatoon | Saskatoon Arena | |
May 19, 1974 | Lethbridge | Lethbridge Pavilion | |
May 20, 1974 | Calgary | Foothills Arena | |
May 23, 1974 | Fresno | United States | Warnors Theatre |
May 24, 1974 | Portland | Paramount Theatre | |
May 25, 1974 | Seattle | Paramount Theatre | |
May 26, 1974 | Spokane | JFK Memorial Pavilion | |
May 27, 1974 | Lacey | Capitol Pavilion | |
May 28, 1974 | Vancouver | Canada | Garden Auditorium |
May 30, 1974 | San Diego | United States | San Diego Sports Arena |
May 31, 1974 | Long Beach | Long Beach Auditorium | |
June 1, 1974 | San Francisco | Winterland Ballroom | |
June 3, 1974 | Anchorage | Sundowner Drive-In Theater | |
June 4, 1974 | Fairbanks | Baker Field House | |
June 6, 1974 | Salt Lake City | Terrace Ballroom | |
June 7, 1974 | Boise | Western Idaho Fairgrounds Grandstand | |
June 10, 1974 | Minot | All Seasons Arena | |
June 12, 1974 | Flint | IMA Auditorium | |
June 13, 1974 | Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids Ice Arena | |
June 14, 1974 | Cleveland | Allen Theatre | |
June 15, 1974 | Toronto | Canada | Massey Hall |
June 17, 1974 | Asbury Park | United States | Sunshine Inn |
June 19, 1974 | Atlanta | Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom | |
June 20, 1974 | |||
June 21, 1974 | |||
June 22, 1974 | |||
Clarksville | Ohio Valley Summer Jam 1974 | ||
Greenville | Greenville Memorial Auditorium | ||
Hampton | Hampton Coliseum | ||
Salem | Salem Civic Center | ||
Charlotte | Park Center | ||
Asheville | Asheville Civic Center | ||
Alexandria | Alexandria Roller Rink | ||
Clarkston | Pine Knob Music Theatre | ||
Knoxville | Knoxville Summer Jam 1974 | ||
Hammond | Parthenon Theater | ||
Chattanooga | Engel Stadium | ||
Jackson | Carl Perkins Civic Arena | ||
Memphis | Ellis Auditorium | ||
July 11, 1974 | West Palm Beach | West Palm Beach Auditorium | |
July 12, 1974 | Orlando | Orlando Jai-Alai Fronton Arena | |
July 13, 1974 | Tampa | Curtis Hixon Hall | |
July 14, 1974 | Birmingham | Boutwell Memorial Auditorium | |
July 16, 1974 | Baton Rouge | Independence Hall | |
July 17, 1974 | Atlanta | Electric Ballroom | |
July 18, 1974 | |||
July 19, 1974 | Fayetteville | Cumberland County Memorial Arena | |
July 25, 1974 | London | Canada | Centennial Hall |
August 3, 1974 | Indianapolis | United States | Indiana Convention Center |
August 4, 1974 | South Bend | Morris Civic Auditorium |