Alive! Tour

Alive! Tour
Promotional tour by Kiss
Associated album	Alive!
Start date	September 10, 1975
End date	March 28, 1976
No. of shows	91
Kiss concert chronology
	; Dressed to Kill Tour; (1975); ; Alive! Tour; (1975–1976); ; Destroyer Tour; (1976);

The Alive! Tour was a concert tour by American rock band Kiss, in support of their 1975 live album Alive!. The tour began on September 10, 1975 and concluded on June 6, 1976.^[1]

History

At the Cobo Hall show, Paul Stanley began using Pete Townshend's famous ritual of smashing his guitar, employing it after "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll", until it was eventually done after "Rock and Roll All Nite" in later years.

In the tour program for the band's final tour, Stanley reflected on the tour:

I saw a pattern emerging with us on the road. Every night, I'd ask somebody before the show, "How are we doing?", which meant, "What's the attendance?" One night they said, "It's sold out" and then the next night I'd hear the same thing. All of a sudden it was becoming the norm. For me the first realization that things were on an upswing was when we played the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio. Before the show I went on stage, looked out through the curtain and saw this big crowd and said to myself, "My God, this is really happening!"^[2]

Setlists

Songs played overall

"Deuce"
"Strutter"
"Flaming Youth"
"Got to Choose"
"C'mon and Love Me"
"Hotter than Hell"
"Firehouse"
"She" Ace Frehley guitar solo
"Parasite"
"Ladies in Waiting"
"Nothin' to Lose"
"Watchin' You"
"God of Thunder"
"Shout It Out Loud"
Gene Simmons bass solo
"100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo
"Black Diamond"

Encore

Typical setlist

"Deuce"
"Strutter"
"Flaming Youth"
"Hotter than Hell"
"Firehouse"
"She" and Ace Frehley guitar solo
"Nothin' to Lose"
"Shout It Out Loud"
Gene Simmons bass solo
"100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo
"Black Diamond"

Encore

"Cold Gin"
"Rock & Roll All Nite"
"Let Me Go Rock 'N' Roll"

Songs played overall (1975)

"Deuce"
"Strutter"
"Got to Choose"
"Hotter than Hell"
"Firehouse"
"She" and Ace Frehley guitar solo
"Nothin' to Lose"
"Ladies in Waiting"
"C'mon & Love Me"
"Parasite"
"Watchin' You"
Gene Simmons bass solo
"100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo
"Black Diamond"

Encore

"Rock Bottom"
"Cold Gin"
"Rock and Roll All Nite"
"Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"

Typical setlist (1975)

"Deuce"
"Strutter"
"Got to Choose"
"Hotter Than Hell"
"Firehouse"
"She" and Ace Frehley guitar solo
"Nothin' to Lose"
"C'mon and Love Me"
Gene Simmons bass solo
"100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo
"Black Diamond"

Encore

"Cold Gin"
"Rock and Roll All Nite"
"Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"

Songs played overall (1976)

"Deuce"
"Strutter"
"C'mon and Love Me"
"Hotter than Hell"
"Firehouse"
"She" and Ace Frehley guitar solo
"Parasite"
"Ladies in Waiting"
"Nothin' to Lose"
"Shout It Out Loud"
"Gene Simmons bass solo"
"100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo
"Black Diamond"

Encore

"Cold Gin"
"Rock and Roll All Nite"
"Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"

Typical setlist (1976)

"Deuce"
"Strutter"
"C'mon and Love Me"
"Hotter than Hell"
"Firehouse"
"She" and Ace Frehley guitar solo
"Parasite"
"Nothin' to Lose"
Gene Simmons bass solo
"100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo
"Black Diamond"

Encore

"Cold Gin"
"Rock and Roll All Nite"
"Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"

Information

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

Tour dates

Date^[3]	City	Country	Venue	Support Act(s)
North America
September 10, 1975	Chattanooga	United States	Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium	Slade
September 11, 1975	Knoxville		Knoxville Civic Coliseum	Slade Gary Wright
September 12, 1975	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
September 13, 1975	Norfolk		Norfolk Scope
September 14, 1975	Wilkes-Barre		King's College Gym	Diamond Reo Slade
October 2, 1975	Syracuse		Onondaga County War Memorial	The James Montgomery Band
October 3, 1975	Upper Darby Township		Tower Theater	Fallen Angel
October 4, 1975	Passaic		Capitol Theatre	Savoy Brown
October 5, 1975	Henrietta		The Dome Center	Black Sheep
October 6, 1975	Allentown		Allentown Memorial Hall	REO Speedwagon
October 9, 1975	Cadillac		Cadillac High School	Double Yellow Line
October 11, 1975	Columbus		Veterans Memorial Auditorium	Black Sheep
October 19, 1975	Orlando		Orlando Sports Stadium	Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Atlanta Rhythm Section
October 20, 1975	St. Petersburg		Bayfront Center
October 22, 1975	Birmingham		Boutwell Memorial Auditorium
October 26, 1975	Montgomery		Garrett Coliseum	Harvest
October 30, 1975	Nashville		Nashville Municipal Auditorium	Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Montrose
November 1, 1975	St. Louis		Kiel Auditorium	Atlanta Rhythm Section
November 2, 1975	La Crosse		Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium	Brownsville Station
November 6, 1975	San Antonio		San Antonio Municipal Auditorium	Mott
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	Styx
November 15, 1975	Rockford		Illinois National Guard Armory	Rush
November 16, 1975	Flint		IMA Auditorium	Mott
November 17, 1975	Flint		IMA Auditorium	Rush
November 18, 1975	Port Huron		McMorran Arena
November 21, 1975	Terre Haute		Hulman Center
November 22, 1975	Chicago		International Amphitheatre	Mott The Leslie West Band Little Feat
November 23, 1975	Evansville		Roberts Municipal Stadium	Rush Mott
November 26, 1975	Huntington		Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse	Rush Mott
November 27, 1975	Fayetteville		Cumberland County Memorial Arena	Styx Mott
November 28, 1975	Ashville		Asheville Civic Center
November 29, 1975	Charlotte		Charlotte Park Center
November 30, 1975	Landover		Capital Centre
December 2, 1975	Columbus		Columbus Municipal Auditorium	Styx
December 3, 1975	Dothan		Houston County Farm Center	Styx
December 5, 1975	Atlanta		The Omni Coliseum	Styx The Leslie West Band
December 6, 1975	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum	Styx Dixie Dregs
December 12, 1975	Syracuse		Onondaga County War Memorial	Black Sabbath (headliner)
December 14, 1975	Boston		Orpheum Theatre	Black Sheep
December 18, 1975	Waterbury		Palace Theater	Black Sheep
December 19, 1975	Binghamton		Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena	Mott
December 20, 1975	Pittsburgh		Pittsburgh Civic Arena	Rush Mott
December 21, 1975	Richmond		The Mosque	Rush Mott
December 27, 1975	Louisville		Louisville Gardens	Styx Black Sheep Santa Claus
December 28, 1975	South Bend		Morris Civic Auditorium	Styx
December 29, 1975	Providence		Providence Civic Center	The Leslie West Band
December 31, 1975	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	Blue Öyster Cult The Leslie West Band
January 23, 1976	Erie		Erie County Field House	Phillippe
January 25, 1976	Detroit		Cobo Arena	Back Street Crawler
January 26, 1976				Rory Gallagher
January 27, 1976				Rory Gallagher
January 30, 1976	Mount Pleasant		Rose Arena	Hot Lucy
January 31, 1976	Trotwood		Hara Arena	The Leslie West Band
February 1, 1976	Richfield		Richfield Coliseum	Hydra
February 4, 1976	Milwaukee		Milwaukee Auditorium	Point Blank
February 5, 1976	Madison		Dane County Expo Coliseum
February 6, 1976	Saint Paul		St. Paul Civic Center Theatre
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	Seattle		Paramount Theatre
February 16, 1976	Missoula	Adams Fieldhouse
February 23, 1976	Inglewood	The Forum	Montrose
February 24, 1976	Inglewood	The Forum	Montrose
February 26, 1976	San Bernardino	Swing Auditorium	Montrose Point Blank
February 27, 1976	San Diego	San Diego Sports Arena	Montrose
February 29, 1976	Honolulu	Honolulu International Center	Booga Booga
March 4, 1976	Oklahoma City	Civic Center Music Hall	Mountain Smoke
March 6, 1976	Lincoln	Pershing Auditorium	Boz Scaggs
March 8, 1976	Tulsa	Tulsa Convention Center	Mountain Smoke
March 11, 1976	Huntsville	Von Braun Civic Center	Albatross
March 12, 1976	New Orleans	The Warehouse	Van Wilkes
March 13, 1976	Mobile	Mobile Expo Hall	Dr. Feelgood
March 14, 1976	Memphis	Ellis Auditorium	Target
March 20, 1976	Lakeland	Lakeland Civic Center	.38 Special
March 21, 1976	Miami	Miami Jai-Alai Fronton Arena	.38 Special
March 24, 1976	Philadelphia	Philadelphia Civic Center	The Rockets
March 25, 1976	Johnstown	Cambria County War Memorial Arena	Thee Image
March 26, 1976	Harrisburg	State Farm Show Arena	Artful Dodger
March 27, 1976	Utica	Utica Memorial Auditorium
March 28, 1976	Springfield	Springfield Civic Center

Box office score data

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references
Date (1976)	City	Venue	Attendance	Gross	Ref(s)
March 4	Oklahoma City, United States	Civic Center Music Hall	3,200	$18,100	^[4]
March 11	Huntsville, United States	Von Braun Civic Center	9,559	$52,944	^[5]
March 14	Memphis, United States	Ellis Auditorium	4,361	$26,166	^[5]

Personnel

Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar
Gene Simmons – vocals, bass
Peter Criss – drums, vocals
Ace Frehley – lead guitar, backing vocals

References

^ Wilkening, Matthew. "45 Years Ago: How Kiss Finally Hit It Big on the 'Alive!' Tour". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
^ (2019). End of the Road World Tour Program, pg. 8.
^ Gooch, Curt; Suhs, Jeff (2002). Kiss Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History. New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-8322-5.
^ "Top Box Office" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 88, no. 12. March 20, 1976. p. 35. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ ^a ^b "Top Box Office" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 88, no. 13. March 27, 1976. p. 46. ISSN 0006-2510.

Bibliography

Gooch, Curt; Suhs, Jeff (2002). Kiss Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History. New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-8322-5.

[1] Wilkening, Matthew. "45 Years Ago: How Kiss Finally Hit It Big on the 'Alive!' Tour". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved April 1, 2021.

[2] (2019). End of the Road World Tour Program, pg. 8.

[3] Gooch, Curt; Suhs, Jeff (2002). Kiss Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History. New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-8322-5.

[4] "Top Box Office" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 88, no. 12. March 20, 1976. p. 35. ISSN 0006-2510.

[billboard-5] "Top Box Office" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 88, no. 13. March 27, 1976. p. 46. ISSN 0006-2510.

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