Alive! Tour
1975–1976 concert tour by Kiss
Alive! Tour Associated album Alive! Start date September 10, 1975 (1975-09-10 ) End date March 28, 1976 (1976-03-28 ) No. of shows91
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 (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"
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
SladeGary 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 BandMontrose
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
Rush
November 18, 1975
Port Huron
McMorran Arena
November 21, 1975
Terre Haute
Hulman Center
November 22, 1975
Chicago
International Amphitheatre
MottThe Leslie West Band Little Feat
November 23, 1975
Evansville
Roberts Municipal Stadium
Rush Mott
November 26, 1975
Huntington
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse
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
December 5, 1975
Atlanta
The Omni Coliseum
Styx The Leslie West Band
December 6, 1975
Jacksonville
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum
StyxDixie 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
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
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
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
February 16, 1976
Missoula
Adams Fieldhouse
February 23, 1976
Inglewood
The Forum
Montrose
February 24, 1976
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
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
Personnel
References
Bibliography
Gooch, Curt; Suhs, Jeff (2002). Kiss Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History . New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-8322-5 .
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