The Alive! Tour was a concert tour by American rock band Kiss , in support of their 1975 live album Alive! [1]
Alive! Tour Associated album Alive! Start date September 10, 1975 (1975-09-10 ) End date March 28, 1976 (1976-03-28 ) No. of shows91
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
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 AmericaFlaming 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 October 2, 1975 Syracuse Onondaga County War Memorial The James Montgomery Band October 3, 1975 Upper Darby 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 November 26, 1975 Huntington Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse November 27, 1975 Fayetteville Cumberland County Memorial Arena Styx 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 December 6, 1975 Jacksonville Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum StyxDixie Dregs December 12, 1975 Syracuse Onondaga County War Memorial Black Sabbath 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 December 21, 1975 Richmond The Mosque December 27, 1975 Louisville Louisville Gardens Styx 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 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 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
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Personnel
References
Bibliography Gooch, Curt; Suhs, Jeff (2002). Kiss Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History . New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-8322-5