Alive! Tour


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 March 28, 1976.

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:

Set lists

;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 (Kiss song)|Shout It Out Loud]"
  15. Gene Simmons bass solo
  16. "100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo
  17. "Black Diamond"
Encore
  2. "Detroit Rock City"
  3. "Rock Bottom"
  4. "Cold Gin"
  5. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
  6. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"
;Typical set list
  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
  2. "Cold Gin"
  3. "Rock & Roll All Nite"
  4. "Let Me Go Rock 'N' Roll"
;Songs played overall
  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
  2. "Rock Bottom"
  3. "Cold Gin"
  4. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
  5. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"
;Typical set list
  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 solo
  11. "Black Diamond"
Encore
  2. "Cold Gin"
  3. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
  4. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"
;Songs played overall
  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
  2. "Cold Gin"
  3. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
  4. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"
;Typical set list
  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
  2. "Cold Gin"
  3. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
  4. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"

Information

Got to Choose: Only performed live in 1975 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 Parasite: Only performed in North America Ladies in Waiting: Replaced "Parasite" for some shows -> Replaced by "God of Thunder"Watchin' You: Only performed in 1975 for some shows Shout It Out Loud: Only performed in 1976 Cold Gin: Only performed in North America as the encore opener Rock Bottom: Performed before "Cold Gin" as the encore opener for some shows

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueSupport Act
January 23, 1976ErieUnited StatesErie County Field HousePhillippe
January 25, 1976DetroitUnited StatesCobo ArenaBack Street Crawler
January 26, 1976DetroitUnited StatesCobo ArenaRory Gallagher
January 27, 1976DetroitUnited StatesCobo ArenaRory Gallagher
January 30, 1976Mount PleasantUnited StatesRose ArenaHot Lucy
January 31, 1976TrotwoodUnited StatesHara ArenaThe Leslie West Band
February 1, 1976RichfieldUnited StatesRichfield ColiseumHydra
February 4, 1976MilwaukeeUnited StatesMilwaukee AuditoriumPoint Blank
February 5, 1976MadisonUnited StatesDane County Expo ColiseumPoint Blank
February 6, 1976Saint PaulUnited StatesSt. Paul Civic Center TheatrePoint Blank
February 9, 1976Salt Lake CityUnited StatesTerrace BallroomPoint Blank
February 11, 1976PortlandUnited StatesVeterans Memorial ColiseumPoint Blank
February 12, 1976SpokaneUnited StatesSpokane ColiseumPoint Blank
February 13, 1976SeattleUnited StatesParamount TheatrePoint Blank
February 14, 1976SeattleUnited StatesParamount TheatrePoint Blank
February 16, 1976MissoulaUnited StatesAdams FieldhousePoint Blank
February 23, 1976InglewoodUnited StatesThe ForumMontrose
February 24, 1976InglewoodUnited StatesThe ForumMontrose
February 26, 1976San BernardinoUnited StatesSwing AuditoriumMontrose
Point Blank
February 27, 1976San DiegoUnited StatesSan Diego Sports ArenaMontrose
February 29, 1976HonoluluUnited StatesHonolulu International CenterBooga Booga
March 4, 1976Oklahoma CityUnited StatesCivic Center Music HallMountain Smoke
March 6, 1976LincolnUnited StatesPershing AuditoriumBoz Scaggs
March 8, 1976TulsaUnited StatesTulsa Convention CenterMountain Smoke
March 11, 1976HuntsvilleUnited StatesVon Braun Civic CenterAlbatross
March 12, 1976New OrleansUnited StatesThe WarehouseVan Wilkes
March 13, 1976MobileUnited StatesMobile Expo HallDr. Feelgood
March 14, 1976MemphisUnited StatesEllis AuditoriumTarget
March 20, 1976LakelandUnited StatesLakeland Civic Center.38 Special
March 21, 1976MiamiUnited StatesMiami Jai-Alai Fronton Arena.38 Special
March 24, 1976PhiladelphiaUnited StatesPhiladelphia Civic CenterThe Rockets
March 25, 1976JohnstownUnited StatesCambria County War Memorial ArenaThee Image
March 26, 1976HarrisburgUnited StatesState Farm Show ArenaArtful Dodger
March 27, 1976UticaUnited StatesUtica Memorial AuditoriumArtful Dodger
March 28, 1976SpringfieldUnited StatesSpringfield Civic CenterArtful Dodger
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