Alive II Tour


The Alive II Tour was a concert tour by Kiss, and was the follow-up to the Love Gun Tour which ended in early September.

History

The Alive II Tour saw Kiss perform 5 sold-out nights at Tokyo's Budokan, breaking their previous record of 4 one year earlier, as well as breaking the previous record by The Beatles. They also played three sold-out nights at Madison Square Garden in their hometown of New York City, and multiple nights in several other cities, including San Antonio; Landover, Maryland; Chicago; Detroit; and Providence, Rhode Island. The audience for the band were mainly young teenage crowds. AC/DC was the opening act for several concerts on this tour. The costumes and stage show were carried over from the Love Gun Tour, with minor changes made to the setlist.
During the show in Pittsburgh, Peter Criss had passed out in the middle of the concert. After a brief intermission, he returned to finish the show with his bandmates. The band would also be snowed in during the show in Richfield.
In the tour program for the band's final tour, Simmons reflected on the tour:

Reception

Barry Paris, a reporter from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette who attended the Civic Arena show in Pittsburgh, gave the show a positive review, stating: "Kiss is a likable act not so much because of but in spite of its gimmickry. The crucial factor is their good musicianship, which amounts to a B-plus/A-minus type of rock 'n roll and gosh darn, how can you not help but like the fresh-faced fans they attract?".

Set list

  1. "I Stole Your Love"
  2. "King of the Night Time World"
  3. "Ladies Room"
  4. "Firehouse"
  5. "Love Gun"
  6. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"
  7. "Makin' Love"
  8. "Christine Sixteen"
  9. "Shock Me"
  10. "I Want You"
  11. "Calling Dr. Love"
  12. "Shout It Out Loud"
  13. "God of Thunder"
  14. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
Encore
  2. "Detroit Rock City"
  3. "Beth"
  4. "Black Diamond"
The set list for this tour was nearly identical to that of the Love Gun Tour, with the only exceptions being that "King of the Night Time World" and "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" took the place of "Take Me" and "Hooligan".

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueSupport act
January 3, 1978Pembroke PinesUnited StatesHollywood SportatoriumDetective
January 5, 1978CharlotteUnited StatesCharlotte ColiseumNantucket
January 6, 1978ColumbiaUnited StatesCarolina ColiseumNantucket
January 8, 1978RichfieldUnited StatesRichfield ColiseumThe Rockets
January 11, 1978HuntingtonUnited StatesHuntington Civic CenterThe Rockets
January 12, 1978CincinnatiUnited StatesRiverfront ColiseumThe Rockets
January 13, 1978PittsburghUnited StatesPittsburgh Civic ArenaThe Rockets
January 15, 1978ChicagoUnited StatesChicago StadiumThe Rockets
January 16, 1978ChicagoUnited StatesChicago StadiumThe Rockets
January 18, 1978LexingtonUnited StatesRupp ArenaThe Rockets
January 20, 1978DetroitUnited StatesOlympia StadiumThe Rockets
January 21, 1978DetroitUnited StatesOlympia StadiumThe Rockets
January 23, 1978EvansvilleUnited StatesRoberts Municipal StadiumThe Rockets
January 25, 1978BuffaloUnited StatesBuffalo Memorial AuditoriumThe Rockets
January 27, 1978SpringfieldUnited StatesSpringfield Civic CenterThe Rockets
January 28, 1978New HavenUnited StatesNew Haven ColiseumThe Rockets
January 30, 1978PhiladelphiaUnited StatesThe SpectrumThe Rockets
February 2, 1978ProvidenceUnited StatesProvidence Civic CenterThe Rockets
February 3, 1978ProvidenceUnited StatesProvidence Civic CenterThe Rockets
March 28, 1978TokyoJapanBudokanBow Wow
March 29, 1978TokyoJapanBudokanBow Wow
March 31, 1978TokyoJapanBudokanBow Wow
April 1, 1978TokyoJapanBudokanBow Wow
April 2, 1978TokyoJapanBudokanBow Wow

Personnel