Kiss Tour

The Kiss Tour was Kiss' first album support tour. Sometimes known as the First Tour, it also encompasses several shows before and after the "official" dates. Kiss took most of August off from the tour to record their follow-up album, Hotter Than Hell.

Kiss Tour

Promotional tour by Kiss
Location	North America
Associated album	Kiss
Start date	January 26, 1974 (1974-01-26)
End date	October 4, 1974 (1974-10-04)
No. of shows	84
Kiss concert chronology

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

Being in Kiss in the very first year and touring around the United States, we felt like we were taking off. It was like somebody pushing you into the deep end of the pool whether you can swim or not. The early years of Kiss were far from glamorous. We rode in a station wagon hundreds of miles every day. We would take turns driving and sleeping in the back. We ate burgers at roadside taverns. We stopped and peed on the side of long stretches of highway when we couldn't find a town anywhere near. We ate beans and franks, because we couldn't afford better food as we were on a $85 a week salary! Becoming a rock star was better than anything and beyond anything I ever imagined. There were moments of doubt for me that we were gonna make it.[1]

Personnel

• Paul Stanley – Lead vocals, background vocals, rhythm guitar and lead guitar
• Ace Frehley – Lead guitar, rhythm guitar, background vocals and lead vocals
• Gene Simmons – Bass, background vocals and lead vocals
• Peter Criss – Drums, percussion, background vocals and lead vocals

Setlist

1. "Deuce"
2. "Strutter"
3. "She"
4. "Firehouse"
5. "Nothin' to Lose"
6. "Cold Gin"
7. "Kissin' Time"
8. "Let Me Know"
9. "Acrobat" ("Love Theme from Kiss")
10. Gene Simmons bass solo
11. "100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo
12. "Black Diamond"

Encore

13. "Baby Let Me Go" ("Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll")

Information

• Acrobat is an extended version of "Love Theme from Kiss".
• Baby Let Me Go is the original version of "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll".
• Average attendance per night : 2,650.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
January 26, 1974	New York City, New York	United States	Academy of Music
February 5, 1974	Edmonton, Alberta	Canada	Dinwoodie Lounge
February 6, 1974	Calgary, Alberta		SAIT Gymnasium
February 8, 1974	Winnipeg, Manitoba		University of Manitoba
February 17, 1974	Long Beach, California	United States	Long Beach Arena
February 18, 1974	Los Angeles, California		Century Plaza Hotel
February 21, 1974			Aquarius Theater
March 22, 1974	Devon, Pennsylvania		Valley Forge Music Fair
March 23, 1974	New York City, New York		Academy of Music
March 24, 1974	Owings Mills, Maryland		Painter's Mill Music Fair
March 25, 1974	Washington, D.C.		The Bayou
March 29, 1974	Asbury Park, New Jersey		Sunshine In Concert Hall
March 31, 1974	St. Louis, Missouri		Forest Park
April 1, 1974	Cleveland, Ohio		Agora Ballroom
April 3, 1974	Columbus, Ohio		The Agora
April 4, 1974	Hartland, Michigan		Nordic Arena
April 7, 1974	Detroit, Michigan		Michigan Palace
April 8, 1974	Dekalb, Illinois		Field House
April 12, 1974	Detroit, Michigan		Michigan Palace
April 13, 1974
April 14, 1974	Louisville, Kentucky		Beggar's Banquet
April 15, 1974	Nashville, Tennessee		Mother's
April 16, 1974
April 17, 1974	Memphis, Tennessee		Lafayette Music Room
April 18, 1974
April 19, 1974	Chicago, Illinois		Aragon Ballroom
April 21, 1974	Charlotte, North Carolina		Flash's
April 27, 1974	Passaic, New Jersey		Capitol Theatre
May 2, 1974	Comstock Park, Michigan		Thunder Chicken
May 3, 1974	St. Louis, Missouri		Ambassador Theater
May 4, 1974	Atlanta, Georgia		Georgia Institute of Technology
May 9, 1974	Parsippany, New Jersey		The Joint in the Woods
May 11, 1974	Blue Bell, Pennsylvania		Montgomery County Community College
May 12, 1974	Wyandotte, Michigan		Benjamin F. Yack Arena
May 14, 1974	Fraser, Michigan		Fraser Hockeyland Arena
May 16, 1974	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Canada	Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall
May 17, 1974	Edmonton, Alberta		Kinsmen Fieldhouse
May 18, 1974	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan		Saskatoon Arena
May 19, 1974	Lethbridge, Alberta		Lethbridge Pavilion
May 20, 1974	Calgary, Alberta		Foothills Arena
May 23, 1974	Fresno, California	United States	Warnors Theatre
May 24, 1974	Portland, Oregon		Paramount Theater
May 25, 1974	Seattle, Washington		Paramount Theatre
May 26, 1974	Spokane, Washington		Gonzaga University
May 28, 1974	Vancouver, British Columbia	Canada	The Gardens
May 30, 1974	San Diego, California	United States	Sports Arena
May 31, 1974	Long Beach, California		Long Beach Auditorium
June 1, 1974	San Francisco, California		Winterland Ballroom
June 3, 1974	Anchorage, Alaska		Sundowner Drive-In Theater
June 4, 1974	Fairbanks, Alaska		Baker Field House
June 6, 1974	Salt Lake City, Utah		Terrace Ballroom
June 7, 1974	Ada County, Idaho		Expo Idaho
June 12, 1974	Flint, Michigan		IMA Sports Arena
June 14, 1974	Cleveland, Ohio		Allen Theater
June 15, 1974	Toronto, Ontario	Canada	Massey Hall
June 17, 1974	Asbury Park, New Jersey	United States	Sunshine In
June 19, 1974	Atlanta, Georgia		Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom
June 20, 1974
June 21, 1974
June 22, 1974
July 11, 1974	West Palm Beach, Florida		West Palm Beach Auditorium
July 12, 1974	Orlando, Florida		Jai Alai Fronton
July 13, 1974	Tampa Bay, Florida		Curtis Hixon Hall
July 14, 1974	Birmingham, Alabama		Birmingham Municipal Auditorium
July 16, 1974	Baton Rouge, Louisiana		Independence Hall
July 17, 1974	Atlanta, Georgia		Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom
July 18, 1974
July 19, 1974	Fayetteville, North Carolina		Cumberland Auditorium
July 25, 1974	London, Ontario	Canada	Centennial Hall
August 3, 1974	Indianapolis, Indiana	United States	Convention Center
August 4, 1974	South Bend, Indiana		Morris Civic Auditorium
September 13, 1974	Kitchener, Ontario	Canada	Laurier University
September 14, 1974	Toronto, Ontario		Victory Theater
September 15, 1974	Lock Haven, Pennsylvania	United States	Lockhaven Fieldhouse
September 16, 1974	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania		Paramount Theater
September 18, 1974	Atlanta, Georgia		Electric Ballroom
September 19, 1974
September 20, 1974
September 21, 1974
September 28, 1974	Detroit, Michigan		Michigan Palace
September 29, 1974	Evansville, Indiana		Evansville Stadium
October 1, 1974	Jacksonville, Alabama		Leone Cole Auditorium At Jacksonville State University
October 3, 1974	Nashville, Tennessee		War Memorial Arena
October 4, 1974	Houston, Texas		Music Hall

References

1. (2019). End of the Road World Tour Program, pg. 5.