Revenge Tour
The Revenge Tour was a concert tour by Kiss in support of the band's album Revenge. It was the first tour with drummer Eric Singer, replacing Eric Carr who died of cancer on November 24, 1991. The Detroit, Indianapolis and Cleveland shows were recorded for Kiss' first live album in 16 years, Alive III. Danger Danger, Faster Pussycat, Fortress, Great White, Jackyl, Shooting Gallery, Trixter and Vesuvius were the supporting acts for this tour.[1] There were three legs to the tour, with the first being a series of 13 shows played in small clubs in North America in April and May 1992, followed by an eight date run of full scale shows in the United Kingdom in the second half of May. The third, and final, leg was a tour of North American arenas which did not kick off until October of that year. Average attendance for this tour was (5000) fans per show making it the worst attended KISS tour since 1975.
Tour by Kiss | |
Associated album | Revenge |
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Start date | April 23, 1992 |
End date | December 20, 1992 |
Legs | 3 |
No. of shows | 77 played, 3 cancelled |
Kiss concert chronology |
In the tour program for the band's final tour, Simmons reflected on the tour:
"Unholy" was the first single from Revenge. I got the idea for "Unholy" from a song that Adam Mitchell wrote that Doro Pesch recorded called "Unholy Love". I just loved the word "unholy". Vinnie Vincent and I wrote the lyric together.[2]
Stage setup
For the North American club tour, the band played on stage with no props and no pyrotechnics, due to the small size of these venues.
For the UK leg of the tour, the stage set from the Hot in the Shade Tour was used. During the show at Cardiff National Ice Rink on 20/05/92, a pyro cue for "Heaven's on Fire" caused £30,000 worth of damage to the ceiling.[3]
For the North American arena tour, the stage featured a giant replica of the Statue of Liberty in front of a large Kiss logo wall.[4] Halfway through the show, the statue's face crumbled to reveal its skull.[5] Afterward, its right arm and torch crumbled down before its skeleton hand gave the finger.
As on the Hot in the Shade Tour, Steve Jander and his Dallas-based Showlasers were brought in to develop a laser show similar to the one used on the previous tour.
At the show in San Bernardino, California, the band only used the vinyl backdrop with the Kiss logo due to the Orange Show Pavilion being unable to support the lighting rig and Statue Of Liberty prop. This show also featured no lasers and minimal pyrotechnics.
Aftermath and Alive III
The tour was plagued by abysmal ticket sales in most markets. There are several theories as to why, the most popular being Kiss' failure to hit the road while Revenge was still on the charts. The tour was originally to play amphitheaters, beginning in July at Expo Square Pavilion in Tulsa, Oklahoma; however, these plans were axed when Stanley went forward with his wedding to Pamela Bowen and Simmons welcomed a child. By the time the proper arena began, Revenge had fallen out of the Billboard 200, and the single "Everytime I Look At You" had officially been declared a bust by Mercury Records.
The shows in Cleveland, Detroit and Indianapolis were recorded by Eddie Kramer as the basis for the Alive III album.
The final show in Phoenix, Arizona, was not intended to be the last one at all. A January 21 date at Tarrant County Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas, was to launch the second US leg, but in late November, plans for any future dates were scrapped. Due to the ticket sales being so low, plans for a summer 1993 tour supporting Alive III were scrapped as well.
Setlist (North American club tour and UK tour)
- "Love Gun"
- "Deuce"
- "Heaven's on Fire"
- "Parasite"
- "Shout It Out Loud"
- "Strutter"
- "Calling Dr. Love"
- "I Was Made For Lovin' You"
- "Unholy"
- "100,000 Years"
- "Take It Off"
- "God of Thunder"
- "Lick It Up"
- "Firehouse"
- "Tears Are Falling"
- "I Love It Loud"
- "I Stole Your Love"
- "Cold Gin"
- "Detroit Rock City"
- "I Want You"
- "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II"
- "Rock And Roll All Nite"
- The UK leg of the tour featured essentially the same set list as the North American club tour. However, the UK shows opened with "I Stole Your Love", and "Love Gun" was moved to later in the set, placed between "I Love It Loud" and "Cold Gin".
Setlist (North American arena tour)
- "Creatures of the Night"
- "Deuce"
- "I Just Wanna"
- "Unholy"
- "Parasite"
- "Heaven's on Fire"
- "Domino"
- "Watchin' You"
- "Hotter Than Hell"
- "Firehouse"
- "I Want You"
- "Forever"
- "War Machine"
- "Rock and Roll All Nite"
- "Lick It Up"
- "Take It Off"
- "Strutter"
- "I Love It Loud"
- "Detroit Rock City"
- "Shout It Out Loud"
- "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II"
- "Love Gun"
- "Star Spangled Banner"
- "Christine Sixteen", "Cold Gin" and "Tears Are Falling" were played for a few dates of the tour.
Information
- Average Attendance (5000) – "Club Dates Not Included"
- Due to Paul Stanley's reported throat illness that night, KISS canceled their appearance at the Midsouth Coliseum in Memphis, TN, in November 1992 just hours before showtime. Opening acts Trixter and Great White did perform.
Tour
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening Act(s) |
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Club Shows | ||||
April 23, 1992 | San Francisco, California | United States | The Stone | Shooting Gallery |
April 25, 1992 | West Hollywood, California | The Troubadour | ||
April 26, 1992 | ||||
April 27, 1992 | Phoenix, Arizona | After The Goldrush | ||
April 29, 1992 | Houston, Texas | The Backstage | ||
April 30, 1992 | Dallas, Texas | City Limits Club | ||
May 2, 1992 | Atlanta, Georgia | Center Stage | ||
May 4, 1992 | Baltimore, Maryland | Hammerjack's | ||
May 5, 1992 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Trocadero Theatre | ||
May 6, 1992 | Toronto, Ontario | Canada | Phoenix Concert Theatre | |
May 8, 1992 | Boston, Massachusetts | United States | Avalon Ballroom | |
May 9, 1992 | New York City, New York | The Ritz | ||
May 10, 1992 | Brooklyn, New York | The Warehouse | ||
Europe | ||||
May 16, 1992 | Glasgow | Scotland | S.E.C.C. Arena | Danger Danger |
May 17, 1992 | Whitley Bay | England | Whitley Bay Ice Rink | |
May 18, 1992 | Sheffield | Sheffield Arena | ||
May 20, 1992 | Cardiff | Wales | Wales National Ice Rink | |
May 21, 1992 | London | England | Wembley Arena | |
May 24, 1992 | Plymouth | Plymouth Pavilions | ||
May 25, 1992 | Birmingham | NEC Arena | ||
May 26, 1992 | ||||
Revenge Arena Tour | ||||
October 1, 1992 | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | United States | Stabler Arena | Faster Pussycat, Trixter |
October 2, 1992 | Binghamton, New York | Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena | ||
October 3, 1992 | Toronto, Ontario | Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens | |
October 5, 1992 | Montreal, Quebec | Montreal Forum | ||
October 6, 1992 | Portland, Maine | United States | Cumberland County Civic Center | |
October 8, 1992 | Worcester, Massachusetts | The Centrum | ||
October 9, 1992 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Brendan Byrne Arena | ||
October 10, 1992 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | The Spectrum | ||
October 11, 1992 | Uniondale, New York | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | ||
October 13, 1992 | Hershey, Pennsylvania | Hersheypark Arena | ||
October 14, 1992 | Charleston, West Virginia | Charleston Civic Center | ||
October 16, 1992 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | ||
October 17, 1992 | Roanoke, Virginia | Roanoke Civic Center | ||
October 18, 1992 | Landover, Maryland | Capital Centre | ||
October 20, 1992 | Lexington, Kentucky | Rupp Arena | ||
October 21, 1992 | Bristol, Tennessee | Viking Hall Civic Center | ||
October 23, 1992 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum | ||
October 24, 1992 | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Cumberland County Memorial Arena | ||
October 25, 1992 | Columbia, South Carolina | Carolina Coliseum | ||
October 29, 1992 | Daytona Beach, Florida | Ocean Center | Faster Pussycat, Trixter, Fortress | |
October 30, 1992 | Tampa, Florida | USF Sun Dome | Faster Pussycat, Trixter | |
October 31, 1992 | Miami, Florida | Miami Arena | ||
November 3, 1992 | Greenville, South Carolina | Greenville Memorial Auditorium | Jackyl, Trixter | |
November 5, 1992 | Atlanta, Georgia | The Omni | Great White, Trixter | |
November 6, 1992 | Nashville, Tennessee | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | ||
November 7, 1992 | Knoxville, Tennessee | Knoxville Civic Coliseum | ||
November 8, 1992 | Huntsville, Alabama | Von Braun Civic Center | ||
November 10, 1992 | St. Joseph, Missouri | St. Joseph Civic Arena | ||
November 13, 1992 | St. Louis, Missouri | St. Louis Arena | ||
November 14, 1992 | Ames, Iowa | Hilton Coliseum | ||
November 15, 1992 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Five Seasons Center | ||
November 17, 1992 | Kalamazoo, Michigan | Wings Stadium | ||
November 18, 1992 | Fort Wayne, Indiana | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | ||
November 20, 1992 | Evansville, Indiana | Roberts Municipal Stadium | ||
November 21, 1992 | Chicago | UIC Pavilion | ||
November 22, 1992 | Toledo, Ohio | Toledo Sports Arena | ||
November 24, 1992 | Springfield, Illinois | Prairie Capital Convention Center | ||
November 25, 1992 | Fairborn, Ohio | Ervin J. Nutter Center | ||
November 27, 1992 | Auburn Hills, Michigan | The Palace of Auburn Hills | ||
November 28, 1992 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Market Square Arena | ||
November 29, 1992 | Richfield, Ohio | Richfield Coliseum | ||
November 30, 1992 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Bradley Center | ||
December 2, 1992 | Madison, Wisconsin | Dane County Expo Coliseum | ||
December 3, 1992 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | St. Paul Civic Center | ||
December 4, 1992 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Sioux Falls Arena | ||
December 6, 1992 | Denver, Colorado | McNichols Sports Arena | ||
December 8, 1992 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Delta Center | ||
December 9, 1992 | Boise, Idaho | BSU Pavilion | ||
December 10, 1992 | Portland, Oregon | Portland Memorial Coliseum | ||
December 11, 1992 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Canada | Pacific Coliseum | |
December 14, 1992 | Seattle, Washington | United States | Seattle Center Arena | |
December 16, 1992 | Sacramento, California | ARCO Arena | ||
December 18, 1992 | Oakland, California | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | ||
December 19, 1992 | San Bernardino, California | Orange Pavilion | Trixter, Vesuvius | |
December 20, 1992 | Phoenix, Arizona | America West Arena | Great White, Trixter |
References
- Revenge Tour: 1992
- (2019). End of the Road World Tour Program, pg. 27.
- KISS in Wales
- KISS Revenge Tour – "Creatures of the Night"
- KISS Konfidential – "I Love It Loud" (Live)
- KISS TOURDATES Revenge 1992
- The KISSFAQ – KISS Tourdates Archive – 1992