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:
Tour dates + List of 1975 concerts Date CityCountryVenueSupport Act(s)September 10, 1975ChattanoogaUnited StatesChattanooga Memorial AuditoriumSladeSeptember 11, 1975KnoxvilleKnoxville Civic ColiseumSladeGary WrightSeptember 12, 1975GreensboroGreensboro ColiseumSeptember 13, 1975NorfolkNorfolk ScopeSeptember 14, 1975Wilkes-BarreKing's College GymDiamond ReoSladeOctober 2, 1975SyracuseOnondaga County War MemorialThe James Montgomery BandOctober 3, 1975Upper Darby TownshipTower TheaterFallen AngelOctober 4, 1975PassaicCapitol TheatreSavoy BrownOctober 5, 1975HenriettaThe Dome CenterBlack SheepOctober 6, 1975AllentownAllentown Memorial HallREO SpeedwagonOctober 9, 1975CadillacCadillac High SchoolDouble Yellow LineOctober 11, 1975ColumbusVeterans Memorial AuditoriumBlack SheepOctober 19, 1975OrlandoOrlando Sports StadiumBob Seger & The Silver Bullet BandAtlanta Rhythm SectionOctober 20, 1975St. PetersburgBayfront CenterOctober 22, 1975BirminghamBoutwell Memorial AuditoriumOctober 26, 1975MontgomeryGarrett ColiseumHarvestOctober 30, 1975NashvilleNashville Municipal AuditoriumBob Seger & The Silver Bullet BandMontroseNovember 1, 1975St. LouisKiel AuditoriumAtlanta Rhythm SectionNovember 2, 1975La CrosseMary E. Sawyer AuditoriumBrownsville StationNovember 6, 1975San AntonioSan Antonio Municipal AuditoriumMottNovember 7, 1975BeaumontMcDonald GymNovember 8, 1975ArlingtonTexas HallNovember 9, 1975HoustonSam Houston ColiseumNovember 12, 1975ToledoToledo Sports ArenaStyxNovember 15, 1975RockfordIllinois National Guard ArmoryRushNovember 16, 1975FlintIMA AuditoriumMottNovember 17, 1975RushNovember 18, 1975Port HuronMcMorran ArenaNovember 21, 1975Terre HauteHulman CenterNovember 22, 1975ChicagoInternational AmphitheatreMottThe Leslie West BandLittle FeatNovember 23, 1975EvansvilleRoberts Municipal StadiumRushMottNovember 26, 1975HuntingtonVeterans Memorial FieldhouseNovember 27, 1975FayettevilleCumberland County Memorial ArenaStyxMottNovember 28, 1975AshvilleAsheville Civic CenterNovember 29, 1975CharlotteCharlotte Park CenterNovember 30, 1975LandoverCapital CentreDecember 2, 1975ColumbusColumbus Municipal AuditoriumStyxDecember 3, 1975DothanHouston County Farm CenterDecember 5, 1975AtlantaThe Omni ColiseumStyxThe Leslie West BandDecember 6, 1975JacksonvilleJacksonville Memorial ColiseumStyxDixie DregsDecember 12, 1975SyracuseOnondaga County War MemorialBlack Sabbath(headliner)December 14, 1975BostonOrpheum TheatreBlack SheepDecember 18, 1975WaterburyPalace TheaterDecember 19, 1975BinghamtonBroome County Veterans Memorial ArenaMottDecember 20, 1975PittsburghPittsburgh Civic ArenaRushMottDecember 21, 1975RichmondThe MosqueDecember 27, 1975LouisvilleLouisville GardensStyxBlack SheepSanta ClausDecember 28, 1975South BendMorris Civic AuditoriumStyxDecember 29, 1975ProvidenceProvidence Civic CenterThe Leslie West BandDecember 31, 1975UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumBlue Öyster CultThe Leslie West Band
+ List of 1976 concerts Date CityCountryVenueSupport Act(s)January 23, 1976ErieUnited StatesErie County Field HousePhillippeJanuary 25, 1976DetroitCobo ArenaBack Street CrawlerJanuary 26, 1976Rory GallagherJanuary 27, 1976January 30, 1976Mount PleasantRose ArenaHot LucyJanuary 31, 1976TrotwoodHara ArenaThe Leslie West BandFebruary 1, 1976RichfieldRichfield ColiseumHydraFebruary 4, 1976MilwaukeeMilwaukee AuditoriumPoint BlankFebruary 5, 1976MadisonDane County Expo ColiseumFebruary 6, 1976Saint PaulSt. Paul Civic Center TheatreFebruary 9, 1976Salt Lake CityTerrace BallroomFebruary 11, 1976PortlandVeterans Memorial ColiseumFebruary 12, 1976SpokaneSpokane ColiseumFebruary 13, 1976SeattleParamount TheatreFebruary 14, 1976February 16, 1976MissoulaAdams FieldhouseFebruary 23, 1976InglewoodThe ForumMontroseFebruary 24, 1976February 26, 1976San BernardinoSwing AuditoriumMontrosePoint BlankFebruary 27, 1976San DiegoSan Diego Sports ArenaMontroseFebruary 29, 1976HonoluluHonolulu International CenterBooga BoogaMarch 4, 1976Oklahoma CityCivic Center Music HallMountain SmokeMarch 6, 1976LincolnPershing AuditoriumBoz ScaggsMarch 8, 1976TulsaTulsa Convention CenterMountain SmokeMarch 11, 1976HuntsvilleVon Braun Civic CenterAlbatrossMarch 12, 1976New OrleansThe WarehouseVan WilkesMarch 13, 1976MobileMobile Expo HallDr. FeelgoodMarch 14, 1976MemphisEllis AuditoriumTargetMarch 20, 1976LakelandLakeland Civic Center.38 SpecialMarch 21, 1976MiamiMiami Jai-Alai Fronton ArenaMarch 24, 1976PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Civic CenterThe RocketsMarch 25, 1976JohnstownCambria County War Memorial ArenaThee ImageMarch 26, 1976HarrisburgState Farm Show ArenaArtful DodgerMarch 27, 1976UticaUtica Memorial AuditoriumMarch 28, 1976SpringfieldSpringfield Civic Center
Box office score data +List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, referencesDate(1976)CityVenueAttendanceGrossMarch 4Oklahoma City, United StatesCivic Center Music Hall3,200$18,100March 11Huntsville, United StatesVon Braun Civic Center9,559$52,944March 14Memphis, United StatesEllis Auditorium4,361$26,166
Personnel Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar Gene Simmons – vocals, bass Peter Criss – drums, vocals Ace Frehley – lead guitar, backing vocals
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