Alive/Worldwide Tour
Tour by Kiss | |
Start date | June 15, 1996 |
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End date | July 5, 1997 |
Legs | 12 |
No. of shows | 192 played, 8 cancelled |
Kiss concert chronology |
The Alive/Worldwide Tour (also known as the Reunion Tour) was a 1996–1997 concert tour by Kiss. It was the first tour with original members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley since their 1979 Dynasty Tour. The tour grossed $143.7 million, making it the most successful Kiss tour to date.
Notable shows included the June 15 warmup gig in Irvine, California, during which a stray firework ignited part of the stage; the August 8 show in Cincinnati, where a fan threw his prosthetic leg on stage, which all the members signed and handed back to him; the January 22 show in Osaka, Japan, where Gene Simmons lost his voice, Paul Stanley and Ace Frehley had to sing most of the songs; and the April 5 show in Columbus, Georgia, where, due to health reasons, Peter Criss could not perform, and because the group decided to not cancel the show since the doors were already open---Criss's drum tech Eddie Kanon took the stage in Criss's "cat" make-up.
The setlists for the tour drew almost exclusively from the band's 1970s heyday and did not include any songs from their non-make-up era. Only one song from the band's 1980s catalogue ("Shandi" from Unmasked) was played. The band did this because they believed that since they were touring with their original lineup, they should be faithful to the era with the material performed.
Typical setlist
- "Deuce"
- "King of the Night Time World"
- "Do You Love Me?"
- "Calling Dr. Love"
- "Cold Gin"
- "Love Gun"
- "Shout It Out Loud"
- "Watchin' You"
- "Firehouse"
- "Strutter"
- "Shock Me (Ace guitar solo)
- "Rock Bottom"
- "God of Thunder" (Gene solo, spits blood and flies), (Peter drum solo)
- "New York Groove"
- "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"
- "100,000 Years"
- "Rock and Roll All Nite"
- "Beth"
- "Detroit Rock City"
- "Black Diamond"
Other songs played included "Take Me", "I Stole Your Love", "Shandi", "C'mon and Love Me", "I Was Made for Lovin' You", "Christine Sixteen", and "2,000 Man".
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | Tickets sold/available | Box office |
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Warmup show | |||||
June 15, 1996 | Irvine, California | United States | Irvine Meadows Amphitheater1 | ||
North America | |||||
June 28, 1996 | Detroit | United States | Tiger Stadium2 | 39,867 / 39,867 (100%) | $1,561,953 |
June 30, 1996 | Louisville, Kentucky | Freedom Hall | 15,891 / 15,891 (100%) | $473,440 | |
July 2, 1996 | St. Louis | Kiel Center | 16,310 / 16,310 (100%) | $598,337 | |
July 3, 1996 | Kansas City, Missouri | Kemper Arena | |||
July 5, 1996 | Dallas | Reunion Arena | |||
July 6, 1996 | Houston | The Summit | |||
July 7, 1996 | San Antonio | Alamodome3 | |||
July 9, 1996 | New Orleans | Louisiana Superdome4 | 16,308 / 16,308 (100%) | $513,665 | |
July 10, 1996 | Memphis, Tennessee | Pyramid Arena | |||
July 12, 1996 | Moline, Illinois | MARK of the Quad Cities | |||
July 13, 1996 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | St. Paul Civic Center | |||
July 14, 1996 | Rosemont, Illinois | Rosemont Horizon | 29,887 / 29,887 (100%) | $1,156,520 | |
July 16, 1996 | |||||
July 17, 1996 | Dayton, Ohio | Ervin J. Nutter Center | |||
July 19, 1996 | Cleveland | Gund Arena | |||
July 20, 1996 | |||||
July 21, 1996 | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | 24,271 / 24,271 (100%) | $768,115 | |
July 22, 1996 | |||||
July 25, 1996 | New York City | Madison Square Garden5 | 58,820 / 58,820 (100%) | $3,267,670 | |
July 26, 1996 | |||||
July 27, 1996 | |||||
July 28, 1996 | |||||
July 30, 1996 | Boston | FleetCenter | |||
July 31, 1996 | |||||
August 2, 1996 | Quebec City, Quebec | Canada | Colisée de Québec | ||
August 3, 1996 | Montreal | Molson Centre | |||
August 5, 1996 | Ottawa | Corel Centre | |||
August 6, 1996 | Toronto | SkyDome | |||
August 8, 1996 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverfront Coliseum6 | ||
August 9, 1996 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | |||
August 10, 1996 | Milwaukee | Bradley Center | |||
Monsters of Rock | |||||
August 17, 1996 | Castle Donington | England | Monsters of Rock7 | ||
North America | |||||
August 21, 1996 | Phoenix, Arizona | United States | America West Arena | 14,185 / 14,185 (100%) | $520,566 |
August 23, 1996 | Inglewood, California | Great Western Forum8 | 40,919 / 40,919 (100%) | $1,601,705 | |
August 24, 1996 | |||||
August 25, 1996 | |||||
August 27, 1996 | San Jose, California | San Jose Arena | |||
August 28, 1996 | Sacramento, California | ARCO Arena | |||
August 30, 1996 | Portland, Oregon | Rose Garden Arena | 13,633 / 14,262 (96%) | $482,417 | |
August 31, 1996 | Tacoma, Washington | Tacoma Dome9 | 15,260 / 16,479 (93%) | $576,015 | |
September 1, 1996 | Spokane, Washington | Spokane Arena | |||
September 2, 1996 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Canada | General Motors Place | ||
September 5, 1996 | Salt Lake City, Utah | United States | Delta Center | ||
September 7, 1996 | Denver, Colorado | McNichols Sports Arena | |||
September 8, 1996 | |||||
September 10, 1996 | Valley Center, Kansas | Kansas Coliseum | |||
September 11, 1996 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Myriad Convention Center | 9,427 / 10,343 (91%) | $334,630 | |
September 13, 1996 | Tupelo, Mississippi | Tupelo Coliseum | |||
September 14, 1996 | Birmingham, Alabama | BJCC Arena | |||
September 15, 1996 | Pensacola, Florida | Pensacola Civic Center | |||
September 17, 1996 | Miami, Florida | Miami Arena | |||
September 19, 1996 | Jacksonville, Florida | Jacksonville Coliseum | |||
September 20, 1996 | St. Petersburg, Florida | Thunderdome | 14,328 / 14,328 (100%) | $532,881 | |
September 22, 1996 | Orlando, Florida | Orlando Arena | |||
September 24, 1996 | North Charleston, South Carolina | North Charleston Coliseum | |||
September 25, 1996 | Columbia, South Carolina | Carolina Coliseum | 9,034 / 9,034 (100%) | $326,800 | |
September 27, 1996 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum | 18,593 / 18,593 (100%) | $624,028 | |
September 28, 1996 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum | 16,100 / 16,100 (100%) | $543,293 | |
September 29, 1996 | Knoxville, Tennessee | Thompson–Boling Arena | |||
October 1, 1996 | Atlanta | The Omni | 23,798 / 26,336 (90%) | $868,627 | |
October 2, 1996 | |||||
October 4, 1996 | Roanoke, Virginia | Roanoke Civic Center | |||
October 5, 1996 | Hampton, Virginia | Hampton Coliseum | |||
October 6, 1996 | Landover, Maryland | US Air Arena | |||
October 7, 1996 | |||||
October 8, 1996 | Philadelphia | CoreStates Center | 38,958 / 44,700 (87%) | $1,718,865 | |
October 9, 1996 | |||||
October 11, 1996 | |||||
October 12, 1996 | Albany, New York | Knickerbocker Arena11 | |||
October 13, 1996 | Buffalo, New York | Marine Midland Arena | |||
October 15, 1996 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Market Square Arena | 13,164 / 13,164 (100%) | $407,185 | |
October 16, 1996 | Auburn Hills, Michigan | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 27,267 / 27,267 (100%) | $1,183,635 | |
October 17, 1996 | |||||
October 18, 1996 | Lexington, Kentucky | Rupp Arena | 11,740 / 14,000 (84%) | $424,647 | |
October 20, 1996 | Cleveland, Ohio | Gund Arena | 17,037 / 17,037 (100%) | $554,399 | |
October 21, 1996 | Rosemont, Illinois | Rosemont Horizon | |||
October 23, 1996 | Omaha, Nebraska | Omaha Civic Auditorium | 21,332 / 21,332 (100%) | $629,294 | |
October 24, 1996 | |||||
October 26, 1996 | Las Cruces, New Mexico | Pan American Center | |||
October 27, 1996 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Tingley Coliseum | |||
October 29, 1996 | San Diego, California | San Diego Sports Arena | |||
October 31, 1996 | Irvine, California | Irvine Meadows Amphitheater | 22,550 / 30,832 (73%) | $801,744 | |
November 1, 1996 | |||||
November 2, 1996 | Paradise, Nevada | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 13,030 / 13,030 (100%) | $587,330 | |
November 5, 1996 | Austin, Texas | Frank Erwin Center | 7,929 / 13,506 (59%) | $272,699 | |
November 6, 1996 | Lafayette, Louisiana | Cajundome | |||
November 7, 1996 | Shreveport, Louisiana | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum | |||
November 9, 1996 | Little Rock, Arkansas | Barton Coliseum | |||
November 10, 1996 | Dallas, Texas | Reunion Arena | |||
Europe | |||||
November 20, 1996 | Birmingham | England | NEC Arena | ||
November 21, 1996 | Manchester | MEN Arena | |||
November 25, 1996 | London | Wembley Arena | |||
December 1, 1996 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National | ||
December 2, 1996 | Paris | France | Le Zénith | ||
December 4, 1996 | Berlin | Germany | Deutschlandhalle | ||
December 6, 1996 | Stockholm | Sweden | Globen Arena | ||
December 7, 1996 | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | |||
December 8, 1996 | Oslo | Norway | Oslo Spektrum | ||
December 10, 1996 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ahoy Rotterdam | ||
December 11, 1996 | Frankfurt | Germany | Festhalle Frankfurt | ||
December 12, 1996 | Oberhausen | Oberhausen Arena | |||
December 14, 1996 | Prague | Czech Republic | Prague Sports Hall | ||
December 15, 1996 | |||||
December 16, 1996 | Vienna | Austria | Libro Music Hall12 | ||
December 18, 1996 | Milan | Italy | Filaforum | ||
December 19, 1996 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | ||
December 20, 1996 | Stuttgart | Germany | Schleyerhalle13 | ||
December 21, 1996 | Dortmund | Westfalenhalle | |||
North America | |||||
December 28, 1996 | Worcester, Massachusetts | United States | The Centrum | 12,244 / 12,244 (100%) | $418,604 |
December 29, 1996 | Uniondale, New York | Nassau Coliseum | 13,972 / 14,550 (96%) | $764,030 | |
December 30, 1996 | Hartford, Connecticut | Hartford Civic Center | 12,291 / 12,291 (100%) | $425,324 | |
December 31, 1996 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Continental Airlines Arena14 | 13,253 / 15,310 (87%) | $725,655 | |
Asia | |||||
January 18, 1997 | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo Dome | ||
January 20, 1997 | Nagoya | Nagoya Rainbow Hall15 | |||
January 21, 1997 | Osaka | Osaka Castle Hall | |||
January 22, 1997 | Osaka Castle Hall16 | ||||
January 24, 1997 | Fukuoka | Kokusai Center | |||
January 25, 1997 | Hiroshima | Sun Plaza Hall | |||
Oceania | |||||
January 31, 1997 | Auckland | New Zealand | Auckland Supertop | ||
February 3, 1997 | Brisbane | Australia | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | ||
February 5, 1997 | Sydney | Sydney Entertainment Centre | |||
February 6, 1997 | |||||
February 9, 1997 | Perth | Burswood Dome | |||
February 11, 1997 | Adelaide | Memorial Drive Tennis Centre | |||
February 13, 1997 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | |||
February 14, 1997 | |||||
February 15, 1997 | |||||
North America | |||||
March 7, 1997 | Mexico City | Mexico | Palacio de los Deportes | 55,800 / 55,800 (100%) | $1,183,988 |
March 8, 1997 | |||||
March 9, 1997 | |||||
South America | |||||
March 11, 1997 | Santiago | Chile | Velodromo del Estadio Nacional | 11,000 / 15,000 (73%) | |
March 14, 1997 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | River Plate Stadium | 54,000 / 60,000 (90%) | |
North America (Lost Cities Leg) | |||||
March 21, 1997 | New Haven, Connecticut | United States | New Haven Coliseum | ||
March 22, 1997 | Springfield, Massachusetts | Springfield Civic Center17 | |||
March 23, 1997 | Providence, Rhode Island | Providence Civic Center | 10,818 / 10,818 (100%) | $377,448 | |
March 25, 1997 | Portland, Maine | Cumberland County Civic Center | |||
March 27, 1997 | Wheeling, West Virginia | Wheeling Civic Center | 6,454 / 6,950 (93%) | $225,890 | |
March 28, 1997 | Hamilton, Ontario | Canada | Copps Coliseum | ||
March 29, 1997 | University Park, Pennsylvania | United States | Bryce Jordan Center | ||
March 31, 1997 | Charleston, West Virginia | Charleston Civic Center | |||
April 1, 1997 | Baltimore, Maryland | Baltimore Civic Center | |||
April 2, 1997 | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Coliseum | |||
April 4, 1997 | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | Dean Smith Center | |||
April 5, 1997 | Columbus, Georgia | Columbus Civic Center18 | |||
April 6, 1997 | Nashville, Tennessee | Nashville Arena | 15,267 / 15,267 (100%) | $487,008 | |
April 8, 1997 | Evansville, Indiana | Roberts Stadium | |||
April 9, 1997 | Fort Wayne, Indiana | Fort Wayne Coliseum | |||
April 10, 1997 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Van Andel Arena | |||
April 12, 1997 | Toledo, Ohio | John F. Savage Hall | |||
April 13, 1997 | Peoria, Illinois | Peoria Civic Center | |||
April 15, 1997 | St. Louis, Missouri | Kiel Center | |||
April 16, 1997 | Topeka, Kansas | Landon Arena | |||
April 18, 1997 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Sioux Falls Arena | |||
April 19, 1997 | Ames, Iowa | Hilton Coliseum | |||
April 20, 1997 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Five Seasons Center | 9,084 / 9,084 (100%) | $313,398 | |
April 22, 1997 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | St. Paul Civic Center | |||
April 23, 1997 | Madison, Wisconsin | Dane County Expo Coliseum | 8,233 / 8,233 (100%) | $278,091 | |
April 25, 1997 | Mankato, Minnesota | Mankato Civic Center | |||
April 26, 1997 | Fargo, North Dakota | Fargodome | |||
April 27, 1997 | Bismarck, North Dakota | Bismarck Civic Center19 | |||
April 29, 1997 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Canada | Winnipeg Arena | ||
April 30, 1997 | |||||
May 1, 1997 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan Place | |||
May 2, 1997 | Edmonton, Alberta | Edmonton Coliseum | |||
May 3, 1997 | Calgary, Alberta | Canadian Airlines Saddledome | |||
May 5, 1997 | Seattle, Washington | United States | KeyArena | ||
May 6, 1997 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Canada | General Motors Place | ||
Europe (Once Wasn't Enough Tour) | |||||
May 16, 1997 | Nürburgring | Germany | Rock Am Ring | ||
May 18, 1997 | Nuremberg | Rock Im Park | |||
May 21, 1997 | Berlin | Waldbühne | |||
May 22, 1997 | Leipzig | Messehalle | |||
May 24, 1997 | Hamburg | Trabrennbahn Bahrenfeld | |||
May 29, 1997 | Wels | Austria | Messegelände | ||
May 31, 1997 | Imst | Skiarena Imst | |||
June 1, 1997 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | ||
June 4, 1997 | Belgrade | FR Yugoslavia | Sajam Hall 1 | ||
June 5, 1997 | Budapest | Hungary | Petőfi Park | ||
June 7, 1997 | Prague | Czech Republic | Stadion Juliska | ||
June 10, 1997 | Ghent | Belgium | Flanders Expo Arena | ||
June 11, 1997 | Utrecht | Netherlands | Prins Van Oranjehal20 | ||
June 14, 1997 | Stockholm | Sweden | Stockholms Stadion | ||
June 15, 1997 | |||||
June 17, 1997 | Helsinki | Finland | Hartwall Areena | ||
June 19, 1997 | Oslo | Norway | Oslo Spektrum | ||
June 21, 1997 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Valby Idrætspark | ||
June 25, 1997 | Madrid | Spain | Palacio de los Deportes | ||
June 26, 1997 | Zaragoza | Plaza de Toros de Zaragoza | |||
June 30, 1997 | Barcelona | Palau dels Esports | |||
July 2, 1997 | Geneva | Switzerland | Geneva Arena | ||
July 5, 1997 | London | England | Finsbury Park21 |
- ^Note 1 First show with Ace Frehley and Peter Criss since 1979. This show was the Weenie Roast Festival, Kiss headlined.
- ^Note 2 First show of Alive/Worldwide Tour, Kiss sold out the capacity of the stadium with 38,000 people in attendance.
- ^Note 3 One of the largest stops of the tour, with a near sellout of over 40,000.
- ^Note 4 A sell-out concert with over 44,000 people in attendance.
- ^Note 5 The band sold out four shows within minutes of tickets going on sale. The venue was not available for a fifth night. Did not play "Beth" on the 28th.
- ^Note 6 Fan throws fake leg on stage, which all members sign.
- ^Note 7 Kiss played to over 70,000 at Castle Donington.
- ^Note 8 Crowd sings "Happy Birthday" to Gene.
- ^Note 9 Halfway through show the roof catches fire.
- ^Note 10 MTV Music Awards appearance. Only the first song, "Rock 'N Roll All Nite" was broadcast live, but Kiss played three more songs for the crowd. The band canceled a scheduled Iowa show to squeeze this appearance in. Blue and red tickets with maps were passed out limiting attendance to several hundred, though extreme wide angle cameras made the crowd seem bigger. The Bridge towered over the group to the right, and the New York skyline towered over the group from behind in shimmering lights, most notably, the towers of the World Trade Center, but the television cameras were unable to register the skyline lights and properly read the performance lights so the view's impact did not fully appear on TV.
- ^Note 11 During soundcheck the band rehearsed "Take Me", which was added to the set later in the tour. Local television ran footage from the show in a news story.
- ^Note 12 Fire marshalls banned any use of pyrotechnics from show.
- ^Note 13 Audience sings "Happy Birthday" to Peter.
- ^Note 14 Show included a short live broadcast on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" show. Clark's show feed appeared in the arena on the large screen behind the band. Clark hailed the band, and interacted with Paul Stanley, then broadcast the group playing "Rock 'N Roll All Nite" – not from the arena, but from a performance in Atlanta, Georgia; filmed for a Japanese broadcast. Singer Paul Stanley actually refers to a happy new year in the clip, as if it is the band playing on New Year's Eve.
- ^Note 15 Audience sings "Happy Birthday" to Paul.
- ^Note 16 Gene lost his voice, Paul and Ace took over vocals for most of Gene's songs. Paul helped Gene through "God of Thunder."
- ^Note 17 This arena is so small, the band altered its production; instead of the frontmen stepping onto risers extending them out over the audience for their finale, they played in front of the drum kit in smoke and yellow lights.
- ^Note 18 Peter Criss is unable to perform due to severe pains in his arms, replaced by drum tech Ed Kanon.
- ^Note 19 Audience sings Happy Birthday to Ace.
- ^Note 20 Show hauled for 45 minutes due to fans.
- ^Note 21 Last show of Alive/Worldwide Tour. Paul Stanley burns his guitar before smashing it.
Postponed/Cancelled Dates
Date | City | Venue | Reasoning |
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November 28, 1996 | Madrid, Spain | Palacio de los Deportes | Cancelled due to the Spanish economy falling |
November 29, 1996 | Zaragoza, Spain | Sala Multiusos | |
January 28, 1997 | Yokohama, Japan | Yokohama Arena | Cancelled due to low ticket sales |
May 7, 1997 | Yakima, WA | Yakima SunDome | Cancelled due to needing more rehearsal time for the European tour |
May 9, 1997 | Reno, Nevada | Lawlor Events Center | |
May 10, 1997 | San Francisco, California | Cow Palace | |
May 26, 1997 | Warsaw, Poland | Stadion Gwardia | Cancelled due to low ticket sales |
June 28, 1997 | Lisbon, Portugal | Estadio Nacional |