Alive/Worldwide Tour

Alive/Worldwide Tour
Tour by Kiss
Start date June 15, 1996
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

  1. "Deuce"
  2. "King of the Night Time World"
  3. "Do You Love Me?"
  4. "Calling Dr. Love"
  5. "Cold Gin"
  6. "Love Gun"
  7. "Shout It Out Loud"
  8. "Watchin' You"
  9. "Firehouse"
  10. "Strutter"
  11. "Shock Me (Ace guitar solo)
  12. "Rock Bottom"
  13. "God of Thunder" (Gene solo, spits blood and flies), (Peter drum solo)
  14. "New York Groove"
  15. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"
  16. "100,000 Years"
  17. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
  18. "Beth"
  19. "Detroit Rock City"
  20. "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

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Date City Country Venue Tickets sold/available Box office
Warmup show
June 15, 1996Irvine, CaliforniaUnited StatesIrvine Meadows Amphitheater1
North America
June 28, 1996DetroitUnited StatesTiger Stadium2 39,867 / 39,867 (100%) $1,561,953
June 30, 1996Louisville, KentuckyFreedom Hall 15,891 / 15,891 (100%) $473,440
July 2, 1996St. LouisKiel Center 16,310 / 16,310 (100%) $598,337
July 3, 1996Kansas City, MissouriKemper Arena
July 5, 1996DallasReunion Arena
July 6, 1996HoustonThe Summit
July 7, 1996San AntonioAlamodome3
July 9, 1996New OrleansLouisiana Superdome4 16,308 / 16,308 (100%) $513,665
July 10, 1996Memphis, TennesseePyramid Arena
July 12, 1996Moline, IllinoisMARK of the Quad Cities
July 13, 1996Saint Paul, MinnesotaSt. Paul Civic Center
July 14, 1996Rosemont, IllinoisRosemont Horizon 29,887 / 29,887 (100%) $1,156,520
July 16, 1996
July 17, 1996Dayton, OhioErvin J. Nutter Center
July 19, 1996ClevelandGund Arena
July 20, 1996
July 21, 1996PittsburghCivic Arena 24,271 / 24,271 (100%) $768,115
July 22, 1996
July 25, 1996New York CityMadison Square Garden5 58,820 / 58,820 (100%) $3,267,670
July 26, 1996
July 27, 1996
July 28, 1996
July 30, 1996BostonFleetCenter
July 31, 1996
August 2, 1996Quebec City, QuebecCanadaColisée de Québec
August 3, 1996MontrealMolson Centre
August 5, 1996OttawaCorel Centre
August 6, 1996TorontoSkyDome
August 8, 1996CincinnatiUnited StatesRiverfront Coliseum6
August 9, 1996IndianapolisMarket Square Arena
August 10, 1996MilwaukeeBradley Center
Monsters of Rock
August 17, 1996Castle DoningtonEnglandMonsters of Rock7
North America
August 21, 1996Phoenix, ArizonaUnited StatesAmerica West Arena 14,185 / 14,185 (100%) $520,566
August 23, 1996Inglewood, CaliforniaGreat Western Forum8 40,919 / 40,919 (100%) $1,601,705
August 24, 1996
August 25, 1996
August 27, 1996San Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose Arena
August 28, 1996Sacramento, CaliforniaARCO Arena
August 30, 1996Portland, OregonRose Garden Arena 13,633 / 14,262 (96%) $482,417
August 31, 1996Tacoma, WashingtonTacoma Dome9 15,260 / 16,479 (93%) $576,015
September 1, 1996Spokane, WashingtonSpokane Arena
September 2, 1996Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanadaGeneral Motors Place
September 5, 1996Salt Lake City, UtahUnited StatesDelta Center
September 7, 1996Denver, ColoradoMcNichols Sports Arena
September 8, 1996
September 10, 1996Valley Center, KansasKansas Coliseum
September 11, 1996Oklahoma City, OklahomaMyriad Convention Center 9,427 / 10,343 (91%) $334,630
September 13, 1996Tupelo, MississippiTupelo Coliseum
September 14, 1996Birmingham, AlabamaBJCC Arena
September 15, 1996Pensacola, FloridaPensacola Civic Center
September 17, 1996Miami, FloridaMiami Arena
September 19, 1996Jacksonville, FloridaJacksonville Coliseum
September 20, 1996St. Petersburg, FloridaThunderdome 14,328 / 14,328 (100%) $532,881
September 22, 1996Orlando, FloridaOrlando Arena
September 24, 1996North Charleston, South CarolinaNorth Charleston Coliseum
September 25, 1996Columbia, South CarolinaCarolina Coliseum 9,034 / 9,034 (100%) $326,800
September 27, 1996Charlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte Coliseum 18,593 / 18,593 (100%) $624,028
September 28, 1996Greensboro, North CarolinaGreensboro Coliseum 16,100 / 16,100 (100%) $543,293
September 29, 1996Knoxville, TennesseeThompson–Boling Arena
October 1, 1996 AtlantaThe Omni 23,798 / 26,336 (90%) $868,627
October 2, 1996
October 4, 1996Roanoke, VirginiaRoanoke Civic Center
October 5, 1996Hampton, VirginiaHampton Coliseum
October 6, 1996Landover, MarylandUS Air Arena
October 7, 1996
October 8, 1996PhiladelphiaCoreStates Center 38,958 / 44,700 (87%) $1,718,865
October 9, 1996
October 11, 1996
October 12, 1996Albany, New YorkKnickerbocker Arena11
October 13, 1996Buffalo, New YorkMarine Midland Arena
October 15, 1996Indianapolis, IndianaMarket Square Arena 13,164 / 13,164 (100%) $407,185
October 16, 1996Auburn Hills, MichiganThe Palace of Auburn Hills 27,267 / 27,267 (100%) $1,183,635
October 17, 1996
October 18, 1996Lexington, KentuckyRupp Arena 11,740 / 14,000 (84%) $424,647
October 20, 1996Cleveland, OhioGund Arena 17,037 / 17,037 (100%) $554,399
October 21, 1996Rosemont, IllinoisRosemont Horizon
October 23, 1996Omaha, NebraskaOmaha Civic Auditorium 21,332 / 21,332 (100%) $629,294
October 24, 1996
October 26, 1996Las Cruces, New MexicoPan American Center
October 27, 1996Albuquerque, New MexicoTingley Coliseum
October 29, 1996San Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego Sports Arena
October 31, 1996Irvine, CaliforniaIrvine Meadows Amphitheater 22,550 / 30,832 (73%) $801,744
November 1, 1996
November 2, 1996Paradise, NevadaMGM Grand Garden Arena 13,030 / 13,030 (100%) $587,330
November 5, 1996Austin, TexasFrank Erwin Center 7,929 / 13,506 (59%) $272,699
November 6, 1996Lafayette, LouisianaCajundome
November 7, 1996Shreveport, LouisianaHirsch Memorial Coliseum
November 9, 1996Little Rock, ArkansasBarton Coliseum
November 10, 1996Dallas, Texas Reunion Arena
Europe
November 20, 1996BirminghamEnglandNEC Arena
November 21, 1996ManchesterMEN Arena
November 25, 1996LondonWembley Arena
December 1, 1996BrusselsBelgiumForest National
December 2, 1996ParisFranceLe Zénith
December 4, 1996BerlinGermanyDeutschlandhalle
December 6, 1996StockholmSwedenGloben Arena
December 7, 1996GothenburgScandinavium
December 8, 1996OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum
December 10, 1996RotterdamNetherlandsAhoy Rotterdam
December 11, 1996FrankfurtGermanyFesthalle Frankfurt
December 12, 1996OberhausenOberhausen Arena
December 14, 1996PragueCzech RepublicPrague Sports Hall
December 15, 1996
December 16, 1996ViennaAustriaLibro Music Hall12
December 18, 1996MilanItalyFilaforum
December 19, 1996ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
December 20, 1996StuttgartGermanySchleyerhalle13
December 21, 1996DortmundWestfalenhalle
North America
December 28, 1996Worcester, MassachusettsUnited StatesThe Centrum 12,244 / 12,244 (100%) $418,604
December 29, 1996Uniondale, New YorkNassau Coliseum 13,972 / 14,550 (96%) $764,030
December 30, 1996Hartford, ConnecticutHartford Civic Center 12,291 / 12,291 (100%) $425,324
December 31, 1996East Rutherford, New JerseyContinental Airlines Arena14 13,253 / 15,310 (87%) $725,655
Asia
January 18, 1997TokyoJapanTokyo Dome
January 20, 1997NagoyaNagoya Rainbow Hall15
January 21, 1997OsakaOsaka Castle Hall
January 22, 1997Osaka Castle Hall16
January 24, 1997FukuokaKokusai Center
January 25, 1997HiroshimaSun Plaza Hall
Oceania
January 31, 1997AucklandNew ZealandAuckland Supertop
February 3, 1997BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Entertainment Centre
February 5, 1997SydneySydney Entertainment Centre
February 6, 1997
February 9, 1997PerthBurswood Dome
February 11, 1997AdelaideMemorial Drive Tennis Centre
February 13, 1997MelbourneRod Laver Arena
February 14, 1997
February 15, 1997
North America
March 7, 1997Mexico CityMexicoPalacio de los Deportes 55,800 / 55,800 (100%) $1,183,988
March 8, 1997
March 9, 1997
South America
March 11, 1997SantiagoChileVelodromo del Estadio Nacional 11,000 / 15,000 (73%)
March 14, 1997Buenos AiresArgentinaRiver Plate Stadium 54,000 / 60,000 (90%)
North America (Lost Cities Leg)
March 21, 1997New Haven, ConnecticutUnited StatesNew Haven Coliseum
March 22, 1997Springfield, MassachusettsSpringfield Civic Center17
March 23, 1997Providence, Rhode IslandProvidence Civic Center 10,818 / 10,818 (100%) $377,448
March 25, 1997Portland, MaineCumberland County Civic Center
March 27, 1997Wheeling, West VirginiaWheeling Civic Center 6,454 / 6,950 (93%) $225,890
March 28, 1997Hamilton, OntarioCanadaCopps Coliseum
March 29, 1997University Park, PennsylvaniaUnited StatesBryce Jordan Center
March 31, 1997Charleston, West VirginiaCharleston Civic Center
April 1, 1997Baltimore, MarylandBaltimore Civic Center
April 2, 1997Richmond, VirginiaRichmond Coliseum
April 4, 1997Chapel Hill, North CarolinaDean Smith Center
April 5, 1997Columbus, GeorgiaColumbus Civic Center18
April 6, 1997Nashville, TennesseeNashville Arena 15,267 / 15,267 (100%) $487,008
April 8, 1997Evansville, IndianaRoberts Stadium
April 9, 1997Fort Wayne, IndianaFort Wayne Coliseum
April 10, 1997Grand Rapids, MichiganVan Andel Arena
April 12, 1997Toledo, OhioJohn F. Savage Hall
April 13, 1997Peoria, IllinoisPeoria Civic Center
April 15, 1997St. Louis, MissouriKiel Center
April 16, 1997Topeka, KansasLandon Arena
April 18, 1997Sioux Falls, South DakotaSioux Falls Arena
April 19, 1997Ames, IowaHilton Coliseum
April 20, 1997Cedar Rapids, IowaFive Seasons Center 9,084 / 9,084 (100%) $313,398
April 22, 1997Saint Paul, MinnesotaSt. Paul Civic Center
April 23, 1997Madison, WisconsinDane County Expo Coliseum 8,233 / 8,233 (100%) $278,091
April 25, 1997Mankato, MinnesotaMankato Civic Center
April 26, 1997Fargo, North DakotaFargodome
April 27, 1997Bismarck, North DakotaBismarck Civic Center19
April 29, 1997Winnipeg, ManitobaCanadaWinnipeg Arena
April 30, 1997
May 1, 1997Saskatoon, SaskatchewanSaskatchewan Place
May 2, 1997Edmonton, AlbertaEdmonton Coliseum
May 3, 1997Calgary, AlbertaCanadian Airlines Saddledome
May 5, 1997Seattle, WashingtonUnited StatesKeyArena
May 6, 1997Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanadaGeneral Motors Place
Europe (Once Wasn't Enough Tour)
May 16, 1997NürburgringGermanyRock Am Ring
May 18, 1997NurembergRock Im Park
May 21, 1997BerlinWaldbühne
May 22, 1997LeipzigMessehalle
May 24, 1997HamburgTrabrennbahn Bahrenfeld
May 29, 1997WelsAustriaMessegelände
May 31, 1997ImstSkiarena Imst
June 1, 1997ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
June 4, 1997BelgradeFR YugoslaviaSajam Hall 1
June 5, 1997BudapestHungaryPetőfi Park
June 7, 1997PragueCzech RepublicStadion Juliska
June 10, 1997GhentBelgiumFlanders Expo Arena
June 11, 1997UtrechtNetherlandsPrins Van Oranjehal20
June 14, 1997StockholmSwedenStockholms Stadion
June 15, 1997
June 17, 1997HelsinkiFinlandHartwall Areena
June 19, 1997OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum
June 21, 1997CopenhagenDenmarkValby Idrætspark
June 25, 1997MadridSpainPalacio de los Deportes
June 26, 1997ZaragozaPlaza de Toros de Zaragoza
June 30, 1997BarcelonaPalau dels Esports
July 2, 1997GenevaSwitzerlandGeneva Arena
July 5, 1997LondonEnglandFinsbury Park21

Postponed/Cancelled Dates

Date City Venue Reasoning
November 28, 1996Madrid, SpainPalacio de los DeportesCancelled due to the Spanish economy falling
November 29, 1996Zaragoza, SpainSala Multiusos
January 28, 1997Yokohama, JapanYokohama ArenaCancelled due to low ticket sales
May 7, 1997Yakima, WAYakima SunDomeCancelled due to needing more rehearsal time for the European tour
May 9, 1997Reno, NevadaLawlor Events Center
May 10, 1997San Francisco, CaliforniaCow Palace
May 26, 1997Warsaw, PolandStadion GwardiaCancelled due to low ticket sales
June 28, 1997Lisbon, PortugalEstadio Nacional

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