Revenge Tour
Tour by Kiss
Associated albumRevenge
Start dateApril 23, 1992
End dateDecember 20, 1992
Legs3
No. of shows77
Kiss concert chronology

The Revenge Tour was a concert tour by Kiss in support of the band's studio album Revenge.

Background

It was the first tour with drummer Eric Singer,[1] replacing Eric Carr who died of cancer on November 24, 1991.[2][3] Singer had previously performed with Paul Stanley's solo tour and was seen as a 'natural choice' according to Gene Simmons.[4]

Kiss began the tour with a leg of club shows in North America.[5] During the European leg of the tour in the United Kingdom, the stage set from the Hot in the Shade Tour was used.[6] During the show at Cardiff National Ice Rink on May 20, 1992, a pyro cue for "Heaven's on Fire" caused £30,000 worth of damage to the ceiling.[7]

For the North American arena tour, the stage featured a giant 41-foot high replica of the Statue of Liberty[4] in front of a large Kiss logo wall.[8] Halfway through the show during "War Machine", the statue's face crumbled to reveal its skull.[9] Afterward, its right arm and torch crumbled down before its skeleton hand gave the finger, which some audiences took personally.[6] The shows would also include strippers during the song "Take It Off".[6] The stage was hauled by six to ten semi haulers[10] while the replica of the Statue of Liberty had to fit into three trucks.[11]

Due to poor ticket sales, the tour had to be shortened.[citation needed] There was a show set to take place in Spokane on December 13,[12] but had been canceled due to weather affecting the band's travel between shows.[13] The shows in Cleveland, Detroit and Indianapolis were recorded by Eddie Kramer for the Alive III live album.[6][4]

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.[14]

Setlists

These are example setlists performed from one show on the tour, but may not represent the majority of the shows performed.[15]

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue Opening Act(s)
North America[15][5][16]
April 23, 1992 San Francisco United States The Stone Shooting Gallery
April 25, 1992 West Hollywood The Troubadour
April 26, 1992
April 27, 1992 Phoenix After The Goldrush
April 29, 1992 Houston The Backstage
April 30, 1992 Dallas Dallas City Limits Club
May 2, 1992 Atlanta Center Stage
May 4, 1992 Baltimore Hammerjack's
May 5, 1992 Philadelphia Trocadero Theatre
May 6, 1992 Toronto Canada Phoenix Concert Theatre
May 8, 1992 Boston United States Avalon Ballroom
May 9, 1992 New York City The Ritz
May 10, 1992 Brooklyn The Warehouse
Europe[15]
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
North America[15][4][17]
October 1, 1992 Bethlehem United States Stabler Arena Faster Pussycat
Trixter
October 2, 1992 Binghamton Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
October 3, 1992 Toronto Canada Maple Leaf Gardens
October 5, 1992 Montreal Montreal Forum
October 6, 1992 Portland United States Cumberland County Civic Center
October 8, 1992 Worcester The Centrum
October 9, 1992 East Rutherford Brendan Byrne Arena
October 10, 1992 Philadelphia The Spectrum
October 11, 1992 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
October 13, 1992 Hershey Hersheypark Arena
October 14, 1992 Charleston Charleston Civic Center
October 16, 1992 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Civic Arena
October 17, 1992 Roanoke Roanoke Civic Center
October 18, 1992 Landover Capital Centre
October 20, 1992 Lexington Rupp Arena
October 21, 1992 Bristol Viking Hall Civic Center
October 23, 1992 Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum
October 24, 1992 Fayetteville Cumberland County Memorial Arena
October 25, 1992 Columbia Carolina Coliseum
October 29, 1992 Daytona Beach Ocean Center Faster Pussycat
Trixter
Fortress
October 30, 1992 Tampa USF Sun Dome Faster Pussycat
Trixter
October 31, 1992 Miami Miami Arena
November 3, 1992 Greenville Greenville Memorial Auditorium Jackyl
Trixter
November 5, 1992 Atlanta The Omni Great White
Trixter
November 6, 1992 Nashville Nashville Municipal Auditorium
November 7, 1992 Knoxville Knoxville Civic Coliseum
November 8, 1992 Huntsville Von Braun Civic Center
November 10, 1992 St. Joseph St. Joseph Civic Arena
November 13, 1992 St. Louis St. Louis Arena
November 14, 1992 Ames Hilton Coliseum
November 15, 1992 Cedar Rapids Five Seasons Center
November 17, 1992 Kalamazoo Wings Stadium
November 18, 1992 Fort Wayne Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
November 20, 1992 Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium
November 21, 1992 Chicago UIC Pavilion
November 22, 1992 Toledo Toledo Sports Arena
November 24, 1992 Springfield Prairie Capital Convention Center
November 25, 1992 Fairborn Ervin J. Nutter Center
November 27, 1992 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
November 28, 1992 Indianapolis Market Square Arena
November 29, 1992 Richfield Richfield Coliseum
November 30, 1992 Milwaukee Bradley Center
December 2, 1992 Madison Dane County Expo Coliseum
December 3, 1992 Saint Paul St. Paul Civic Center
December 4, 1992 Sioux Falls Sioux Falls Arena
December 6, 1992 Denver McNichols Sports Arena
December 8, 1992 Salt Lake City Delta Center
December 9, 1992 Boise BSU Pavilion
December 10, 1992 Portland Portland Memorial Coliseum
December 11, 1992 Vancouver Canada Pacific Coliseum
December 14, 1992 Seattle United States Seattle Center Arena
December 16, 1992 Sacramento ARCO Arena
December 18, 1992 Oakland Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
December 19, 1992 San Bernardino Orange Pavilion Trixter
Vesuvius
December 20, 1992 Phoenix America West Arena Great White
Trixter

Personnel

Additional musician

References

  1. ^ Kielty, Martin (April 23, 2017). "When Eric Singer Played His First Kiss Show". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. ^ Wilkening, Matthew (November 24, 2014). "23 Years Ago: Kiss Drummer Eric Carr Dies". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Eric Carr, 41, Is Dead; Rock Band's Drummer". The New York Times. November 26, 1991. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d Kisiel, Ralph (November 20, 1992). "Durable, flamboyant foursome closes in on 20-year milestone". Toledo, Ohio: Toledo Blade. pp. 35, 39. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Sherman, Dale (2012). KISS FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Hottest Band in the Land. Montclair, New Jersey: Backbeat Books. ISBN 9781617131271.
  6. ^ a b c d Weiss, Brett (2016). Encyclopedia of Kiss: Music, Personnel, Events and Related Subjects. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 157. ISBN 9780786498024.
  7. ^ KISS in Wales
  8. ^ KISS Revenge Tour – "Creatures of the Night"
  9. ^ KISS Konfidential – "I Love It Loud" (Live)
  10. ^ Dubois, Stephanie (October 20, 1992). "Rock tracks". Rome News-Tribune. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  11. ^ Inside the Mind of Gene Simmons, Edge Magazine, 1992
  12. ^ "Kiss tickets go on sale". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. October 29, 1992. p. 4C. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  13. ^ "Kiss concert refunds available". The Spokesman-Review. December 14, 1992. p. A8. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  14. ^ (2019). End of the Road World Tour Program, pg. 27.
  15. ^ a b c d Gooch, Curt; Suhs, Jeff (2002). Kiss Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History. New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-8322-5.
  16. ^ North American club show notices:
    • "Concert Calendar". The Prescott Courier. April 24, 1992. p. 1C. Retrieved January 3, 2022. Kiss, with Shooting Gallery at After the Gold Rush. Monday, April 27, at 8:30 p.m.
  17. ^ North American arena show notices:
    • "Concerts". Spartanburg: Herald-Journal. October 23, 1992. p. D10. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
    • "Pop music". The Vindicator. October 8, 1992. p. D2. Retrieved January 22, 2022. Civic Arena - Pittsburgh: KISS, Faster Pussycat and Trixter, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16.
    • "Ready to rock". Herald-Journal. October 23, 1992. p. D8. Retrieved January 22, 2022. Kiss brings its "Revenge" tour to the Asheville Civic Center for a 7:30 p.m. concert.
    • "Concerts". Mount Airy: The Mount Airy News. October 21, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved January 22, 2022. Kiss, Faster Pussy Cat and Trixter, 7:30 p.m., Friday at Charlotte Coliseum.
    • "Calendar". Salt Lake City, Utah: The Deseret News. December 4, 1992. p. W2. Retrieved January 22, 2022. Kiss & Great White Trixter, Delta Center, Dec. 8. 7 p.m.
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