KISS Concertology Book Help
From: Radagast5@aol.com
Hello again, KISS fans, For those of you familiar with the ever-ongoing KISS Concertology, skip ahead to the next paragraph. For those who don't know what this project is...The KISS Concertology project is an attempt to create an archive (which will be published as a book) of every concert KISS has ever performed from 1973 to the present. Included in the vast database of information are show dates, venue names, city/country, opening and headlining acts, attendance figures, promoters, setlists, etc. Currently, we have information on over 1,800 shows. Despite over four years of painstaking research, we are still missing some valuable information. So, once a year or so, we troll the vast network of KISS fans out on the internet in an attempt to fill in the missing information. As always, ANY assistance is always sincerely appreciated! (Of course, anyone who contributes information will be thanked in the book.) First, three general questions:

1. Did you ever attend a show where Gene's hair caught on fire? If so, do you remember where and when it happened?
2. Did you ever attend a KISS show where any of the other bands (either headliners or openers) scheduled to perform at the show were added or canceled at the last second?
3. Did you ever attend a KISS show where Sweet, April Wine or Focus was the opening act?

Now, onto the more specific stuff. If anyone out there attended any of the following shows (or knows anyone who did), please contact us at: radagast5@aol.com As much information as possible is listed for each show in hopes that it might assist you in your trip down memory lane. Each show is listed as follows: month-day-year / city-state / venue . Additional comments, when present, are listed in square brackets [ ]

KISS Tour

2/5/74 Edmonton, AB, Canada Northern Alberta Tech. - Jubilee Auditorium
2/6/74 Calgary, AB, Canada Southern Alberta Tech. - Jubilee Auditorium
2/8/74 Winnipeg, MB, Canada University of Manitoba
2/17/74 Long Beach, CA Long Beach Auditorium
3/25/74 Georgetown, Washington D.C. The Bayou
3/27/74 Owings Mills (Baltimore), MD Painter's Mill Music Fair
3/31/74 St. Louis, MO Forest Park
5/27/74 Lacey, WA Capitol Pavilion 6/6/74 Salt Lake City, UT Terrace Ballroom
6/7/74 Garden City (Boise), ID Exhibition Building @ Western Idaho Fairgrounds
7/17/74 Atlanta, GA Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom
7/18/74 Atlanta, GA Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom
8/6/74 South Bend, IN Morris Civic Center

Hotter Than Hell Tour

11/2/74 Des Plaines (Chicago), IL [venue is uncertain, may have been at Maine East High in Park Ridge, IL]
11/10/74 University City (Saginaw), MI Delta College Gymnasium
12/8/74 Evansville, IN Roberts Municipal Stadium
12/10/74 Davenport, IA Palmer College - Davenport Stadium
12/23/74 Wilkes-Barre, PA Paramount Theater
1/7/75 Lethbridge, AB, Canada Lethbridge Exhibition Pavilion

Dressed to Kill Tour

4/25/75 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Park Center Auditorium
6/4/75 Salt Lake City, UT Terrace Ballroom [this is an unconfirmed appearance]
8/8/75 Syracuse, NY Onondaga County War Memorial
8/9/75 Albany, NY Civic Auditorium
8/24/75 Hazelton, PA Harmon Geift Auditorium

Alive! Tour

11/26/75 Huntington, WV Huntington Civic Center [show may have been held at the Memorial Fieldhouse]
1/23/76 Erie, PA Erie County Fieldhouse
3/6/76 Lincoln, NE Pershing Auditorium
3/12/76 New Orleans, LA The Warehouse
3/13/76 Mobile, AL Exhibition Hall
3/14/76 Memphis, TN Auditorium North Hall

Destroyer Tour

3/20/76 Lakeland, FL Lakeland Civic Center
3/25/76 Johnstown, PA Cambria County War Memorial Arena
4/13/76 Utica, NY Memorial Auditorium
7/23/76 Birmingham, AL Rickwood Field
8/8/76 Dayton, OH Hara Arena & Exhibition Center
8/15/76 El Paso, TX El Paso County Coliseum
8/29/76 Atlanta, GA Altanta/Fulton County Stadium

Rock and Roll Over Tour

12/3/76 Jackson, MS Jackson Coliseum
2/16/77 Hartford, CT Hartford Civic Center
3/1/77 Asheville, NC Asheville Civic Center Arena

Alive II Tour

1/5/78 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Coliseum

Dynasty Tour

10/21/79 Houston, TX The Summit
10/23/79 Fort Worth, TX Tarrant County Convention Center
12/10/79 Jackson, MS Jackson Coliseum

Crazy Nights

1/31/88 Largo, MD Capital Centre
4/4/88 Phoenix, AZ Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Hot in the Shade

7/26/90 Greenville, SC Greenville Memorial Auditorium
7/28/90 Fayetteville, NC Cumberland County Memorial Arena

Sincerest thanks and a deep dept of gratitude to anyone out there who can help track down information on these shows. Thanks again for all your support!!! - Jeff


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