Tour by Kiss | |
Associated album | Destroyer |
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Start date | April 11, 1976 |
End date | September 12, 1976 |
Legs | 3 |
No. of shows | 57 |
Kiss concert chronology |
The Destroyer Tour also known as The Spirit of '76 Tour was a concert tour by Kiss, in support of their fourth studio album Destroyer .
At the time of the European leg of the tour the Destroyer album was already released and the band performed songs from that album, but they wore the Alive! costumes and had the Alive! stage show. [1] At the time, the tour was referred to under the headline "Kiss tour", not "Alive! Tour" or "Destroyer Tour".
The August 20 Anaheim, California show was the most famous show of the tour, the band played to over 42,000 people, the biggest US crowd the band had played to. Bob Seger, Ted Nugent and Montrose were the opening acts. The J. Geils Band, Point Blank and Seger opened for them at their July 10 show in New Jersey, which was recorded and released on DVD decades later as "The Lost Concert".
Opening act Bob Seger would back out of a few dates on the tour so that he could complete work on his next album, in which he did not perform in Toronto. [2]
In the tour program for the band's final tour, Simmons reflected on the tour:
With the special effects and staging we use, whether it was the Kiss sign, the Tesla coil on the Destroyer tour, the columns of fire, the lighted stairs or the drum riser, we reacted intrinsically to what we thought was cool. We went back to all the stuff we react to, 4th of July fireworks shows and things exploding. We wanted to go where no band had gone before. [3]
Date | City | Country | Venue | Support act(s) |
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April 11, 1976 | Fort Wayne | United States | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | Artful Dodger |
April 13, 1976 | Utica | Utica Memorial Auditorium | Ethos | |
April 14, 1976 | Niagara Falls | Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center | Brownsville Station | |
April 16, 1976 | Bangor | Bangor Auditorium | Ethos | |
April 18, 1976 | Moncton | Canada | Moncton Coliseum | Hammersmith |
April 19, 1976 | Halifax | Halifax Forum | ||
April 21, 1976 | Montreal | Montreal Forum | ||
April 22, 1976 | Ottawa | Ottawa Civic Centre | ||
April 23, 1976 | Kitchener | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | ||
April 24, 1976 | London | London Gardens | ||
April 26, 1976 | Toronto | Maple Leaf Gardens | ||
April 28, 1976 | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena | ||
May 4, 1976 | Mount Prospect | United States | River Trails Middle School | — |
May 13, 1976 | Manchester | England | Free Trade Hall | Stray |
May 14, 1976 | Birmingham | Birmingham Odeon | ||
May 15, 1976 | London | Hammersmith Odeon | ||
May 16, 1976 | ||||
May 18, 1976 | Mannheim | West Germany | Mannheimer Rosengarten | Scorpions |
May 19, 1976 | Düsseldorf | Philips Halle | ||
May 22, 1976 | Paris | France | Olympia Theatre | — |
May 23, 1976 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | RAI Congrescentrum | Finch |
May 24, 1976 | Offenbach | West Germany | Stadthalle Offenbach | Scorpions |
May 26, 1976 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Scandinavium | — |
May 28, 1976 | Stockholm | Gröna Lund | ||
May 29, 1976 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Falkoner Center | |
May 30, 1976 | Lund | Sweden | Olympen | |
June 2, 1976 | Zürich | Switzerland | Volkshaus | |
June 3, 1976 | Munich | West Germany | Circus Krone | Scorpions |
June 4, 1976 | Fürth | MTV Grundig-Halle | ||
June 6, 1976 | Harelbeke | Belgium | Ontmoetingscentrum | Hoa Bihn |
July 3, 1976 | Norfolk | United States | Norfolk Scope | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band |
July 6, 1976 | Columbia | Carolina Coliseum | ||
July 8, 1976 | Richmond | Richmond Coliseum | ||
July 10, 1976 | Jersey City | Roosevelt Stadium | The J. Geils Band Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Point Blank | |
July 11, 1976 | South Yarmouth | Cape Cod Coliseum | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | |
July 13, 1976 | Baltimore | Baltimore Civic Center | ||
July 15, 1976 | Knoxville | Knoxville Civic Coliseum | ||
July 17, 1976 | Charleston | Charleston Civic Center | ||
July 19, 1976 | Johnson City | Freedom Hall Civic Center | ||
July 21, 1976 | Nashville | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band UFO | |
July 23, 1976 | Birmingham | Rickwood Field | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Kansas | |
July 26, 1976 | Kansas City | Kansas City Municipal Auditorium | Artful Dodger | |
July 28, 1976 | St. Louis | Kiel Auditorium | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | |
July 29, 1976 | ||||
July 31, 1976 | Toledo | Toledo Sports Arena | Starz | |
August 2, 1976 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Artful Dodger | |
August 4, 1976 | Little Rock | Barton Coliseum | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | |
August 6, 1976 | Evansville | Roberts Municipal Stadium | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Artful Dodger | |
August 8, 1976 | Trotwood | Hara Arena | ||
August 10, 1976 | Shreveport | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | |
August 11, 1976 | Fort Worth | Tarrant County Convention Center | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Artful Dodger | |
August 13, 1976 | Houston | The Summit | ||
August 15, 1976 | El Paso | El Paso County Coliseum | Moon Pie | |
August 17, 1976 | Tempe | Tempe Diablo Stadium | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Ted Nugent | |
August 20, 1976 | Anaheim | Anaheim Stadium | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Ted Nugent Montrose | |
August 22, 1976 | Oakland | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band .38 Special | |
August 27, 1976 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | Point Blank Artful Dodger | |
August 29, 1976 | Atlanta | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Johnny Winter Edgar Winter Blue Öyster Cult .38 Special | |
September 1, 1976 | South Bend | Athletic & Convocation Center | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | |
September 3, 1976 | Richfield | Richfield Coliseum | Artful Dodger | |
September 4, 1976 | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Artful Dodger | |
September 6, 1976 | Toronto | Canada | Varsity Stadium | Blue Öyster Cult Artful Dodger |
September 8, 1976 | Louisville | United States | Freedom Hall | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Artful Dodger |
September 10, 1976 | Cincinnati | Riverfront Coliseum | ||
September 12, 1976 | Springfield | Springfield Civic Center | Artful Dodger |
Date (1976) | City | Venue | Attendance | Gross | Ref(s) |
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April 11 | Fort Wayne, United States | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | 9,650 / 9,650 | $57,900 | [6] |
April 14 | Niagara Falls, United States | Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center | 9,500 | $56,000 | [7] |
April 16 | Bangor, United States | Bangor Auditorium | 6,932 / 6,932 | $39,356 | [7] |
July 8 | Richmond, United States | Richmond Coliseum | 6,430 | $41,332 | [8] |
July 10 | Jersey City, United States | Roosevelt Stadium | 13,867 | $105,388 | [8] |
July 21 | Nashville, United States | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | 8,300 | $51,800 | [9] |
August 2 | Indianapolis, United States | Market Square Arena | 19,000 / 19,000 | $121,453 | [10] |
August 6 | Evansville, United States | Roberts Municipal Stadium | 11,480 | $72,254 | [10] |
August 17 | Tempe, United States | Tempe Diablo Stadium | 15,913 | $101,301 | [10] |
August 20 | Anaheim, United States | Anaheim Stadium | 42,987 | $437,653 | [10] |
August 22 | Oakland, United States | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 9,897 | $63,000 | [10] |
August 27 | Greensboro, United States | Greensboro Coliseum | 11,068 | $71,130 | [11] |
August 29 | Atlanta, United States | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 35,000 | $300,000 | [11] |
September 1 | South Bend, United States | Athletic & Convocation Center | 7,677 | $47,911 | [12] |
September 4 | Pittsburgh, United States | Civic Arena | 12,000 | $73,436 | [12] |
September 8 | Louisville, United States | Freedom Hall | 17,051 | $103,918 | [13] |
September 10 | Cincinnati, United States | Riverfront Coliseum | 13,391 | $82,299 | [13] |
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