Hot in the Shade Tour

Hot in the Shade Tour

Tour by Kiss
Associated album	Hot in the Shade
Start date	May 4, 1990
End date	November 9, 1990
No. of shows	123
Kiss concert chronology
Crazy Nights World Tour (1987–1988) Hot in the Shade Tour (1990) Revenge Tour (1992)

The Hot in the Shade Tour was a concert tour by American rock band Kiss in support of their fifteenth studio album Hot in the Shade .

Background

Following the Crazy Nights World Tour, Stanley had embarked on a solo club tour in 1989 while the band had gone on hiatus. ^[1] The tour was set to begin earlier in the year, but was postponed to allow the second single from the album, "Forever", to be promoted as the first single, "Hide Your Heart" did not make as much an impact. ^[2] Prior to the beginning of the tour, the band spent two weeks in Lubbock, Texas to rehearse for the tour before setting out. ^[3] Kiss headlined with their supporting acts Whitesnake in Toronto on June 15, 1990, playing alongside other opening acts Slaughter and Faster Pussycat. ^[4]

On July 4, 1990, Stanley while on his way home after a performance in Springfield, ended up in a car accident and suffered minor neck and back injuries, which had forced the cancellation of the New Haven show on July 5, 1990 which was later rescheduled to October 27. ^[5] He would later get injured again when he broke his ribs during a show in Johnstown which had resulted in a few shows getting canceled. ^[6] This was the last tour to feature drummer Eric Carr, who later died of cancer on November 24, 1991. ^{[7] [8]} Carr performed his final show with Kiss on November 9, 1990 in New York City. ^[9]

In the tour program for the band's final tour, Simmons reflected on the tour:

For the Hot in the Shade tour we went out on one of our most extravagant tours to date since the '70s makeup shows. We had lasers and a giant Sphinx prop on the stage, which was visually stunning and caught everybody's attention. ^[10]

Stage setup

The band used a 40-foot sunglasses-wearing sphynx ^[11] from the album cover on their stage, naming it "Leon", which featured the ability to emit fireworks and lights from out of its mouth. At the beginning of every show, the mouth of the sphynx would open up to reveal the band in silhouette among the laser beams. When the band was performing "God of Thunder", the keyboardist Gary Corbett would sing the final verse through a synthesizer, to put it in sync with the mouth of the sphynx prop to make it look like it was singing. ^[12] At the end of every performance, the sphynx would 'disappear', and through the use of cannon shots and sparks on stage and above the audience, the lighted band logo would roll up from the bottom of the stage during "I Want You". ^[13]

The stage also included a ramp, which was draped in fog and fluid spewing tubing, as well as railed platforms on each side of the stage for Stanley and Kulick to throw guitar picks to the audience. ^[6]

Reception

Lonna Baldwin, a reporter from the Spokesman-Review who had attended the performance in Spokane on September 8, 1990, opened her review with the acknowledgement of the number of heavy metal fans that had turned out for the concert that night. She praised the usage of the band's entrance from the sphinx prop at the back of the stage, noting on the roar from the audience. She noted on the mixture of both new and old songs that the band performed during the show, also stating that the members knew how to put on a show. She concluded her review, stating that each song was enthusiastically received by the audience as well as the "standing throng in front of the stage". ^[14]

Kim Reeves from the Southeast Missourian who attended the Cape Girardeau performance in May 22, 1990, had given the performance a positive review. She opened her review, noting on the lasting impressions of the sphynx on the stage and the pyrotechnical effects, noting on the roar of the crowd of 5,200 in attendance when the band had entered the stage. She stated that the band had evolved into a more mature group with the passage of time, citing the excitement from the crowd and the amount of energy from the band members from Stanley getting the audience to participate and Simmons jumping around on stage – also talking about the absence of the makeup, and the appearances of the band wearing spandex, and athletic style shoes. ^[13]

Peter Atkinson, a staff writer from the Record-Journal , also gave a positive review following the band's New Haven performance. He noted on the usage of both the colossal stage set and both classic and new songs the band had performed during the show. Acknowledging the crowd's reactions to the show, he stated that the audience were well-behaved and surprisingly 'orderly' despite the band's energy on stage, adding when the encore had started - the security guards would scurry to safety behind the stage front barriers. He concluded his review, citing that the show was "a grand performance by the elder statesmen of metal". ^[6]

Setlist

This is an example setlist performed from a show, but may not represent the majority of shows during the tour. ^[4]

1. "I Stole Your Love"
2. "Deuce"
3. "Heaven's on Fire"
4. "Crazy Crazy Nights"
5. "Black Diamond"
6. "Shout It Out Loud"
7. "Strutter"
8. "Calling Dr. Love"
9. "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
10. "Rise to It"
11. "Fits Like a Glove"
12. "Hide Your Heart"
13. "Lick It Up"
14. "God of Thunder"
15. "Forever"
16. "Cold Gin"
17. "Tears Are Falling"
18. "I Love It Loud"
19. "Love Gun"
20. "Detroit Rock City"

Encore

21. "I Want You"
22. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

• "Betrayed" was played twice on the tour, "Little Caesar" was played once on the tour and "Under the Gun" was played early on the tour, then was replaced by "I Was Made for Lovin' You".
• "C'mon and Love Me" and "Hell or High Water" were played at the beginning of the tour.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening Act(s)
Warm Up [4]
March 11, 1990	Galveston	United States	West Beach Pocket Park	Downtown Bruno
April 14, 1990	Asbury Park		The Stone Pony	Saraya The Good Rats Joe Lynn Turner The Red & The Black
April 25, 1990	Reseda		Reseda Country Club	Shake City
North America [4] [15]
May 4, 1990	Lubbock	United States	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum	Slaughter Faster Pussycat
May 5, 1990	Dallas		Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre
May 6, 1990	Austin		Frank Erwin Center
May 8, 1990	Tulsa		Expo Square Pavilion
May 9, 1990	Valley Center		Britt Brown Arena
May 10, 1990	Omaha		Omaha Civic Auditorium
May 11, 1990	Sioux Falls		Sioux Falls Arena
May 12, 1990	Bonner Springs		Sandstone Amphitheatre
May 15, 1990	Saginaw		Wendler Arena
May 17, 1990	Terre Haute		Hulman Center
May 18, 1990	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
May 19, 1990	Toledo		Toledo Sports Arena
May 20, 1990	Fort Wayne		Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
May 22, 1990	Cape Girardeau		Show Me Center
May 23, 1990	Cedar Rapids		Five Seasons Center
May 25, 1990	Bloomington		Met Center
May 26, 1990	Fargo		Red River Valley Speedway
May 27, 1990	Duluth		Duluth Arena
May 28, 1990	Green Bay		Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena
May 30, 1990	Peoria		Peoria Civic Center
May 31, 1990	Evansville		Mesker Amphitheatre
June 1, 1990	St. Louis		Kiel Auditorium
June 2, 1990	Des Moines		Iowa Veterans Memorial Auditorium
June 3, 1990	Tinley Park		New World Music Theatre
June 6, 1990	Columbus		Battelle Hall	Slaughter Little Caesar
June 7, 1990	Trotwood		Hara Arena
June 8, 1990	Noblesville		Deer Creek Music Center
June 9, 1990	Richfield		Richfield Coliseum
June 12, 1990	Cincinnati		Cincinnati Gardens
June 13, 1990	Muskegon		L. C. Walker Arena
June 15, 1990	Toronto	Canada	CNE Grandstand 1	Whitesnake Slaughter Faster Pussycat
June 16, 1990	Weedsport	United States	Cayuga County Fair Speedway	Slaughter Little Caesar
June 17, 1990	Middletown		Orange County Fair Speedway
June 20, 1990	Providence		Providence Civic Center
June 22, 1990	Binghamton		Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
June 23, 1990	Burgettstown		Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater
June 26, 1990	Philadelphia		The Spectrum
June 27, 1990	Allentown		Great Allentown Fair
June 28, 1990	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
June 29, 1990	Mansfield		Great Woods Performing Arts Center
June 30, 1990	East Rutherford		Brendan Byrne Arena
July 3, 1990	Springfield		Springfield Civic Center
July 6, 1990	Old Orchard Beach		Seashore Performing Arts Center
July 7, 1990	Albany		Knickerbocker Arena
July 8, 1990	Harrisburg		City Island
July 10, 1990	Fairfax		Patriot Center	Slaughter Danger Danger
July 11, 1990	Roanoke		Roanoke Civic Center
July 12, 1990	Richmond		Richmond Coliseum
July 13, 1990	Norfolk		Norfolk Scope
July 18, 1990	Johnson City		Freedom Hall Civic Center
July 19, 1990	Knoxville		Knoxville Civic Coliseum
July 20, 1990	Atlanta		Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre
July 21, 1990	Nashville		Starwood Amphitheatre
July 24, 1990	Columbia		Carolina Coliseum
July 25, 1990	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
July 26, 1990	Greenville		Greenville Memorial Auditorium
July 27, 1990	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
July 28, 1990	Fayetteville		Cumberland County Memorial Arena
August 1, 1990	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum
August 2, 1990	Orlando		Orlando Arena
August 3, 1990	Miami		Miami Arena
August 4, 1990	Tampa		USF Sun Dome
August 7, 1990	Pelham		Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
August 8, 1990	Memphis		Mid-South Coliseum
August 16, 1990	Huntsville		Von Braun Civic Center	Slaughter Winger
August 17, 1990	Jackson		Mississippi Coliseum
August 18, 1990	Shreveport		Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
August 19, 1990	Biloxi		Mississippi Coast Coliseum
August 21, 1990	Houston		The Summit
August 22, 1990	San Antonio		Freeman Coliseum
August 24, 1990	Little Rock		Barton Coliseum
August 25, 1990	Oklahoma City		Myriad Convention Center
August 26, 1990	Salina		Bicentennial Center 2
August 28, 1990	Rapid City		Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
August 29, 1990	Billings		MetraPark Arena
August 31, 1990	Morrison		Red Rocks Amphitheatre
September 1, 1990	Salt Lake City		Salt Palace
September 3, 1990	Boise		BSU Pavilion
September 6, 1990	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
September 7, 1990	Seattle	United States	Seattle Center Coliseum
September 8, 1990	Spokane		Spokane Coliseum
September 9, 1990	Portland		Portland Memorial Coliseum
September 12, 1990	Sacramento		Cal Expo Amphitheatre
September 13, 1990	Concord		Concord Pavilion
September 14, 1990	Long Beach		Long Beach Arena
September 15, 1990	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
September 16, 1990	Phoenix		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
September 19, 1990	El Paso		El Paso County Coliseum	Winger Vixen
September 20, 1990	Odessa		Ector County Coliseum
September 21, 1990	Fort Worth		Tarrant County Convention Center
September 22, 1990	Amarillo		Amarillo Civic Center
September 24, 1990	Springfield		Hammons Student Center
September 25, 1990	Columbia		Hearnes Center
September 26, 1990	Lincoln		Pershing Auditorium
September 28, 1990	Carbondale		SIU Arena
September 29, 1990	East Troy		Alpine Valley Music Theatre	Slaughter Winger
September 30, 1990	Dubuque		Five Flags Center
October 2, 1990	Bismarck		Bismarck Civic Center
October 4, 1990	Marquette		Lakeview Arena
October 5, 1990	Rochester		Mayo Civic Center
October 6, 1990	Topeka		Landon Arena
October 7, 1990	Sioux City		Sioux City Municipal Auditorium
October 10, 1990	Johnstown		Cambria County War Memorial Arena 3
October 12, 1990	Hamilton	Canada	Copps Coliseum
October 13, 1990	London		London Gardens
October 14, 1990	Auburn Hills	United States	The Palace of Auburn Hills
October 15, 1990	Kalamazoo		Wings Stadium
October 16, 1990	Erie		Erie Civic Center
October 18, 1990	Ottawa	Canada	Ottawa Civic Centre
October 19, 1990	Montreal		Montreal Forum
October 25, 1990	Portland	United States	Cumberland County Civic Center
October 26, 1990	Worcester		Centrum in Worcester
October 27, 1990	New Haven		New Haven Coliseum
October 30, 1990	Wheeling		Wheeling Civic Center
November 1, 1990	Charleston		Charleston Civic Center
November 2, 1990	Augusta		Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center
November 3, 1990	Albany		Albany Civic Center
November 6, 1990	Columbus		Columbus Municipal Auditorium
November 7, 1990	Asheville		Asheville Civic Center
November 8, 1990	Hershey		Hersheypark Arena
November 9, 1990	New York City		Madison Square Garden 4

• ^Note 1 Kiss was the supporting act for Whitesnake at this show.
• ^Note 2 During this show, the enormous stage set overloaded the arena's power supply, causing a transformer to explode outside the building, cutting electricity inside the arena and abruptly ending the show.^{[ citation needed ]}
• ^Note 3 At this show, Stanley ran into the guardrail on stage and cracked his ribs, causing some shows to be canceled. ^{[4] [6]}
• ^Note 4 Eric Carr's last show. ^[9]

Cancelled dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Reason
July 5, 1990	New Haven	United States	New Haven Coliseum	Injuries suffered to Paul Stanley [4]
July 14, 1990	Charleston		Charleston Civic Center
July 15, 1990	Lexington		Rupp Arena
October 21, 1990	Sydney	Canada	Centre 200
October 22, 1990	Halifax		Halifax Metro Centre
October 23, 1990	Moncton		Moncton Coliseum
October 28, 1990	Baltimore	United States	Baltimore Arena
October 31, 1990	Lexington		Rupp Arena

Personnel

• Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Gene Simmons – vocals, bass
• Eric Carr – drums, vocals
• Bruce Kulick – lead guitar, backing vocals

Additional musician

• Gary Corbett – keyboards

References

1. "Stanley keeps busy with two bands". Lewiston-Auburn, Maine: The Lewiston Journal. March 11, 1989. p. 8D. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
2. Wilkening, Matthew (May 12, 2020). "How Kiss Reclaimed Their Legacy on the 'Hot in the Shade' Tour". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
3. Kisiel, Ralph (May 13, 1990). "Kiss: Raucous rockers are survivors of the ages". Toledo, Ohio: Toledo Blade. pp. D1–D2. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
4. Gooch & Suhs 2002.
5. "Kiss singer suffers injuries in car crash". Pelham, New York: The Deseret News. August 2, 1990. p. C-6. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
6. Atkinson, Peter (October 29, 1990). "Kiss highlights the old in New Haven". Meriden, Connecticut: Record-Journal. p. 7. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
7. Wilkening, Matthew (November 24, 2014). "23 Years Ago: Kiss Drummer Eric Carr Dies". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
8. "Eric Carr, 41, Is Dead; Rock Band's Drummer". The New York Times . November 26, 1991. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
9. Giles, Jeff (November 9, 2015). "30 Years Ago: Eric Carr Plays His Last Kiss Show". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
10. (2019). End of the Road World Tour Program, pg. 26.
11. Stewart, Isaiah (August 29, 1990). "Veteran band Kiss - sans makeup - bringing own style of rock to S.L." The Deseret News. p. 4C. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
12. Weiss 2016, p. 81.
13. Reeves, Kim (May 23, 1990). "KISS 'rocks' Show Me Center crowd of 5,200 with songs of new and old". Cape Girardeau, Missouri: The Southeast Missourian. p. 2A. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
14. "Kiss concert lights up Coliseum". Spokane, Washington: The Spokesman-Review. September 9, 1990. p. B5. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
15. North American show notices:
    • "Music and Dance". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. November 12, 1990. p. 118. ISSN   0028-7369 . Retrieved January 1, 2022. Kiss and Winger/Slaughter–Madison Square Garden at 7:30.
    • "Kiss concert in Wheeling". Observer-Reporter. September 24, 1990. p. B1. Retrieved January 1, 2022. Kiss, Winger and Slaughter will give a concert at Wheeling Civic Center Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m.
    • "Pop music". Gainesville, Florida: Gainesville Sun. August 3, 1990. Retrieved January 1, 2022. KISS:w/Slaughter, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the University of South Florida Sun Dome
    • "Kiss set for Show Me Center". Cape Girardeau, Missouri: The Southeast Missourian. April 11, 1990. p. 12A. Retrieved January 1, 2022. The rock band Kiss and special guests Faster Pussycat and Slaughter will appear at the Show Me Center May 22.

Sources

• Gooch, Curt; Suhs, Jeff (2002). Kiss Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History. New York: Billboard Books. ISBN   0-8230-8322-5.
• Weiss, Brett (2016). Encyclopedia of Kiss: Music, Personnel, Events and Related Subjects. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN   9781476625409.