Kiss Farewell Tour

The Farewell Tour

Tour by Kiss
Start date	March 11, 2000
End date	April 13, 2001
Legs	5
No. of shows	142 played, 1 cancelled
Kiss concert chronology
Psycho Circus World Tour (1998–1999) The Farewell Tour (2000–2001) World Domination Tour (2003)

The Farewell Tour was a concert tour performed by the American rock band Kiss. It started on March 11, 2000 and concluded on April 13, 2001. It was the last tour to feature original member Ace Frehley.

Background

It was intended to be Kiss' last tour, however, in late 2002 they announced that they were not going to retire as planned. Although Kiss continued performing after the conclusion of the tour, this was the final tour with the original, reunited lineup. Paul Stanley later revealed the tour was an attempt to "put Kiss out of its misery" following the legal troubles during production of Psycho Circus, and the reunited band having underwhelming live performances and "being virtually prisoners to doing the same songs every tour." ^[1] The tour began on March 11, 2000 in Phoenix, Arizona at the Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion. ^[2]

During the show in Irvine, California, Frehley had missed his flight and ended up having to fly via helicopter to the show, where the band's then-tour manager Tommy Thayer was dressed in his makeup, ready to fill in for him. ^[3]

Peter Criss had effectively left the band following the final show in North Charleston, in October 2000; however, this was not publicly known at the time. His reunion contract had essentially expired and he and Kiss were unable to come to terms for him continuing with the band, resulting in Criss destroying his drum set out of frustration at the end of the show. ^[4] He was replaced by Eric Singer for the Japan and Australian legs. Frehley left the band following the farewell tour, intending to focus on his solo career. ^[5]

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

The Reunion tour made us the number one band again. We played to about two million people in one year. Then we did the Psycho Circus tour and after that we thought, "been there, done it." We're the champs again, let's retire on top and we felt there is nothing worse than having someone go away and you don't get to say goodbye so this tour really is for the fans and to celebrate the whole history of the band. ^[6]

Setlist

North American setlist "Detroit Rock City" "Deuce" "Shout It Out Loud" "I Love It Loud" "Shock Me" "Firehouse" "Do You Love Me" "Calling Dr. Love" "Heaven's on Fire" "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" "2,000 Man" "Psycho Circus" "Lick It Up" "God of Thunder" "Cold Gin" "100,000 Years" "Love Gun" "I Still Love You" (performed by Paul Stanley) "Black Diamond" Encore "Beth" "Rock and Roll All Nite"

Japanese and Australian setlist "Detroit Rock City" "Deuce" "Shout It Out Loud" "Talk to Me" "I Love It Loud" "Firehouse" "Do You Love Me" "Calling Dr. Love" "Heaven's on Fire" "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" "Shock Me" "Psycho Circus" "Lick It Up" "God of Thunder" "Cold Gin" "100,000 Years" "Love Gun" "I Still Love You" (performed by Paul Stanley) "Black Diamond" Encore "I Was Made for Lovin' You" "Rock and Roll All Nite"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening acts

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening Act(s)
North America [7] [8]
March 11, 2000	Phoenix	United States	Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion 1	Ted Nugent
March 12, 2000	Tucson		Tucson Convention Center
March 14, 2000	Las Cruces		Pan American Center	Ted Nugent Skid Row
March 17, 2000	Paradise		Mandalay Bay Events Center
March 18, 2000	Anaheim		Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 2
March 19, 2000	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
March 21, 2000	Bakersfield		Bakersfield Centennial Garden
March 23, 2000	Oakland		The Arena in Oakland
March 25, 2000	Reno		Lawlor Events Center
March 27, 2000	West Valley City		E Center
March 28, 2000	Denver		Pepsi Center
March 29, 2000	Lubbock		United Spirit Arena
March 31, 2000	San Antonio		Alamodome
April 1, 2000	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
April 2, 2000	Dallas		Starplex Amphitheatre
April 4, 2000	Oklahoma City		Myriad Convention Center
April 5, 2000	North Little Rock		Alltel Arena
April 6, 2000	Pensacola		Pensacola Civic Center
April 8, 2000	West Palm Beach		Mars Music Amphitheater
April 9, 2000	Estero		TECO Arena
April 11, 2000	Orlando		TD Waterhouse Centre
April 12, 2000	Tampa		Ice Palace
April 14, 2000	Birmingham		BJCC Arena
April 15, 2000	Atlanta		Philips Arena
April 16, 2000	New Orleans		New Orleans Arena
April 18, 2000	Columbia		Carolina Coliseum
April 20, 2000	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
April 21, 2000	Greenville		Bi-Lo Center
April 22, 2000	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
April 24, 2000	Chattanooga		UTC Arena
April 25, 2000	Memphis		Pyramid Arena
April 28, 2000	Nashville		AmSouth Amphitheater
April 29, 2000	Louisville		Freedom Hall
April 30, 2000	Knoxville		Thompson–Boling Arena
May 2, 2000	Charleston		Charleston Civic Center
May 3, 2000	Roanoke		Roanoke Civic Center
May 5, 2000	Cleveland		Gund Arena
May 6, 2000
May 7, 2000	Grand Rapids		Van Andel Arena
May 9, 2000	Toledo		John F. Savage Hall
May 11, 2000	Rosemont		Allstate Arena
May 12, 2000
May 13, 2000	Columbus		Polaris Amphitheater
May 15, 2000	Peoria		Peoria Civic Center
May 16, 2000	Moline		MARK of the Quad Cities
May 18, 2000	Minneapolis		Target Center
May 19, 2000	Milwaukee		Marcus Amphitheatre
May 21, 2000	Noblesville		Deer Creek Music Theater
May 22, 2000	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center
May 24, 2000	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
May 25, 2000
May 26, 2000	Burgettstown		Post-Gazette Pavilion
North America [7]
June 6, 2000	Richmond	United States	Richmond Coliseum	Ted Nugent Skid Row
June 9, 2000	Wantagh		Jones Beach Amphitheater
June 10, 2000
June 12, 2000	Mansfield		Tweeter Center
June 13, 2000
June 15, 2000	Portland		Cumberland County Civic Center
June 16, 2000	Camden		Blockbuster Sony Entertainment Center
June 19, 2000	Erie		Erie Civic Center
June 20, 2000	Saratoga Springs		Saratoga Performing Arts Center
June 22, 2000	Montreal	Canada	Molson Centre
June 23, 2000	Toronto		Air Canada Centre
June 24, 2000	Buffalo	United States	HSBC Arena
June 27, 2000	East Rutherford		Continental Airlines Arena
June 28, 2000
June 30, 2000	Raleigh		Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek
July 1, 2000	Bristow		Nissan Pavilion
July 2, 2000	Virginia Beach		GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater
July 5, 2000	Hershey		Hersheypark Stadium
July 7, 2000	Scranton		Coors Light Amphitheatre
July 8, 2000	Hartford		Meadows Music Theater
July 11, 2000	Madison		Kohl Center
July 13, 2000	Minneapolis		Target Center
July 14, 2000	Fargo		Fargodome
July 16, 2000	Winnipeg	Canada	Winnipeg Arena
July 17, 2000	Saskatoon		Saskatchewan Place
July 19, 2000	Calgary		Canadian Airlines Saddledome
July 20, 2000	Edmonton		Skyreach Centre
July 22, 2000	George	United States	The Gorge Amphitheatre
July 24, 2000	Portland		Rose Garden Arena
July 26, 2000	Nampa		Idaho Center
July 28, 2000	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre	Ted Nugent American Pearl
July 29, 2000	Sacramento		Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre
July 30, 2000	Concord		Chronicle Pavilion	Neve Ted Nugent
August 1, 2000	Fresno		Selland Arena
August 2, 2000	Paradise		Mandalay Bay Events Center
North America [7]
August 11, 2000	Irvine	United States	Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre 3	Ted Nugent Skid Row
August 12, 2000	San Bernardino		Blockbuster Pavilion
August 14, 2000	Greenwood Village		Fiddler's Green Amphitheater
August 15, 2000	Albuquerque		Tingley Coliseum
August 17, 2000	Austin		Frank Erwin Center
August 18, 2000	Lafayette		Cajundome
August 19, 2000	Jackson		Mississippi Coliseum
August 21, 2000	Biloxi		Mississippi Coast Coliseum
August 22, 2000	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion	Skid Row Beautiful Creatures
August 23, 2000	Fort Worth		Fort Worth Convention Center	Ted Nugent Skid Row
August 25, 2000	Bonner Springs		Sandstone Amphitheater 4
August 26, 2000	Maryland Heights		Riverport Amphitheatre
August 28, 2000	Valley Center		Kansas Coliseum
August 29, 2000	Omaha		Omaha Civic Auditorium
August 30, 2000	Ames		Hilton Coliseum
September 1, 2000	Carbondale		SIU Arena
September 2, 2000	Cedar Rapids		Five Seasons Center
September 5, 2000	Rockford		Rockford MetroCentre
September 6, 2000	East Lansing		Breslin Center	Skid Row Beautiful Creatures
September 8, 2000	Lexington		Rupp Arena	Ted Nugent Skid Row
September 9, 2000	Indianapolis		Conseco Fieldhouse
September 10, 2000	Evansville		Roberts Municipal Stadium
September 12, 2000	Clarkston		Pine Knob Music Theatre	Skid Row Beautiful Creatures
September 13, 2000	Dayton		Ervin J. Nutter Center	Ted Nugent Skid Row
September 15, 2000	Binghamton		Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
September 16, 2000	Syracuse		Onondaga County War Memorial
September 18, 2000	Providence		Providence Civic Center 5
September 20, 2000	Quebec City	Canada	Colisée de Québec	Skid Row Serial Joe
September 21, 2000	Ottawa		Corel Centre
September 23, 2000	Hamilton		Copps Coliseum
September 26, 2000	Trenton	United States	Sovereign Bank Arena	Skid Row
September 27, 2000	University Park		Bryce Jordan Center
September 29, 2000	Columbus		Nationwide Arena
September 30, 2000	Tinley Park		New World Music Theatre
October 1, 2000	Champaign		Assembly Hall
October 3, 2000	Uncasville		Uncas Pavilion at Mohegan Sun
October 4, 2000	Columbia		Merriweather Post Pavilion	Skid Row Brickfoot
October 6, 2000	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum	Skid Row
October 7, 2000	North Charleston		North Charleston Coliseum 6
Japan [7]
March 9, 2001	Yokohama	Japan	Yokohama Arena 7	—
March 10, 2001
March 13, 2001	Tokyo		Tokyo Dome
March 16, 2001	Fukuoka		Kokusai Center
March 18, 2001	Nagoya		Nagoya Rainbow Hall
March 21, 2001	Osaka		Osaka-jō Hall
March 22, 2001
Australia [7]
March 29, 2001	Perth	Australia	Burswood Dome	The Screaming Jets
April 1, 2001	Adelaide		Adelaide Entertainment Centre
April 3, 2001	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena
April 4, 2001
April 5, 2001
April 7, 2001	Sydney		Sydney Super Dome
April 8, 2001
April 13, 2001	Gold Coast		Carrara Stadium 8

• ^Note 1 The band rehearsed at this venue several days before their debut show.
• ^Note 2 This show was troubled by major production errors. During the opening to the song "Love Gun" each night, Paul Stanley would ride on wire with foot sling to a small second stage in the arena floor where he performed the song. At this show, he became stalled a few rows out from the main stage and hung over the audience, helpless for quite a while before the road crew were able to reverse the wire and edge him back to the main stage. Many other errors occurred as well.
• ^Note 3 Ace Frehley was so late arriving to this show, the band was preparing to dress up Tommy Thayer to fill in. Frehley traveled by helicopter to make it.
• ^Note 4 The band and manager Doc McGhee presented Gene Simmons with a surprise, a giant birthday cake in the shape of a woman's breasts. He turned 51 that day.
• ^Note 5 Peter Criss had added a tear to his facepaint to signal his dissatisfaction with the band. He left the stage before the band took its group bow, so only Stanley, Simmons and Frehley joined hands and bowed.
• ^Note 6 After failed contract negotiations over what he was being paid, Criss destroyed his drum kit at the show's conclusion in frustration, Criss' last show with Kiss until 2003.
• ^Note 7 Eric Singer's first show, after a five-year absence. Donned Catman makeup and outfit for the very first time.
• ^Note 8 Ace Frehley's last show.

Postponed and cancelled dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Reason
May 17, 2000	Minneapolis	United States	Target Center	The band was unable to fly out of Chicago due to poor weather conditions, rescheduled to May 18
September 24, 2000	Lake Placid		Olympic Center	Poor ticket sales
November 13, 2000	Hiroshima	Japan	Sun Plaza Hall	Cancelled due to ongoing contract issues with Peter Criss, all dates except Hiroshima rescheduled to March 2001
November 15, 2000	Osaka		Osaka Castle Hall
November 16, 2000
November 17, 2000	Nagoya		Nagoya Rainbow Hall
November 19, 2000	Tokyo		Tokyo Dome
November 20, 2000	Yokohama		Yokohama Arena
April 1, 2001	Adelaide	Australia	Hindmarsh Stadium	Due to soccer match between Adelaide and Marconi at the stadium on March 30

Box office score data

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references

Date (2000)	City	Venue	Attendance	Gross	Ref(s)
March 18	Anaheim, United States	Arrowhead Pond	14,009 / 14,009	$826,365	[9]
March 23	Oakland, United States	Oakland-Alameda County Arena	14,494 / 15,885	$860,759	[10]
March 25	Reno, United States	Lawlor Events Center	9,935 / 10,465	$408,340
March 31	San Antonio, United States	Alamodome	20,760 / 20,760	$908,025
April 29	Louisville, United States	Freedom Hall	14,467 / 14,868	$689,265	[11]
May 2	Charleston, United States	Civic Center	7,711 / 10,000	$361,745	[12]
May 5–6	Cleveland, United States	Gund Arena	26,698 / 35,000	$1,685,210
May 7	Grand Rapids, United States	Van Andel Arena	11,791 / 12,420	$621,589	[13]
May 15	Peoria, United States	Civic Center	9,130 / 9,130	$419,795	[14]
May 19	Milwaukee, United States	Marcus Amphitheatre	17,172 / 22,828	$670,177
May 20	Noblesville, United States	Deer Creek Music Center	22,633 / 24,210	$1,030,697	[13]
May 22	Cincinnati, United States	Riverbend Music Center	11,209 / 20,474	$500,750	[14]
May 24–25	Auburn Hills, United States	Palace	27,493 / 27,493	$1,728,300	[15]
May 26	Burgettstown, United States	Post-Gazette Pavilion	14,946 / 23,212	$614,934	[16]
June 9–10	Wantagh, United States	Jones Beach Theatre	23,542 / 28,200	$1,292,865	[15]
June 27–28	East Rutherford, United States	Continental Airlines Arena	27,910 / 30,000	$1,565,100	[17]
July 5	Hershey, United States	Hersheypark Arena	18,232 / 28,824	$844,177	[18]
July 22	George, United States	The Gorge	17,676 / 20,000	$955,339	[19]

Personnel

• Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Gene Simmons – vocals, bass
• Peter Criss – drums, vocals (North American legs)
• Ace Frehley – lead guitar, vocals

Additional musician

• Eric Singer – drums, vocals (Japan and Australia legs)

References

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