Psycho Circus World Tour

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Psycho Circus World Tour
Tour by Kiss
Associated album Psycho Circus
Start dateOctober 31, 1998
End dateApril 24, 1999
Legs3
No. of shows68 scheduled, 6 cancelled
Kiss concert chronology

The Psycho Circus World Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Kiss that started on October 31, 1998 and concluded on April 24, 1999.

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Background

This concert tour was the first to implement 3-D imagery and effects with glasses included, as well as a big video screen. [1] [2]

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

The Psycho Circus tour was far and above anything that people have ever seen. It started with a concept called "Psycho Circus" our manager Doc McGhee was talking about. He goes, "Wouldn't it be great if the tour was like a 'Psycho Circus' thing and anything was possible?" On that tour we utilized spectacular 3-D technology. There were certain parts of the show where the fans put on their 3D glasses to experience the full spectrum of the visual effects. With that tour, we wanted to bring back the fun to rock and roll with a kick-ass rock and roll show. [3]

Reception

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Kiss performing in Paris on March 21, 1999

A local reporter from the Los Angeles Times, gave the first show at Dodger Stadium a mixed review. The reporter noted on the wrinkles of the aging superstars 'creasing their Kabuki-style makeup' and the attraction of the over-the-top, 70s-vintage rock sound. Concluding the review, the reporter stated that what mattered the most to the band and the fans was 'preserving the sweetest essence of rock 'n' roll: attitude'. [4]

A reviewer from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, gave the December 20, 1998 performance a positive review, stating: "The Kiss Army was treated to more than two hours of fireworks, 30-foot-high columns of flame, lascivious tongue-wriggling, pelvic gyrations, confetti blizzards, levitating drum risers, fake blood spitting, synchronized high-kicking, fire-breathing, and 3-D imagery splashed across several jumbo screens. There was music too, of course: fuzzy monster chords, throbbing bass, and anthem after anthem in praise of rocking all night and partying every day... the 3-D gimmick was a one-trick pony and not nearly as entertaining as the band's other shenanigans." [5]

One reporter from Nashville, reported on Frehley during the show at the Nashville Arena on January 2, 1999, stating that the lead guitarist was smoking, noting on the special effects that his guitar's body had with the white smoke and Roman candle blasts fired to the arena's roof. The reporter concluded their review, stating on how every song was about how neato it is to rock and roll all night and party every day. [6]

Setlist

  1. "Psycho Circus"
  2. "Shout It Out Loud"
  3. "Deuce"
  4. "Do You Love Me?"
  5. "Firehouse"
  6. "Shock Me"
  7. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"
  8. "Calling Dr. Love"
  9. "Into the Void"
  10. "King of the Night Time World"
  11. "God of Thunder"
  12. "Within"
  13. "Cold Gin"
  14. "Love Gun"
  15. "100,000 Years"
  16. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

Encore

  1. "Beth"
  2. "Detroit Rock City"
  3. "Black Diamond"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening acts
DateCityCountryVenueOpening Act(s)
North America [7]
October 31, 1998Los AngelesUnited States Dodger Stadium 1 The Smashing Pumpkins
November 12, 1998 Boston FleetCenter Econoline Crush
November 13, 1998
November 15, 1998 Albany Pepsi Arena
November 16, 1998 Portland Cumberland County Civic Center
November 18, 1998 University Park Bryce Jordan Center
November 19, 1998Washington, D.C. MCI Center
November 21, 1998 Philadelphia First Union Center
November 22, 1998 East Rutherford Continental Airlines Arena Ozone Monday
November 23, 1998New York City Madison Square Garden Econoline Crush
November 25, 1998 Hartford Hartford Civic Center
November 27, 1998 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum
November 28, 1998 Rochester War Memorial Arena
November 29, 1998 Buffalo Marine Midland Arena
December 1, 1998 Montreal Canada Molson Centre
December 2, 1998 Toronto SkyDome
December 4, 1998 Pittsburgh United States Civic Arena
December 5, 1998 Columbus Value City Arena
December 6, 1998 Cleveland Gund Arena
December 8, 1998 Charleston Charleston Civic Center
December 9, 1998 Lexington Rupp Arena
December 11, 1998 Fairborn Ervin J. Nutter Center
December 12, 1998 Terre Haute Hulman Center 2
December 13, 1998 Indianapolis Market Square Arena 2
December 15, 1998 Minneapolis Target Center
December 16, 1998 Omaha Omaha Civic Auditorium
December 18, 1998 Rockford Rockford MetroCentre
December 19, 1998 Cedar Rapids Five Seasons Center
December 20, 1998 Milwaukee Bradley Center
December 27, 1998 Madison Dane County Expo Coliseum Caroline's Spine
December 29, 1998 Rosemont Rosemont Horizon
December 30, 1998 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena
December 31, 1998 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
January 2, 1999 Nashville Nashville Arena Ozone Monday
January 31, 1999 Miami Gardens Pro Player Stadium
(Super Bowl XXXIII) [8]
Europe [7]
February 26, 1999 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Areena Buckcherry
February 28, 1999 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
March 2, 1999 Stockholm Sweden Globen Arena
March 3, 1999
March 4, 1999 Gothenburg Scandinavium
March 5, 1999
March 7, 1999BerlinGermany Berlin Velodrom
March 8, 1999 Cologne Kölnarena
March 9, 1999 Frankfurt Festhalle Frankfurt
March 11, 1999 Erfurt Messehalle
March 12, 1999 Bremen Bremen Stadthalle 3
March 13, 1999 Utrecht NetherlandsPrins Van Oranjehal
March 15, 1999 Milan Italy Filaforum
March 17, 1999 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
March 18, 1999 Prague Czech Republic Prague Sports Hall
March 19, 1999 Munich Germany Olympiahalle
March 20, 1999 Stuttgart Schleyerhalle
March 22, 1999ParisFrance Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
March 23, 1999 Brussels Belgium Forest National
March 25, 1999LondonEngland Wembley Arena
March 27, 1999 Dortmund Germany Westfalenhalle Justice
March 28, 1999 Kiel Ostseehalle Natural Born Hippies
Latin America [7]
April 10, 1999 Buenos Aires Argentina River Plate Stadium Rammstein
April 15, 1999 Porto Alegre Brazil Hipodromo do Cristal
April 17, 1999 São Paulo Autodromo de Interlagos
April 21, 1999 San Juan Puerto Rico Roberto Clemente Coliseum Puya
April 24, 1999 Mexico City Mexico Foro Sol Stadium Rammstein

Postponed and cancelled dates

DateCityCountryVenueReasoning
January 29, 1999Fort Lauderdale, FloridaUnited StatesNational Car Rental CenterPoor ticket sales due to the Super Bowl
March 1, 1999CopenhagenDenmarkForum CopenhagenLow ticket sales / added dates in Sweden which would have forced the band to play 6 days in a row
April 1, 1999MoscowRussiaOlympic ArenaRussian political and security issues
April 2, 1999
April 4, 1999St. PetersburgSKK Peterburgskiy
April 13, 1999SantiagoChileVelodrome Estadio NacionalLogistical issues

Box office score data

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references
DateCityVenueAttendanceGrossRef(s)
November 21, 1998PhiladelphiaFirst Union Center12,927 / 15,690$566,130 [10]
November 22, 1998East RutherfordContinental Airlines Arena14,858 / 14,858$748,945
November 23, 1998New York CityMadison Square Garden15,173 / 15,173$797,900
November 25, 1998HartfordCivic Center7,715 / 11,809$300,820 [11]
November 27, 1998UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,773 / 14,007$626,730 [10]
December 11, 1998FairbornErvin J. Nutter Center8,877 / 11,754$337,457 [11]
December 31, 1998Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills14,431 / 14,431$936,625 [12]

Personnel

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