The Destroyer Tour also known as The Spirit of '76 Tour was a

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, in support of their fourth studio album ''

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''.

History

The August 20

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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.

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and Montrose were the opening acts. The

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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

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

Setlist

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" #"King Of The Night Time World" #"Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" #"

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" #" Hotter Than Hell" #"

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guitar solo) #"Nothin' to Lose" #" Shout It Out Loud" #"Do You Love Me?" #"

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bloodspitting and bass solo,

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"Deuce" #"Firehouse" (Gene breathes fire) #" Black Diamond" *"

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" and "Watchin' You" played in some shows instead of "Strutter" and "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll". *"Sweet Pain" was performed once in Norfolk on July 3, 1976.

Tour dates

Box office score data

Personnel

– vocals, rhythm guitar *

– vocals, bass *

– drums, vocals *

– lead guitar, backing vocals

References

Bibliography

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