The Revenge Tour was a

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in support of the band's studio album ''

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''.

Background

It was the first tour with drummer

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, replacing

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who died of cancer on November 24, 1991. Singer had previously performed with Paul Stanley's solo tour and was seen as a 'natural choice' according to Gene Simmons. Kiss began the tour with a leg of club shows in North America. During the European leg of the tour in the United Kingdom, the stage set from the

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was used. During the show at Cardiff National Ice Rink on May 20, 1992, a pyro cue for "Heaven's on Fire" caused £30,000 worth of damage to the ceiling. For the North American arena tour, the stage featured a giant 41-foot high replica of the

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in front of a large Kiss logo wall. Halfway through the show during "War Machine", the statue's face crumbled to reveal its skull. Afterward, its right arm and torch crumbled down before its skeleton hand gave

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, which some audiences took personally. The shows would also include strippers during the song "Take It Off". The stage was hauled by six to ten semi haulers while the replica of the Statue of Liberty had to fit into three trucks. Due to poor ticket sales, the tour had to be shortened. There was a show set to take place in Spokane on December 13, but had been canceled due to weather affecting the band's travel between shows. The shows in Cleveland, Detroit and Indianapolis were recorded by

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for the ''

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

Setlists

These are example setlists performed from one show on the tour, but may not represent the majority of the shows performed.

North American club and European legs

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Heaven's on Fire "Heaven's on Fire" is a song by the American rock band Kiss (band), Kiss. Written by vocalist/guitarist Paul Stanley and songwriter Desmond Child, it was the first single released from the group's 1984 album ''Animalize''. Background Released ...

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Strutter "Strutter" is a song by the American rock band Kiss, released in 1974 on their self-titled debut album, ''Kiss''. It was the third single released from the album and failed to chart. "Strutter" is one of the few Kiss songs written by Gene Simmo ...

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Calling Dr. Love "Calling Dr. Love" is a song by United States, American hard rock band Kiss (band), Kiss, originally released on their 1976 album ''Rock and Roll Over''. A live version of the song was included on ''Alive II'', released in 1977. Since then, "Ca ...

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I Was Made For Lovin' You "I Was Made for Lovin' You" is a song by American hard rock band Kiss, originally released on their 1979 album, ''Dynasty''. It was released as the A-side of their first single from the album, with "Hard Times" as the B-side. History The son ...

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Unholy ''Profanum'' is the Latin word for "profane". The state of being profane, or "profanity," refers to a lack of respect for things that are held to be sacred, which implies anything inspiring or deserving of reverence, as well as behaviour show ...

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Lick It Up ''Lick It Up'' is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Kiss. Before its 1983 release, the band members appeared on MTV without their trademark make-up. It was the first public appearance without make-up by the band, and their first ...

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Tears Are Falling "Tears Are Falling" is a song by American rock band Kiss. It was released as the lead single from the band's 1985 studio album ''Asylum''. Background The track was written and sung by vocalist/guitarist Paul Stanley. It is one of Kiss' few songs s ...

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I Love It Loud "I Love It Loud" is a song by American rock band Kiss. It was released on their 1982 album ''Creatures of the Night''. It has proven to be a staple of the band's live show, being performed on almost every tour the band has done aside from the Reu ...

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Cold Gin "Cold Gin" is a song by the American hard rock group Kiss. The song was written by the band's lead guitarist Ace Frehley and was released in 1974 on the band's eponymous debut album. The song is featured on many compilations released by the band. ...

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Detroit Rock City "Detroit Rock City" is a song by the American hard rock group Kiss, released on their 1976 album ''Destroyer''. The song was written by Paul Stanley and producer Bob Ezrin. The song is one of the band's most popular and is a classic rock staple ...

" # " I Want You" # "

God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II "God Gave Rock and Roll to You" is a 1973 song by the British band Argent and covered by Kiss as "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You II" in 1991, with modified lyrics. Argent Argent recorded the song in 1971 during the sessions for their album '' A ...

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Rock And Roll All Nite "Rock and Roll All Nite" is a song by American rock band Kiss, originally released on their 1975 album '' Dressed to Kill''. It was released as the A-side of their fifth single, with the album track "Getaway". The studio version of the song pe ...

North American arena leg

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Creatures of the Night ''Creatures of the Night'' is the tenth studio album by American rock band Kiss, released in 1982. It was the band's last for Casablanca Records, the only label for which Kiss had recorded up to that point. The album was dedicated to the memor ...

" # "Deuce" # "I Just Wanna" # "Unholy" # "Parasite" # "Heaven's on Fire" # "

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" # "Watchin' You" # " Hotter Than Hell" # "Firehouse" # "I Want You" # "

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" # "War Machine" # "Rock and Roll All Nite" # "Lick It Up" # "Take It Off" # "Strutter" # "I Love It Loud" # "Detroit Rock City" # "Shout It Out Loud" # "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II" # "Love Gun" # "

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Tour dates

Personnel

Paul Stanley Paul Stanley (born Stanley Bert Eisen; January 20, 1952) is an American musician who is the co-founder, frontman, rhythm guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the hard rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's most popular ...

– vocals, rhythm guitar *

Gene Simmons Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; he, חיים ויץ, ; born August 25, 1949) is an Israeli-American musician. Also known by his stage persona The Demon, he is the bassist and co-lead singer of Kiss, the hard rock band he co-founded with Paul ...

– vocals, bass *

Bruce Kulick Bruce Howard Kulick (born December 12, 1953) is an American guitarist and since 2000 a member of the rock band Grand Funk Railroad. Previously, Kulick was a long-time member of the band Kiss (19841996). He was also a member of Union with John Cor ...

– lead guitar, backing vocals *

– drums, backing vocals Additional musician *

Derek Sherinian Derek Sherinian (born August 25, 1966) is an American keyboardist who has toured and recorded for Alice Cooper, Billy Idol, and Joe Bonamassa, among others. He was also a member of Dream Theater from 1994 to 1999, is the founder of Planet X and ...

– keyboards

References

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