The Alive! Tour was a

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by American rock band

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, in support of their 1975 live album '' Alive!''. The tour began on September 10, 1975 and concluded on June 6, 1976.

History

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", until it was eventually done after " Rock and Roll All Nite" in later years. In the tour program for the band's final tour, Stanley reflected on the tour:

Setlists

;Songs played overall #" Deuce" #" Strutter" #" Flaming Youth" #"Got to Choose" #" C'mon and Love Me" #" Hotter than Hell" #" Firehouse" #" She"

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" #"Ladies in Waiting" #" Nothin' to Lose" #"Watchin' You" #" God of Thunder" #" Shout It Out Loud" #

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bass solo #"100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo #" Black Diamond" Encore #

" Detroit Rock City"

#"Rock Bottom" #" Cold Gin" #" Rock and Roll All Nite" #"

" ;Typical setlist #"Deuce" #"Strutter" #"Flaming Youth" #"Hotter than Hell" #"Firehouse" #"She" and Ace Frehley guitar solo #"Nothin' to Lose" #"Shout It Out Loud" #Gene Simmons bass solo #"100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo #"Black Diamond" Encore #

"Cold Gin"

#"Rock & Roll All Nite" #"Let Me Go Rock 'N' Roll" ;Songs played overall (1975) #"Deuce" #"Strutter" #"Got to Choose" #"Hotter than Hell" #"Firehouse" #"She" and Ace Frehley guitar solo #"Nothin' to Lose" #"Ladies in Waiting" #"C'mon & Love Me" #"Parasite" #"Watchin' You" #Gene Simmons bass solo #"100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo #"Black Diamond" Encore #

"Rock Bottom"

#"Cold Gin" #"Rock and Roll All Nite" #"Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" ;Typical setlist (1975) #"Deuce" #"Strutter" #"Got to Choose" #"Hotter Than Hell" #"Firehouse" #"She" and Ace Frehley guitar solo #"Nothin' to Lose" #"C'mon and Love Me" #Gene Simmons bass solo #"100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo #"Black Diamond" Encore #

"Cold Gin"

#"Rock and Roll All Nite" #"Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" ;Songs played overall (1976) #"Deuce" #"Strutter" #"C'mon and Love Me" #"Hotter than Hell" #"Firehouse" #"She" and Ace Frehley guitar solo #"Parasite" #"Ladies in Waiting" #"Nothin' to Lose" #"Shout It Out Loud" #"Gene Simmons bass solo" #"100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo #"Black Diamond" Encore #

"Cold Gin"

#"Rock and Roll All Nite" #"Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" ;Typical setlist (1976) #"Deuce" #"Strutter" #"C'mon and Love Me" #"Hotter than Hell" #"Firehouse" #"She" and Ace Frehley guitar solo #"Parasite" #"Nothin' to Lose" #Gene Simmons bass solo #"100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo #"Black Diamond" Encore #

"Cold Gin"

#"Rock and Roll All Nite" #"Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"

Information

* Got to Choose: Only performed live in 1975 (Replaced by "C'mon & Love Me" and then by "Flaming Youth") * C'mon and Love Me: Only performed in North America
• Switched places in the set and replaced "Got to Choose" -> Replaced by "Flaming Youth" * Flaming Youth: Only performed in Canada (Replaced "Got to Choose" and "C'mon & Love Me") * Parasite: Only performed in North America (Replaced by "Ladies in Waiting" for some shows and then by "God of Thunder") * Ladies in Waiting: Replaced "Parasite" for some shows -> Replaced by "God of Thunder" * Watchin' You: Only performed in 1975 for some shows (Replaced by "Shout It Out Loud") * Shout It Out Loud: Only performed in 1976 (Replaced "Watchin' You") * Cold Gin: Only performed in North America as the encore opener (Replaced by "Detroit Rock City") * Rock Bottom: Performed before "Cold Gin" as the encore opener for some shows

Tour dates

Box office score data

Personnel

– vocals, rhythm guitar *

– vocals, bass * Peter Criss – drums, vocals *

– lead guitar, backing vocals

References

Bibliography

* {{Authority control Kiss (band) concert tours 1975 concert tours 1976 concert tours Concert tours of the United States