Alive! Tour

The '''Alive! Tour' was a concert tour by American rock band Kiss, in support of their 1975 live album Alive!''. The tour began on September 10, 1975 and concluded on June 6, 1976.

History
At the Cobo Hall show, Paul Stanley began using Pete Townshend's famous ritual of smashing his guitar, employing it after "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll", 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: "I saw a pattern emerging with us on the road. Every night, I'd ask somebody before the show, "How are we doing?", which meant, "What's the attendance?" One night they said, "It's sold out" and then the next night I'd hear the same thing. All of a sudden it was becoming the norm. For me the first realization that things were on an upswing was when we played the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio. Before the show I went on stage, looked out through the curtain and saw this big crowd and said to myself, "My God, this is really happening!""

Setlists
Encore
 * Songs played overall
 * 1) "Deuce"
 * 2) "Strutter"
 * 3) "Flaming Youth"
 * 4) "Got to Choose"
 * 5) "C'mon and Love Me"
 * 6) "Hotter than Hell"
 * 7) "Firehouse"
 * 8) "She" Ace Frehley guitar solo
 * 9) "Parasite"
 * 10) "Ladies in Waiting"
 * 11) "Nothin' to Lose"
 * 12) "Watchin' You"
 * 13) "God of Thunder"
 * 14) "Shout It Out Loud"
 * 15) Gene Simmons bass solo
 * 16) "100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo
 * 17) "Black Diamond"
 * 1) "Detroit Rock City"
 * 2) "Rock Bottom"
 * 3) "Cold Gin"
 * 4) "Rock and Roll All Nite"
 * 5) "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"

Encore
 * Typical setlist
 * 1) "Deuce"
 * 2) "Strutter"
 * 3) "Flaming Youth"
 * 4) "Hotter than Hell"
 * 5) "Firehouse"
 * 6) "She" and Ace Frehley guitar solo
 * 7) "Nothin' to Lose"
 * 8) "Shout It Out Loud"
 * 9) Gene Simmons bass solo
 * 10) "100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo
 * 11) "Black Diamond"
 * 1) "Cold Gin"
 * 2) "Rock & Roll All Nite"
 * 3) "Let Me Go Rock 'N' Roll"

Encore
 * Songs played overall (1975)
 * 1) "Deuce"
 * 2) "Strutter"
 * 3) "Got to Choose"
 * 4) "Hotter than Hell"
 * 5) "Firehouse"
 * 6) "She" and Ace Frehley guitar solo
 * 7) "Nothin' to Lose"
 * 8) "Ladies in Waiting"
 * 9) "C'mon & Love Me"
 * 10) "Parasite"
 * 11) "Watchin' You"
 * 12) Gene Simmons bass solo
 * 13) "100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo
 * 14) "Black Diamond"
 * 1) "Rock Bottom"
 * 2) "Cold Gin"
 * 3) "Rock and Roll All Nite"
 * 4) "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"

Encore
 * Typical setlist (1975)
 * 1) "Deuce"
 * 2) "Strutter"
 * 3) "Got to Choose"
 * 4) "Hotter Than Hell"
 * 5) "Firehouse"
 * 6) "She" and Ace Frehley guitar solo
 * 7) "Nothin' to Lose"
 * 8) "C'mon and Love Me"
 * 9) Gene Simmons bass solo
 * 10) "100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo
 * 11) "Black Diamond"
 * 1) "Cold Gin"
 * 2) "Rock and Roll All Nite"
 * 3) "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"

Encore
 * Songs played overall (1976)
 * 1) "Deuce"
 * 2) "Strutter"
 * 3) "C'mon and Love Me"
 * 4) "Hotter than Hell"
 * 5) "Firehouse"
 * 6) "She" and Ace Frehley guitar solo
 * 7) "Parasite"
 * 8) "Ladies in Waiting"
 * 9) "Nothin' to Lose"
 * 10) "Shout It Out Loud"
 * 11) "Gene Simmons bass solo"
 * 12) "100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo
 * 13) "Black Diamond"
 * 1) "Cold Gin"
 * 2) "Rock and Roll All Nite"
 * 3) "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"

Encore
 * Typical setlist (1976)
 * 1) "Deuce"
 * 2) "Strutter"
 * 3) "C'mon and Love Me"
 * 4) "Hotter than Hell"
 * 5) "Firehouse"
 * 6) "She" and Ace Frehley guitar solo
 * 7) "Parasite"
 * 8) "Nothin' to Lose"
 * 9) Gene Simmons bass solo
 * 10) "100,000 Years" and Peter Criss drum solo
 * 11) "Black Diamond"
 * 1) "Cold Gin"
 * 2) "Rock and Roll All Nite"
 * 3) "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

Personnel

 * Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar
 * Gene Simmons – vocals, bass
 * Peter Criss – drums, vocals
 * Ace Frehley – lead guitar, backing vocals