Asylum Tour (Kiss)

Asylum Tour

Tour by Kiss
Associated album	Asylum
Start date	November 29, 1985
End date	April 12, 1986
No. of shows	91
Kiss concert chronology

The Asylum Tour was a concert tour by American rock band Kiss, in support of their thirteenth studio album, Asylum.

Background

On April 3, 1986, the band was set to perform in the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, when a transformer ended up blowing out the lights two hours before the show, cancelling the performance that night and later rescheduled to April 12.

Tommy Thayer, a future member of Kiss, who was in Black 'n Blue at the time, had impressed Simmons when his band had opened for Kiss.

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

Over the years the band has been in existence, the ritual of getting ready has literally stayed the same for the last forty plus years. Since the late Seventies we've had a Superman bed sheet that's taped across the door so that if people walk by and the door is open, you don't get a free glimpse. The time that we spend in the dressing room getting ready gives us a chance to focus on what we have to do and interestingly it's calmest time of the night. It's the calm before the storm.

Reception

Jerry Spangler, a reporter from the Deseret News who attended the Salt Palace performance, stated that the show was another typical Kiss show, criticizing how little there was regarding talent and excitement. He commented that when they take away the special effects, that Kiss was referred to as a dinosaur; concluding that the band should have closed their doors a long time ago, while also noting on the opening act W.A.S.P.'s performance in more paragraphs. Boyd Rogers, a reader who had attended the performance, later sent a response to the reporter to criticize him, and defending the band's performance, stating the number of people attending the concert; noting also on how short the paragraphs were regarding the band - suggesting that the reporter close his 'carnival doors'.

Setlists

These are example setlists of what were performed during the tour, but may not represent the majority of the shows.

1985 Setlist

1. "Detroit Rock City"
2. "Fits Like a Glove"
3. "Cold Gin"
4. "Uh! All Night" (with Paul Stanley guitar solo)
5. "War Machine" (with Eric Carr drum solo)
6. "I Still Love You"
7. "Under the Gun" (with Bruce Kulick guitar solo)
8. "Tears Are Falling"
9. "I Love It Loud" (with Gene Simmons bass solo)
10. "Love Gun"
11. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

Encore

12. "Heaven's on Fire"
13. "Won't Get Fooled Again"
14. "Lick It Up"

1986 Setlist

1. "Detroit Rock City"
2. "Fits Like a Glove"
3. "Creatures of the Night"
4. "Cold Gin" (with Bruce Kulick guitar solo)
5. "Uh! All Night"
6. "War Machine" (with Eric Carr drum solo)
7. "Love Gun"
8. "I Still Love You"
9. "I Love It Loud" (with Gene Simmons bass solo)
10. "Heaven's on Fire" (with Paul Stanley guitar solo)
11. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

Encore

12. "Tears Are Falling"
13. "Lick It Up"

Tour dates

List of 1985 concerts

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening Act(s)
November 29, 1985	Little Rock	United States	Barton Coliseum	Black 'n Blue
November 30, 1985	Nashville		Nashville Municipal Auditorium
December 1, 1985	Memphis		Mid-South Coliseum
December 3, 1985	San Antonio		HemisFair Arena
December 4, 1985	Dallas		Reunion Arena
December 6, 1985	Lafayette		Cajundome
December 7, 1985	Houston		Sam Houston Coliseum
December 8, 1985	Austin		Frank Erwin Center
December 11, 1985	Richfield		Richfield Coliseum
December 12, 1985	Louisville		Freedom Hall
December 13, 1985	Trotwood		Hara Arena
December 14, 1985	Detroit		Cobo Arena
December 16, 1985	New York City		Madison Square Garden
December 17, 1985	Philadelphia		Spectrum
December 19, 1985	Glens Falls		Glens Falls Civic Center
December 20, 1985	Worcester		Centrum in Worcester
December 21, 1985	New Haven		New Haven Coliseum
December 22, 1985	Providence		Providence Civic Center
December 27, 1985	Columbia		Carolina Coliseum
December 28, 1985	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
December 29, 1985	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum Complex
December 30, 1985	Augusta		Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center
December 31, 1985	Atlanta		Omni Coliseum

List of 1986 concerts

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening Act(s)
January 3, 1986	Johnson City	United States	Freedom Hall Civic Center	W.A.S.P.
January 4, 1986	Knoxville		Knoxville Civic Coliseum
January 7, 1986	Tampa		USF Sun Dome
January 8, 1986	West Palm Beach		West Palm Beach Auditorium
January 9, 1986	Fort Myers		Lee County Civic Center
January 10, 1986	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Coliseum
January 12, 1986	San Juan	Puerto Rico	Roberto Clemente Coliseum
January 14, 1986	Norfolk	United States	Norfolk Scope
January 15, 1986	Charleston		Charleston Civic Center
January 16, 1986	Indianapolis		Market Square Arena
January 17, 1986	Chicago		UIC Pavilion
January 20, 1986	Milwaukee		Milwaukee Auditorium
January 21, 1986	Saint Paul		St. Paul Civic Center
January 22, 1986	Rockford		Rockford MetroCentre
January 23, 1986	St. Louis		Kiel Auditorium
January 24, 1986	Omaha		Omaha Civic Auditorium
January 25, 1986	Kansas City		Municipal Auditorium
February 2, 1986	Tucson		McKale Center1
February 4, 1986	Daly City		Cow Palace
February 5, 1986	Sacramento		Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
February 7, 1986	Las Vegas		Thomas & Mack Center	Black 'n Blue
February 8, 1986	San Bernardino		Orange Pavilion	W.A.S.P.
February 9, 1986	Phoenix		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
February 10, 1986	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
February 11, 1986	Inglewood		The Forum
February 13, 1986	Portland		Portland Memorial Coliseum
February 14, 1986	Seattle		Seattle Center Coliseum
February 17, 1986	Salt Lake City		Salt Palace2
February 19, 1986	Denver		McNichols Sports Arena
February 21, 1986	Norman		Lloyd Noble Center
February 22, 1986	Tulsa		Expo Square Pavilion
February 23, 1986	Waco		Waco Convention Center
February 24, 1986	Corpus Christi		Corpus Christi Memorial Coliseum
February 26, 1986	Beaumont		Beaumont Civic Center
February 27, 1986	Abilene		Taylor County Expo Center
February 28, 1986	Fort Worth		Tarrant County Convention Center
March 1, 1986	Shreveport		Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
March 2, 1986	New Orleans		Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena
March 5, 1986	Green Bay		Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena	King Kobra
March 6, 1986	Saginaw		Wendler Arena
March 7, 1986	Port Huron		McMorran Place
March 8, 1986	Springfield		Prairie Capital Convention Center
March 9, 1986	Salina		Bicentennial Center
March 12, 1986	La Crosse		La Crosse Center
March 13, 1986	Duluth		Duluth Arena
March 14, 1986	Jamestown		Jamestown Civic Center
March 16, 1986	Des Moines		Iowa Veterans Memorial Auditorium
March 17, 1986	Sioux City		Sioux City Municipal Auditorium
March 18, 1986	Cedar Rapids		Five Seasons Center
March 20, 1986	Fort Wayne		Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
March 21, 1986	Cincinnati		Cincinnati Gardens
March 22, 1986	Carbondale		SIU Arena
March 23, 1986	Terre Haute		Hulman Center
March 25, 1986	Evansville		Roberts Municipal Stadium
March 26, 1986	Battle Creek		Kellogg Arena
March 27, 1986	Erie		Erie Civic Center
March 28, 1986	Toledo		Toledo Sports Arena
March 29, 1986	Columbus		Battelle Hall
March 30, 1986	Hammond		Hammond Civic Center3
April 1, 1986	Bethlehem		Stabler Arena
April 2, 1986	Utica		Utica Memorial Auditorium
April 4, 1986	Poughkeepsie		Mid-Hudson Civic Center
April 6, 1986	Springfield		Springfield Civic Center
April 7, 1986	Rochester		Rochester Community War Memorial
April 8, 1986	Toronto	Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens4
April 10, 1986	Baltimore	United States	Baltimore Civic Center	Blue Öyster Cult
April 11, 1986	East Rutherford		Brendan Byrne Arena
April 12, 1986	Pittsburgh		Pittsburgh Civic Arena	Kix

• ^Note 1 Paul Stanley dedicated the Tucson, Arizona concert at the McKale Center to the astronauts that were killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion.
• ^Note 2 The power went out in the middle of "Rock and Roll All Nite", ending the performance early.
• ^Note 3 Local church groups protested the entire show due to its being scheduled on Easter Sunday.
• ^Note 4 Opening act King Kobra was invited and appeared on stage to sing "Lick it Up" with Kiss, making King Kobra the first group to ever share the stage with Kiss.

Box office score data

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references

Date (1986)	City	Venue	Attendance	Gross	Ref(s)
January 8	West Palm Beach	Auditorium	5,063 / 6,400	$75,150
January 16	Indianapolis	Market Square Arena	13,583 / 16,000	$196,301
January 20	Milwaukee	MECCA Auditorium	4,254 / 6,120	$57,429
January 21	Saint Paul	Civic Arena	8,700 / 11,000	$124,445
January 23	St. Louis	Kiel Auditorium	5,949 / 10,532	$75,677
January 24	Omaha	Civic Auditorium	6,426 / 8,000	$85,746
January 25	Kansas City	Kemper Arena	6,922 / 9,000	$96,908

Personnel

• Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Gene Simmons – vocals, bass
• Eric Carr – drums, backing vocals
• Bruce Kulick – lead guitar, backing vocals

References

Sources

• Gooch, Curt; Suhs, Jeff (2002). Kiss Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History. New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-8322-5.
• Weiss, Brett (2016). Encyclopedia of Kiss: Music, Personnel, Events and Related Subjects. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 9780786498024.