Revenge Tour

Revenge Tour

Tour by Kiss
Associated album	Revenge
Start date	April 23, 1992
End date	December 20, 1992
Legs	3
No. of shows	77 played, 3 cancelled
Kiss concert chronology

The Revenge Tour was a concert tour by Kiss in support of the band's album Revenge. It was the first tour with drummer Eric Singer, replacing Eric Carr who died of cancer on November 24, 1991. The Detroit, Indianapolis and Cleveland shows were recorded for Kiss' first live album in 16 years, Alive III. Danger Danger, Faster Pussycat, Fortress, Great White, Jackyl, Shooting Gallery, Trixter and Vesuvius were the supporting acts for this tour. There were three legs to the tour, with the first being a series of 13 shows played in small clubs in North America in April and May 1992, followed by an eight date run of full scale shows in the United Kingdom in the second half of May. The third, and final, leg was a tour of North American arenas which did not kick off until October of that year. Average attendance was at its lowest for this tour since 1975 averaging 5000 fans a night.

Stage setup

For the North American club tour, the band played on stage with no props and no pyrotechnics, due to the small size of these venues.

For the UK leg of the tour, the stage set from the Hot in the Shade Tour was used. During the show at Cardiff National Ice Rink on 20/05/92, 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 replica of the Statue of Liberty in front of a large Kiss logo wall. Halfway through the show, the statue's face crumbled to reveal its skull. Afterward, its right arm and torch crumbled down before its skeleton hand gave the finger.

As on the Hot in the Shade Tour, Steve Jander and his Dallas-based Showlasers were brought in to develop a laser show similar to the one used on the previous tour.

At the show in San Bernardino, California, the band only used the vinyl backdrop with the Kiss logo due to the Orange Show Pavilion being unable to support the lighting rig and Statue Of Liberty prop. This show also featured no lasers and minimal pyrotechnics.

Aftermath and Alive III

The tour was plagued by abysmal ticket sales in most markets. There are several theories as to why, the most popular being Kiss' failure to hit the road while Revenge was still on the charts. The tour was originally to play amphitheaters, beginning in July at Expo Square Pavilion in Tulsa, Oklahoma; however, these plans were axed when Stanley went forward with his wedding to Pamela Bowen and Simmons welcomed a child. By the time the proper arena began, Revenge had fallen out of the Billboard 200, and the single "Everytime I Look At You" had officially been declared a bust by Mercury Records.

The shows in Cleveland, Detroit and Indianapolis were recorded by Eddie Kramer as the basis for the Alive III album.

The final show in Phoenix, Arizona, was not intended to be the last one at all. A January 21 date at Tarrant County Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas, was to launch the second US leg, but in late November, plans for any future dates were scrapped. Due to the ticket sales being so low, plans for a summer 1993 tour supporting Alive III were scrapped as well.

Setlist (North American club tour and UK tour)

1. "Love Gun"
2. "Deuce"
3. "Heaven's on Fire"
4. "Parasite"
5. "Shout It Out Loud"
6. "Strutter"
7. "Calling Dr. Love"
8. "I Was Made For Lovin' You"
9. "Unholy"
10. "100,000 Years"
11. "Take It Off"
12. "God of Thunder"
13. "Lick It Up"
14. "Firehouse"
15. "Tears Are Falling"
16. "I Love It Loud"
17. "I Stole Your Love"
18. "Cold Gin"
19. "Detroit Rock City"
20. "I Want You"
21. "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II"
22. "Rock And Roll All Nite"

• The UK leg of the tour featured essentially the same set list as the North American club tour. However, the UK shows opened with "I Stole Your Love", and "Love Gun" was moved to later in the set, placed between "I Love It Loud" and "Cold Gin".

Setlist (North American arena tour)

1. "Creatures of the Night"
2. "Deuce"
3. "I Just Wanna"
4. "Unholy"
5. "Parasite"
6. "Heaven's on Fire"
7. "Domino"
8. "Watchin' You"
9. "Hotter Than Hell"
10. "Firehouse"
11. "I Want You"
12. "Forever"
13. "War Machine"
14. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
15. "Lick It Up"
16. "Take It Off"
17. "Strutter"
18. "I Love It Loud"
19. "Detroit Rock City"
20. "Shout It Out Loud"
21. "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II"
22. "Love Gun"
23. "Star Spangled Banner"

• "Christine Sixteen", "Cold Gin" and "Tears Are Falling" were played for a few dates of the tour.

Information

• Average Attendance (5000) – "Club Dates Not Included"
• Due to Paul Stanley's reported throat illness that night, KISS canceled their appearance at the Midsouth Coliseum in Memphis, TN, in November 1992 just hours before showtime. Opening acts Trixter and Great White did perform.

Tour

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening Act(s)
Club Shows
April 23, 1992	San Francisco, California	United States	The Stone	Shooting Gallery
April 25, 1992	West Hollywood, California		The Troubadour
April 26, 1992
April 27, 1992	Phoenix, Arizona		After The Goldrush
April 29, 1992	Houston, Texas		The Backstage
April 30, 1992	Dallas, Texas		City Limits Club
May 2, 1992	Atlanta, Georgia		Center Stage
May 4, 1992	Baltimore, Maryland		Hammerjack's
May 5, 1992	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		Trocadero Theatre
May 6, 1992	Toronto, Ontario	Canada	Phoenix Concert Theatre
May 8, 1992	Boston, Massachusetts	United States	Avalon Ballroom
May 9, 1992	New York City, New York		The Ritz
May 10, 1992	Brooklyn, New York		The Warehouse
Europe
May 16, 1992	Glasgow	Scotland	S.E.C.C. Arena	Danger Danger
May 17, 1992	Whitley Bay	England	Whitley Bay Ice Rink
May 18, 1992	Sheffield		Sheffield Arena
May 20, 1992	Cardiff	Wales	Wales National Ice Rink
May 21, 1992	London	England	Wembley Arena
May 24, 1992	Plymouth		Plymouth Pavilions
May 25, 1992	Birmingham		NEC Arena
May 26, 1992
Revenge Arena Tour
October 1, 1992	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	United States	Stabler Arena	Faster Pussycat, Trixter
October 2, 1992	Binghamton, New York		Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
October 3, 1992	Toronto, Ontario	Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens
October 5, 1992	Montreal, Quebec		Montreal Forum
October 6, 1992	Portland, Maine	United States	Cumberland County Civic Center
October 8, 1992	Worcester, Massachusetts		The Centrum
October 9, 1992	East Rutherford, New Jersey		Brendan Byrne Arena
October 10, 1992	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		The Spectrum
October 11, 1992	Uniondale, New York		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
October 13, 1992	Hershey, Pennsylvania		Hersheypark Arena
October 14, 1992	Charleston, West Virginia		Charleston Civic Center
October 16, 1992	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		Pittsburgh Civic Arena
October 17, 1992	Roanoke, Virginia		Roanoke Civic Center
October 18, 1992	Landover, Maryland		Capital Centre
October 20, 1992	Lexington, Kentucky		Rupp Arena
October 21, 1992	Bristol, Tennessee		Viking Hall Civic Center
October 23, 1992	Charlotte, North Carolina		Charlotte Coliseum
October 24, 1992	Fayetteville, North Carolina		Cumberland County Memorial Arena
October 25, 1992	Columbia, South Carolina		Carolina Coliseum
October 29, 1992	Daytona Beach, Florida		Ocean Center	Faster Pussycat, Trixter, Fortress
October 30, 1992	Tampa, Florida		USF Sun Dome	Faster Pussycat, Trixter
October 31, 1992	Miami, Florida		Miami Arena
November 3, 1992	Greenville, South Carolina		Greenville Memorial Auditorium	Jackyl, Trixter
November 5, 1992	Atlanta, Georgia		The Omni	Great White, Trixter
November 6, 1992	Nashville, Tennessee		Nashville Municipal Auditorium
November 7, 1992	Knoxville, Tennessee		Knoxville Civic Coliseum
November 8, 1992	Huntsville, Alabama		Von Braun Civic Center
November 10, 1992	St. Joseph, Missouri		St. Joseph Civic Arena
November 13, 1992	St. Louis, Missouri		St. Louis Arena
November 14, 1992	Ames, Iowa		Hilton Coliseum
November 15, 1992	Cedar Rapids, Iowa		Five Seasons Center
November 17, 1992	Kalamazoo, Michigan		Wings Stadium
November 18, 1992	Fort Wayne, Indiana		Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
November 20, 1992	Evansville, Indiana		Roberts Municipal Stadium
November 21, 1992	Chicago		UIC Pavilion
November 22, 1992	Toledo, Ohio		Toledo Sports Arena
November 24, 1992	Springfield, Illinois		Prairie Capital Convention Center
November 25, 1992	Fairborn, Ohio		Ervin J. Nutter Center
November 27, 1992	Auburn Hills, Michigan		The Palace of Auburn Hills
November 28, 1992	Indianapolis, Indiana		Market Square Arena
November 29, 1992	Richfield, Ohio		Richfield Coliseum
November 30, 1992	Milwaukee, Wisconsin		Bradley Center
December 2, 1992	Madison, Wisconsin		Dane County Expo Coliseum
December 3, 1992	Saint Paul, Minnesota		St. Paul Civic Center
December 4, 1992	Sioux Falls, South Dakota		Sioux Falls Arena
December 6, 1992	Denver, Colorado		McNichols Sports Arena
December 8, 1992	Salt Lake City, Utah		Delta Center
December 9, 1992	Boise, Idaho		BSU Pavilion
December 10, 1992	Portland, Oregon		Portland Memorial Coliseum
December 11, 1992	Vancouver, British Columbia	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
December 14, 1992	Seattle, Washington	United States	Seattle Center Arena
December 16, 1992	Sacramento, California		ARCO Arena
December 18, 1992	Oakland, California		Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
December 19, 1992	San Bernardino, California		Orange Pavilion	Trixter, Vesuvius
December 20, 1992	Phoenix, Arizona		America West Arena	Great White, Trixter