On 11. April, 1976, at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, IN, Kiss started the touring cycle for their new album "Destroyer". Visually, there was not much changed from the "Alive!" tour. Costumes and staging remained the same, though musically the band had started to transition the set in [...]
On 31. December, 1975, Kiss sold out an arena in their hometown, New York, for the first time, playing for 13,000 fans at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum with opening acts Blue Öyster Cult and The Leslie West Band. Backstage before the show Kiss were presented the Gold certificate for [...]
On 9. October, 1975, Cadillac High School in Cadillac, Michigan made Rock 'n' Roll history when Kiss played at their homecoming. Jim Neff: "In 1973 the Cadillac High School Vikings football team finished undefeated with a perfect 9-0 record. Spirits were soaring as the 1974 season began, but the Vikings [...]
On 16. May, 1975, Kiss recorded the first of four shows for their first live album, "Alive!". "Alive!" was recorded over four stops on the "Dressed To Kill" Tour: May 16 at Cobo Arena in Detroit; June 21 at Cleveland Music Hall in Cleveland; July 20 at RKO Orpheum Theater [...]
On 4. April 1975, Paul Stanley performed the concert at the Nordic Ice Arena in Hartland, USA, with sunglasses. Right before this concert, Stanley developed a bad eye infection that prevented him from putting on any makeup near his eyes. There’s also a rumour that following the April 4. concert, [...]
On 1. April, 1975, Paul Stanley smashed his guitar on stage for the first time, during the encore of the song "Black Diamond" when Peter Criss started smashing his drums. Kiss filmed four songs for the The Midnight Special TV show at NBC Studios, and appropriately enough Paul played his [...]
On 19. March, 1975, Kiss started the "Dressed To Kill" tour at The Roxy Theatre, Northampton, Pennsylvania, playing two sets. This was the first known performance of the song "C'mon and Love Me" live. The tour lasted til 14. September. Read more at Kissfaq.com. Listen to the late set below. [...]
On 7. November, 1974, Kiss played their first-ever sold out headlining concert in an arena, at the 9,300 seat Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri, while on their "Hotter Than Hell" Tour. This was the KSHE radio's "7th Anniversary Party of Real Rock Radio" show, and tickets for the event [...]
On 3. May, 1974, Kiss was thrown off the tour after their show at the Ambassador Theater in St. Louis, Missouri, supporting Argent for their first US tour. Kiss was simply too popular, playing multiple encores, while Argent had a strict no-encore rule for their opening acts. The night before [...]
On 1. April, 1974, Peter Criss passed out and fell off the back of his drum riser after the end of "Black Diamond" while performing at the Agora Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio, during the tour for Kiss' debut album. Earlier, his drum riser had become stuck near the ceiling, leaving [...]
