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The Club Tour, Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
' first tour, was short due to the band being signed by Casablanca Records
Casablanca Records
Casablanca Records was an American record label started by Neil Bogart, who partnered with Cecil Holmes, Larry Harris, and Buck Reingold in 1973, and based in Los Angeles. The label was formed after all of them had left Buddah Records and secured financing by Warner Bros. Records to start the venture...
. During this time, Kiss hired Bill Aucoin
Bill Aucoin
William "Bill" Aucoin was an American band manager, well-known for his work with the rock band Kiss.-Biography:...
as their manager. The band recorded their first album, Kiss, during this tour. Line up Paul Stanley Ace Frehley Gene Simmons and Peter Criss.
Tour setlist
Early Shows:- "Deuce"
- "Watchin' You"
- "Love Her All I Can"
- "She"
- "Simple Type"
- "Keep Me Waiting"
- "Want You Beside Me (Life In The Woods)"
- "Baby, Let Me Go"
- "Firehouse"
- "Black Diamond"
- "Go Now"
Later Shows:
- "Deuce"
- "Cold Gin"
- "She"
- "Love Her All I Can"
- "Nothin' To Lose"
- "Watchin' You"
- "Let Me Know"
- "Black Diamond"
- "Acrobat"
- "Strutter"
- "100,000 Years"
- "Simple Type"
- "Baby, Let Me Go"
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
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| January 30, 1973 2 shows |
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Coventry |
| January 31, 1973 2 shows |
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| February 1, 1973 2 shows |
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| March 9, 1973 2 shows |
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The Daisy | |
| March 10, 1973 2 shows |
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| March 13, 1973 2 shows |
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| March 14, 1973 2 shows |
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| May 4, 1973 | New York City, New York | Bleecker Street Loft | |
| May 26, 1973 | Palisades, New York Palisades, New York Palisades, formerly known as Sneden's Landing, is a hamlet in the Town of Orangetown in Rockland County, New York, United States, located north of Rockleigh and Alpine, New Jersey; east of Tappan; south of Sparkill; and west of the Hudson River.... |
Lamont Hall | |
| June 1, 1973 | New York City, New York | Bleecker Street Loft | |
| June 8, 1973 2 shows |
Amityville, New York | The Daisy | |
| June 9, 1973 2 shows |
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| June 15, 1973 2 shows |
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| June 16, 1973 2 shows |
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| July 13, 1973 | New York City, New York | Hotel Diplomat | |
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| August 17, 1973 2 shows |
Amityville, New York | The Daisy | |
| August 18, 1973 2 shows |
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| August 24, 1973 2 shows |
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| August 25, 1973 2 shows |
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| August 31, 1973 | Queens, New York | Coventry | |
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| December 21, 1973 | |||
| December 22, 1973 | Coventry This is the earliest filmed performance by Kiss as described in Kissology Volume 1 Kissology Volume One: 1974–1977 Kissology Volume One: 1974–1977 is a DVD/Home Video released by Kiss on October 31, 2006. It contains two discs, plus three separate bonus discs sold only within initial first pressings.... & 3 Kissology Volume Three: 1992–2000 Kissology Volume Three: 1992–2000 is a DVD/Home Video released by Kiss and VH1 Classic Records. It was released on December 18, 2007.Kissology Vol. 3 is the third installment of the Kiss archival video series... |
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| December 31, 1973 | New York City, New York | Academy of Music Gene Simmons' hair catches fire |