Crazy Nights World Tour

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Crazy Nights World Tour
Tour by Kiss
Associated albumCrazy Nights
Start dateNovember 13, 1987
End dateOctober 4, 1988
Legs4
No. of shows129
Kiss concert chronology

The Crazy Nights World Tour was a concert tour by American hard rock band Kiss in support of their fourteenth studio album Crazy Nights.

Background[]

Based on how successful the single "Crazy Crazy Nights" was in the United Kingdom, the group had performed on the Monsters of Rock Festival at Castle Donington in England, performing alongside Guns N' Roses, David Lee Roth, Iron Maiden and Megadeth.[1] Simmons was set to audition as a villain in the 1989 film Licence to Kill, but had dropped out from auditioning, citing commitments to the band touring in Europe.[2]

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

My only concern on stage is me and the audience. It doesn't take a lot of prodding or a lot of reaction from an audience to remind me, if I ever need it, of why I'm there and what my responsibility is. When someone pays to see you, they're not paying for a glimpse of what's going on in your personal life or what's going on with your health, if you can't deliver the goods, you have every business to cancel the show. There is no excuse for showing up and making excuses. If you want to make excuses at a show you should also be giving back money.[3]

Reception[]

Garth Trimble, a reporter from the Spokane Chronicle who had attended the performance in Spokane, had opened his review with a headline that the band had 'staged a circus, but lacked excitement'. He noted on the set design being simple as well as the members performing well, but not outstanding. He however, noted that the show had lacked an explosive energy, and had noted on the awful sound of the Coliseum, which he stated was typical. In a closing statement, he said that the group's music wasn't strong enough to carry a show on its own, stating that it was perhaps time for the members to grow up.[4]

Aaron Roberts, a staff writer from the Observer-Reporter, had attended the Pittsburgh performance, gave the show a positive review. He opened by stating that the band had thrilled the audience with a blend of both classic and new songs. He praised Kulick on his speed and skill during his guitar solo as well as stating how equally impressed he was on Carr's drum solo. He noted on the audience being a blend of teenagers and young adults, who previously got into Kiss as teens - citing their reactions that it didn't matter that 'only half of the original group' was performing the classic songs, as well as the cheers and the 'glow of hundreds of lighters' to bring the band back on stage for an encore.[5]

Setlist[]

These are example setlists for what was played at a show, and may not represent the majority of shows on the tour.[6]

Tour dates[]

Date City Country Venue Opening Act(s)
North America[6][7]
November 13, 1987 Jackson United States Mississippi Coliseum White Lion
November 14, 1987 Pensacola Pensacola Civic Center
November 15, 1987 Memphis Mid-South Coliseum
November 17, 1987 Lake Charles Lake Charles Civic Center
November 18, 1987 Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Memorial Coliseum
November 20, 1987 Belton Bell County Expo Center
November 21, 1987 Lubbock Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
November 22, 1987 Valley Center Britt Brown Arena
November 24, 1987 Tulsa Expo Square Pavilion
November 25, 1987 Norman Lloyd Noble Center
November 26, 1987 Topeka Landon Arena
November 27, 1987 Omaha Omaha Civic Auditorium
November 28, 1987 Davenport Palmer Auditorium
December 1, 1987 Saint Paul St. Paul Civic Center
December 2, 1987 Rochester Mayo Civic Center
December 4, 1987 Des Moines Iowa Veterans Memorial Auditorium
December 6, 1987 Springfield Prairie Capital Convention Center
December 7, 1987 Toledo Toledo Sports Arena
December 9, 1987 Erie Erie Civic Center Ted Nugent
December 10, 1987 Toronto Canada Maple Leaf Gardens
December 11, 1987 Glens Falls United States Glens Falls Civic Center
December 12, 1987 Providence Providence Civic Center
December 13, 1987 Portland Cumberland County Civic Center
December 18, 1987 Philadelphia The Spectrum
December 19, 1987 New Haven New Haven Coliseum
December 20, 1987 East Rutherford Brendan Byrne Arena
December 26, 1987 Fort Wayne Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
December 27, 1987 Indianapolis Market Square Arena
December 29, 1987 Louisville Freedom Hall
December 30, 1987 Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium
December 31, 1987 Trotwood Hara Arena Chastain
January 1, 1988 Johnson City Freedom Hall Civic Center Ted Nugent
January 2, 1988 Knoxville Knoxville Civic Coliseum
January 5, 1988 Marquette Lakeview Arena
January 6, 1988 Green Bay Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena
January 7, 1988 Milwaukee MECCA Arena
January 8, 1988 Chicago UIC Pavilion
January 9, 1988 St. Louis Kiel Auditorium
January 11, 1988 Muskegon L. C. Walker Arena
January 12, 1988 Saginaw Saginaw Civic Center
January 13, 1988 Columbus Battelle Hall
January 15, 1988 Richfield Richfield Coliseum
January 16, 1988 Pittsburgh Civic Arena
January 17, 1988 Detroit Cobo Arena Helix
January 18, 1988 Huntington Huntington Civic Center Ted Nugent
January 20, 1988 Norfolk Norfolk Scope
January 22, 1988 Utica Utica Memorial Auditorium
January 23, 1988 Johnstown Cambria County War Memorial Arena
January 24, 1988 Buffalo Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
January 26, 1988 Poughkeepsie Mid-Hudson Civic Center
January 27, 1988 Worcester Centrum in Worcester
January 28, 1988 Springfield Springfield Civic Center
January 29, 1988 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
January 30, 1988 Rochester Rochester Community War Memorial
February 1, 1988 Landover Capital Centre
February 3, 1988 Greenville Greenville Memorial Auditorium
February 4, 1988 Savannah Savannah Civic Center
February 5, 1988 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum
February 6, 1988 Fayetteville Cumberland County Memorial Arena
February 7, 1988 Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum
February 9, 1988 Nashville Nashville Municipal Auditorium
February 10, 1988 Atlanta The Omni Coliseum
February 12, 1988 Pembroke Pines Hollywood Sportatorium
February 13, 1988 St. Petersburg Bayfront Center
February 14, 1988 Jacksonville Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum
February 15, 1988 Columbus Columbus Municipal Auditorium
February 16, 1988 Columbia Carolina Coliseum
February 18, 1988 Terre Haute Hulman Center
February 19, 1988 Dubuque Five Flags Center
February 20, 1988 Kansas City Kansas City Municipal Auditorium
February 21, 1988 Little Rock Barton Coliseum
February 23, 1988 New Orleans Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena
February 24, 1988 Houston The Summit
February 25, 1988 San Antonio HemisFair Arena
February 26, 1988 Austin Frank Erwin Center
February 27, 1988 Fort Worth Tarrant County Convention Center
March 1, 1988 Madison Dane County Expo Coliseum Anthrax
March 2, 1988 Merrillville Holiday Star Theatre
March 3, 1988 Peoria Peoria Civic Center
March 5, 1988 Winnipeg Canada Winnipeg Arena
March 8, 1988 Edmonton Northlands Coliseum
March 9, 1988 Calgary Olympic Saddledome
March 11, 1988 Vancouver Pacific Coliseum
March 13, 1988 Medford United States Jackson County Expo Hall
March 14, 1988 Portland Portland Memorial Coliseum
March 15, 1988 Spokane Spokane Coliseum
March 17, 1988 Seattle Seattle Center Coliseum
March 19, 1988 Rapid City Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
March 20, 1988 Casper Casper Events Center
March 21, 1988 Salt Lake City Salt Palace
March 23, 1988 Denver McNichols Sports Arena
March 25, 1988 Chandler Compton Terrace
March 26, 1988 Costa Mesa Pacific Amphitheatre
March 28, 1988 Sacramento ARCO Arena
March 30, 1988 San Francisco Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
April 1, 1988 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena
April 2, 1988 Las Vegas Thomas & Mack Center
Japan[6]
April 16, 1988 Nagoya Japan Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall N/A
April 18, 1988 Osaka Festival Hall
April 20, 1988 Yokohama Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
April 21, 1988 Tokyo Nippon Budokan
April 22, 1988
April 24, 1988 Yoyogi National Gymnasium
North America[6][8][9]
July 4, 1988 Swanzey United States Cheshire Fairgrounds Dirty Looks
Balaam and the Angel
Mantis
August 12, 1988 New York City The Ritz Dirty Looks
August 13, 1988
Europe[6]
August 16, 1988 London England Marquee Club N/A
August 20, 1988 Donington Donington Park
August 27, 1988 Schweinfurt Germany Mainweisen
August 28, 1988 Bochum Ruhrstadion
August 30, 1988 Reykjavík Iceland Reiðhöllin Foringjamir
September 2, 1988 Budapest Hungary Kisstadion Edda
September 4, 1988 Tilburg Netherlands Willem II Stadion N/A
September 10, 1988 Modena Italy Festa de l'Unità
September 13, 1988 Paris France Zénith de Paris Kings of the Sun
September 15, 1988 Copenhagen Denmark K.B. Hallen
September 16, 1988 Gothenburg Sweden Frölundaborg
September 17, 1988 Stockholm Johanneshovs Isstadion
September 19, 1988 Helsinki Finland Helsinki Ice Hall
September 21, 1988 Lillestrøm Norway Skedsmohallen
September 24, 1988 London England Wembley Arena
September 25, 1988
September 26, 1988 Birmingham NEC Arena
September 27, 1988
September 28, 1988 Bradford St. George's Hall
September 29, 1988 Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle City Hall
October 1, 1988 Edinburgh Scotland Edinburgh Playhouse
October 2, 1988
October 4, 1988 Belfast Northern Ireland King's Hall

Box office score data[]

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references
Date
(1987) 		City Venue Attendance Gross Ref(s)
December 10 Toronto, Canada Maple Leaf Gardens 8,832 / 10,000 $152,979 [10]
December 12 Providence, United States Civic Center 10,106 / 12,300 $166,749

Personnel[]

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

Additional musician

  • Gary Corbett – keyboards

References[]

  1. ^ Leaf, David; Sharp, Ken (2003). Kiss: Behind the Mask - The Official Authorized Biography. New York: Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 9780446553506.
  2. ^ "Kiss player bows out of Bond film". Spokane, Washington: The Spokesman-Review. August 12, 1988. p. 18. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  3. ^ (2019). End of the Road World Tour Program, p. 23.
  4. ^ Trimble, Garth (March 16, 1988). "KISS stages circus, but lacks excitement". Spokane, Washington: Spokane Chronicle. p. B4. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  5. ^ Roberts, Aaron F. (January 19, 1988). "Heavy metal concert sealed with Kiss". Waynesburg, Pennsylvania: Observer-Reporter. p. C-1. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e Gooch, Curt; Suhs, Jeff (2002). Kiss Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History. New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-8322-5.
  7. ^ North America show announcements:
    • "What's Happening Out of Town?". Bryan, Ohio: The Bryan Times. November 20, 1987. p. 7. Retrieved December 26, 2021. Kiss concert, Dec. 7, 7:30 P.M.
    • "What's Happening Out of Town?". Bryan, Ohio: The Bryan Times. December 11, 1987. p. 7. Retrieved December 26, 2021. Sat., Dec. 26, Kiss Concert, 8 P.M.
    • "Timely Events". Beaver, Pennsylvania: Beaver County Times. January 15, 1988. p. A13. Retrieved December 26, 2021. Kiss Concert with Ted Nugent - Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Civic Arena.
    • Kirchen, Rich (February 18, 1988). "Kiss brings rock 'n' roll image to Dubuque". Dubuque, Iowa: The Telegraph-Herald. p. 1C. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "Community Update: Concerts". Nashua, New Hampshire: The Telegraph. June 23, 1988. p. 51. Retrieved December 26, 2021. July 4, Kiss and four other rock bands for a seven-hour performance. Noon-7 p.m., Cheshire Fairgrounds, Route 12.
  9. ^ "Kiss bass player turns down role". Lewiston-Auburn, Maine: The Lewiston Daily Sun. August 12, 1988. Retrieved December 26, 2021. Kiss will play its first club date in 15 years in New York on Friday,
  10. ^ "Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 26, 1987. p. 42. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 26, 2021.

Sources[]

  • Gooch, Curt; Suhs, Jeff (2002). Kiss Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History. New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-8322-5.
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