KISS: Alive Set-lists; 1973 -1979
Dr. Rox Remember When?
WFNU: Article #117 November 2020
By: RLSchwinden aka MrZerr0
So this idea all began for me back in 1986, at that time I had about 5 Vinyl Bootleg Records and 3 Cassettes and 2 VHS of KISS: Alive in Concert. I realized that the “Alive” albums they had released were an accumulation of several concerts mixed together to create a final product. A short time later I read an interview with Gene Simmons in 1987 where they were about to embark on the “Crazy Nights Tour” the interviewer asked Gene “How does it feel to go back on tour again” Gene responded “I love going out on tour, I was born for the road, why I can still remember the setlist for our 1st tour and every one after that” and he proceeded to list the songs from the 1st tour. I was blown away, I kept thinking “Wow, what would it be like to see KISS back in those days”.
That got me to thinking … “Say, I have a (bootleg) from almost every year they toured, so I started a notebook with every KISS concert I could find. In late 1986 I met one of the biggest bootleg dealers in the Mid-West, we became fast friends, and he sold me about a dozen shows, along with a few other Dealers & Traders I met through him. By late 1987 I had had almost 30 shows spanning a 6 year period. Then in 1988 VHS Bootlegs took off ! And I would get asked over and over “Is this show on video, or that show on video?” and I hear this even into today at Mr. Zer0’s 55113.
In Spring 2001, I was contacted by a guy named Curt G. who with his partner Jeff S. was working on a book on every KISS concert ever performed up to that point. They had heard that I had the master copies of 2 rare KISS concerts: “20 Jan 1977 Lincoln, NE.” & “30 Dec 1982: Sioux City, IA.” and they were very interested in copies of these for their book “KISS: Alive Forever” (Billboard Books Sep 2002) at that time I believe I had about 90 or so KISS Concert Bootlegs in my notebook. I proceeded to do about 8 hours of interviews with 28 entries into their book as I had seen the band over 30 times up until that point, as well as met Paul, Ace, Gene, Peter, Eric Carr, Vinnie, Bruce & Eric Singer at least once if not several times, each, as well people that worked with them like, Big John Hart, Jay Barth, George Sewitt, Romeo Bonilla & Ace’s old Guitar Tech & Vinnie’s Old Guitar Tech too.
With my KISS Tribute Band “KISSin Time” (*Est. 2013) a Tribute to the “Early Years of KISS” going to Play my former Home Town of Des Moines, Iowa (1984-1999) on 19 Dec 2020 Sat 8pm @ Wooly’s (515.244.0550), I have had some people ask me questions about exactly what songs, did KISS actually, ever play “In Concert” back-in-the-day So I decided to look into exactly how many “Complete Concerts” (and Only Complete Shows) were in circulation on VHS, DVD or On-Line. As I still get asked repeatedly “Is that show on video?” and I do get tired of answering this question …. SO ! Below is a list of the songs KISS performed Overall on each Tour as well as Each Complete Concert Video for each Tour and the songs contained in the video (so now you fans can stop asking me).
1973: 1st Tour: Jan 1973 to December
Nothin To Lose
Firehouse
Life In The Woods
Simple Type
Acrobat
Deuce
100,000 Years
Black Diamond
Strutter
Let Me Know
Love Her All I Can
Keep Me Waiting
Goin Blind
Let Me Go Rock N Roll
22 Dec 1973 Fri. in Queens, New York, @ Coventry
Deuce, Cold Gin, Nothin To Lose, Strutter, Firehouse, Let Me Know, 100,000 Years, Black Diamond, Let Me Go Rock And Roll
1974: 1st Album Tour: December 1973 to October 1974
Deuce
Cold Gin
Nothin To Lose
Firehouse
Let Me Know
100,000 Years
Black Diamond
Strutter
She
Acrobat
Let Me Go Rock N Roll
Kissin Time
13 April 1974 Sat. in Detroit, MI. @ Michigan Palace
Deuce, Strutter, Firehouse, She, Nothin To Lose, Cold Gin, 100,000 Years, Black Diamond, Acrobat
1974-75: Hotter Than Hell Tour: October 1974 to February 1975
Deuce
Strutter
Got To Choose
Firehouse
She
Jam #49- Ace Solo
Nothin To Lose
Parasite
100,000 Years
Peter Solo
Black Diamond
Let Me Go Rock N Roll
Cold Gin
Hotter Than Hell
Watchin You
Strange Ways
Mainline
31 Jan 1975 Fri. in San Francisco, CA. @ Winterland Ballroom
Deuce, Strutter, Got To Choose, Hotter Than Hell, Firehouse, Watchin You- Jam #49- Guitar Solo, Nothin To Lose, Parasite, Bass Solo- 100, 000 Years -Drum Solo, Black Diamond, Cold Gin, Let Me Go Rock And Roll
1975: Dressed To Kill Tour: March 1975 to August 1975
(Alive Tour: Sep 1975 – Mar 1976)
Deuce
Strutter
Got To Choose
Hotter Than Hell
Firehouse
She
Jam #49- Ace Solo
Nothing To Lose
Parasite
100,000 Years
Peter Drum Solo
Black Diamond
Cmon And Love Me
Let Me Go Rock N Roll
Room Service
Rock And Roll All Nite
Two Timer
Ladies In Waiting
Rock Bottom
16 May 1975 Fri. in Detroit, Michigan @ Cobo Arena
Rock Bottom, Strutter, Nothin To Lose, Two Timer, Let Me Know, Got To Choose, She- Jam #49- Guitar Solo, Hotter Than Hell, Firehouse, Parasite, Bass Solo- 100, 000 Years -Drum Solo, Black Diamond, Deuce, Cold Gin, Rock And Roll All Nite, Let Me Go Rock And Roll
25 Jan 1976 Sun in Detroit MI. @ Cobo Hall
Deuce Strutter, Cmon And Love Me, Hotter Than Hell, Firehouse, She- Jam #49 – Guitar Solo, Ladies In Waiting, Nothin To Lose, Bass Solo- 100,000 Years -Drum Solo, Black Diamond, Cold Gin, Rock And Roll All Nite, Let Me Go Rock And Roll
26 Jan 1976 Mon in Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena
Deuce Strutter, Cmon And Love Me, Hotter Than Hell, Firehouse, She- Jam #49 – Guitar Solo, Parasite, Nothin To Lose, Bass Solo- 100,000 Years -Drum Solo, Black Diamond, Cold Gin, Rock And Roll All Nite, Let Me Go Rock And Roll
1976: Destroyer Tour: April 1976 to October 1976
Detroit Rock City
King Of The Nighttime World
Let Me Go Rock N Roll
God Of Thunder
Sweet Pain
Ace Solo
Shout It Out Loud
Strutter
Nothin To Lose
Watchin You -Peter Drum Solo
Do You Love Me
Flaming Youth
Deuce
Firehouse
Black Diamond
Rock And Roll All Nite
Cold Gin- Ace Solo
Hotter Than Hell
10 July 1976 Sat. in Jersey City, NJ. @ Roosevelt Stadium
Detroit Rock City, King Of The Nighttime World, Let Me Go Rock And Roll, Hotter Than Hell, Cold Gin- Guitar Solo, Shout It Out Loud, Strutter, Nothin To Lose, Do You Love Me, Watchin You -Drum Solo, Bass Solo -God Of Thunder, Flaming Youth, Deuce, Firehouse, Black Diamond, Rock And Roll All Nite
13 August 1976 Fri. in Houston, TX. @ The Summit
Detroit Rock City, King Of The Nighttime World, Let Me Go Rock And Roll, Strutter, Hotter Than Hell, Shout It Out Loud, Cold Gin- Guitar Solo, Nothin To Lose, Do You Love Me, Bass Solo -God Of Thunder – Drum Solo, Rock And Roll All Nite, Deuce, Firehouse, Black Diamond
20 Aug 1976 Fri. in Anaheim, CA. @ Anaheim Stadium
Detroit Rock City, King Of The Nighttime World, Let Me Go Rock And Roll, Strutter, Hotter Than Hell, Nothin To Lose, Cold Gin- Guitar Solo, Shout It Out Loud, Do You Love Me, Bass Solo -God Of Thunder – Drum Solo, Rock And Roll All Nite, Deuce, Firehouse, Black Diamond
1976-77 Rock And Roll Over Tour: November 1976 to April 1977
Detroit Rock City
Take Me
Let Me Go Rock N Roll
Ladies Room
Firehouse
Makin Love
I Want You
Cold Gin
Ace Solo
Do You Love Me
Nothin To Lose
God Of Thunder
Peter Drum Solo
Rock And Roll All Nite
Shout It Out Loud
Beth
Black Diamond
Love Em And Leave Em
Hard Luck Woman
Calling Dr. Love
19 Dec 1976 Sun. in Landover (Largo), Maryland @ Capital Center
Detroit Rock City, Take Me, Let Me Go Rock And Roll, Firehouse, Do You love Me, Ladies Room, Hard Luck Woman, I Want You, Bass Solo- God Of Thunder – Drum Solo, Cold Gin, Shout It Out Loud, Rock And Roll All Nite, Beth, Black Diamond
28 Jan 1977 Fri. in Detroit, MI. @ Cobo Arena
Detroit Rock City, Take Me, Let Me Go Rock And Roll, Ladies Room, Firehouse, Makin Love, I Want You, Cold Gin -Guitar Solo, Do you Love Me, Nothin To Lose, Bass Solo -God Of Thunder -Drum Solo, Rock And Roll All Nite, Shout It Out Loud, Beth, Black Diamond
29 Jan 1977 Sat. Detroit, Michigan, Cobo Arena (Same As Above)
18 Feb 1977 Fri. in New York, NY. @ Madison Square Garden
Detroit Rock City, Take Me, Let Me Go Rock And Roll, Ladies Room, Firehouse, Makin Love, Cold Gin -Guitar Solo, I Want You, Do you Love Me, Nothin To Lose, Bass Solo -God Of Thunder -Drum Solo, Rock And Roll All Nite, Shout It Out Loud, Beth, Black Diamond
2 Apr 1977 Sat in Tokyo, Japan @ Budokan
Detroit Rock City, Take Me, Let Me Go Rock And Roll, Ladies Room, Firehouse, Makin Love, I Want You, Cold Gin -Guitar Solo, Do you Love Me, Nothin To Lose, Bass Solo -God Of Thunder -Drum Solo, Rock And Roll All Nite, Shout It Out Loud, Beth, Black Diamond
1977: Love Gun Tour: July 1977 to September 1977
(Alive II: Nov 1977 to May 1978)
I Stole Your Love
Take Me
Ladies Room
Firehouse
Love Gun
Hooligan
Christine Sixteen
Makin Love
Shock Me
Ace Solo
I Want You
Calling Dr. Love
Shout It Out Loud
God Of Thunder
Peter Solo
Rock And Roll All Nite
Detroit Rock CIty
Beth
Black Diamond
1 Sep 1977 Thurs. in Houston @ The Summit,
I Stole Your Love, Take Me, Ladies Room, Firehouse, Love Gun, Hooligan, Makin Love, Christine Sixteen, Shock Me -Guitar Solo, I Want You Calling Dr. Love, Shout It Out Loud, Bass Solo- God Of Thunder -Drum Solo, Rock And Roll All Nite, Detroit Rock City, Beth, Black Diamond
2 Sep 1977 Fri. in Houston, Texas, The Summit (Same As Above)
20 Dec 1977 Tues. in Landover (Largo), Maryland @ Capital Center
I Stole Your Love, King Of The Nighttime World, Ladies Room, Firehouse, Love Gun, Let Me Go Rock And Roll, Makin Love, Christine Sixteen, Shock Me -Guitar Solo, I Want You, Calling Dr. Love, Shout It Out Loud, Bass Solo- God Of Thunder -Drums Solo, Rock And Roll All Nite, Detroit Rock City, Beth, Black Diamond
1979: Dynasty Tour: June 1979 to December 1979
King Of The Nighttime World
Radioactive
Move On
Calling Dr. Love
Firehouse
New York Groove
I Was Made For Lovin You
Love Gun
2000 MAn
Ace Solo
Tossin And Turnin
God Of Thunder
Peter Solo
Shout It Out Loud
Black Diamond
Detroit Rock City
Beth
Rock And Roll All Nite
Makin Love
Christine Sixteen
7 July 1979 Sat. in Landover (Largo), Maryland @ in Capital Centre
King Of The Nighttime World, Radioactive, Move On, Calling Dr. Love, Firehouse, New York Groove, I Was Made For Lovin You, Love Gun, 2000 Man- Guitar Solo, Tossin And Turnin, Bass Solo- God Thunder -Drum Solo, Shout It Out Loud, Black Diamond, Detroit Rock City, Beth, Rock And Roll All Nite
If you would like to learn more about KISS check out my numerous articles on KISS at RosevillePatch.Com from my forthcoming Book: “Send In The Klowns”
“Hotter Than Hell” April 2012 #13
“KISS 40th” June 2013 #27
“Destroyer” October 2013 #31
“Ace Frehley Solo” November 2014 #44
“Wicked Lester” December 2014 #45
“The Elder” September 2015 #54
“Peter Criss Solo” January 2016 #58
“KISSin Time” December 2016 #69
“Dressed To Kill” January 2017 #70
“Paul Stanley Solo” June 2019 #100
“KISS Facts” February 2020 #108
Check out Mr. Zer0’s PsychoGello Show (WDGY):
@ www.MrZeroS.Com -Podcast
“KISS Alive” July 2017 #2
“KISS Album Cuts” July 2018 #49
“Ace Frehley Solo” September 2018 #62 & #62-E: featuring Candice of KQ92
“Peter Criss Solo” December 2018 #72
“Paul Stanley Solo” June 2019 #99
“Gene $immons Solo” July 2019 #103
“KISS The Hits” 13 December 2020 7am WDGY Episode #171
Mr. Zer0’s Evolation Show (WFNU):
@ MixCloud.Com – MrZeros /Evolation
“Evolation of: KISS” August 2019 #3
If you would like to know what Songs “KISSin Time” plays in concert, go to our “fb” KISSin Time MPLS and look in the “Photo Albums” section there is info on almost every show we have ever performed.
Until next month … MrZerr0
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