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1977 concert tour by Kiss
Love Gun Tour '77
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Associated album
| Love Gun
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Start date
| July 8, 1977
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End date
| September 5, 1977
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Legs
| 2
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No.
of shows
| 32
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The
Love Gun Tour
was a
concert tour
by
Kiss
, in support of
Love Gun
.
History
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edit
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This was the first tour where
Ace Frehley
sang lead vocals, on "
Shock Me
". The three Los Angeles shows were recorded for
Alive II
. This is the only tour to feature the song "Hooligan" in the set list. This is the first tour to feature "
Calling Dr. Love
" in the set list.
Cheap Trick
and
Styx
were the opening acts throughout the tour.
Peter Criss
had gotten injured when the van carrying equipment and the other members had overturned, when the band was practicing at an airport hangar and preparing to travel to Canada for the first show.
[1]
In the tour program for the band's
final tour
,
Paul Stanley
reflected on the tour:
When we played in Japan in the late '70s, nothing could prepare you for the hysteria because when people are telling you how big you are, you're big compared to what? Until you're faced with mass hysteria it doesn't really sink in. For you not having been in a certain country makes them that much more rabid for you to go.
[2]
Reception
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John Kafentzis, a report from
The Spokesman-Review
who attended the Seattle performance stated that the choreography was precise and the stunts were well-planned, leaving no time to practice music. He however, criticized that each song sounded like the last, which he said "sounds like the Saturday night rumble of dozens of mufflers on Riverside". He continued, by stating that the band put on a show and concluding that the well-behaved audience "got their $7 worth".
[3]
Tour setlist
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- "I Stole Your Love"
- "Take Me"
- "Ladies Room"
- "
Firehouse
" (Gene Simmons Firebreathing)
- "
Love Gun
"
- "Hooligan"
- "Makin' Love"
- "
Christine Sixteen
"
- "
Shock Me
" (Ace Frehley Guitar-Solo)
- "I Want You"
- "
Calling Dr. Love
"
- "
Shout It Out Loud
"
- "
God of Thunder
" (Gene Simmons Bass-Solo and Bloodspitting, Peter Criss Drum-Solo)
- "
Rock and Roll All Nite
" (Paul Stanley destroying his guitar at the end of the song)
Encore
- "
Detroit Rock City
"
- "
Beth
"
- "
Black Diamond
"
Tour dates
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Personnel
[
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References
[
edit
]
- ^
"Kiss drummer is injured"
. Newburgh: Sarasota Herald-Tribune. July 2, 1977. p. 5-A
. Retrieved
November 19,
2021
.
- ^
(2019). End of the Road World Tour Program, pg. 13.
- ^
Kafentzis, John (August 12, 1977).
"Not exactly a 'KISS good night' in Spokane"
. The Spokesman-Review. p. 35
. Retrieved
April 5,
2021
.
- ^
Gooch, Curt; Suhs, Jeff (2002).
Kiss Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History
. New York: Billboard Books.
ISBN
0-8230-8322-5
.
- ^
Cuthbertson, Ken (July 28, 1977).
"Agridome sellout not an accident"
. Regina: The Leader-Post
. Retrieved
April 22,
2021
.
Bibliography
[
edit
]
- 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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