The Destroyer Tour also known as The Spirit of '76 Tour was a

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, in support of their fourth studio album ''

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History

At the time of the European leg of the tour the ''

'' album was already released and the band performed songs from that album, but they wore the ''Alive!'' costumes and had the ''Alive!'' stage show. At the time, the tour was referred to under the headline "Kiss tour", not "Alive! Tour" or "Destroyer Tour". The August 20

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show was the most famous show of the tour, the band played to over 42,000 people, the biggest US crowd the band had played to.

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and Montrose were the opening acts. The J. Geils Band, Point Blank and Seger opened for them at their July 10 show in New Jersey, which was recorded and released on DVD decades later as "The Lost Concert". Opening act

would back out of a few dates on the tour so that he could complete work on his next album, in which he did not perform in Toronto. In the tour program for the band's final tour, Simmons reflected on the tour:

Setlist

#" Detroit Rock City" #"King Of The Night Time World" #"Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" #" Strutter" #" Hotter Than Hell" #" Cold Gin" (

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guitar solo) #"Nothin' to Lose" #" Shout It Out Loud" #"Do You Love Me?" #" God of Thunder" (

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bloodspitting and bass solo,

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"Deuce" #"Firehouse" (Gene breathes fire) #" Black Diamond" *" Flaming Youth" and "Watchin' You" played in some shows instead of "Strutter" and "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll". *"Sweet Pain" was performed once in Norfolk on July 3, 1976.

Tour dates

Box office score data

Personnel

– vocals, rhythm guitar *

– vocals, bass *

– drums, vocals *

– lead guitar, backing vocals

References

Bibliography

* {{Authority control Kiss (band) concert tours 1976 concert tours