The Revenge Tour was a

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in support of the band's studio album ''

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''.

Background

It was the first tour with drummer

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, replacing

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who died of cancer on November 24, 1991. Singer had previously performed with Paul Stanley's solo tour and was seen as a 'natural choice' according to Gene Simmons. Kiss began the tour with a leg of club shows in North America. During the European leg of the tour in the United Kingdom, the stage set from the

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was used. During the show at Cardiff National Ice Rink on May 20, 1992, a pyro cue for "Heaven's on Fire" caused £30,000 worth of damage to the ceiling. For the North American arena tour, the stage featured a giant 41-foot high replica of the

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in front of a large Kiss logo wall. Halfway through the show during "War Machine", the statue's face crumbled to reveal its skull. Afterward, its right arm and torch crumbled down before its skeleton hand gave

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, which some audiences took personally. The shows would also include strippers during the song "Take It Off". The stage was hauled by six to ten semi haulers while the replica of the Statue of Liberty had to fit into three trucks. Due to poor ticket sales, the tour had to be shortened. There was a show set to take place in Spokane on December 13, but had been canceled due to weather affecting the band's travel between shows. The shows in Cleveland, Detroit and Indianapolis were recorded by

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for the ''

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'' live album. In the tour program for the band's final tour, Simmons reflected on the tour:

Setlists

These are example setlists performed from one show on the tour, but may not represent the majority of the shows performed.

North American club and European legs

# "

Love Gun ''Love Gun'' is the sixth studio album by American hard rock band Kiss, released on June 30, 1977. Casablanca Records and FilmWorks shipped one million copies of the album on this date. It was certified platinum and became the band's first top ...

" # " Deuce" # "

Heaven's on Fire "Heaven's on Fire" is a song by the American rock band Kiss. Written by vocalist/guitarist Paul Stanley and songwriter Desmond Child, it was the first single released from the group's 1984 album '' Animalize''. Background The opening "Woo-oo ...

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" # " Shout It Out Loud" # "

Strutter "Strutter" is a song by American Rock music, rock band Kiss (band), Kiss, originally from their Kiss (Kiss album), self-titled debut album, released in 1974. It was the third and final single released from the album, and failed to chart. Despit ...

" # " Calling Dr. Love" # "

I Was Made For Lovin' You "I Was Made for Lovin' You" is a song by American Rock music, rock band Kiss (band), Kiss, released in 1979 as the lead single off their seventh studio album ''Dynasty (Kiss album), Dynasty''. The song became a smash hit on the pop singles ch ...

" # " Unholy" # "

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" # " Take It Off" # "

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" # "

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" # "

I Love It Loud "I Love It Loud" is a song by American rock band Kiss. It was released on their 1982 album ''Creatures of the Night''. It was proven to be a staple of the band's live show, being performed on almost every tour the band had done aside from the Re ...

" # "

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" # " Cold Gin" # "

Detroit Rock City "Detroit Rock City" is a song by the American hard rock group Kiss, released on their 1976 album ''Destroyer''. The song was written by Paul Stanley and producer Bob Ezrin. Background "Detroit Rock City" began with a guitar part by Paul Stanle ...

" # " I Want You" # "

God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II "God Gave Rock and Roll to You" is a 1973 song by the British band Argent and first covered by Petra in 1977 and again in 1985, with it finally being covered by Kiss as "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II" in 1991 with modified lyrics. Argent Ar ...

" # "

Rock And Roll All Nite "Rock and Roll All Nite" is a song by American rock band Kiss, released in 1975 as the first single from their third studio album '' Dressed to Kill''. The studio version of the song peaked at No. 68 on the ''Billboard'' singles chart, besting ...

North American arena leg

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Creatures of the Night ''Creatures of the Night'' is the tenth studio album by American rock band Kiss, released in 1982. It was the band's last for Casablanca Records, the only label for which Kiss had recorded up to that point. The album was dedicated to the memor ...

" # "Deuce" # "I Just Wanna" # "Unholy" # "Parasite" # "Heaven's on Fire" # "

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" # "Watchin' You" # " Hotter Than Hell" # "Firehouse" # "I Want You" # "

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" # "War Machine" # "Rock and Roll All Nite" # "Lick It Up" # "Take It Off" # "Strutter" # "I Love It Loud" # "Detroit Rock City" # "Shout It Out Loud" # "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II" # "Love Gun" # "

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Tour dates

Personnel

Paul Stanley Paul Stanley (born Stanley Bert Eisen; January 20, 1952) is an American musician who was the co-founder, frontman, rhythm guitarist, and co-lead vocalist of the hard rock band Kiss (band), Kiss from the band's inception in 1973 to their retireme ...

– vocals, rhythm guitar *

Gene Simmons Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; ; born August 25, 1949) also known by his stage persona "The Demon", is an Israeli-born American musician. He was the bassist and co-lead singer of the hard rock band Kiss (band), Kiss, which he co-founded wit ...

– vocals, bass *

Bruce Kulick Bruce Howard Kulick (; born December 12, 1953) is an American guitarist best known as a former guitarist of the band Kiss (band), Kiss (19841996). He was also a member of Union (band), Union with John Corabi from 19972002, Blackjack (American ba ...

– lead guitar, backing vocals *

– drums, backing vocals Additional musician *

Derek Sherinian Derek Sherinian (born August 25, 1966) is an American keyboardist who has toured and recorded for Alice Cooper, Billy Idol, and Joe Bonamassa, among others. He was also a member of Dream Theater from 1994 to 1999, is the founder of Planet X (ban ...

– keyboards

References

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