Animalize World Tour

Animalize World Tour
Tour by Kiss
Associated album Animalize
Start date September 30, 1984
End date March 29, 1985
Legs 2
No. of shows 119 played 1 canceled
Kiss concert chronology

The Animalize World Tour was a concert tour by American band Kiss in support of their Animalize album.

It was divided into two halves: the European leg and the U.S. leg, with two very different shows and stage sets. The European staging was essentially the Unmasked Tour stage, decorated to resemble the Animalize album cover (amps painted with leopard spots and tiger stripes). One short-lived prop saw two growling panthers covering Eric Carr's bass drums.

When Animalize became a surprise hit in America, a much larger stage set was designed for the American leg of the tour by Tait Towers.

The shows would start much in the same manner as the Dynasty show, with the band being lifted onto the stage by a lift behind the drum riser. Sound effects of a large airplane landing would be played over the speakers while the band was coming up, and after the famous "You Wanted The Best" intro the band would launch into "Detroit Rock City". This was the first tour with Bruce Kulick on lead guitar, replacing Mark St. John who couldn't play due to his arthritic condition. Originally Kulick was a temporary replacement, but St. John's condition did not improve, and Kulick was named an official member on December 8, 1984. Bon Jovi was the opening act on the European leg, with Queensrÿche, W.A.S.P., Krokus and Dokken opening shows in North America.[1]

The Animalize period was the band's most successful of the decade with the crossover success of "Heaven's on Fire" onto CHR/Top 40 radio, a very well-attended concert trek, and with Animalize selling nearly 2 million copies by the end of the tour.

Tour notes

  • "I've Had Enough (Into The Fire)", "Get All You Can Take" and "Burn Bitch Burn" were all performed at the opening show in Brighton, England. "Get All You Can Take" would never be performed live again, while "I've Had Enough (Into The Fire)" would continue to make sporadic appearances through the November 18 show in Buffalo. "Burn Bitch Burn" would be performed only once, being played on opening night.
  • Eric Carr would handle lead vocals on "Young and Wasted" at all shows. In a 1989 interview just prior to the release of Hot in the Shade, Carr was quoted as saying that the Animalize Tour was his favorite with Kiss.
  • Mark St. John only performed three live shows (a grand total of two and a half concerts) with KISS, at the end of November. At the first live concert, in Baltimore, on November 27, 1984, Mark came on the stage replacing Bruce Kulick before "Under the Gun". However, Bruce replaced Mark after a few songs and played until the end of the show. In the following two concerts, on November 28 and 29, 1984, Mark performed full live shows with group.
  • Mark St. John made his final appearance with Kiss at the December 7 show in Fort Wayne, Indiana. During a meeting in Fort Wayne later that night, St. John was fired and Bruce Kulick was named the band's new guitarist.
  • Footage from the December 8 show in Detroit was used for an episode of MTV's Saturday Night Concerts series. A more complete, but still heavily edited (and overdubbed) version of the show would be released by RCA/MusicVision as Kiss: Animalize Live Uncensored in April. This show was also broadcast live in its entirety on a local FM radio station. Furthermore, "Heaven's on Fire" from this concert was included on the 1985 Hear N'Aid charity LP.
  • Footage for the "Thrills in the Night" music video was shot at the December 14 & 15 shows in Cleveland and Louisville.
  • Tragedy hit on the January 3, 1985 show in Greenville, South Carolina when their rigger John Addington fell to his death during the changeover between openers Krokus and Kiss.
  • A rare snowstorm nearly canceled the February 1 show in Waco, Texas. The decision to proceed with the concert was literally made minutes before show time.

European setlist

North American setlist

  • "Detroit Rock City"
  • "Cold Gin"
  • "Creatures of the Night"
  • "Fits Like a Glove"
  • "Heaven's on Fire"
  • "Thrills In The Night"
  • "Under the Gun"
  • "War Machine"
  • "Young and Wasted"
  • "I Love It Loud"
  • "I Still Love You"
  • "Love Gun"
  • "Lick It Up"
  • "Black Diamond"
  • "Rock and Roll All Nite"
  • A few bars of "Strutter" were performed at the 3/28/85 show in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Information

  • Average Attendance (6200)

Tour dates

[2] [3] [4]

Date City Country Venue Opening Act(s)
Europe
September 30, 1984BrightonEnglandBrighton CentreBon Jovi
October 1, 1984SouthamptonGaumont Theatre
October 2, 1984St AustellCornwall Coliseum
October 4, 1984ManchesterManchester Apollo
October 5, 1984GlasgowScotlandGlasgow Apollo
October 6, 1984EdinburghPlayhouse Theatre
October 7, 1984Newcastle upon TyneEnglandNewcastle City Hall
October 8, 1984
October 10, 1984LeicesterDe Montfort Hall
October 11, 1984IpswichGaumont Theater
October 12, 1984StaffordBingley Hall
October 13, 1984LeedsQueen's Hall
October 14, 1984LondonWembley Arena
October 15, 1984
October 16, 1984MunichGermanyCircus Krone
October 17, 1984Offenbach am MainStadthalle Offenbach
October 19, 1984NurembergHemmerleinhalle
October 21, 1984CopenhagenDenmarkFalkoner Center
October 22, 1984DrammenNorwayDrammenshallenNo Opening Act
October 24, 1984LundSwedenOlympen
October 26, 1984StockholmJohanneshovs IsstadionBon Jovi
October 27, 1984GothenburgScandinavium
October 29, 1984HanoverGermanyStadionsporthalle
October 30, 1984DüsseldorfPhilipshalle
October 31, 1984LudwigshafenFriedrich-Ebert-Halle
November 1, 1984LausanneSwitzerlandPalais de Beaulieu
November 3, 1984BrusselsBelgiumForest National
November 4, 1984ZwolleNetherlandsIJsselhallen
November 5, 1984ParisFranceZénith de Paris
North America
November 15, 1984Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaUnited StatesStabler ArenaQueensrÿche
November 16, 1984Glens Falls, New YorkGlens Falls Civic Center
November 17, 1984Rochester, New YorkRochester Community War Memorial
November 18, 1984Buffalo, New YorkBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
November 20, 1984Syracuse, New YorkOnondaga County War Memorial
November 23, 1984Worcester, MassachusettsThe Centrum
November 24, 1984New Haven, ConnecticutNew Haven Coliseum
November 25, 1984Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThe Spectrum
November 26, 1984Uniondale, New YorkNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
November 27, 1984Baltimore, MarylandBaltimore Civic Center
November 28, 1984Poughkeepsie, New YorkMid-Hudson Civic Center
November 29, 1984Binghamton, New YorkBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena
December 2, 1984Indianapolis, IndianaMarket Square Arena
December 4, 1984St. Louis, MissouriKiel Auditorium
December 5, 1984Evansville, IndianaRoberts Municipal Stadium
December 6, 1984Terre Haute, IndianaHulman Center
December 7, 1984Fort Wayne, IndianaAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
December 8, 1984Detroit, MichiganCobo Arena
December 11, 1984Saginaw, MichiganSaginaw Civic Center
December 12, 1984Columbus, OhioBattelle Hall
December 13, 1984Dayton, OhioHara Arena
December 14, 1984Richfield, OhioRichfield Coliseum
December 15, 1984Louisville, KentuckyCommonwealth Convention Center
December 17, 1984Peoria, IllinoisPeoria Civic Center
December 18, 1984Cedar Rapids, IowaFive Seasons Center
December 26, 1984Kansas City, MissouriKansas City Municipal Auditorium
December 27, 1984Lincoln, NebraskaPershing Auditorium
December 29, 1984Saint Paul, MinnesotaSt. Paul Civic Center
December 30, 1984Milwaukee, WisconsinMecca Arena
January 3, 1985Greenville, South CarolinaGreenville Memorial AuditoriumKrokus
January 4, 1985Johnson City, TennesseeFreedom Hall Civic Center
January 5, 1985Fayetteville, North CarolinaCumberland County Memorial Arena
January 6, 1985Charlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte Coliseum
January 8, 1985Knoxville, TennesseeKnoxville Civic Coliseum
January 9, 1985Atlanta, GeorgiaThe Omni Coliseum
January 10, 1985Orlando, FloridaOrlando Sports Stadium
January 11, 1985Fort Lauderdale, FloridaSunrise Musical Theater
January 12, 1985
January 13, 1985St. Petersburg, FloridaBayfront Center
January 15, 1985New Orleans, LouisianaLakefront Arena
January 16, 1985Biloxi, MississippiMississippi Coast Coliseum
January 17, 1985Huntsville, AlabamaVon Braun Civic Center
January 18, 1985Birmingham, AlabamaBoutwell Memorial Auditorium
January 19, 1985Nashville, TennesseeNashville Municipal Auditorium
January 21, 1985Pensacola, FloridaPensacola Civic Center
January 22, 1985Memphis, TennesseeMid-South Coliseum
January 24, 1985Lubbock, TexasLubbock Municipal ColiseumQueensrÿche
January 25, 1985Abilene, TexasTaylor County Expo Center
January 26, 1985Austin, TexasFrank Erwin Center
January 27, 1985Corpus Christi, TexasCorpus Christi Memorial Coliseum
January 29, 1985Dallas, TexasReunion Arena
January 30, 1985San AntonioHemisFair Arena
January 31, 1985Houston, TexasSam Houston Coliseum
February 1, 1985Waco, TexasWaco Convention Center
February 3, 1985Odessa, TexasEctor County Coliseum
February 4, 1985Beaumont, TexasMontagne Center
February 5, 1985El Paso, TexasEl Paso County Coliseum
February 6, 1985Phoenix, ArizonaArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
February 7, 1985Las VegasAladdin Theatre
February 9, 1985Oakland, CaliforniaKaiser Convention Center
February 11, 1985Salt Lake CitySalt Palace
February 13, 1985SeattleSeattle Center Arena
February 14, 1985Portland, OregonPortland Memorial Coliseum
February 17, 1985Long Beach, CaliforniaLong Beach Arena
February 18, 1985
February 20, 1985San Bernardino, CaliforniaOrange Pavilion
February 21, 1985Bakersfield, CaliforniaBakersfield Convention Center
February 22, 1985San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena
February 24, 1985Sacramento, CaliforniaSacramento Memorial Auditorium
February 26, 1985Spokane, WashingtonSpokane Coliseum
February 27, 1985Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanadaPacific Coliseum
March 1, 1985Edmonton, AlbertaKinsmen Field HouseSentinel
March 2, 1985Lethbridge, AlbertaLethbridge SportsplexQueensrÿche
March 3, 1985Calgary, AlbertaStampede Corral
March 7, 1985Regina, SaskatchewanRegina AgridomeDokken
March 9, 1985Winnipeg, ManitobaWinnipeg Arena
March 10, 1985Grand Forks, North DakotaUnited StatesRalph Engelstad Arena
March 11, 1985Bismarck, North DakotaBismarck Civic Center
March 13, 1985Duluth, MinnesotaDuluth Arena
March 15, 1985La Crosse, WisconsinLa Crosse Center
March 16, 1985Dubuque, IowaFive Flags Center
March 17, 1985Des Moines, IowaIowa Veterans Memorial Auditorium
March 19, 1985Madison, WisconsinDane County Expo ColiseumW.A.S.P.
March 20, 1985Marquette, MichiganLakeview Arena
March 22, 1985Lansing, MichiganLansing Civic Center
March 23, 1985South Bend, IndianaJoyce Center
March 24, 1985Cincinnati, OhioCincinnati Gardens
March 25, 1985Toledo, OhioToledo Sports Arena
March 26, 1985Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh Civic Arena
March 28, 1985Springfield, MassachusettsSpringfield Civic Center
March 29, 1985East Rutherford, New JerseyBrendan Byrne Arena

References

  1. ↑ http://www.necramonium.com/animalizetour198485.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.kissfanshop.de/Tourdates/TourdatesAnimalize.htm
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-02. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
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