Lick It Up World Tour

Lick it Up World Tour
Tour by Kiss
Associated album Lick It Up
Start date October 11, 1983
End date March 17, 1984
Legs 2
No. of shows 94 played
Kiss concert chronology

The Lick it Up World Tour was a concert tour by American hard rock band Kiss. It was the first tour by Kiss without make-up. They used the same "tank" stage design as the Creatures of the Night tour, keeping all the same gimmicks, with the exception of Gene Simmons' blood-spitting.

Tour notes

"All Hell's Breaking Loose" made its live debut in New Orleans on January 8, 1984. Just one day later, Kiss performed to their smallest crowd drawn in a major venue when just 1,507 filed into the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi. The poor sales were blamed on the close proximity of the New Orleans and Biloxi shows, just one day apart. "Exciter" was performed briefly, making its first appearance on October 11, and its final known live appearance on March 7.

The January 11 show in Nashville was recorded, and an edited version aired on The King Biscuit Flower Hour. In recent years, the entire show was made available among collectors. At the January 27 show in Long Beach, Kiss were presented with their first gold records since 1980 for the Lick It Up album.

Lead guitarist Vinnie Vincent was fired after the European Tour due to "unethical behavior". Kiss did not have enough time to search for another guitarist, so they re-hired Vincent for the American Leg of the tour until his firing became permanent after the tour ended. Bass guitarist Gene Simmons stated in various interviews that Vincent's dismissal was because he never signed his contract as an official member of Kiss and for unethical behavior.

The supporting acts for this tour were Accept, Axe, Great White, Heaven, Heavy Pettin', Helix, Highfever, The Pat Travers Band, Riot, Tigres de Oro and Vandenberg.[1]

Gene Simmons' visual effects

Simmons, when interviewed in August 1983, was unsure how his live persona would apply in the forthcoming "unmasked" shows. He commented, "There's still an element of finding out exactly who we are. I may possibly give up the blood-spitting onstage... The fire-breathing I'd like to do." "God of Thunder" was replaced with "Young and Wasted" early in the tour, and the reason for this was explained in an interview following the Madrid shows. Simmons commented, "I tried 'God of Thunder'...and I thought it was wrong. Certain musical pieces should be kept for certain occasions -- out of respect. 'God of Thunder' is me; I am both people; but you have to adjust certain things." While Simmons would retain his fire-breathing routine, he was unsure, at the time, whether it would last: "If that begins to feel wrong I'll drop it as well. There's always a price to pay for something."

It has been widely disputed whether Simmons spit blood for the first and only time without his trademark make-up at the tour's first show in Lisbon. Simmons has both confirmed (in 2002) and denied this claim. In 2007, a picture was put on the internet of Gene Simmons supposedly spitting blood on this tour, but it was later found to be a fraud.[2]

Setlist

  1. "Creatures of the Night" (Paul Stanley, Adam Mitchell)
  2. "Detroit Rock City" (Stanley, Bob Ezrin)
  3. "Cold Gin" (Ace Frehley)
  4. "Fits Like a Glove" (Gene Simmons)
  5. "Firehouse" (Stanley)
  6. "Exciter" (Stanley, Vinnie Vincent)
  7. "Gimme More" (With Vinnie Vincent, guitar solo) (Stanley, Vincent)
  8. "War Machine" (Simmons, Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance)
  9. "I Love It Loud" (With Gene Simmons, bass solo) (Simmons, Vincent)
  10. "I Still Love You" (Stanley, Vincent)
  11. "Young and Wasted" (Simmons, Vincent)
  12. "Drum solo" (Eric Carr)
  13. "Love Gun" (Stanley)
  14. "All Hell's Breaking Loose" (Stanley, Simmons, Eric Carr, Vincent)
  15. "Black Diamond" (Stanley)
  16. "Lick It Up" (Stanley, Vincent)
  17. "Rock and Roll All Nite" (Simmons, Stanley)

Information

  • Average attendance (5100)

Tour dates

[3]

Date City Country Venue Opening Act(s)
Europe
October 11, 1983LisbonPortugalPavilhão de CascaisHelix
October 13, 1983MadridSpainPabellón de Deportes del Real MadridHelix, Tigres de Oro
October 14, 1983
October 15, 1983San SebastiánVelódromo de Anoeta
October 16, 1983BarcelonaPalau dels Esports de Barcelona
October 18, 1983ToulouseFrancePalais des SportsHelix
October 19, 1983Clermont-FerrandMaison des Sports
October 21, 1983LeedsEnglandQueens HallHelix, Heavy Pettin'
October 22, 1983StaffordBingley Hall
October 23, 1983LondonWembley Arena
October 24, 1983LeicesterDe Montfort Hall
October 25, 1983PoolePoole Arts Center
October 27, 1983GlasgowScotlandApollo Theatre
October 28, 1983EdinburghEdinburgh Playhouse
October 29, 1983Newcastle upon TyneEnglandNewcastle City Hall
October 31, 1983ParisFranceEspace BalardHelix
November 1, 1983Offenbach am MainGermanyStadthalle Offenbach
November 2, 1983MunichLöwenbräukeller
November 3, 1983BaselSwitzerlandSt. Jakobshalle
November 4, 1983SindelfingenGermanyGlaspalast
November 6, 1983NürnbergHemmerleinhalle
November 7, 1983LinzAustriaStadthalle
November 8, 1983ViennaWiener Stadthalle
November 9, 1983GrazEisstadion Liebenau
November 10, 1983EssenGermanyGrugahalle
November 11, 1983KasselEissporthalle Kassel
November 12, 1983LilleFranceFoire Expositions
November 13, 1983BrusselsBelgiumForest National
November 15, 1983LausanneSwitzerlandHalle des Fêtes de Beaulieu
November 17, 1983ArhusDenmarkVejlby-Risskov Hallen
November 18, 1983GothenburgSwedenScandinavium
November 19, 1983StockholmStockholm Isstadion
November 20, 1983MalmöMalmö Isstadion
November 21, 1983CopenhagenDenmarkFrederiksberghallen
November 23, 1983HelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Ice Hall
November 25, 1983OuluOulu-halli
North America
December 26, 1983AtlantaUnited StatesThe OmniAxe, Pat Travers Band
December 28, 1983Augusta, GeorgiaAugusta-Richmond County Civic CenterAxe
December 29, 1983Lakeland, FloridaLakeland Civic CenterAxe, Pat Travers Band
December 30, 1983Pembroke Pines, FloridaHollywood Sportatorium
December 31, 1983Jacksonville, FloridaJacksonville Memorial Coliseum
January 1, 1984Tallahassee, FloridaLeon County Civic CenterAxe
January 6, 1984Birmingham, AlabamaBoutwell AuditoriumVandenberg, Riot
January 7, 1984Memphis, TennesseeMid-South Coliseum
January 8, 1984New Orleans, LouisianaLakefront Arena
January 9, 1984Biloxi, MississippiMississippi Coast Coliseum
January 10, 1984Knoxville, TennesseeKnoxville Civic Coliseum
January 11, 1984Nashville, TennesseeNashville Municipal Auditorium
January 13, 1984Dallas, TexasReunion Arena
January 14, 1984San Antonio, TexasSan Antonio Convention Center
January 16, 1984Austin, TexasAustin City Coliseum
January 17, 1984San Angelo, TexasSan Angelo Coliseum
January 18, 1984Houston, TexasSam Houston Coliseum
January 19, 1984Corpus Christi, TexasCorpus Christi Memorial Coliseum
January 21, 1984El Paso, TexasEl Paso County Coliseum
January 22, 1984Albuquerque, New MexicoTingley Coliseum
January 25, 1984Denver, ColoradoUniversity of Denver Arena
January 27, 1984Long Beach, CaliforniaLong Beach Arena
January 28, 1984Paradise, NevadaThomas & Mack Center
January 29, 1984Fresno, CaliforniaSelland Arena
January 31, 1984Reno, NevadaLawlor Events Center
February 1, 1984Berkeley, CaliforniaBerkeley Community Theatre
February 2, 1984Bakersfield, CaliforniaBakersfield Civic Auditorium
February 3, 1984San Bernardino, CaliforniaOrange Pavilion
February 5, 1984Salt Lake City, UtahSalt Palace
February 8, 1984Sioux City, IowaSioux City Municipal AuditoriumVandenberg, Highfever
February 9, 1984Omaha, NebraskaOmaha Civic AuditoriumVandenberg, Heaven
February 10, 1984Milwaukee, WisconsinMECCA Arena
February 11, 1984Dubuque, IowaFive Flags Center
February 12, 1984Bloomington, MinnesotaMet Center
February 14, 1984Ashwaubenon, WisconsinBrown County Veterans Memorial Arena
February 15, 1984ChicagoUIC Pavilion
February 16, 1984Indianapolis, IndianaMarket Square Arena
February 17, 1984Saginaw, MichiganWendler Arena
February 18, 1984Detroit, MichiganCobo Hall
February 19, 1984Columbus, OhioBattelle Hall
February 21, 1984Trotwood, OhioHara Arena
February 22, 1984Richfield, OhioRichfield Coliseum
February 24, 1984Worcester, MassachusettsThe CentrumAccept
February 26, 1984Hampton, VirginiaHampton ColiseumAccept, Great White
February 28, 1984Baltimore, MarylandBaltimore Civic CenterAccept
March 1, 1984New Haven, ConnecticutNew Haven Coliseum
March 3, 1984Upper Darby, PennsylvaniaTower Theater
March 4, 1984Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaStanley Theater
March 5, 1984Erie, PennsylvaniaErie Civic Center
March 7, 1984Binghamton, New YorkBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena
March 8, 1984Poughkeepsie, New YorkMid-Hudson Civic Center
March 9, 1984New York CityRadio City Music Hall
March 10, 1984
March 12, 1984Quebec City, QuebecCanadaColisée de Québec
March 13, 1984MontrealMontreal Forum
March 15, 1984TorontoMaple Leaf Gardens
March 17, 1984Evansville, IndianaUnited StatesRoberts Stadium
Vinnie Vincent's final show

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.necramonium.com/lickituptour19831984.htm
  2. ↑ http://kissasylum.com/cgi-bin/newsArchive.cgi?archive=200710
  3. ↑ KISS TOURDATES Lick it up 1983-84
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