Asylum Tour (Kiss)

The Asylum Tour was a concert tour by Kiss. It was the first Kiss tour since the Dynasty Tour to stay inside North America. Kiss also performed The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again", usually in the encore. Paul Stanley does his guitar-smashing ritual after "Lick It Up".

Asylum Tour
Tour by Kiss
Associated albumAsylum
Start dateNovember 29, 1985
End dateApril 12, 1986
Legs1
No. of shows91 played, 3 cancelled
Kiss concert chronology

On February 2, 1986, Paul Stanley dedicated the Tucson, Arizona concert at the McKale Center to the astronauts that were killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion.

On February 17, 1986, Kiss played the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah. W.A.S.P. was the opening act. The power went out in the middle of "Rock and Roll All Nite" and the concert ended when Kiss walked off the stage, waving to the audience.

On March 30, 1986, Kiss played at the Hammond Civic Center in Hammond, Indiana. Local church groups protested the entire event due to its being scheduled on Easter Sunday. During the show, the band blew out half of the windows on the outside west wall of the arena. Their public address system on this tour was rated at 120 decibels. Before the show Gene Simmons and Eric Carr walked around the perimeter of the building trying to hold polite conversations with the church groups. The concert in Hammond only sold 1,900 tickets. The Hammond Civic Center holds 4,500.

On April 8, 1986, Kiss played at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. Opening act King Kobra was invited and appeared on stage to sing "Lick it Up" with Kiss, making King Kobra the first group to ever share the stage with Kiss. W.A.S.P. opened in Chicago and Los Angeles (Inglewood).

Set list
  1. "Detroit Rock City"
  2. "Fits Like a Glove"
  3. "Cold Gin"
  4. Paul Stanley guitar solo
  5. "Uh! All Night"
  6. Eric Carr drum solo
  7. "War Machine"
  8. "I Still Love You"
  9. "Under The Gun"
  10. Bruce Kulick guitar solo
  11. "Tears Are Falling"
  12. Gene Simmons bass solo
  13. "I Love It Loud"
  14. "Love Gun"
  15. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
  16. "Heaven's on Fire"
  17. "Won't Get Fooled Again"
  18. "Lick It Up"

"King Of The Mountain" and "Firehouse" were played on early shows before being dropped from the set list. Other songs played include "Creatures of the Night", "Strutter", "Calling Dr. Love", and "Oh! Susanna". "Black Diamond" was only performed once on this tour on February 4, 1986 in Daly City, California.

Information
  • Average Attendance (6200)

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue Opening Act(s)
November 29, 1985Little Rock, ArkansasUnited StatesBarton ColiseumBlack 'n Blue
November 30, 1985Nashville, TennesseeNashville Municipal Auditorium
December 1, 1985Memphis, TennesseeMid-South Coliseum
December 3, 1985San Antonio, TexasHemisFair Arena
December 4, 1985Dallas, TexasReunion Arena
December 6, 1985Lafayette, LouisianaCajundome
December 7, 1985Houston, TexasSam Houston Coliseum
December 8, 1985Austin, TexasFrank Erwin Center
December 11, 1985Richfield, OhioRichfield Coliseum
December 12, 1985Louisville, KentuckyFreedom Hall
December 13, 1985Trotwood, OhioHara Arena
December 14, 1985Detroit, MichiganCobo Arena
December 16, 1985New York City, New YorkMadison Square Garden
December 17, 1985Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThe Spectrum
December 19, 1985Glens Falls, New YorkGlens Falls Civic Center
December 20, 1985Worcester, MassachusettsThe Centrum
December 21, 1985New Haven, ConnecticutNew Haven Coliseum
December 22, 1985Providence, Rhode IslandProvidence Civic Center
December 27, 1985Columbia, South CarolinaCarolina Coliseum
December 28, 1985Charlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte Coliseum
December 29, 1985Greensboro, North CarolinaGreensboro Coliseum
December 30, 1985Augusta, GeorgiaAugusta-Richmond County Civic Center
December 31, 1985Atlanta, GeorgiaThe Omni Coliseum
January 3, 1986Johnson City, TennesseeFreedom Hall Civic CenterW.A.S.P.
January 4, 1986Knoxville, TennesseeKnoxville Civic Coliseum
January 7, 1986Tampa, FloridaUSF Sun Dome
January 8, 1986West Palm Beach, FloridaWest Palm Beach Auditorium
January 9, 1986Fort Myers, FloridaLee County Civic Center
January 10, 1986Jacksonville, FloridaJacksonville Coliseum
January 12, 1986San JuanPuerto RicoRoberto Clemente Coliseum
January 14, 1986Norfolk, VirginiaUnited StatesNorfolk Scope
January 15, 1986Charleston, West VirginiaCharleston Civic Center
January 16, 1986Indianapolis, IndianaMarket Square Arena
January 17, 1986Chicago, IllinoisUIC Pavilion
January 20, 1986Milwaukee, WisconsinMECCA Arena
January 21, 1986Saint Paul, MinnesotaSt. Paul Civic Center
January 22, 1986Rockford, IllinoisRockford MetroCentre
January 23, 1986St. Louis, MissouriKiel Auditorium
January 24, 1986Omaha, NebraskaOmaha Civic Auditorium
January 25, 1986Kansas City, MissouriKansas City Municipal Auditorium
February 2, 1986Tucson, ArizonaMcKale Center
February 4, 1986Daly City, CaliforniaCow Palace
February 5, 1986Sacramento, CaliforniaSacramento Memorial Auditorium
February 7, 1986Las Vegas, NevadaThomas & Mack CenterBlack 'n Blue
February 8, 1986San Bernardino, CaliforniaOrange PavilionW.A.S.P.
February 9, 1986Phoenix, ArizonaArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
February 10, 1986San Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego Sports Arena
February 11, 1986Inglewood, CaliforniaThe Forum
February 13, 1986Portland, OregonPortland Memorial Coliseum
February 14, 1986Seattle, WashingtonSeattle Center Coliseum
February 17, 1986Salt Lake City, UtahSalt Palace
February 19, 1986Denver, ColoradoMcNichols Sports Arena
February 21, 1986Norman, OklahomaLloyd Noble Center
February 22, 1986Tulsa, OklahomaExpo Square Pavilion
February 23, 1986Waco, TexasWaco Convention Center
February 24, 1986Corpus Christi, TexasCorpus Christi Memorial Coliseum
February 26, 1986Beaumont, TexasBeaumont Civic Center
February 27, 1986Abilene, TexasTaylor County Expo Center
February 28, 1986Fort Worth, TexasTarrant County Convention Center
March 1, 1986Shreveport, LouisianaHirsch Memorial Coliseum
March 2, 1986New Orleans, LouisianaKiefer UNO Lakefront Arena
March 5, 1986Green Bay, WisconsinBrown County Veterans Memorial ArenaKing Kobra
March 6, 1986Saginaw, MichiganWendler Arena
March 7, 1986Port Huron, MichiganMcMorran Place
March 8, 1986Springfield, IllinoisPrairie Capital Convention Center
March 9, 1986Salina, KansasBicentennial Center
March 12, 1986La Crosse, WisconsinLa Crosse Center
March 13, 1986Duluth, MinnesotaDuluth Arena
March 14, 1986Jamestown, North DakotaJamestown Civic Center
March 16, 1986Des Moines, IowaIowa Veterans Memorial Auditorium
March 17, 1986Sioux City, IowaSioux City Municipal Auditorium
March 18, 1986Cedar Rapids, IowaFive Seasons Center
March 20, 1986Fort Wayne, IndianaAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
March 21, 1986Cincinnati, OhioCincinnati Gardens
March 22, 1986Carbondale, IllinoisSIU Arena
March 23, 1986Terre Haute, IndianaHulman Center
March 25, 1986Evansville, IndianaRoberts Municipal Stadium
March 26, 1986Battle Creek, MichiganKellogg Arena
March 27, 1986Erie, PennsylvaniaErie Civic Center
March 28, 1986Toledo, OhioToledo Sports Arena
March 29, 1986Columbus, OhioBattelle Hall
March 30, 1986Hammond, IndianaHammond Civic Center
April 1, 1986Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaStabler Arena
April 2, 1986Utica, New YorkUtica Memorial Auditorium
April 4, 1986Poughkeepsie, New YorkMid-Hudson Civic Center
April 6, 1986Springfield, MassachusettsSpringfield Civic Center
April 7, 1986Rochester, New YorkRochester Community War Memorial
April 8, 1986Toronto, OntarioCanadaMaple Leaf Gardens
April 10, 1986Baltimore, MarylandUnited StatesBaltimore Civic CenterBlue Öyster Cult
April 11, 1986East Rutherford, New JerseyBrendan Byrne Arena
April 12, 1986Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh Civic ArenaKix

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