“KISS ALBUM FOCUS” (3rd Edition) - The KissFAQ

- Parts of “Stairway To Heaven” and “Angie” played in Paul’s intro to “Black Diamond.”
September 20 – Alltel Pavilion, Walnut Creek (Raleigh), NC
Reported audience: 18,368 / 20,242
Reported gross: $1,224,891
Set list: SAME as Sept. 14...
September 22 – Amsouth Amphitheatre, Nashville, TN
Reported audience: ~14,000
Set list: Detroit Rock City / Deuce / Shout It Out Loud / Let Me Go, Rock ‘N Roll /
Firehouse / I Love It Loud / I Want You / God Of Thunder / 100,000 Years / Lick It Up /
Black Diamond / Beth / Love Gun / Rock And Roll All Nite
September 24 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Bonner Springs, KS
Reported audience: 16,123 / 21,000
Set list: Detroit Rock City / Deuce / Shout It Out Loud / Let Me Go, Rock ‘N Roll / I
Love It Loud / Firehouse / Lick It Up / God Of Thunder / 100,000 Years / I Want You /
Black Diamond / Beth / Love Gun / Rock And Roll All Nite
Set notes:
- Paul included parts of “Stairway To Heaven,” “Angie,” and “Kansas City” in the intro
to “Black Diamond.”
September 26 – Tweeter Center Chicago, Tinley Park, IL
Reported audience: 17,210 / 28,441
Reported gross: $1,309,339
Set list: SAME as Sept. 14...
Set notes:
- Poor weather conditions at show.
- Gene and Paul served with subpoenas prior to the show. The subpoena relates to the
band’s former business manager, and fugitive (at that point) Jesse M. Hilsen who
allegedly owed his former wife, Rita, some $2,000,000. It served to find out whether the
band have any of Jesse’s assets or contact with him...
September 28 – UMB Bank Pavilion, Maryland Heights (St. Louis), MO
Reported audience: 16,991 / 20,757
Reported gross: $1,107,822
Set list: SAME as Sept. 14...
September 30 – Fiddlers Green, Englewood (Denver), CO
Reported audience: 14,764 / 16,500
Set list: SAME as Sept. 14...
October 2 – Smirnoff Music Centre, Dallas, TX
Reported audience: 17,317 / 18,500
Reported gross: $1,307,853
Set list: SAME as Sept. 14...