Love Gun Tour

The Love Gun Tour was a concert tour by Kiss, in support of Love Gun. This was the first tour where Ace Frehley sang lead vocals, on "Shock Me". The three Los Angeles shows were recorded for Alive II. This is the only tour to feature the song "Hooligan" in the set list. This is the first tour to feature "Calling Dr. Love" in the set list. Cheap Trick and Styx were the opening acts throughout the tour.

Love Gun Tour '77
Tour by Kiss
Associated albumLove Gun
Start dateJuly 8, 1977
End dateSeptember 5, 1977
Legs2
No. of shows32 Played (35 scheduled)
Kiss concert chronology

In the tour program for the band's final tour, Stanley reflected on the tour:

When we played in Japan in the late '70s, nothing could prepare you for the hysteria because when people are telling you how big you are, you're big compared to what? Until you're faced with mass hysteria it doesn't really sink in. For you not having been in a certain country makes them that much more rabid for you to go.[1]

Tour setlist
  1. "I Stole Your Love"
  2. "Take Me"
  3. "Ladies Room"
  4. "Firehouse" (Gene Simmons Firebreathing)
  5. "Love Gun"
  6. "Hooligan"
  7. "Makin' Love"
  8. "Christine Sixteen"
  9. "Shock Me" (Ace Frehley Guitar-Solo)
  10. "I Want You"
  11. "Calling Dr. Love"
  12. "Shout It Out Loud"
  13. "God of Thunder" (Gene Simmons Bass-Solo and Bloodspitting, Peter Criss Drum-Solo)
  14. "Rock and Roll All Nite" (Paul Stanley destroying his guitar at the end of the song)

Encore

  1. "Detroit Rock City"
  2. "Beth"
  3. "Black Diamond"

Tour dates
List of tour dates with date, city, country, venue, support act(s) and attendance[2][3][4]
Date City Country Venue Support Act(s) Attendance
July 8, 1977HalifaxCanadaHalifax ForumCheap Trick6,000 / 6,200 (97%)
July 9, 1977MonctonMoncton ColiseumN/A
July 10, 1977HalifaxForum
July 12, 1977MontrealMontreal Forum~12,000 / 18,000 (66%)
July 14, 1977OttawaOttawa Civic CentreN/A
July 16, 1977 Kitchener Kitchener Memorial Auditorium ~5,800 / 7,800 (74%)
July 18, 1977LondonTreasure Island Gardens~4,400 / 5,800 (76%)
July 19, 1977Greater SudburySudbury Community ArenaN/A
July 21, 1977WinnipegWinnipeg Arena~8,000 / 9,000 (89%
July 24, 1977VancouverPacific Coliseum~10,000 / 15,571 (64%)
July 25, 1977 Victoria Victoria Memorial Arena N/A
July 27, 1977EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum11,494 / 17,000 (67%)
July 28, 1977LethbridgeSportsplex~7,000 / 8,000 (87%)
July 31, 1977CalgaryStampede Corral~7,000 / 7,265 (96%)
August 2, 1977 Saskatoon Saskatoon Arena N/A
August 3, 1977ReginaAgridome~6,800 / 6,800 (100%)
August 4, 1977Salt Lake CityUnited StatesSalt PalaceN/A
August 6, 1977 Missoula Adams Fieldhouse
August 7, 1977BillingsYellowstone Metra9,971 / 11,500 (87%)
August 8, 1977Rapid CityRushmore Plaza Civic CenterN/A
August 11, 1977SpokaneSpokane Coliseum8,500 / 8,500 (100%)
August 12, 1977SeattleSeattle Center Coliseum~14,000 / 14,405 (97%)
August 13, 1977PortlandPortland Memorial Coliseum~12,000 / 13,200 (91%)
August 16, 1977Daly CityCow Palace14,500 / 14,500 (100%)
August 17, 1977FresnoSelland Arena7,333 / 7,333 (100%)
August 19, 1977San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena11,925 / 14,500 (82%)
August 21, 1977TucsonTucson Community Center6,561 / 9,400 (70%)
August 22, 1977PhoenixArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum~13,000 / 13,000 (100%)
August 26, 1977InglewoodThe Forum17,763 / 17,763 (100%)
August 27, 1977N/A
August 28, 1977
September 1, 1977HoustonThe SummitStyx29,900 / 29,900 (100%)
September 2, 1977
September 4, 1977Fort WorthTarrant County Convention Center~10,690 / 10,690 (100%)
September 5, 1977N/A

References
  1. (2019). End of the Road World Tour Program, pg. 13.
  2. "The KissFAQ – The Source for KISSTORY!". www.kissfaq.com.
  3. Gooch and Suhs, Kiss Alive Forever- A Touring History.
  4. Gill, Kiss On Tour (2020 ed.), pp. 150–159

Bibliography
  • Gooch, Curt; Suhs, Jeff (2002). Kiss Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History. New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-8322-5.
  • Gill, Julian (May 8, 2020). Kiss On Tour (2020 ed.). KissFAQ Publishing. ISBN 978-1-7344412-1-5.
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