Unmasked Tour

The Unmasked Tour was a 1980 concert tour by the hard rock group Kiss. It was the first tour not to feature original drummer Peter Criss, and the touring debut of his replacement Eric Carr. The Unmasked tour was the first time that Kiss only played in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, with only one show played in the United States, at the Palladium Theatre in New York. "Cold Gin" returned to the set for the first time since the Rock & Roll Over Tour, and featured Ace Frehley on lead vocals, rather than Simmons who had sung the song on all previous tours on which it was performed. "You're All That I Want" was performed briefly, but was quickly dropped. "Strutter", which had not been performed live since the Destroyer Tour, returned to the set as well. Iron Maiden were the opening act for the European leg of the tour.[1][2] British heavy rock band Girl supported Kiss at Stafford, Bingley Hall. The stage show and costumes, with the exception of Carr and Stanley, were holdovers from the Dynasty Tour.

Unmasked Tour
Tour by Kiss
Official tour advertisement for Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, September 12, 1980
Associated albumUnmasked
Start dateJuly 25, 1980
End dateDecember 3, 1980
No. of shows42
Kiss concert chronology

This would be the last tour that Ace Frehley would perform with Kiss until the 1996 reunion tour.

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

Playing Australia in 1980 was amazing. We were big beyond any comprehension. When we were first told that we were huge in Australia I really didn't have any idea what that meant until we went there. When people were saying you're as big as The Beatles were that's kind of hard to comprehend until you get off a plane and there's thousands of people at an airport and there's thousands of people camping outside your hotel and we couldn't leave the hotels. "Shandi" had already been a hit there. We were the front headline of the papers for virtually three or four weeks. It reached the point where I was asking that we not have any more parties because literally every night the promoter threw a party for us.[3]

Tour Setlist
  1. "Detroit Rock City"
  2. "Cold Gin"
  3. "Strutter"
  4. "Calling Dr. Love"
  5. "Is That You?"
  6. "Firehouse"
  7. "Talk to Me"
  8. "Shandi"
  9. "2,000 Man"
  10. "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
  11. "New York Groove"
  12. "Love Gun"
  13. "God of Thunder"
  14. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

Encore

  1. "Shout It Out Loud"
  2. "King of the Night Time World"
  3. "Black Diamond"
  • "You're All That I Want" was played occasionally during the tour.

Information
  • Average Attendance (16,500)

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue Opening Act(s)
Warm Up
July 25, 1980New York CityUnited StatesThe PalladiumThe Rockats
Europe
August 29, 1980RomeItalyCastel Sant'AngeloIron Maiden
August 31, 1980GenovaPalasport di Genova
September 2, 1980MilanVelodromo Vigorelli
September 5, 1980StaffordEnglandBingley HallGirl
September 6, 1980QueensferryDeeside Leisure Centre
September 8, 1980LondonWembley Arena
September 9, 1980N/A
September 11, 1980NurembergWest GermanyMessezentrum NurembergIron Maiden
September 12, 1980DüsseldorfPhilips Halle
September 13, 1980FrankfurtRebstock-Gelände
September 15, 1980DortmundWestfalenhalle
September 17, 1980SindelfingenMessehalle
September 18, 1980MunichOlympiahalle
September 20, 1980KasselEissporthalle
September 21, 1980BrusselsBelgiumForest National
September 23, 1980AvignonFranceParc des Expositions de Châteaublanc
September 24, 1980LyonPalais des Sports de Gerland
September 27, 1980ParisHippodrome de Pantin
September 28, 1980BaselSwitzerlandSt. Jakobshalle
September 30, 1980KölnWest GermanyKöln Sporthalle
October 1, 1980BremenStadthalle Bremen
October 2, 1980HannoverNiedersachsenhalle
October 4, 1980HamburgErnst-Merck-Halle
October 5, 1980LeidenNetherlandsGroenoordhallen
October 6, 1980KarlsruheWest GermanySchwarzwaldhalle
October 9, 1980StockholmSwedenEriksdalshallen
October 10, 1980GothenburgScandinavium
October 11, 1980CopenhagenDenmarkBrøndbyhallen
October 13, 1980DrammenNorwayDrammenshallen
Oceania
November 8, 1980PerthAustraliaPerth Entertainment CentreThe Eyes
November 9, 1980
November 10, 1980
November 11, 1980
November 15, 1980MelbourneVFL Park
November 18, 1980AdelaideAdelaide Oval
November 21, 1980SydneySydney Showground
November 22, 1980
November 25, 1980BrisbaneLang Park
November 30, 1980WellingtonNew ZealandAthletic ParkTechtones
December 3, 1980AucklandWestern Springs Stadium

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References
  1. http://www.kissfaq.com/KissFAQ-wiki/index.php?title=Kiss_Tourdates_-_1980
  2. "Iron Maiden: Maiden Voyage". Guitar World. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  3. (2019). End of the Road World Tour Program, pg. 16.
  4. "KISS in Australia/New Zealand 1980". KISS Fan Site. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  5. "KISS TOURDATES Unmaskd 1980". www.kissfanshop.de. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  6. results, search; Suhs, Jess (1 September 2002). "Kiss Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History". Billboard Books. Retrieved 19 April 2018 – via Amazon.
  7. http://www.kissfaq.com/tourdates/1980/1980.html

Bibliography
  • Gooch, Curt; Suhs, Jeff (2002). Kiss Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History. New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-8322-5.
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