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January 1974

8 - Village East, New York City, NY **SHOWCASE
26 - Academy of Music, New York City, NY

February

On Tour: The First "KISS" (Tour)

For KISS, the transition between club and touring band took place rapidly. Following their final performances at the Coventry in December 1973 they wouldn't return to club environments until 1988 and essentially hit the road as a professional touring act. They'd performed just 24 club shows during the previous year. While there were a couple of additional shows, between the band's industry debut on New Year's Eve '73/74 and commencing touring activities in early Feb. 1974, these don't really qualify as being part of a scheduled tour -- those shows are included at the end of the "Club Era" section and include the January 8 showcase at the briefly re-opened Village East (formerly Fillmore East), at which the band had been rehearsing since December; and a return visit to the Academy Of Music on January 26. The band signing with the booking agency American Touring International (ATI) on February 1 coincides nicely as a marker separating the periods... [Read More]

5 - Dinwoodie Lounge @ University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
6 - Jubilee Auditorium, Sothern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, AB, Canada
8 - University Of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
17 - Long Beach Civic Auditorium, Long Beach, CA
18 - Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
20 - S.I.R. Studio C, Hollywood, CA **REHEARSAL
21 - Aquarius Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

March

1 - Music World Expo Seventy, Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY **CANCELLED
2 - Music World Expo Seventy, Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY **CANCELLED
3 - Music World Expo Seventy, Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY **CANCELLED
22 - Valley Forge Music Fair, Devon, PA
23 - Academy of Music, New York City, NY
24 - D.A.R. Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C. **KISS CANCELLED
24 - Painter's Mill, Baltimore, MD
25 - Bayou Theatre, Georgetown, Washington DC
26 - Arena, Winnipeg, MB, Canada **KISS CANCELLED
27 - Duluth, MN **CANCELLED
27 - WDCA-TV Studio, Washington DC **TV
29 - Sunshine In, Asbury Park, NJ
29 - Winterland, San Francisco, CA **CANCELLED
30 - Winterland, San Francisco, CA **CANCELLED
The San Francisco, CA (3/29-30), Spokane, WA (4/1), Fresno, CA (4/4), Portland, OR (4/5), Seattle, WA (4/6), Memphis, TN (4/12), Little Rock, AK (4/13) dates were listed in the "Performance" section of Rolling Stone #158 which also included a review of the debut album. None of the dates took place.
31 - Forest Park, St. Louis, MO

April

1 - Spokane, WA **CANCELLED
1 - The Agora, Cleveland, OH
2 - The Agora, Toledo, OH **KISS CANCELLED
3 - The Agora, Columbus, OH
4 - W. D. Packard Music Hall, Warren, OH **CANCELLED
4 - Nordic Arena, Hartland, MI **ERRONEOUS LISTING
4 - Fresno, CA **CANCELLED
5 - Embassy Theater, Fort Wayne, IN **ERRONEOUS LISTING
5 - Portland, OR **CANCELLED
6 - Seattle, WA **CANCELLED
6 - National Guard Armory, Fort Wayne, IN **CANCELLED
6 - Vogue Cinema, Indianapolis, IN **CANCELLED
7 - Michigan Palace, Detroit, MI
8 - University Center Ballroom @ NIU, Dekalb, IL
12 - Auditorium North Hall, Memphis, TN **CANCELLED
12 - Michigan Palace, Detroit, MI
13 - Michigan Palace, Detroit, MI
13 - Little Rock, AK **CANCELLED
14 - Begger's Banquet, Louisville, KY
15 - Muther's Music Emporium, Nashville, TN
16 - Muther's Music Emporium, Nashville, TN
17 - Lafayette's Music Hall, Memphis, TN
18 - Lafayette's Music Hall, Memphis, TN
19 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL
20 - Civic Center, Charleston, WV **KISS CANCELLED
21 - Flashes, Charlotte, NC
26 - Victory Theatre, Toronto, ON, Canada **CANCELLED
26-27 - Bell Sound Studios, New York City, NY **SESSION
27 - Millerville State College, Millerville, PA **POSTPONED
27 - Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
28 - Performance Center, Cambridge, MA **CANCELLED
29 - Watch Tower, Reading, PA **CANCELLED
29 - KYW-TV Studios, Philadelphia, PA **TV Filming

May

1 - Mansfield State College, Mansfield **CANCELLED
2 - Thunder Chicken Rock Theater, Comstock Park (Grand Rapids), MI
3 - Ambassador Theatre, St Louis, MO
4 - Georgia Institute of Technology Coliseum, Atlanta, GA **CANCELLED
5 - Pucillo Gymnasium @ Millerville State College, Millerville, PA **CANCELLED
6 - Embassy Hotel, Windsor, ON, Canada **CANCELLED
7 - Embassy Hotel, Windsor, ON, Canada **CANCELLED
7 - Hillcrest Penthouse Ballroom, Mt. Clemens, MI **UNCONFIRMED/CANCELLED
9 - The Joint In The Woods, Parsippany, NJ
10 - W. D. Packard Music Hall, Warren, OH **CANCELLED
11 - Montgomery County Country Club, Blue Bell, PA **CANCELLED
12 - Agora, Columbus, OH **KISS CANCELLED
12 - Benjamin Yack Recreation Center, Wyandotte, MI
13 - Agora, Cleveland, OH **KISS CANCELLED
14 - Renaissance Valentine Theater, Toledo, OH **KISS CANCELLED
14 - Frasier Hockeyland Arena, Fraser, MI
16 - Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
17 - Kinsman Fieldhouse, Edmonton, AB, Canada
18 - Saskatoon Arena, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
19 - Exhibition Pavilion, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
20 - University of Calgary, Foothills Arena, Calgary, AB, Canada
23 - Warner Theatre, Fresno, CA **CANCELLED
24 - Paramount Northwest Theatre, Portland, OR
25 - Paramount Northwest Theatre, Seattle, WA
26 - Kennedy Memorial Pavilion @ Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA
27 - St. Martin's Capitol Pavilion, Olympia (Lacey), WA
28 - P.N.E. Garden Auditorium, Vancouver, BC, Canada
30 - Sports Arena, San Diego, CA
31 - Long Beach Auditorium, Long Beach, CA

June

1 - Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
2 - Sun-Sundowner Drive-In Theatre, Anchorage, AK
4 - Eielson Airforce Base, Fairbanks, AK
6 - Terrace Ballroom, Salt Lake City, UT **CANCELLED
7 - Western Idaho Fairgrounds, Boise, ID **CANCELLED
8 - Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH **POSTPONED
10 - Central States Fairgrounds, Rapid City, SD **CANCELLED
12 - I.M.A. Auditorium, Flint, MI
13 - Ice Arena, Grand Rapids, MI **UNCONFIRMED
14 - Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH
15 - Sunshine In Concert Hall, Asbury Park, NJ **POSTPONED
15 - Massey Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada
17 - Sunshine In, Asbury Park, NJ
19 - Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA
20 - Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA
21 - Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA
22 - Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA
23 - Sportsdrome Speedway, Clarksville, IN **KISS CANCELLED
25 - Memorial Auditorium, Greenville, SC **KISS CANCELLED
26 - Hampton Roads, Coliseum, Hampton, VA **KISS CANCELLED
27 - Salem-Roanoke Valley Civic Center, Salem, VA **KISS CANCELLED
28 - Park Center, Charlotte, NC **KISS CANCELLED
29 - Civic Center, Asheville, NC **KISS CANCELLED
29 - Sunshine In Concert Hall, Asbury Park, NJ **POSTPONED
30 - Alexandria Roller Rink, Alexandria, VA **KISS CANCELLED

July

1 - Pine Knob Music Theater, Pine Knob, MI **KISS CANCELLED
2 - Thunder Chicken Rock Theater, Comstock Park, MI **KISS CANCELLED
3 - Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN **KISS CANCELLED
4 - Chilhowee Park Amphitheater, Knoxville, TN **KISS CANCELLED
5 - Independence Hall, Baton Rouge, LA **POSTPONED
5 - Parthenon Theater, Hammond, IN **KISS CANCELLED
6 - Engel Stadium, Chattanooga, TN **KISS CANCELLED
7 - West Tennessee State Fairgrounds, Jackson, TN **KISS CANCELLED
8 - Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, TN **KISS CANCELLED
11 - Auditorium, West Palm Beach, FL
12 - Jai Alai Fronton, Orlando, FL
13 - Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa Bay, FL
14 - Memorial Auditorium, Birmingham, AL
16 - Independence Hall, Baton Rouge, LA
17 - Warehouse, New Orleans, LA **CANCELLED
17 - Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA
18 - Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA
19 - Cumberland County Memorial Auditorium, Fayettville, NC
20 - Charlotte, NC **UNCONFIRMED
21 - Baltimore, MD **UNCONFIRMED
23 - Minot Sound Studios, Inc., White Plains, NY **RECORDING SESSION
25 - Centennial Hall, London, ON, Canada

August

3 - Convention Expo Center, Indianapolis, IN
4 - Morris Civic Auditorium, South Bend, IN
31 - Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ **CANCELLED

September

2 - Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI **CANCELLED
13 - Sir Wilfrid Laurier Theater, Kitchener, ON, Canada
14 - The Victory Theatre, Toronto, ON, Canada **TWO SETS
15 - Thomas Fieldhouse, Lockhaven, PA
16 - Paramount Theater, Wilkes Barre, PA
18 - Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA
19 - Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA
20 - Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA
21 - Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA
27 - The Ambassador Theater, St. Louis, MO **KISS CANCELLED
27 - Commonwealth Convention Center, Louisville, KY **CANCELLED
28 - Michigan Palace, Detroit, MI
29 - Evansville Stadium, Evansville, IN **POSTPONED
30 - Evansville Stadium, Evansville, IN

October

1 - Leone Cole Auditorium @ JSU, Jacksonville, AL
3 - War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, TN
4 - Music Hall, Houston, TX

On Tour: Hotter Than Hell

Where to place the break between the "KISS" tour and "Hotter than Hell" might be a slightly contentious question. After the final shows in August 1974, before the band went into the studio to record the new album? After the cluster of shows the band performed between the end of September and early October? Or after the break following that second mini-tour? With so few known set lists or accurate reviews from the period it's impossible to currently identify where the first appearance of material from the new album really occurred ... [Read More]

14 - CBS Studios B, New York City, NY **APPEARANCE
16 - North Hall Auditorium, Memphis, TN **NOT SCHEDULED
17 - Thunderchicken, Cornstock, MI
18 - Parthenon Theatre, Hammond, IN
19 - Renaissance Valentine Theatre, Toledo, OH
21 - The Brewery, East Lansing, MI
22 - The Brewery, East Lansing, MI
25 - Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ
26 - Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Cedar Rapids, IA **KISS CANCELLED
27 - Tomorrow Club, Youngstown, OH
30 - Agora Ballroom, Columbus, OH
31 - Circus Center Building, Peru, IN

November

2 - Maine West High School, Des Plaines, IL
3 - Duluth Arena, Duluth, MN
7 - Sunshine In Concert Hall, Asbury Park, NJ **TEMP HOLD DATE
7 - Kiel Opera House, St Louis, MO
8 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL
10 - Delta College Gymnasium, University Center, MS
12 - Municipal Auditorium, Minot, ND
16 - Sunshine In Concert Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
21 – Roberts Municipal Stadium, Evansville, IN **KISS CANCELLED
21 - Veteren's Coliseum, Cedar Rapids, IA
23 - Alexander Memorial Coliseum @ GA Tech, Atlanta, GA
24 - Carolina Coliseum, Columbia, SC **CANCELLED
27 - Memorial Auditorium, Greenville, SC
28 - Coliseum, Charlotte, NC
29 - Gaillard Municipal Auditorium, Charleston, SC
30 - Cumberland Auditorium, Fayetteville, NC

December

1 - Civic Center, Asheville, NC **CANCELLED
6 - Van Meter Auditorium, Western Kentucky University, KY
8 - Roberts Municipal Stadium, Evansville, IN
10 - Davenport Stadium, Davenport, IA
11 - Meadowbrook Theatre Restaurant, Cedar Grove, NJ **TEMP HOLD DATE
12 - I.M.A. Auditorium, Flint, MI
13 - Mary Sawyer Auditorium, La Crosse, WI
18 - La Porte Armory, La Porte, IN
20 - Michigan Palace, Detroit, MI
21 - Michigan Palace, Detroit, MI
22 - London Gardens, London, ON, Canada
23 - Paramount Theater, Wilkes Barre, PA
26 - Civic Center Auditorium, Grand Rapids, MI **KISS CANCELLED
27 – Veteran's Auditorium, Des Moines, IA **KISS CANCELLED
27 - Memorial Coliseum, Ft. Wayne, IN
28 - Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN
29 - Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee, WI **KISS CANCELLED
29 - Morris Civic Auditorium, South Bend, IN
30 - Illinois State Armory, Springfield, IL
31 - Memorial Coliseum, Evansville, IN