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November 29, 1985 |
T.H. Barton Coliseum
Promoter: Mid-South Concerts
Other act(s): Black 'N Blue
Reported attendance: 7,259 / 10,000 (72.59%)
Reported gross: $97,996
Set list(s):
Detroit Rock City
Fits Like A Glove
King Of The Mountain
Cold Gin
Uh! All Night
Any Way You Slice It
War Machine
I Still Love You
Under The Gun
Tears Are Falling
I Love It Loud
Love Gun
Rock And Roll All Nite
Heaven's On Fire
Lick It Up
Notes:
- The first night of the "Asylum" tour. Several songs from the album make their live debut: "King of the Mountain," "Uh! All Night," "Any Way You Slice It," and "Tears are Falling." Equally, only four songs survive from the 1970s with the set being heavily representative of the 1982–85 period.
- From a local review: "After more than a decade of generating high-powered rock, KISS, the original glitter band that influenced the styles of many current heavy metal acts, has grown anything but stale. The band's performance Friday night at Barton Coliseum, before an estimated 7,700 mostly teen-aged fans, proved KISS to be as fresh-faced and energetic as its forever-young audiences. The concert was the start of a worldwide tour for KISS that follows the recent release of the group's 20th album, 'Asylum'... KISS selected Little Rock to begin its tour because its central location was a convenient stepping-off point, and the inexpensive rental fee of Barton Coliseum enabled the band to rehearse there all last week, according to Wayne Sharp, the band's assistant tour manager.
Sharp said the KISS members were anxious to judge the audience's reaction to its new performance. A KISS concert once meant lots of pyrotechnics. For example, the band members used to breathe fire. There were no flames Friday night, but more than 700 lights provided an elaborate and effective stage show. The emblazed KISS logo, the traditional backdrop for any KISS concert, consisted of hundreds of multicolored lights that flashed and pulsed in time with the music and shouts of the crowd" (Arkansas Gazette, 11/30/85).
Of Interest:
- From a local review: "After more than a decade of generating high-powered rock, KISS, the original glitter band that influenced the styles of many current heavy metal acts, has grown anything but stale. The band's performance Friday night at Barton Coliseum, before an estimated 7,700 mostly teen-aged fans, proved KISS to be as fresh-faced and energetic as its forever-young audiences. The concert was the start of a worldwide tour for KISS that follows the recent release of the group's 20th album, 'Asylum'... KISS selected Little Rock to begin its tour because its central location was a convenient stepping-off point, and the inexpensive rental fee of Barton Coliseum enabled the band to rehearse there all last week, according to Wayne Sharp, the band's assistant tour manager.
Sharp said the KISS members were anxious to judge the audience's reaction to its new performance. A KISS concert once meant lots of pyrotechnics. For example, the band members used to breathe fire. There were no flames Friday night, but more than 700 lights provided an elaborate and effective stage show. The emblazed KISS logo, the traditional backdrop for any KISS concert, consisted of hundreds of multicolored lights that flashed and pulsed in time with the music and shouts of the crowd" (Arkansas Gazette, 11/30/85).