| Year |
Title |
Notes |
| 1973 |
Club tour |
KISS played most of their club shows at the Daisy in Amityville, Long Island and the Coventry in Queens. |
| 1973–74 |
KISS Tour |
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| 1974–75 |
Hotter Than Hell Tour |
The tour ended abruptly so KISS could record their third album, Dressed to Kill. |
| 1975 |
Dressed to Kill Tour |
Five shows were recorded for later inclusion on the group's breakthrough album, Alive!. |
| 1975–76 |
Alive! Tour |
The group's first headlining tour. |
| 1976 |
Destroyer Tour |
KISS toured Europe for the first time. Average attendance for the entire tour exceeded 10,000 for the first time. |
| 1976–77 |
Rock and Roll Over Tour |
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| 1977 |
Love Gun Tour |
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| 1977–78 |
Alive II Tour |
KISS played five sold-out shows at Budokan Hall in Tokyo, breaking the record of four held by The Beatles. |
| 1979 |
Dynasty Tour/The Return of KISS |
Last tour of the original lineup until 1996. |
| 1980 |
Unmasked Tour |
First tour featuring new drummer Eric Carr, and last with lead guitarist Ace Frehley; only one U.S. performance. |
| 1982–83 |
Creatures of the Night/10th Anniversary Tour |
First tour with new lead guitarist Vinnie Vincent, and last KISS tour in makeup until 1996. |
| 1983–84 |
Lick It Up Tour |
Vinnie Vincent dismissed from KISS at the conclusion of the tour. |
| 1984–85 |
Animalize Tour |
New lead guitarist Mark St. John fired from KISS during the tour and replaced by Bruce Kulick for most shows. |
| 1985–86 |
Asylum Tour |
This was the first KISS tour since 1979 to remain exclusively inside North America. |
| 1987–88 |
Crazy Nights Tour |
KISS added an offstage keyboardist, Gary Corbett, but he only travelled with the band on occasion due to budget constraints. |
| 1990 |
Hot in the Shade Tour |
Last tour with Eric Carr, who died on November 24, 1991. |
| 1992 |
Revenge Tour |
First tour with new drummer Eric Singer. |
| 1995 |
KISS Convention Tour |
The band played acoustic sets at a number of official KISS conventions, taking requests from the audience. |
| 1996–97 |
Alive/Worldwide Tour |
First tour of the group's original lineup since 1979. |
| 1998–2000 |
Psycho Circus Tour |
The band introduced 3-D visuals as part of the stage show. |
| 2000–02 |
Farewell Tour |
Peter Criss left the band in early 2001, and was replaced by Eric Singer for the remainder of the tour. |
| 2003 |
World Domination Tour |
KISS co-headlined with Aerosmith. Peter Criss returned to the band for the tour, but Ace Frehley departed and was replaced by Tommy Thayer. |
| 2004 |
Rock the Nation Tour |
Criss, whose contract had expired, was again replaced by Eric Singer. Two shows filmed for the concert DVD Rock the Nation Live!. |
| Date |
Venue |
Notes |
| February 21, 1974 |
Aquarius Theater – Los Angeles, CA |
The band made their first TV appearance, taping a performance for Dick Clark's In Concert. |
| October 9, 1975 |
Cadillac High School – Cadillac, MI |
At the invitation of the Cadillac High School football team, KISS played a highly publicized concert. |
| August 20, 1976 |
Anaheim Stadium – Anaheim, CA |
KISS played to a crowd of 42,987, the largest American audience of the band's career. |
| December 12, 1976 |
Lakeland Civic Center – Lakeland, FL |
Ace Frehley was nearly electrocuted after touching an ungrounded metal railing. He returned 30 minutes later to finish the show. The incident was the inspiration for the 1977 KISS song "Shock Me." |
| February 18, 1977 |
Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York |
KISS played a sold-out headlining show at Madison Square Garden. The concert was billed by manager Bill Aucoin as a "triumphant return of the conquering heroes." |
| May 18, 1978 |
Magic Mountain – Valencia, CA |
KISS filmed their performance for inclusion in the TV movie KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park. |
| June 18, 1983 |
Estádio do Maracanã – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
The band played to the largest crowd of their career – 137,000. |
| August 9, 1995 |
Sony Studios – New York City, New York |
At a taping for MTV Unplugged, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss performed with the band. It was the first public performance by the original lineup since December 16, 1979. |
| January 31, 1999 |
Super Bowl XXXIII – Miami, FL |
The group performed during the pregame festivities. |
| February 24, 2002 |
2002 Winter Olympics – Salt Lake City |
KISS played "Rock and Roll All Nite" at the closing ceremonies. |
