The Revenge Tour was a concert tour by Kiss in support of the band's studio album Revenge.
| Tour by Kiss | |
| Associated album | Revenge |
|---|---|
| Start date | April 23, 1992 |
| End date | December 20, 1992 |
| Legs | 3 |
| No. of shows | 77 |
| Kiss concert chronology | |
Background
It was the first tour with drummer Eric Singer,[1] replacing Eric Carr who died of cancer on November 24, 1991.[2][3] Singer had previously performed with Paul Stanley's solo tour and was seen as a 'natural choice' according to Gene Simmons.[4]
Kiss began the tour with a leg of club shows in North America.[5] During the European leg of the tour in the United Kingdom, the stage set from the Hot in the Shade Tour was used.[6] During the show at Cardiff National Ice Rink on May 20, 1992, a pyro cue for "Heaven's on Fire" caused £30,000 worth of damage to the ceiling.[7]
For the North American arena tour, the stage featured a giant 41-foot high replica of the Statue of Liberty[4] in front of a large Kiss logo wall.[8] Halfway through the show during "War Machine", the statue's face crumbled to reveal its skull.[9] Afterward, its right arm and torch crumbled down before its skeleton hand gave the finger, which some audiences took personally.[6] The shows would also include strippers during the song "Take It Off".[6] The stage was hauled by six to ten semi haulers[10] while the replica of the Statue of Liberty had to fit into three trucks.[11]
Due to poor ticket sales, the tour had to be shortened.[citation needed] There was a show set to take place in Spokane on December 13,[12] but had been canceled due to weather affecting the band's travel between shows.[13] The shows in Cleveland, Detroit and Indianapolis were recorded by Eddie Kramer for the Alive III live album.[6][4]
In the tour program for the band's final tour, Simmons reflected on the tour:
"Unholy" was the first single from Revenge. I got the idea for "Unholy" from a song that Adam Mitchell wrote that Doro Pesch recorded called "Unholy Love". I just loved the word "unholy". Vinnie Vincent and I wrote the lyric together.[14]
Setlists
These are example setlists performed from one show on the tour, but may not represent the majority of the shows performed.[15]
Tour dates
Personnel
- Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Gene Simmons – vocals, bass
- Bruce Kulick – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Eric Singer – drums, backing vocals
Additional musician
- Derek Sherinian – keyboards