Crazy Nights Tour

Crazy Nights Tour
Tour by Kiss
Start date	November 13, 1987
End date	October 4, 1988
Legs	6
Shows	129 played 2 cancelled
Kiss tour chronology
Asylum Tour (1985-86) Crazy Nights Tour (1987-88) Hot in the Shade Tour (1990)

The Crazy Nights Tour was a concert tour by Kiss. It began in Jackson, Mississippi, marking the second time that a major recording act had started a tour in that city. (Maze being the first). The night before the Jackson show, bassist Gene Simmons played DJ on local rock and roll station Z106. It was the first time Kiss toured Japan since the Alive II Tour in 1978. The tour marked Eric Carr's first and only trip to Japan. Kiss also co-headlined the Monsters of Rock festival with Iron Maiden. The tour was met with unenthusiastic reviews, the first complaint being the use of "Love Gun" as the opening number. Another complaint was the unusually high number of Crazy Nights songs in the setlist, most of which did not come off well live. One upside was the start of the trend of the band playing more songs from their musical heyday of the 70's, a trend which started with the Monsters of Rock festival at the end leg of the tour. Ted Nugent opened the show, touring behind Little Miss Dangerous.

Setlist

• "Love Gun"
• "Cold Gin"
• "Bang Bang You"
• "Calling Dr. Love"
• "Fits Like a Glove"
• "Crazy Crazy Nights"
• "No, No, No"
• "Reason to Live"
• "Heaven's On Fire"
• "War Machine"
• "I Love It Loud"
• "Lick It Up"
• "Black Diamond"
• "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
• "Shout It Out Loud"
• "Strutter"
• "Rock and Roll All Nite"
• "Detroit Rock City"

"White Christmas" and "Tears Are Falling" were played sometimes as encores during the tour replacing "Strutter."

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
November 13, 1987	Jackson, Mississippi	United States	Mississippi Coliseum
November 14, 1987	Pensacola, Florida		Pensacola Civic Center
November 15, 1987	Memphis, Tennessee		Mid-South Coliseum
November 17, 1987	Lake Charles, Louisiana		Lake Charles Civic Center
November 18, 1987	Corpus Christi, Texas		Corpus Christi Civic Coliseum
November 20, 1987	Belton, Texas		Bell County Expo Center
November 21, 1987	Lubbock, Texas		Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
November 22, 1987	Valley Center, Kansas		Kansas Coliseum
November 24, 1987	Tulsa, Oklahoma		Expo Square Pavilion
November 25, 1987	Norman, Oklahoma		Lloyd Noble Center
November 26, 1987	Topeka, Kansas		Kansas ExpoCentre
November 28, 1987	Davenport, Iowa		Palmer Auditorium
December 1, 1987	Saint Paul, Minnesota		St. Paul Civic Center
December 2, 1987	Rochester, Minnesota		Mayo Civic Center
December 4, 1987	Des Moines, Iowa		Veterans Memorial Auditorium
December 6, 1987	Springfield, Illinois		Springfield Civic Center
December 7, 1987	Toledo, Ohio		Toledo Sports Arena
December 9, 1987	New Haven, Connecticut		New Haven Coliseum
December 10, 1987	Toronto, Ontario	Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens
December 11, 1987	Glens Falls, New York	United States	Glens Falls Civic Center
December 12, 1987	Providence, Rhode Island		Providence Civic Center
December 13, 1987	Portland, Maine		Cumberland County Civic Center
December 16, 1987	Syracuse, New York		War Memorial Arena Canceled
December 18, 1987	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		The Spectrum
December 19, 1987	New Haven, Connecticut		New Haven Coliseum
December 20, 1987	East Rutherford, New Jersey		Meadowlands Arena
December 26, 1987	Fort Wayne, Indiana		War Memorial Coliseum
December 27, 1987	Indianapolis, Indiana		Market Square Arena
December 29, 1987	Louisville, Kentucky		Freedom Hall
December 30, 1987	Evansville, Indiana		Roberts Stadium
December 31, 1987	Trotwood, Ohio		Hara Arena
January 1, 1988	Johnson City, Tennessee		Freedom Hall Civic Center
January 2, 1988	Knoxville, Tennessee		Knoxville Civic Coliseum
January 5, 1988	Marquette, Michigan		Lakeview Arena
January 6, 1988	Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin		Brown County Arena
January 7, 1988	Milwaukee, Wisconsin		MECCA Arena
January 8, 1988	Chicago, Illinois		UIC Pavilion
January 11, 1988	Muskegon, Michigan		L. C. Walker Arena
January 12, 1988	Saginaw, Michigan		Wendler Arena
January 13, 1988	Columbus, Ohio		Battelle Hall
January 15, 1988	Richfield, Ohio		Richfield Coliseum
January 16, 1988	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		Civic Arena
January 17, 1988	Detroit, Michigan		Cobo Hall
January 18, 1988	Huntington, West Virginia		Huntington Civic Coliseum
January 20, 1988	Norfolk, Virginia		Norfolk Scope
January 22, 1988	Utica, New York		Utica Memorial Auditorium
January 23, 1988	Johnstown, Pennsylvania		Cambria County War Memorial Arena
January 24, 1988	Buffalo, New York		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
January 26, 1988	Poughkeepsie, New York		Mid-Hudson Civic Center
January 27, 1988	Worcester, Massachusetts		Worcester Centrum
January 28, 1988	Springfield, Massachusetts		Springfield Civic Center
January 29, 1988	Uniondale, New York		Nassau Coliseum
January 30, 1988	Rochester, New York		War Memorial Arena
January 31, 1988	Landover, Maryland		Capital Centre
February 1, 1988
February 3, 1988	Greenville, South Carolina		Greenville Memorial Auditorium
February 4, 1988	Savannah, Georgia		Savannah Civic Center
February 5, 1988	Greensboro, North Carolina		Greensboro Coliseum
February 6, 1988	Fayetteville, North Carolina		Cumberland County Crown Coliseum
February 7, 1988	Charlotte, North Carolina		Charlotte Coliseum
February 9, 1988	Nashville, Tennessee		Nashville Municipal Auditorium
February 10, 1988	Atlanta, Georgia		The Omni
February 12, 1988	Miami Beach, Florida		Miami Beach Convention Center
February 13, 1988	St. Petersburg, Florida		Bayfront Center
February 14, 1988	Jacksonville, Florida		Jacksonville Coliseum
February 15, 1988	Columbus, Georgia		Columbus Municipal Auditorium
February 16, 1988	Columbia, South Carolina		Carolina Coliseum
February 18, 1988	Terre Haute, Indiana		Hulman Center
February 19, 1988	Dubuque, Iowa		Five Flags Center
February 20, 1988	Kansas City, Missouri		Municipal Auditorium
February 21, 1988	Little Rock, Arkansas		Barton Coliseum
February 23, 1988	New Orleans, Louisiana		Lakefront Arena
February 24, 1988	Houston, Texas		The Summit
February 25, 1988	San Antonio, Texas		San Antonio Convention Center
February 26, 1988	Austin, Texas		Frank Erwin Center
February 27, 1988	Fort Worth, Texas		Fort Worth Convention Center
March 1, 1988	Madison, Wisconsin		Dane County Expo Coliseum
March 2, 1988	Merrillville, Indiana		Star Plaza Theatre
March 3, 1988	Peoria, Illinois		Peoria Civic Center
March 5, 1988	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Canada	Winnipeg Arena
March 8, 1988	Edmonton, Alberta		Northlands Coliseum
March 9, 1988	Calgary, Alberta		Olympic Saddledome
March 11, 1988	Vancouver, British Columbia		Pacific Coliseum
March 13, 1988	Medford, Oregon	United States	Jackson County Expo Hall
March 14, 1988	Portland, Oregon		Memorial Coliseum
March 15, 1988	Spokane, Washington		Spokane Coliseum
March 17, 1988	Seattle, Washington		Seattle Center Coliseum
March 19, 1988	Rapid City, South Dakota		Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
March 20, 1988	Casper, Wyoming		Casper Events Center
March 21, 1988	Salt Lake City, Utah		Salt Palace
March 23, 1988	Denver, Colorado		McNichols Sports Arena
March 25, 1988	Phoenix, Arizona		Compton Terrace
March 26, 1988	Costa Mesa, California		Pacific Amphitheatre
March 28, 1988	Sacramento, California		Arco Arena
March 30, 1988	San Francisco, California		Civic Center
March 31, 1988	Inglewood, California		The ForumCanceled
April 1, 1988	San Diego, California		San Diego Sports Arena
April 2, 1988	Paradise, Nevada		Thomas & Mack Center
April 4, 1988	Phoenix, Arizona		Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Asia
April 16, 1988	Nagoya	Japan	Nagoya Rainbow Hall
April 18, 1988	Osaka		Osaka Castle Hall
April 21, 1988	Tokyo		Budokan Hall
April 22, 1988			Budokan Hall
April 24, 1988			Yoyogi National Gymnasium
North America
June 26, 1988	New York City, New York	United States	The Limelight
July 4, 1988	Swanzey, New Hampshire		Cheshire Fairgrounds
July 8, 1988	Halifax, Nova Scotia	Canada	Halifax Forum
August 12, 1988	New York City, New York	United States	The Ritz
August 13, 1988
Europe
August 16, 1988	London	England	Marquee Club
August 20, 1988	North West Leicestershire		Donington Park
August 27, 1988	Schweinfurt	Germany	Mainweisen
August 28, 1988	Weißenthurm		Festhalle
August 30, 1988	Reykjavík	Iceland	Laugardalshöll
September 2, 1988	Budapest	Hungary	Stadium Puskás Ferenc
September 4, 1988	Tilburg	Netherlands	Willem II Stadion
September 10, 1988	Milan	Italy	Festa de l'Unità
September 13, 1988	Paris	France	Le Zenith
September 14, 1988	Dortmund	Germany	Westfalenhalle
September 15, 1988	Copenhagen	Denmark	K.B. Hallen
September 16, 1988	Gothenburg	Sweden	Frolundaborg
September 17, 1988	Stockholm		Isstadion
September 19, 1988	Helsinki	Finland	Helsinki Ice Hall
September 21, 1988	Oslo	Norway	Skedsmohallen
September 24, 1988	London	England	Wembley Arena
September 25, 1988
September 26, 1988	Birmingham		NEC Arena
September 27, 1988
September 28, 1988	Bradford		St. George's Hall
September 29, 1988	Newcastle upon Tyne		Newcastle City Hall
October 1, 1988	Edinburgh	Scotland	Edinburgh Playhouse
October 2, 1988
October 4, 1988	Belfast	Northern Ireland	King's Hall

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