Lick it Up Tour

infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = "Lick it Up Tour"


image_caption =
artist = Kiss
start_date = 11 October, 1983
end_date = 17 March, 1984
number_of_legs = 2
number_of_shows = 94 played
last_tour = Creatures of the Night Tour
(1982-83)
this_tour = Lick it Up Tour
(1983-84)
next_tour = Animalize Tour
(1984-85)

et List

* Creatures Of The Night
* Detroit Rock City
* Cold Gin
* Fits Like a Glove
* Firehouse
* Gimmie More
* War Machine
* I Love It Loud
* I Still Love You
* Young and Wasted
* Love Gun
* All Hell's Breakin' Loose
* Black Diamond
* Lick It Up
* Rock and Roll All Nite

The Lick it Up Tour was a concert tour by Kiss. It was the first tour by Kiss without makeup. They used the same "tank" stage design as the Creatures tour, keeping all the same gimicks, except the blood spitting, An obvious change was of course, the look of the band. An interesting thing to keep note is that the first show in Lisbon, Gene did spit blood for the first and only time without his trademark makeup. It was quickly apparent that the effect no longer worked, and "God Of Thunder" was replaced in the set with "Young And Wasted." Gene, when interviewed in August 1983, had been unsure how his live persona would apply in the forthcoming unmasked shows. He commented, "There's still an element of finding out exactly who we are. I may possibly give up the blood-spitting onstage... The fire breathing I'd like to do". No amount of rehearsing could really demonstrate how the effect would go over in a live environment. In an interview following the Madrid shows, Gene commented: "I tried 'God Of Thunder' and I thought it was wrong. Certain musical pieces should be kept for certain occasions - out of respect. 'God Of Thunder' is me, I am both people, but you have to adjust certain things". While Gene would retain his fire breathing routine, he was unsure, at the time, whether it would last: "If that begins to feel wrong I'll drop it as well. There's always a price to pay for something". It obviously felt fine, or the band were loath to lose another strong visual effect in their stage show, that Gene continued to breath fire.

Tour

[ [http://www.kissfanshop.de/Tourdates/TourdatesLickitup.htm KISS TOURDATES Lick it up 1983-84 ] ]

European Leg

* 11/10/83 flagicon|Portugal Cascais Hall - Lisbon, Portugal (first show without Make-Up)
* 13/10/83 flagicon|Spain Palacio de los Deportes - Madrid, Spain
* 14/10/83 flagicon|Spain Palacio de los Deportes - Madrid, Spain
* 15/10/83 flagicon|Spain Velodromo de Anoeta - San Sebastián, Spain
* 16/10/83 flagicon|Spain Palacio de los Deportes - Barcelona, Spain
* 18/10/83 flagicon|France Palais des Sports - Toulouse, France
* 19/10/83 flagicon|France Maison des Sports - Clermont-Ferrand, France
* 21/10/83 flagicon|England Queen's Hall - Leeds, England
* 22/10/83 flagicon|England Bingley Hall - Stafford, England
* 23/10/83 flagicon|England Wembley Arena - London, England
* 24/10/83 flagicon|England De Montfort Hall - Leicester, England
* 25/10/83 flagicon|England Poole Arts Center - Poole, England
* 27/10/83 flagicon|Scotland Apollo Theatre - Glasgow, Scotland
* 28/10/83 flagicon|Scotland Edinburgh Playhouse - Edinburgh, Scotland
* 29/10/83 flagicon|England Newcastle City Hall - Newcastle, England
* 31/10/83 flagicon|France Le Zenith - Paris, France
* 01/11/83 flagicon|Germany Stadthalle - Offenbach, Germany
* 02/11/83 flagicon|Germany Olympiahalle - Munich, Germany
* 03/11/83 flagicon|Switzerland St. Jakobshalle - Basel, Switzerland
* 04/11/83 flagicon|Germany Glaspalast - Sindelfingen, Germany
* 06/11/83 flagicon|Germany Hemmerleinhalle - Nürnberg, Germany
* 07/11/83 flagicon|Austria Stadthalle - Linz, Austria
* 08/11/83 flagicon|Austria Wiener Stadthalle - Vienna, Austria
* 09/11/83 flagicon|Austria Eisstadion Liebenau - Graz, Austria
* 10/11/83 flagicon|Germany Grugahalle - Essen, Germany
* 11/11/83 flagicon|Germany Sporthalle - Kassel, Germany
* 12/11/83 flagicon|France Foire Expositions - Lille, France
* 13/11/83 flagicon|Belgium Forest National - Brussels, Belgium
* 15/11/83 flagicon|Switzerland CIG de Malley - Lausanne, Switzerland
* 17/11/83 flagicon|Denmark Velby-Risskov Hallen - Arhus, Denmark
* 18/11/83 flagicon|Sweden Scandinavium - Gothenburg, Sweden
* 19/11/83 flagicon|Sweden Johannesshovs Isstadion - Stockholm, Sweden
* 20/11/83 flagicon|Sweden Malmö Isstadion - Malmö, Sweden
* 21/11/83 flagicon|Denmark Fredriksborghallen - Hillerod, Denmark
* 23/11/83 flagicon|Finland Helsinki Ice Hall - Helsinki, Finland
* 25/11/83 flagicon|Finland Oulu-halli - Oulu, Finland

North America Leg

* 26/12/83 flagicon|United States The Omni - Atlanta, GA
* 28/12/83 flagicon|United States Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center - Augusta, GA
* 29/12/83 flagicon|United States Lakeland Civic Center - Lakeland, FL
* 30/12/83 flagicon|United States Hollywood Sportatorium - Hollywood, FL
* 31/12/83 flagicon|United States Jacksonville Coliseum - Jacksonville, FL
* 01/01/84 flagicon|United States Leon County Civic Center - Tallahassee, FL
* 05/01/84 flagicon|United States Lakefront Arena - New Orleans, LA
* 07/01/84 flagicon|United States Mid-South Coliseum - Memphis, TN
* 08/01/84 flagicon|United States Lakefront Arena - New Orleans, LA
* 09/01/84 flagicon|United States Mississippi Coast Coliseum - Biloxi, MS
* 10/01/84 flagicon|United States Knoxville Civic Coliseum - Knoxville, TN
* 11/01/84 flagicon|United States Nashville Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, TN
* 13/01/84 flagicon|United States Reunion Arena - Dallas, TX
* 14/01/84 flagicon|United States San Antonio Convention Center - San Antonio, TX
* 16/01/84 flagicon|United States Frank Erwin Center - Austin, TX
* 17/01/84 flagicon|United States San Angelo Coliseum - San Angelo, TX
* 18/01/84 flagicon|United States Sam Houston Coliseum - Houston, TX
* 19/01/84 flagicon|United States Corpus Christi Civic Coliseum - Corpus Christi, TX
* 20/01/84 flagicon|United States El Paso County Coliseum - El Paso, TX
* 22/01/84 flagicon|United States Tingley Coliseum - Albuquerque, NM
* 23/01/84 flagicon|United States Ector County Coliseum - Odessa, TX
* 25/01/84 flagicon|United States McNichols Sports Arena - Denver, CO
* 26/01/84 flagicon|United States Selland Arena - Fresno, CA
* 27/01/84 flagicon|United States Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA
* 28/01/84 flagicon|United States Thomas & Mack Center - Las Vegas, NV
* 30/01/84 flagicon|United States Lawlor Events Center - Reno, NV
* 31/01/84 flagicon|United States McNichols Sports Arena - Denver, CO
* 01/02/84 flagicon|United States Berkley Comminuty Theater - Berkley, CA
* 02/02/84 flagicon|United States Bakersfield Civic Auditorium - Bakersfield, CA
* 03/02/84 flagicon|United States Orange Pavilion - San Bernadino, CA
* 05/02/84 flagicon|United States Salt Palace - Salt Lake City, UT
* 08/02/84 flagicon|United States Sioux City Municipal Auditorium - Sioux City, IA
* 09/02/84 flagicon|United States Omaha Civic Auditorium - Omaha, NE
* 10/02/84 flagicon|United States MECCA Arena - Milwaukee, WI
* 11/02/84 flagicon|United States Five Flags Center - Dubuque, IA
* 12/02/84 flagicon|United States Met Center - Bloomington, MN
* 14/02/84 flagicon|United States Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena - Green Bay, WI
* 15/02/84 flagicon|United States UIC Pavilion - Chicago, IL
* 16/02/84 flagicon|United States Market Square Arena - Indianapolis, IN
* 17/02/84 flagicon|United States Wendler Arena - Saginaw, MI
* 18/02/84 flagicon|United States Cobo Hall - Detroit, MI
* 19/02/84 flagicon|United States St. John Arena - Columbus, OH
* 21/02/84 flagicon|United States Hara Arena - Dayton, OH
* 22/02/84 flagicon|United States Richfield Coliseum - Cleveland, OH
* 24/02/84 flagicon|United States The Centrum - Worcester, MA
* 26/02/84 flagicon|United States Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA
* 28/02/84 flagicon|United States Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD
* 01/03/84 flagicon|United States New Haven Coliseum - New Haven, CT
* 03/03/84 flagicon|United States The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA
* 04/03/84 flagicon|United States Civic Arena - Pittsburgh, PA
* 05/03/84 flagicon|United States Erie Civic Center - Erie, PA
* 07/03/84 flagicon|United States Broome County Arena - Binghamton, NY
* 09/03/84 flagicon|United States Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY
* 10/03/84 flagicon|United States Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY
* 12/03/84 flagicon|Canada Colisee de Quebec - Quebec City, QB
* 13/03/84 flagicon|Canada Montreal Forum - Montreal, QB
* 15/03/84 flagicon|Canada Maple Leaf Gardens - Toronto, ON
* 17/03/84 flagicon|United States Roberts Stadium - Evansville, IN

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