Notable Concerts
| 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. |
| December 16, 1979 | Toledo Sports Arena – Toledo, OH | Last show and tour with Peter Criss until the Reunion Tour in 1996 |
| July 25, 1980 | The Palladium - New York | First show with Eric Carr. |
| December 3, 1980 | Western Springs Stadium - Auckland, New Zealand | Last show and tour with Ace Frehley until the Reunion Tour in 1996, although Frehley's official departure was in 1982. |
| January 15, 1982 | Studio 54 | During a lip synched performance of "I" from Studio 54, broadcast via satellite to the Sanremo Festival in Italy, the band perform as a trio for the first time, due to the absence of Ace Frehley. |
| December 29, 1982 | Bismarck Civic Center - Bismarck, ND | First show with Vinnie Vincent. |
| June 18, 1983 | Estádio do Maracanã – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | The band played to the largest crowd of their career – 200,000. |
| October 11, 1983 | Pavilhão de Cascais – Lisboa, Portugal | First concert without makeup. |
| March 17, 1984 | Roberts Municipal Stadium - Evansville, IN | Last show with Vinnie Vincent. |
| December 8, 1984 | Cobo Hall - Detroit, MI | First show with Bruce Kulick as an official member, after replacing Mark St. John for several concerts, due to his Reiter's Syndrome. This show was also recorded for the Animalize Live Uncensored home video. |
| August 20, 1988 | Donington Park – Castle Donington, England | Largest British crowd of their career - 107,000 |
| November 9, 1990 | Madison Square Garden - New York | Last show with Eric Carr |
| April 24, 1992 | The Stone - San Francisco, CA | First club show with Eric Singer. |
| October 1, 1992 | Stabler Arena - Allentown, PA | First US arena show with Eric Singer. |
| February 13, 1995 | Sydney Entertainment Centre - Sydney, Australia | Last arena show with Bruce Kulick and Eric Singer. |
| 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. This show was also the last public performance with Bruce Kulick, and the last with Eric Singer until 2001. |
| June 15, 1996 | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre - Irvine, CA | First show of the Alive/Worldwide tour featuring Ace Frehley and Peter Criss in full makeup, for the first time since 1979. |
| January 22, 1997 | Osaka Castle Hall - Osaka, Japan | Gene loses voice, Paul and Ace take over vocals for most of Gene's songs |
| April 5, 1997 | Columbus Civic Center - Columbus, GA | Peter Criss is unable to perform due to severe pains in his arms, replaced by drum tech Ed Kanon. |
| January 31, 1999 | Super Bowl XXXIII – Miami, FL | The group performed during the pregame festivities to an international audience of over 800 million TV viewers. |
| October 7, 2000 | North Charleston Coliseum - North Charleston, SC | Last show with Peter Criss until 2003. |
| March 9, 2001 | Yokohama Arena - Yokohama, Japan | Eric Singer replaces Peter Criss. |
| April 13, 2001 | Carrara Stadium - Gold Coast, Australia | Last arena show with Ace Frehley. |
| February 24, 2002 | 2002 Winter Olympics – Salt Lake City | Kiss played "Rock and Roll All Nite" at the closing ceremonies to the biggest internationally televised audience of their career, more than 3 million people. Last public performance with Ace Frehley to date. |
| February 28, 2003 | Telstra Dome - Melbourne, Australia | Alive IV: Symphony. First show with Tommy Thayer and Peter Criss. |
| December 20, 2003 | Save Mart Center - Fresno, CA | Last show with Peter Criss to date, being replaced again by Eric Singer. |
| July 27, 2007 | Soboba Casino Arena - San Jacinto, California | Paul Stanley forced out of show due to rapid heart beat. Other members Gene Simmons, Eric Singer, and Tommy Thayer perform as a trio for the second time in Kiss' history. |
| April 11, 2009 | First concert - Bogota, Colombia | KISS makes its first concert in Colombia. |
| July 16, 2009 | Plains of Abraham - Quebec, Canada | KISS played in front of the biggest Canadian crowd of their career, around 90,000 screaming fans. |
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