The Tours
| Year(s) | Dates | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 40 | Club tour | Kiss played most of their club shows at the Daisy in Amityville, Long Island and the Coventry in Queens. Not counting as an actual Kiss tour. |
| 1973–74 | 122 | Kiss Tour | |
| 1974–75 | 54 | Hotter Than Hell Tour | The tour ended abruptly so Kiss could record their third album, Dressed to Kill. |
| 1975 | 72 | Dressed to Kill Tour | Five shows were recorded for later inclusion on the group's breakthrough album, Alive!. |
| 1975–76 | 117 | Alive! Tour | The group's first headlining tour. |
| 1976 | 34 | Destroyer Tour | Kiss playes Anaheim Stadium playing to 42,000 people, the biggest US crowd the band has played to. |
| 1976–77 | 69 | Rock & Roll Over Tour | Kiss plays Japan for first time, playing four sold out nights at Budokan Hall, breaking the previous record held by The Beatles. |
| 1977 | 32 | Love Gun Tour | The three Los Angeles shows were recorded for Alive II. |
| 1977–78 | 51 | Alive II Tour | Kiss played five sold-out shows at Budokan Hall in Tokyo, breaking the record of four held by themselves one year earlier. |
| 1979 | 82 | Dynasty Tour | Last tour of the original lineup until 1996. Several cancellations, that was caused by Criss' vicious drug habit. |
| 1980 | 42 | Unmasked Tour | First tour featuring new drummer Eric Carr, and last with lead guitarist Ace Frehley; only one U.S. performance. KISS plays in Australia for the first time. |
| 1982–83 | 56 | Creatures of the Night Tour | First tour with new lead guitarist Vinnie Vincent, and last Kiss tour in makeup until 1996. Poor ticket sales for North American Leg. |
| 1983–84 | 94 | Lick it Up Tour | Vinnie Vincent dismissed from Kiss at the conclusion of the tour. The Lick it Up Tour is the first tour without makeup. |
| 1984–85 | 119 | Animalize Tour | New lead guitarist Mark St. John fired from Kiss during the tour and replaced by Bruce Kulick for most shows. |
| 1985–86 | 91 | Asylum Tour | This was the first Kiss tour since 1979 to remain exclusively inside North America. |
| 1987–88 | 129 | Crazy Nights Tour | Kiss added an offstage keyboardist, Gary Corbett, but he only travelled with the band on occasion due to budget constraints. |
| 1990 | 123 | Hot in The Shade Tour | Last tour with Eric Carr, who died on November 24, 1991. |
| 1992 | 56 | Revenge Tour | First tour with new drummer Eric Singer. |
| 1994–1995 | 23 | Kiss My Ass Tour | Toured South America as headliners on the touring Monsters of Rock festival. Also returned to Japan and Australia. Plays few shows in North America. |
| 1996–97 | 191 | Alive/Worldwide Tour | First tour of the group's original lineup since 1979. |
| 1998–2000 | 63 | Psycho Circus Tour | The band introduced 3-D visuals as part of the stage show. |
| 2000–01 | 142 | Kiss Farewell Tour | Peter Criss left the band in early 2001 due to failed contractual negotiations, and was replaced by Eric Singer for the remainder of the tour. |
| 2003 | 59 | World Domination Tour | Kiss co-headlined with Aerosmith. Peter Criss returned to the band for the tour, but Ace Frehley bowed out and was replaced by Tommy Thayer. |
| 2004 | 59 | 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!. |
| 2006 | 7 | Rising Sun Tour | Kiss does 4 shows in Japan, one including the Udo Music Fesival and 3 shows in USA. |
| 2007 | 5 | Hit 'N Run Tour | "All American Man" performed live for the first time ever due to winning an online vote on KISS's official website. Band plays without Paul Stanley on last date of the tour due to Paul suffering from a rapid heart beat before the show. |
| 2008-10 | 101 | KISS Alive/35 World Tour | Celebrating the band's 35th anniversary. Kiss' first tour since 2004, first time to tour Europe and South America since 1999. First time to Canada since 2000. |
| 2010 | 33 | Sonic Boom Over Europe Tour | KISS' first arena shows in the UK since 1998. |
| 2010-11 | 31 | The Hottest Show on Earth Tour | KISS' first amphitheater shows in North America since 2004's Rock the Nation Tour. |
| 2012 | 40 | The Tour | KISS will be co-headlining the tour with Mötley Crüe, running from July to September. |
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