KISS 2003/2004 World Domination Tour
Paul Stanley · Tommy Thayer · Peter Criss · Gene Simmons

The RUMORS concerning KISS' 2004 Tour are currently just that - RUMORS! Check KISSONLINE for any official announcements concerning KISS' touring plans and schedules. QUICK STATS: After playing the Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again," prior to the curtain drop, the songs which immediately preceeded the band taking the stage were "Rock The Nation", and parts of "Bad Motor Scooter", from the first Montrose album. The tour, with those date's details available, is currently selling at around 84% of capacity; 515,731 of 613,573 tickets available have been sold; Total gross for those dates is $38,159,514.00... CONCERT 60: Save Mart Center, Fresno, CA, Dec. 20, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: · Peter Criss' birthday celebrated on stage with a cake and "Happy Birthday" being sung... CONCERT 59: The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, Dec. 18, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: Detroit Rock City / Deuce / Shout It Out Loud / Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll / Lick It Up / Firehouse / I Love It Loud / I Want You / God Of Thunder / 100,000 Years / Black Diamond / Beth / Strutter (with Joe Perry) / Rock And Roll All Nite Set Notes: · Aerosmith's lead guitarist, Joe Perry, joins KISS on-stage for "Strutter" wearing a pair of Paul's platforms again. CONCERT 58: Ford Center, Oklahoma City, OK, Dec. 14, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: Detroit Rock City / Deuce / Shout It Out Loud / Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll / Lick It Up / Firehouse / I Love It Loud / I Want You / God Of Thunder / 100,000 Years / Black Diamond / Beth / Strutter (with Joe Perry) / Rock And Roll All Nite Set Notes: · Aerosmith's lead guitarist, Joe Perry, joins KISS on-stage for "Strutter" wearing a pair of Paul's platforms! · Joe then plays "Last Child" using one of Paul's guitars... CONCERT 57: Mark of the Quad Cities, Moline, IL, Dec. 12, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: ? CONCERT 56: Thompon-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN, Dec. 10, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: ? CONCERT 55: Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY, Dec. 8, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: ? CONCERT 54: Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, FL, Dec. 5, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: ? CONCERT 53: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL, Dec. 3, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: ? CONCERT 52: Palace Of Auburn Hills, Detroit, MI, Nov. 30, 2003 Reported audience: 11,056 / 15,064 Reported gross: $829,399 Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: · Yikes, sub-$1 Million gross and 4,000 empty seats in the "Rock City"... CONCERT 51: Pepsi Center, Albany, NY, Nov. 28, 2003 Reported audience: $928,305 Reported gross: 10,165 / 10,938 Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: · No fire-breathing following "Firehouse"... CONCERT 50: Fleet Center, Boston, MA, Nov. 26, 2003 Reported audience: $1,231,375 Reported gross: 12,169 / 15,106 Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: · Minimal pyro effects and no fire-breathing... CONCERT 49: Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, NH, Nov. 24, 2003 Reported audience: $1,031,020 Reported gross: 8,459 / 8,693 Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: ? CONCERT 48: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC, Nov. 22, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: ? CONCERT 47: MCI Center, Washington DC, Nov. 20, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: ? CONCERT 46: Cumberland Country Civic Center, Portland ME, Nov. 18, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: ? CONCERT 45: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, Nov. 16, 2003 Reported audience: $1,475,570 Reported gross: 15,159 / 15,751 Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: ? CONCERT 44: Arena At Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, CT, Nov. 14, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist:Detroit Rock City / Deuce / Shout It Out Loud / Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll / Hotter Than Hell / Lick It Up / I Love It Loud / I Want You / God Of Thunder / 100,000 Years / Black Diamond / Beth / Love Gun / Rock And Roll All Nite Set Notes: ? CONCERT 43: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI, Nov. 12, 2003 Reported audience: ~8,000 Reported gross: ? Setlist:Detroit Rock City / Deuce / C'mon And Love Me / Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll / Lick It Up / Hotter Than Hell / I Love It Loud / I Want You / God Of Thunder / 100,000 Years / Black Diamond / Beth / Love Gun / Rock And Roll All Nite Set Notes: · Setlist change! Wow! Gene breathed fire following "Hotter Than Hell"... CONCERT 42: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN, Nov. 10, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: · Opening act: Absolute Black CONCERT 41: Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND, Nov. 8, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: ? CONCERT 40: Qwest Center Omaha, Omaha, NE, Nov. 6, 2003 Reported audience: ~14,000 Reported gross: ? Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: · First show of the "second leg" of the tour · Tour moves indoors for the final shows... CONCERT 39: MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, Oct. 25, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: Detroit Rock City / Deuce / Shout It Out Loud / Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll / Firehouse / Do You Love Me? / I Love It Loud / I Want You / God Of Thunder / 100,000 Years / Black Diamond / Beth / Love Gun / Rock And Roll All Nite Set Notes: · Final show of the "first leg" of the tour · First set list change since mid-September with "Do You Love Me?" replacing "Lick It Up"... CONCERT 38: MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, Oct. 24, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: ? CONCERT 37: Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT, Oct. 22, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: ? CONCERT 36: Journal Pavilion, Albuquerque, NM, Oct. 20, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: ? CONCERT 35: Hyundai Pavilion, Devore (Los Angeles), CA, Oct. 18, 2003 Reported audience: 20,090 / 40,288 Reported gross: $1,405,752 Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: · Last show with Saliva opening... CONCERT 34: Coors Amphitheatre, Chula Vista (San Diego), CA, Oct. 16, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: ? CONCERT 33: Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Marysville, CA, Oct. 14, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: ? CONCERT 32: White River Amphitheatre, Auburn, WA, Oct. 12, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: ? CONCERT 31: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, Oct. 10, 2003 Reported audience: 14,012 / 22,000 Reported gross: $944,651 Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: ? CONCERT 30: Cricket Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ, Oct. 8, 2003 Reported audience: 14,487 / 19,224 Reported gross: $1,040,960 Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: ? CONCERT 29: Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands, TX, Oct. 5, 2003 Reported audience: 15,079 / 15,625 Reported gross: $1,252,350 Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: · Natural thunder and lightning accompanies "God Of Thunder". CONCERT 28: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Selma, TX, Oct. 4, 2003 Reported audience: 15,219 / 20,000 Reported gross: $1,064,099 Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: ? CONCERT 27: Smirnoff Music Centre, Dallas, TX, Oct. 2, 2003 Reported audience: 17,317 / 18,500 Reported gross: $1,307,853 Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: · Peter thanks "Houston" at the end of "Beth". Oops. CONCERT 26: Fiddlers Green, Englewood (Denver), CO, Sept. 30, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: ? CONCERT 25: UMB Bank Pavilion, Maryland Heights (St. Louis), MO, Sept. 28, 2003 Reported audience: 16,991 / 20,757 Reported gross: $1,107,822 Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: ? CONCERT 24: Tweeter Center Chicago, Tinley Park, IL, Sept. 26, 2003 Reported audience: 17,210 / 28,441 Reported gross: $1,309,339 Setlist: S2D2-II Set Notes: · Poor weather conditions at show · Gene and Paul served with subpoenas prior to the show. The subpoena relates to former business manager, and current fugitive Jesse M. Hilsen who allegedly owes his former wife, Rita, some $2,000,000, and serves to find out whether the band have any of Jesse's assets or contact with him... CONCERT 23: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Bonner Springs, KS, Sept. 24, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: Detroit Rock City, Deuce, Shout It Out Loud, Let Me Go Rock 'N Roll, I Love It Loud, Firehouse, Lick It Up, God Of Thunder, 100.000 Years, I Want You, Black Diamond, Beth, Love Gun, Rock And Roll All Nite Set Notes: · Paul includes bits of "Stairway To Heaven", "Angie", and "Kansas City" in the intro to "Black Diamond"... CONCERT 22: Amsouth Amphitheatre, Nashville, TN, Sept. 22, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: Detroit Rock City, Deuce, Shout It Out Loud, Let Me Go Rock 'N Roll, Firehouse, I Love It Loud, I Want You, God Of Thunder, 100.000 Years, Lick It Up, Black Diamond, Beth, Love Gun, Rock and Roll All Nite Set Notes: ? CONCERT 21: Alltel Pavilion, Walnut Creek (Raleigh), NC, Sept. 20, 2003 Reported audience: 18,368 / 20,242 Reported gross: $1,224,891 Setlist: Detroit Rock City, Deuce, Shout It Out Loud, Let Me Go Rock 'N Roll, Lick It Up, Firehouse, I Love It Loud, I Want You, God Of Thunder, 100.000 Years, Black Diamond, Beth, Love Gun, Rock And Roll All Nite Set Notes: ? CONCERT 20: Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, Sept. 19, 2003 Reported audience: 16,724 / 18,617 Reported gross: $1,066,376 Setlist: S2D2 Set Notes: ? CANCELLED: Virgina Beach Amphitheatre, Virginia Beach, VA, Sept. 17, 2003 Set Notes: · This date was initially postponed, due to the prospect of possibly dangerous weather due to incoming Hurricane Isabel... · Show later cancelled due to "rescheduling" problems... CONCERT 19: HiFi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA Sept. 14, 2003 Reported audience: 13,038 / 16,000 Reported gross: $1,114,680 Setlist: Detroit Rock City, Deuce, Shout It Out Loud, Lick It Up, Let Me Go Rock 'N Roll, I Love It Loud, Firehouse, God Of Thunder, 100.000 Years, I Want You, Black Diamond, Beth, Love Gun, Rock And Roll All Nite Set Notes: ? CONCERT 18: Sound Advice Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL Sept. 12, 2003 Reported audience: 18,402 / 19,621 Reported gross: $1,262,736 Setlist: S2D2 Set Notes: ? CONCERT 17: Comercia Stadium, Detroit, MI Sept. 7, 2003 Reported audience: 41,655 / 43,323 Reported gross: $3,322,345 Setlist: S2D2 Set Notes: · Make-up date, literally and figuratively, from cancelled earlier tour date · Ted Nugent, the "Motor City Madman", played this show with a 9 song set, after Saliva's opening set... CONCERT 16: Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, WI Sept. 6, 2003 Reported audience: 19,268 / 34,952 Reported gross: $1,359,655 Setlist: S2D2 Set Notes: · Problems during "Firehouse" & "Black Diamond"... · Gene loses mic during "Rock And Roll All Nite"... CONCERT 15: Cuyahoga Falls, OH (Cleveland) Sept. 3, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: S2D2 Set Notes: ? CONCERT 14: Hershey, PA Aug. 31, 2003 Reported audience: 28,967 / 28,967 Reported gross: $1,859,535 Setlist: S2D2 Set Notes: · The first reported sold out show of the tour! · The band encountered musical issues during notably "Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll"... CONCERT 13: Philadelphia, PA Aug. 29, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: S2D2 Set Notes: ? CONCERT 12: Tweeter Center, Boston, MA Aug. 27, 2003 Reported audience: 39,743 / 39,800 *Both Nights Reported gross: $2,934,551 *Both Nights Setlist: Detroit Rock City, Deuce, Shout It Out Loud, Strutter, Cold Gin, Firehouse, I Love It Loud, I Want You, God Of Thunder, 100.000 Years, Black Diamond, Beth, Love Gun, Rock and Roll All Nite Set Notes: · First appearance of "Cold Gin" on tour... CONCERT 11: Tweeter Center, Boston, MA Aug. 25, 2003 Setlist: Detroit Rock City, Deuce, Shout It Out Loud, Let Me Go Rock 'N Roll, Do You Love Me?, Firehouse, I Love It Loud, I Want You, God Of Thunder, 100.000 Years, Black Diamond, Beth, Love Gun, Rock and Roll All Nite Set Notes: · LMGRNR & DYME switched around in performance order... CONCERT 10: Darien Lakes PAC, Buffalo, NY Aug. 23, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: S2D2 Set Notes: ? CONCERT 09: Post-Gazzette Pavilion, Burgettstown, PA (Pittsburgh) Aug. 21, 2003 Reported audience: 20,344 / 22,880 Reported gross: $1,217,673 Setlist: S2D2 Set Notes: ? CONCERT 08: Germaine Amphitheatre, Columbus, OH Aug. 19, 2003 Reported audience: 18,883 / 20,000 Reported gross: $1,141,390 Setlist: S2D2 Set Notes: ? CONCERT 07: Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN (Indianapolis) Aug. 17, 2003 Reported audience: 21,544 / 24,093 Reported gross: $1,310,731 Setlist: S2D2 Set Notes: ? POSTPONED: Comerica Stadium, Detroit, MI Aug. 15, 2003 Set Notes: · This date was cancelled, due to the American North-East black-out, and rescheduled for later in the tour... · Concert was "made up" on Sept. 7, 2003... CONCERT 06: Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH Aug. 13, 2003 Reported audience: ? Reported gross: ? Setlist: S2D2 Set Notes: ? CONCERT 05: PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ Aug. 11, 2003 Reported audience: 16,902 / 16,944 Reported gross: $1,241,342 Setlist: Detroit Rock City, Deuce, Shout It Out Loud, Do You Love Me?, Let Me Go Rock 'N Roll, Firehouse, I Love It Loud, I Want You, God Of Thunder, 100.000 Years, Black Diamond, Beth, Love Gun, Rock And Roll All Nite Set Notes: ? CONCERT 03: Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge, Bristow, VA (Washington DC) Aug. 9, 2003 Reported audience: 21,088 / 22,454 Reported gross: $1,510,372 Setlist: Detroit Rock City, Deuce, Shout It Out Loud, Do You Love Me?, Let Me Go Rock 'N Roll, Firehouse, I Love It Loud, I Want You, God Of Thunder, 100.000 Years, Black Diamond, Beth, Love Gun, Rock And Roll All Nite Set Notes: · Peter unable to sing "Beth" due to mic issues, throws the mic on the ground and lets the audience sing it... CONCERT 03: Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, NY Aug. 6, 2003 Reported audience: 27,820 / 27,982 *Both Nights Reported gross: $2,497,636 *Both Nights Setlist: Detroit Rock City, Deuce, Shout It Out Loud, Lick It Up, Do You Love Me?, Let Me Go Rock 'N Roll, Firehouse, I Love It Loud, I Want You, God Of Thunder, 100.000 Years, Black Diamond, Beth, Love Gun, Rock And Roll All Nite Set Notes: · First appearance of "Lick It Up" on the tour... · Band plays part of "I Want You" without Gene who was having harness issues... · Mic issues during the beginning of "Beth"... CONCERT 02: Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, NY Aug. 4, 2003 Setlist: Detroit Rock City, Deuce, Shout It Out Loud, Strutter, Do You Love Me?, Let Me Go Rock 'N Roll, Firehouse, I Love It Loud, I Want You, God Of Thunder, 100.000 Years, Black Diamond, Beth, Love Gun, Rock And Roll All Night Set Notes: · First appearance of "Strutter" and "Love Gun" on the tour... · Poor sound mix for the show... CONCERT 01: Meadows Music Centre, Hartford, CT Aug. 2, 2003 Reported audience: 18,272 / 24,000 Reported gross: $1,155,020 Setlist: Detroit Rock City, Deuce, Shout It Out Loud, King Of The Night Time World, Do You Love Me?, Let Me Go Rock 'N Roll, Firehouse, I Love It Loud, I Want You, God Of Thunder, 100.000 Years, Black Diamond, Beth, Rock And Roll All Nite Set Notes: · First night of the tour with Aerosmith... · Whoa! No "Love Gun", guitar (Tommy) or Drum solos! · First and only (so far) performance of "King Of The Night Time World"... · Song goofs during "Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll" and "Shout It Out Loud"... · No confetti to close the KISS show, this would be normal for the tour with Aerosmith using the confetti at the end of their set...

Tour '03 Song Performance Analysis Song First Play Last Times Detroit Rock City 8/2/2003 12/20/2003 60 Deuce 8/2/2003 12/20/2003 60 Shout It Out Loud 8/2/2003 12/20/2003 59 King Of The Night Time World 8/2/2003 8/2/2003 1 Do You Love Me? 8/2/2003 10/25/2003 19 Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll 8/2/2003 12/20/2003 59 Firehouse 8/2/2003 12/20/2003 58 I Love It Loud 8/2/2003 12/20/2003 60 I Want You 8/2/2003 12/20/2003 60 God Of Thunder 8/2/2003 12/20/2003 60 100,000 Years 8/2/2003 12/20/2003 60 Black Diamond 8/2/2003 12/20/2003 60 Beth 8/2/2003 12/20/2003 60 Rock And Roll All Nite 8/2/2003 12/20/2003 60 Strutter 8/4/2003 12/18/2003 4 Love Gun 8/4/2003 12/20/2003 57 Lick It Up 8/6/2003 12/20/2003 39 Cold Gin 8/27/2003 8/27/2003 1 C'mon And Love Me 11/12/2003 11/12/2003 1 Hotter Than Hell 11/12/2003 11/14/2003 2 Standard Set List (S2D2) (S2D2 = "Same Set, Different Date") This set was first perfomed on the second night of the tour at Jones Beach in Wantagh, NY, on Aug. 4, 2003. It would remain the usually performed set list until September 19th. Sometimes set order would change... Detroit Rock City Deuce Shout It Out Loud Do You Love Me? Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll I Love It Loud Firehouse God Of Thunder 100,000 Years I Want You Black Diamond Beth Love Gun Rock And Roll All Nite Standard Set List II (S2D2-II) (S2D2 = "Same Set, Different Date") While "Lick It Up" had been performed once during the early part of the tour, this second standardized setlist would not emerge until the appearance at HiFi Buys Amphitheatre, in Atlanta, GA on Sept. 14, 2003. Sometimes set order would change... Detroit Rock City Deuce Shout It Out Loud Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll Lick It Up Firehouse I Love It Loud I Want You God Of Thunder 100,000 Years Black Diamond Beth Love Gun Rock And Roll All Nite Bands On The Tour Aerosmith The "Boston Badboys" once fronted by the "Toxic Twins"... Aerosmith formed in Boston in 1971 and released their first album in January 1973. One of the biggest bands of the 1970's the band started falling apart in 1979 first with the departure of guitarist Joe Perry, soon followed by guitarist Brad Whitford. The band soldiered on with replacements, but reunited in 1984. What followed was a tour with Black 'N Blue, which included current KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer, and a rebirth as the band discovered and successfully used the emerging MTV... KISS The band who should need no introduction... KISS formed in New York City in 1973 and released their debut album in February 1974. One of the biggest bands of the 1970's KISS took their act past the music into the depths of merchandising and marketing defining that aspect of a band's business for many others to follow. Members started departing in 1980 though the band continued to try and redefine itself, ultimately resulting in the removal of the trade-mark makeup in 1983. With numerous lineup changes the band found solidity between 1984 and 1996, though long-time drummer Eric Carr would die of cancer related illness in 1991. The band reunited with original members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss in 1996, though Peter would be replaced by former KISS drummer Eric Singer in 2000. Ace Frehley would essentially depart the band in 2002 being replaced by long-time KISS associate Tommy Thayer. KISS' reunion tour was the largest grossing tour of 1996 and reminded many fans and other bands how it was really done! Saliva This brave Memphis band took on the task of getting the festivities started for the Aerosmith/KISS tour. Having already attained platinum success with their debut album "Every Six Seconds" Saliva are touring in support of their follow-up album "Back Into Your System". With a hybrid of styles the band have a plethora of influences which make them more appealing than many other "new" bands out there. As witnessed by the tour they're also willing to work their asses off on stage, and Josey won't let you sleep! Porch Ghouls While the Porch Ghouls are generally currently unknown they are on a path to rapid recognition. The Memphis band has taken the blues and given it their own unique touch, something they describe as "Ruckus". Discovered by Joe Perry and signed to his Roman Records label the band are often to be found playing the side-stage before and after Saliva's set and invite you to hug the Bunny. Ted Nugent The "Motor City Madman" has toured with KISS just about more than any other band. Yet another mega act from the 1970's, Ted was simply scheduled to open one show: Detroit. Raleigh Set List