Destroyer Tour

Spirit of '76 Tour

Tour by Kiss
Associated album	Destroyer
Start date	July 3, 1976
End date	September 12, 1976
Legs	1
Number of shows	34
Kiss concert chronology

The Destroyer Tour also known as The Spirit of '76 Tour was a concert tour by Kiss, in support of their latest album. The August 20 Anaheim, California show was the most famous show of the tour, the band played to over 42,000 people, the biggest US crowd the band had played to. Bob Seger, Ted Nugent and Cheap Trick were the opening acts. The J. Geils Band, Point Blank and Seger opened for them at their July 10 show in New Jersey.

Tour setlist

1. "Detroit Rock City"
2. "King Of The Night Time World"
3. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"
4. "Strutter"
5. "Hotter Than Hell"
6. "Cold Gin" (Ace Frehley guitar solo)
7. "Nothin' to Lose"
8. "Shout It Out Loud"
9. "Do You Love Me?"
10. "God of Thunder" (Gene Simmons bloodspitting & bass solo, Peter Criss drum solo)
11. "Rock and Roll All Nite" (Paul Stanley destroys guitar after the song)

Encores

1. "Deuce"
2. "Firehouse"(Gene breathes fire)
3. "Black Diamond"

• "Flaming Youth" and "Watchin' You" played in some shows instead of "Strutter" and "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll".

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
July 3, 1976	Norfolk, Virginia	United States	Norfolk Scope
July 6, 1976	Columbia, South Carolina		Carolina Coliseum
July 8, 1976	Richmond, Virginia		Richmond Coliseum
July 10, 1976	Jersey City, New Jersey		Roosevelt Stadium
July 11, 1976	South Yarmouth, Massachusetts		Cape Cod Coliseum
July 13, 1976	Baltimore, Maryland		Baltimore Civic Center
July 15, 1976	Knoxville, Tennessee		Knoxville Civic Coliseum
July 17, 1976	Charleston, West Virginia		Charleston Civic Center
July 19, 1976	Johnson City, Tennessee		Freedom Hall Civic Center
July 21, 1976	Nashville, Tennessee		Nashville Municipal Auditorium
July 23, 1976	Birmingham, Alabama		Rickwood Field
July 26, 1976	Kansas City, Missouri		Kansas City Municipal Auditorium
July 28, 1976	St. Louis, Missouri		Kiel Auditorium
July 29, 1976
July 31, 1976	Toledo, Ohio		Toledo Sports Arena
August 2, 1976	Indianapolis, Indiana		Market Square Arena
August 4, 1976	Little Rock, Arkansas		Barton Coliseum
August 6, 1976	Evansville, Indiana		Roberts Municipal Stadium
August 8, 1976	Trotwood, Ohio		Hara Arena
August 10, 1976	Shreveport, Louisiana		Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
August 11, 1976	Fort Worth, Texas		Tarrant County Convention Center
August 13, 1976	Houston, Texas		The Summit
August 15, 1976	El Paso, Texas		El Paso County Coliseum
August 17, 1976	Tempe, Arizona		Tempe Stadium
August 20, 1976	Anaheim, California		Anaheim Stadium
August 22, 1976	Oakland, California		Oakland Arena
August 27, 1976	Greensboro, North Carolina		Greensboro Coliseum
August 29, 1976	Atlanta, Georgia		Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
September 1, 1976	South Bend, Indiana		Joyce Center
September 3, 1976	Richfield, Ohio		Richfield Coliseum
September 4, 1976	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		Pittsburgh Civic Arena
September 6, 1976	Toronto, Ontario	Canada	Varsity Stadium
September 8, 1976	Louisville, Kentucky	United States	Freedom Hall
September 10, 1976	Cincinnati, Ohio		Riverfront Coliseum
September 12, 1976	Springfield, Massachusetts		Springfield Civic Center

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