# Destroyer Tour

The Destroyer Tour also known as The Spirit of '76 Tour was a concert tour by Kiss, in support of their fourth studio album Destroyer.

## History

At the time of the European leg of the tour the Destroyer album was already released and the band performed songs from that album, but they wore the Alive! costumes and had the Alive! stage show. At the time, the tour was referred to under the headline "Kiss tour", not "Alive! Tour" or "Destroyer Tour".
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 Montrose were the opening acts. The J. Geils Band, Point Blank and Seger opened for them at their July 10 show in New Jersey, which was recorded and released on DVD decades later as "The Lost Concert".
Opening act Bob Seger would back out of a few dates on the tour so that he could complete work on his next album, in which he did not perform in Toronto.
In the tour program for the band's final tour, Simmons reflected on the tour:
   With the special effects and staging we use, whether it was the Kiss sign, the Tesla coil on the Destroyer tour, the columns of fire, the lighted stairs or the drum riser, we reacted intrinsically to what we thought was cool. We went back to all the stuff we react to, 4th of July fireworks shows and things exploding. We wanted to go where no band had gone before.

## Setlist

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

### Encore

* "Deuce"
* "Firehouse" (Gene breathes fire)
* "Black Diamond"
* "Flaming Youth" and "Watchin' You" played in some shows instead of "Strutter" and "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll".
* "Sweet Pain" was performed once in Norfolk on July 3, 1976.

## Tour dates

List of 1976 concerts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Support act(s) |
| April 11, 1976 | Fort Wayne | United States | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | Artful Dodger |
| April 13, 1976 | Utica | United States | Utica Memorial Auditorium | Ethos |
| April 14, 1976 | Niagara Falls | United States | Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center | Brownsville Station |
| April 16, 1976 | Bangor | United States | Bangor Auditorium | Ethos |
| April 18, 1976 | Moncton | Canada | Moncton Coliseum | Hammersmith |
| April 19, 1976 | Halifax | Canada | Halifax Forum | Hammersmith |
| April 21, 1976 | Montreal | Canada | Montreal Forum | Hammersmith |
| April 22, 1976 | Ottawa | Canada | Ottawa Civic Centre | Hammersmith |
| April 23, 1976 | Kitchener | Canada | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | Hammersmith |
| April 24, 1976 | London | Canada | London Gardens | Hammersmith |
| April 26, 1976 | Toronto | Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens | Hammersmith |
| April 28, 1976 | Winnipeg | Canada | Winnipeg Arena | Hammersmith |
| May 4, 1976 | Mount Prospect | United States | River Trails Middle School | — |
| May 13, 1976 | Manchester | England | Free Trade Hall | Stray |
| May 14, 1976 | Birmingham | England | Birmingham Odeon | Stray |
| May 15, 1976 | London | England | Hammersmith Odeon | Stray |
| May 16, 1976 | London | England | Hammersmith Odeon | Stray |
| May 18, 1976 | Mannheim | West Germany | Mannheimer Rosengarten | Scorpions |
| May 19, 1976 | Düsseldorf | West Germany | Philips Halle | Scorpions |
| May 22, 1976 | Paris | France | Olympia Theatre | — |
| May 23, 1976 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | RAI Congrescentrum | Finch |
| May 24, 1976 | Offenbach | West Germany | Stadthalle Offenbach | Scorpions |
| May 26, 1976 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Scandinavium | — |
| May 28, 1976 | Stockholm | Sweden | Gröna Lund | — |
| May 29, 1976 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Falkoner Center | — |
| May 30, 1976 | Lund | Sweden | Olympen | — |
| June 2, 1976 | Zürich | Switzerland | Volkshaus | — |
| June 3, 1976 | Munich | West Germany | Circus Krone | Scorpions |
| June 4, 1976 | Fürth | West Germany | MTV Grundig-Halle | Scorpions |
| June 6, 1976 | Harelbeke | Belgium | Ontmoetingscentrum | Hoa Bihn |
| July 3, 1976 | Norfolk | United States | Norfolk Scope | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band |
| July 6, 1976 | Columbia | United States | Carolina Coliseum | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band |
| July 8, 1976 | Richmond | United States | Richmond Coliseum | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band |
| July 10, 1976 | Jersey City | United States | Roosevelt Stadium | The J. Geils Band Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Point Blank |
| July 11, 1976 | South Yarmouth | United States | Cape Cod Coliseum | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band |
| July 13, 1976 | Baltimore | United States | Baltimore Civic Center | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band |
| July 15, 1976 | Knoxville | United States | Knoxville Civic Coliseum | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band |
| July 17, 1976 | Charleston | United States | Charleston Civic Center | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band |
| July 19, 1976 | Johnson City | United States | Freedom Hall Civic Center | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band |
| July 21, 1976 | Nashville | United States | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band UFO |
| July 23, 1976 | Birmingham | United States | Rickwood Field | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Kansas |
| July 26, 1976 | Kansas City | United States | Kansas City Municipal Auditorium | Artful Dodger |
| July 28, 1976 | St. Louis | United States | Kiel Auditorium | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band |
| July 29, 1976 | St. Louis | United States | Kiel Auditorium | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band |
| July 31, 1976 | Toledo | United States | Toledo Sports Arena | Starz |
| August 2, 1976 | Indianapolis | United States | Market Square Arena | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Artful Dodger |
| August 4, 1976 | Little Rock | United States | Barton Coliseum | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band |
| August 6, 1976 | Evansville | United States | Roberts Municipal Stadium | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Artful Dodger |
| August 8, 1976 | Trotwood | United States | Hara Arena | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Artful Dodger |
| August 10, 1976 | Shreveport | United States | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band |
| August 11, 1976 | Fort Worth | United States | Tarrant County Convention Center | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Artful Dodger |
| August 13, 1976 | Houston | United States | The Summit | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Artful Dodger |
| August 15, 1976 | El Paso | United States | El Paso County Coliseum | Moon Pie |
| August 17, 1976 | Tempe | United States | Tempe Diablo Stadium | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Ted Nugent |
| August 20, 1976 | Anaheim | United States | Anaheim Stadium | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Ted Nugent Montrose |
| August 22, 1976 | Oakland | United States | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band .38 Special |
| August 27, 1976 | Greensboro | United States | Greensboro Coliseum | Point Blank Artful Dodger |
| August 29, 1976 | Atlanta | United States | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Johnny Winter Edgar Winter Blue Öyster Cult .38 Special |
| September 1, 1976 | South Bend | United States | Athletic & Convocation Center | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band |
| September 3, 1976 | Richfield | United States | Richfield Coliseum | Artful Dodger |
| September 4, 1976 | Pittsburgh | United States | Civic Arena | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Artful Dodger |
| September 6, 1976 | Toronto | Canada | Varsity Stadium | Blue Öyster Cult Artful Dodger |
| September 8, 1976 | Louisville | United States | Freedom Hall | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Artful Dodger |
| September 10, 1976 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverfront Coliseum | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Artful Dodger |
| September 12, 1976 | Springfield | United States | Springfield Civic Center | Artful Dodger |

### Box office score data

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references :
| Date (1976) | City | Venue | Attendance | Gross |
| April 11 | Fort Wayne, United States | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | 9,650 / 9,650 | $57,900 |
| April 14 | Niagara Falls, United States | Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center | 9,500 | $56,000 |
| April 16 | Bangor, United States | Bangor Auditorium | 6,932 / 6,932 | $39,356 |
| July 8 | Richmond, United States | Richmond Coliseum | 6,430 | $41,332 |
| July 10 | Jersey City, United States | Roosevelt Stadium | 13,867 | $105,388 |
| July 21 | Nashville, United States | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | 8,300 | $51,800 |
| August 2 | Indianapolis, United States | Market Square Arena | 19,000 / 19,000 | $121,453 |
| August 6 | Evansville, United States | Roberts Municipal Stadium | 11,480 | $72,254 |
| August 17 | Tempe, United States | Tempe Diablo Stadium | 15,913 | $101,301 |
| August 20 | Anaheim, United States | Anaheim Stadium | 42,987 | $437,653 |
| August 22 | Oakland, United States | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 9,897 | $63,000 |
| August 27 | Greensboro, United States | Greensboro Coliseum | 11,068 | $71,130 |
| August 29 | Atlanta, United States | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 35,000 | $300,000 |
| September 1 | South Bend, United States | Athletic & Convocation Center | 7,677 | $47,911 |
| September 4 | Pittsburgh, United States | Civic Arena | 12,000 | $73,436 |
| September 8 | Louisville, United States | Freedom Hall | 17,051 | $103,918 |
| September 10 | Cincinnati, United States | Riverfront Coliseum | 13,391 | $82,299 |

## Personnel

* Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar
* Gene Simmons – vocals, bass
* Peter Criss – drums, vocals
* Ace Frehley – lead guitar, backing vocals