# Rock & Roll Over Tour

The Rock and Roll Over Tour was a concert tour by the American heavy metal group Kiss. It began November 24, 1976 (shortly after the release of the Rock and Roll Over album) and ended April 4, 1977.

## History

On February 18, 1977, the band performed for the first time at Madison Square Garden – a venue all four members had long dreamed of playing. That night was also the Garden debut of opening act Sammy Hagar.
Kiss also performed in Japan for the first time on this tour. They played Budokan Hall four nights in a row, breaking an attendance record set by The Beatles. On December 12, 1976, Ace Frehley suffered a severe electrical shock on stage. The consequent delay lasted about fifteen minutes but Frehley resumed the show, despite having lost feeling in one of his hands. Inspired by the event, he wrote "Shock Me", which appeared on Kiss' next album, 1977's Love Gun. It is the first Kiss song on which he sings lead vocals.
This was the first tour on which "Beth" was performed. Instead of being played by the band, it was sung by drummer Peter Criss to a recording of the instrumental track from the Destroyer album.
In the tour program for the band's final tour, Stanley reflected on the tour:
   In 1972, I was a taxi driver and I remember driving people to the Garden to see Elvis Presley. I thought someday people will be driving to the Garden to see me and just a few years later Kiss was headlining the Garden. It was a big deal to play for our families and friends... nerve-wracking to say the least. We were beside ourselves backstage, sweating and very, very nervous. And before we went on, all of us shook hands and said "Well, we're here. We're really at the Garden."

## Setlist

"Hard Luck Woman" was played on the tour in the months of November and December 1976. Also, in the opening weeks of the tour, "Deuce" was played rather than "Ladies Room" and "Calling Dr. Love" was played instead of "Shout It Out Loud". Other songs played included "Strutter" and "Flaming Youth".

## Tour dates

List of 1976 concerts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Support act(s) |
| November 24, 1976 | Savannah | United States | Savannah Civic Center | Graham Parker & The Rumour |
| November 25, 1976 | Charlotte | United States | Charlotte Coliseum | Jesse Bolt |
| November 27, 1976 | Raleigh | United States | J.S. Dorton Arena | The Raisin Band |
| November 28, 1976 | Greenville | United States | Greenville Memorial Auditorium | Climax Blues Band |
| November 30, 1976 | Columbus | United States | Columbus Municipal Auditorium | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
| December 2, 1976 | Memphis | United States | Mid-South Coliseum | Dr. Hook |
| December 3, 1976 | Jackson | United States | Mississippi Coliseum | Dr. Hook |
| December 4, 1976 | New Orleans | United States | New Orleans Municipal Auditorium | Blackfoot |
| December 5, 1976 | Mobile | United States | Mobile Municipal Auditorium | Blackfoot |
| December 7, 1976 | Huntsville | United States | Von Braun Civic Center | Dr. Hook |
| December 8, 1976 | Macon | United States | Macon Coliseum | Uriah Heep |
| December 10, 1976 | Jacksonville | United States | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum | Uriah Heep |
| December 11, 1976 | Pembroke Pines | United States | Hollywood Sportatorium | Uriah Heep |
| December 12, 1976 | Lakeland | United States | Lakeland Civic Center | Uriah Heep |
| December 15, 1976 | Buffalo | United States | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Uriah Heep |
| December 16, 1976 | Syracuse | United States | Onondaga County War Memorial | Uriah Heep |
| December 18, 1976 | New Haven | United States | New Haven Coliseum | Uriah Heep |
| December 19, 1976 | Landover | United States | Capital Centre | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band |
| December 21, 1976 | Philadelphia | United States | The Spectrum | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band |
| December 27, 1976 | Fayetteville | United States | Cumberland County Memorial Arena | Blackfoot |
| December 28, 1976 | Roanoke | United States | Roanoke Civic Center | Uriah Heep |
| December 30, 1976 | Augusta | United States | Augusta Civic Center | Natural Gas |
List of 1977 concerts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Support act(s) |
| January 1, 1977 | Providence | United States | Providence Civic Center | Uriah Heep |
| January 5, 1977 | Abilene | United States | Taylor County Expo Center | Uriah Heep |
| January 6, 1977 | Tulsa | United States | Tulsa Assembly Center | Uriah Heep |
| January 7, 1977 | Norman | United States | Lloyd Noble Center | Uriah Heep |
| January 9, 1977 | Wichita | United States | Levitt Arena | Uriah Heep |
| January 10, 1977 | Amarillo | United States | Amarillo Civic Center | Uriah Heep |
| January 11, 1977 | Albuquerque | United States | Tingley Coliseum | Uriah Heep |
| January 13, 1977 | Salt Lake City | United States | Salt Palace | Uriah Heep |
| January 15, 1977 | Denver | United States | McNichols Sports Arena | Uriah Heep |
| January 17, 1977 | Grand Forks | United States | UND Fieldhouse | Uriah Heep |
| January 18, 1977 | Duluth | United States | Duluth Arena-Auditorium | Uriah Heep |
| January 20, 1977 | Lincoln | United States | Pershing Auditorium | Uriah Heep |
| January 21, 1977 | Des Moines | United States | Iowa Veterans Memorial Auditorium | Uriah Heep |
| January 22, 1977 | Chicago | United States | Chicago Stadium | Uriah Heep |
| January 24, 1977 | Fort Wayne | United States | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | Uriah Heep |
| January 25, 1977 | Terre Haute | United States | Hulman Center | Uriah Heep |
| January 27, 1977 | Detroit | United States | Cobo Arena | Uriah Heep |
| January 28, 1977 | Detroit | United States | Cobo Arena | Uriah Heep |
| January 29, 1977 | Detroit | United States | Cobo Arena | Uriah Heep |
| February 1, 1977 | Milwaukee | United States | Milwaukee Auditorium | Uriah Heep |
| February 2, 1977 | Milwaukee | United States | Milwaukee Auditorium | Uriah Heep |
| February 3, 1977 | Green Bay | United States | Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena | Uriah Heep |
| February 4, 1977 | Madison | United States | Dane County Expo Coliseum | Uriah Heep |
| February 6, 1977 | Bloomington | United States | Metropolitan Sports Center | Uriah Heep |
| February 8, 1977 | Omaha | United States | Omaha Civic Auditorium | Uriah Heep |
| February 9, 1977 | Kansas City | United States | Kemper Arena | Head East |
| February 10, 1977 | Waterloo | United States | McElroy Auditorium | The Dictators |
| February 12, 1977 | Bismarck | United States | Bismarck Civic Center | The Dictators |
| February 16, 1977 | Hartford | United States | Hartford Civic Center | Sammy Hagar |
| February 18, 1977 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden | Sammy Hagar |
| February 21, 1977 | Uniondale | United States | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Sammy Hagar |
| February 26, 1977 | Johnson City | United States | Freedom Hall Civic Center | The Dictators |
| February 27, 1977 | Columbia | United States | Carolina Coliseum | The Dictators |
| March 1, 1977 | Asheville | United States | Asheville Civic Center | The Dictators |
| March 3, 1977 | Birmingham | United States | BJCC Coliseum | The Dictators |
| March 5, 1977 | Lexington | United States | Rupp Arena | Legs Diamond |
| March 6, 1977 | Columbus | United States | St. John Arena | Legs Diamond |
| March 7, 1977 | Hampton | United States | Hampton Coliseum | Legs Diamond |
| March 24, 1977 | Osaka | Japan | Osaka Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan | Bow Wow |
| March 25, 1977 | Osaka | Japan | Osaka Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan | Bow Wow |
| March 26, 1977 | Kyoto | Japan | Kyoto Kaikan | Bow Wow |
| March 28, 1977 | Nagoya | Japan | Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium | Bow Wow |
| March 29, 1977 | Osaka | Japan | Osaka Festival Hall | Bow Wow |
| March 30, 1977 | Fukuoka | Japan | Fukuoka Kyuden Kinen Gymnasium | Bow Wow |
| April 1, 1977 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan | Bow Wow |
| April 2, 1977 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan | Bow Wow |
| April 4, 1977 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan | Bow Wow |
* ^Note 1 Ace Frehley was nearly electrocuted, resulting in a 30-minute delay
* ^Note 2 Kiss performed two shows on this day, one at 3pm and one at 7pm.

### Box office score data

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references :
| Date | City | Venue | Attendance | Gross |
| November 24, 1976 | Savannah, United States | Savannah Civic Center | 8,000 / 8,000 | $60,000 |
| December 2, 1976 | Memphis, United States | Mid-South Coliseum | 12,000 / 12,000 | $73,250 |
| December 11, 1976 | Pembroke Pines, United States | Hollywood Sportatorium | 12,943 | $91,323 |
| December 15, 1976 | Buffalo, United States | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | 12,182 | $75,274 |
| December 18, 1976 | New Haven, United States | New Haven Coliseum | 9,300 | $66,828 |
| January 9, 1977 | Wichita, United States | Levitt Arena | 10,886 / 10,886 | $76,202 |
| January 20, 1977 | Lincoln, United States | Pershing Auditorium | 8,387 / 8,387 | $57,605 |
| January 21, 1977 | Des Moines, United States | Iowa Veterans Memorial Auditorium | 14,234 / 14,234 | $93,146 |
| February 1, 1977 | Milwaukee, United States | Milwaukee Auditorium | 12,311 / 12,311 | $86,719 |
| February 2, 1977 | Milwaukee, United States | Milwaukee Auditorium | 12,311 / 12,311 | $86,719 |
| February 3, 1977 | Green Bay, United States | Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena | 7,008 / 7,008 | $52,560 |
| February 4, 1977 | Madison, United States | Dane County Expo Coliseum | 10,050 / 10,050 | $75,375 |
| February 6, 1977 | Bloomington, United States | Metropolitan Sports Center | 16,800 / 16,800 | $104,900 |
| February 8, 1977 | Omaha, United States | Omaha Civic Auditorium | 12,000 / 12,000 | $78,000 |
| February 9, 1977 | Kansas City, United States | Kemper Arena | 14,794 | $103,558 |
| February 18, 1977 | New York City, United States | Madison Square Garden | 19,600 / 19,600 | $145,000 |
| March 7, 1977 | Hampton, United States | Hampton Coliseum | 9,949 | $67,928 |

## Personnel

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