Asylum Tour (Kiss)
The Asylum Tour was a concert tour by American rock band Kiss, in support of their thirteenth studio album, "Asylum". Background. On April 3, 1986, the band was set to perform in the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, when a transformer ended up blowing out the lights two hours before the show, cancelling the performance that night and later rescheduled to April 12. Tommy Thayer, a future member of Kiss, who was in Black 'n Blue at the time, had impressed Simmons when his band had opened for Kiss. In the tour program for the band's final  tour, Stanley reflected on the tour: Reception. Jerry Spangler, a reporter from the Deseret News who attended the Salt Palace performance, stated that the show was another typical Kiss show, criticizing how little there was regarding talent and excitement. He commented that when they take away the special effects, that Kiss was referred to as a dinosaur; concluding that the band should have closed their doors a long time ago, while also noting on the opening act W.A.S.P.'s performance in more paragraphs. Boyd Rogers, a reader who had attended the performance, later sent a response to the reporter to  criticize him, and defending the band's performance, stating on the amount of people attending the concert; noting also on how short the paragraphs were regarding the band - suggesting that the reporter close his 'carnival doors'. Setlists. These are example setlists of what were performed during the tour, but may not represent the majority of the shows. Encore Encore