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KISS Adds More Dates To Farewell Tour

Published June 16, 2000 09:37 AM

By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer

KISS [ tickets ] has added 21 new dates to its North American Farewell Tour. The new itinerary--which includes multiple stops in California, Texas, Indiana, Mississippi and Missouri--will keep the face-painted foursome touring the states until Sept. 18.

Ted Nugent and Skid Row are still slated to open for KISS throughout the tour, although Skid Row will not be performing at the July 28-30 and Aug. 1 California shows due to a prior commitment. KISS' management says the band still plans to have two opening acts on those dates, but a replacement for Skid Row has not been named.

The band is in the midst of what it claims will be its final tour, its third since reuniting the original KISS lineup in 1996. Peter Criss left the group in 1980 and was followed shortly thereafter by guitarist Ace Frehley. Primary songwriters Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley continued touring as KISS with a rotating cast of drummers and guitarists until the original lineup reformed for an MTV Unplugged performance that preceded what proved to be the highest-grossing tour of 1996.

KISS is expected to end its North American tour with a multiple-night run at New York City's Madison Square Garden in late September, though no dates have been confirmed at this time.

Meanwhile, reports indicate that Simmons plans to dedicate his post-tour time to film production at the helm of his recently launched Gene Simmons Co. entertainment company. The bassist produced last year's "Detroit Rock City," a film in which KISS made a brief cameo.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

June
15 - Portland, ME - Cumberland Co. Civic Center
16 - Philadelphia, PA - Blockbuster Sony Music Ent. Center
19 - Erie, PA - Civic Center
20 - Albany, NY - Saratoga Springs PAC
22 - Montreal, QUE - Molson Centre
23 - Toronto, ONT - Air Canada Centre
24 - Buffalo, NY - Marine Midland Arena
27, 28 - E. Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena
30 - Raleigh, NC - Alltel Pavilion

July
1 - Manassas, VA - Nissan Pavillion at Stone Ridge
2 - Virgina Beach, VA - GTE Virginia Beach Amp.
5 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Arena
7 - Scranton, PA - Montage Mountain PAC
8 - Hartford, CT - Meadows Music Theater
11 - Madison, WI - Kohl Center Arena
13 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
14 - Fargo, ND - Fargodome
16 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Winnipeg Arena
17 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Saskatchewan Place
19 - Calgary, Alberta - Canadian Air Saddledome
20 - Edmonton, Alberta - Skyreach Center
22 - George, WA - The Gorge
24 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena
26 - Boise, ID - Idaho Center
28 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Ampitheatre
29 - Sacramento, CA - Sacramento Valley Amp
30 - Concord, CA - Chronicle Pavilion

August
1 - Fresno, CA - Selland Arena
2 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay
11 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
12 - San Bernadino, CA - Glen Helen Blockbuster Pavilion
14 - Denver, CO - Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre
15 - Albuquerque, NM - Tingley Coliseum
17 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center
18 - Lafayette, LA - Cajundome
19 - Jackson, MS - Mississippi Coliseum
21 - Biloxi, MS - Mississippi Coast Coliseum
22 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
23 - Ft. Worth, TX - Ft. Worth Convention Center Arena
25 - Kansas City, MO - Sandstone Amphitheatre
26 - St Louis, MO - Riverport Amphitheatre
28 - Wichita, KS - Kansas Coliseum
29 - Omaha, NE - Omaha Civic Auditorium
30 - Ames, IA - Hilton Coliseum

September
1 - Carbondale, IL - SIU Arena
2 - Cedar Rapids, IA - Five Seasons Center
5 - Rockford, IL - Rockford MetroCentre
6 - E. Lansing, MI - Breslin Center
8 - Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena
9 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
10 - Evansville, IN - Roberts Stadium
13 - Dayton, OH - Erwin J Nutter Center
15 - Binghamton, NY - Broome County Arena
16 - Syracuse, NY - Carrier Dome
18 - Providence, RI - Providence Civic Center