Kiss 'Farewell' Tour Dates Announced

02/14/2000 5:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
Craig Rosen

(2/14/00, 5 p.m. ET) - Kiss has officially released the dates for the first leg of its Farewell Tour. Beginning March 11 in Phoenix, the current list of dates will take the original lineup of the band -- Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley , Ace Frehley , and Peter Criss -- through the West Coast and across the southern portion of the U.S. through April 30 in Knoxville, Tenn.

The band will be supported on all announced dates by Ted Nugent and Skid Row , save for the opening night of the tour, which will feature only Nugent. Tickets for all of the announced dates officially go on sale on Feb. 19.

Last year, Simmons told LAUNCH he wasn't sure when the band would throw in the towel, but when it did happen, the band would be straight about it. "All things end. At that point we'll stand up like men and say, 'This is going to be the farewell tour. Thank you so much.' You want to go out when it's time with dignity and grace and thank everybody that put you here," he said.

In conjunction with the Farewell Tour, Kiss is releasing its fourth live album, Alive IV, on March 28, 25 years after the band released its first Alive.

The Alive IV track listing includes: "Psycho Circus," "Shout It Out Loud," "Deuce," "Heaven's On Fire," "Into The Void," "Firehouse," "Do You Love Me," "Let Me Go Rock & Roll," "I Love It Loud," "Lick It Up," "100,000 Years," "Love Gun," "Black Diamond," "Beth," and "Rock And Roll All Nite."

The Japanese release will feature three bonus tracks, including "2000 Man," "God Of Thunder," and "Detroit Rock City."

-- Barry Jeckell and Darren Davis, New York

Kiss Farewell Tour Dates With Skid Row And Ted Nugent:

March 11 -- Phoenix, Blockbuster/Desert Sky Pavilion (Nugent only)
March 12 -- Tucson, Ariz., Tucson Convention Center
March 14 -- Las Cruces, N.M., Pan American Center
March 17 -- Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay
March 18 -- Anaheim, Calif., Arrowhead Pond
March 19 -- San Diego, Calif., San Diego Sports Arena
March 21 -- Bakersfield, Calif., Centennial Garden
March 23 -- Oakland, Calif., Oakland Arena
March 25 -- Reno, Nev., Lawler Events Center
March 27 -- Salt Lake City, Utah, E Center
March 28 -- Denver, Pepsi Center
March 29 -- Lubbock, Texas, United Spirit Center
March 31 -- San Antonio, Texas, Alamodome
April 1 -- Houston, Woodland Pavilion
April 2 -- Dallas, Starplex Amphitheater
April 4 -- Oklahoma City, Okla., Myriad Convention Center
April 5 -- Little Rock, Ark., Alltell Arena
April 6 -- Pensacola, Fla., Pensacola Civic Center
April 8 -- Miami, Coral Sky Amphitheater
April 9 -- Ft. Meyers, Fla., TECO Arena
April 11 -- Orlando, Fla., Orlando Arena
April 12 -- Tampa, Fla., Ice Palace
April 14 -- Birmingham, Ala., BJCC Arena
April 15 -- Atlanta, Phillips Arena
April 16 -- New Orleans, New Orleans Arena
April 18 -- Columbia, S.C., Carolina Coliseum
April 20 -- Charlotte, N.C., New Charlotte Coliseum
April 21 -- Greenville, S.C., Bi-Lo Center
April 22 -- Greensboro, N.C., Greensboro Coliseum
April 24 -- Chattanooga, Tenn., UTC Arena
April 25 -- Memphis, Tenn., The Pyramid
April 28 -- Nashville, Tenn., Amsouth Amphitheater
April 29 -- Louisville, Ky., Freedom Hall
April 30 -- Knoxville, Tenn., Thompson-Boiling Arena
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