Lick it Up Tour

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Lick it Up Tour
Tour by Kiss
Start date	11 October 1983
End date	17 March 1984
Legs	2
Shows	94 played
Kiss tour chronology
Creatures of the Night Tour (1982-83)	Lick it Up Tour (1983-84)	Animalize Tour (1984-85)

The Lick it Up Tour was a concert tour by Kiss. It was the first tour by Kiss without makeup. They used the same "tank" stage design as the Creatures tour, keeping all the same gimicks, except the blood spitting, An obvious change was of course, the look of the band. An interesting thing to keep note is that the first show in Lisbon, Gene did spit blood for the first and only time without his trademark makeup. It was quickly apparent that the effect no longer worked, and "God Of Thunder" was replaced in the set with "Young And Wasted." Gene, when interviewed in August 1983, had been unsure how his live persona would apply in the forthcoming unmasked shows. He commented, "There's still an element of finding out exactly who we are. I may possibly give up the blood-spitting onstage... The fire breathing I'd like to do". No amount of rehearsing could really demonstrate how the effect would go over in a live environment. In an interview following the Madrid shows, Gene commented: "I tried 'God Of Thunder' and I thought it was wrong. Certain musical pieces should be kept for certain occasions - out of respect. 'God Of Thunder' is me, I am both people, but you have to adjust certain things". While Gene would retain his fire breathing routine, he was unsure, at the time, whether it would last: "If that begins to feel wrong I'll drop it as well. There's always a price to pay for something". It obviously felt fine, or the band were loath to lose another strong visual effect in their stage show, that Gene continued to breath fire.

[edit] Tour

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[edit] European Leg

• 11/10/83 Cascais Hall - Lisbon, Portugal (first show without Make-Up)
• 13/10/83 Palacio de los Deportes - Madrid, Spain
• 14/10/83 Palacio de los Deportes - Madrid, Spain
• 15/10/83 Velodromo De Anoeta - San Sebastián, Spain
• 16/10/83 Palacio de los Deportes - Barcelona, Spain
• 18/10/83 Palais Des Sports - Toulouse, France
• 19/10/83 Maison Des Sports - Clermont-Ferrand, France
• 21/10/83 Queen's Hall - Leeds, England
• 22/10/83 Bingley Hall - Stafford, England
• 23/10/83 Wembley Arena - London, England
• 24/10/83 De Montfort Hall - Leicester, England
• 25/10/83 Poole Arts Center - Poole, England
• 27/10/83 Apollo Theatre - Glasgow, Scotland
• 28/10/83 Edinburgh Playhouse - Edinburgh, Scotland
• 29/10/83 Newcastle City Hall - Newcastle, England
• 31/10/83 Le Zenith - Paris, France
• 01/11/83 Stadthalle - Offenbach, Germany
• 02/11/83 Olympiahalle - Munich, Germany
• 03/11/83 St. Jakobshalle - Basel, Switzerland
• 04/11/83 Glaspalast - Sindelfingen, Germany
• 06/11/83 Hemmerleinhalle - Nürnberg, Germany
• 07/11/83 Stadthalle - Linz, Austria
• 08/11/83 Wiener Stadthalle - Vienna, Austria
• 09/11/83 Eisstadion Liebenau - Graz, Austria
• 10/11/83 Grugahalle - Essen, Germany
• 11/11/83 Sporthalle - Kassel, Germany
• 12/11/83 Foire Expositions - Lille, France
• 13/11/83 Forest National - Brussels, Belgium
• 15/11/83 CIG de Malley - Lausanne, Switzerland
• 17/11/83 Velby-Risskov Hallen - Arhus, Denmark
• 18/11/83 Scandinavium - Gothenburg, Sweden
• 19/11/83 Johannesshovs Isstadion - Stockholm, Sweden
• 20/11/83 Malmö Isstadion - Malmö, Sweden
• 21/11/83 Fredriksborghallen - Hillerod, Denmark
• 23/11/83 Helsingin Jäähalli - Helsinki, Finland
• 25/11/83 Oulu-halli - Oulu, Finland

[edit] North America Leg

• 26/12/83 The Omni - Atlanta, GA
• 28/12/83 Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center - Augusta, GA
• 29/12/83 Lakeland Civic Center - Lakeland, FL
• 30/12/83 Hollywood Sportatorium - Hollywood, FL
• 31/12/83 Jacksonville Coliseum - Jacksonville, FL
• 01/01/84 Leon County Civic Center - Tallahassee, FL
• 05/01/84 Lakefront Arena - New Orleans, LA
• 07/01/84 Mid-South Coliseum - Memphis, TN
• 08/01/84 Lakefront Arena - New Orleans, LA
• 09/01/84 Mississippi Coast Coliseum - Biloxi, MS
• 10/01/84 Knoxville Civic Coliseum - Knoxville, TN
• 11/01/84 Nashville Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, TN
• 13/01/84 Reunion Arena - Dallas, TX
• 14/01/84 San Antonio Convention Center - San Antonio, TX
• 16/01/84 Frank Erwin Center - Austin, TX
• 17/01/84 San Angelo Coliseum - San Angelo, TX
• 18/01/84 Sam Houston Coliseum - Houston, TX
• 19/01/84 Corpus Christi Civic Coliseum - Corpus Christi, TX
• 20/01/84 El Paso County Coliseum - El Paso, TX
• 22/01/84 Tingley Coliseum - Albuquerque, NM
• 23/01/84 Ector County Coliseum - Odessa, TX
• 25/01/84 McNichols Sports Arena - Denver, CO
• 26/01/84 Selland Arena - Fresno, CA
• 27/01/84 Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA
• 28/01/84 Thomas & Mack Center - Las Vegas, NV
• 30/01/84 Lawlor Events Center - Reno, NV
• 31/01/84 McNichols Sports Arena - Denver, CO
• 01/02/84 Berkley Comminuty Theater - Berkley, CA
• 02/02/84 Bakersfield Civic Auditorium - Bakersfield, CA
• 03/02/84 Orange Pavilion - San Bernadino, CA
• 05/02/84 Salt Palace - Salt Lake City, UT
• 08/02/84 Sioux City Municipal Auditorium - Sioux City, IA
• 09/02/84 Omaha Civic Auditorium - Omaha, NE
• 10/02/84 MECCA Arena - Milwaukee, WI
• 11/02/84 Five Flags Center - Dubuque, IA
• 12/02/84 Met Center - Bloomington, MN
• 14/02/84 Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena - Green Bay, WI
• 15/02/84 UIC Pavilion - Chicago, IL
• 16/02/84 Market Square Arena - Indianapolis, IN
• 17/02/84 Wendler Arena - Saginaw, MI
• 18/02/84 Cobo Hall - Detroit, MI
• 19/02/84 St. John Arena - Columbus, OH
• 21/02/84 Hara Arena - Dayton, OH
• 22/02/84 Richfield Coliseum - Cleveland, OH
• 24/02/84 The Centrum - Worcester, MA
• 26/02/84 Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA
• 28/02/84 Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD
• 01/03/84 New Haven Coliseum - New Haven, CT
• 03/03/84 The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA
• 04/03/84 Civic Arena - Pittsburgh, PA
• 05/03/84 Erie Civic Center - Erie, PA
• 07/03/84 Broome County Arena - Binghamton, NY
• 09/03/84 Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY
• 10/03/84 Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY
• 12/03/84 Colisee de Quebec - Quebec City, QB
• 13/03/84 Montreal Forum - Montreal, QB
• 15/03/84 Maple Leaf Gardens - Toronto, ON
• 17/03/84 Roberts Stadium - Evansville, IN

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