The Farewell Tour
Tour by Kiss
Start dateMarch 11, 2000
End dateApril 13, 2001
Legs5
No. of shows142 played, 1 cancelled
Kiss concert chronology

The Farewell Tour was a concert tour performed by the American rock band Kiss. It started on March 11, 2000 and concluded on April 13, 2001. It was the last tour to feature original member Ace Frehley.

Background

It was intended to be Kiss' last tour, however, in late 2002 they announced that they were not going to retire as planned. Although Kiss continued performing after the conclusion of the tour, this was the final tour with the original, reunited lineup. Paul Stanley later revealed the tour was an attempt to "put Kiss out of its misery" following the legal troubles during production of Psycho Circus, and the reunited band having underwhelming live performances and "being virtually prisoners to doing the same songs every tour."[1] The tour began on March 11, 2000 in Phoenix, Arizona at the Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion.[2]

During the show in Irvine, California, Frehley had missed his flight and ended up having to fly via helicopter to the show, where the band's then-tour manager Tommy Thayer was dressed in his makeup, ready to fill in for him.[3]

Peter Criss had effectively left the band following the final show in North Charleston, in October 2000; however, this was not publicly known at the time. His reunion contract had essentially expired and he and Kiss were unable to come to terms for him continuing with the band, resulting in Criss destroying his drum set out of frustration at the end of the show.[4] He was replaced by Eric Singer for the Japan and Australian legs. Frehley left the band following the farewell tour, intending to focus on his solo career.[5]

In the tour program for the band's final tour, Stanley reflected on the tour:

The Reunion tour made us the number one band again. We played to about two million people in one year. Then we did the Psycho Circus tour and after that we thought, "been there, done it." We're the champs again, let's retire on top and we felt there is nothing worse than having someone go away and you don't get to say goodbye so this tour really is for the fans and to celebrate the whole history of the band.[6]

Setlist

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening acts
Date City Country Venue Opening Act(s)
North America[7][8]
March 11, 2000PhoenixUnited StatesBlockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion1 Ted Nugent
March 12, 2000TucsonTucson Convention Center
March 14, 2000Las CrucesPan American Center Ted Nugent
Skid Row
March 17, 2000ParadiseMandalay Bay Events Center
March 18, 2000AnaheimArrowhead Pond of Anaheim2
March 19, 2000San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena
March 21, 2000BakersfieldBakersfield Centennial Garden
March 23, 2000OaklandThe Arena in Oakland
March 25, 2000RenoLawlor Events Center
March 27, 2000West Valley CityE Center
March 28, 2000DenverPepsi Center
March 29, 2000LubbockUnited Spirit Arena
March 31, 2000San AntonioAlamodome
April 1, 2000The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
April 2, 2000DallasStarplex Amphitheatre
April 4, 2000Oklahoma CityMyriad Convention Center
April 5, 2000North Little RockAlltel Arena
April 6, 2000PensacolaPensacola Civic Center
April 8, 2000West Palm BeachMars Music Amphitheater
April 9, 2000EsteroTECO Arena
April 11, 2000OrlandoTD Waterhouse Centre
April 12, 2000TampaIce Palace
April 14, 2000BirminghamBJCC Arena
April 15, 2000AtlantaPhilips Arena
April 16, 2000New OrleansNew Orleans Arena
April 18, 2000ColumbiaCarolina Coliseum
April 20, 2000CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum
April 21, 2000GreenvilleBi-Lo Center
April 22, 2000GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum
April 24, 2000ChattanoogaUTC Arena
April 25, 2000MemphisPyramid Arena
April 28, 2000NashvilleAmSouth Amphitheater
April 29, 2000LouisvilleFreedom Hall
April 30, 2000KnoxvilleThompson–Boling Arena
May 2, 2000CharlestonCharleston Civic Center
May 3, 2000RoanokeRoanoke Civic Center
May 5, 2000ClevelandGund Arena
May 6, 2000
May 7, 2000Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena
May 9, 2000ToledoJohn F. Savage Hall
May 11, 2000RosemontAllstate Arena
May 12, 2000
May 13, 2000ColumbusPolaris Amphitheater
May 15, 2000PeoriaPeoria Civic Center
May 16, 2000MolineMARK of the Quad Cities
May 18, 2000MinneapolisTarget Center
May 19, 2000MilwaukeeMarcus Amphitheatre
May 21, 2000NoblesvilleDeer Creek Music Theater
May 22, 2000CincinnatiRiverbend Music Center
May 24, 2000Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills
May 25, 2000
May 26, 2000BurgettstownPost-Gazette Pavilion
North America[7]
June 6, 2000RichmondUnited StatesRichmond Coliseum Ted Nugent
Skid Row
June 9, 2000WantaghJones Beach Amphitheater
June 10, 2000
June 12, 2000MansfieldTweeter Center
June 13, 2000
June 15, 2000PortlandCumberland County Civic Center
June 16, 2000CamdenBlockbuster Sony Entertainment Center
June 19, 2000ErieErie Civic Center
June 20, 2000Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts Center
June 22, 2000MontrealCanadaMolson Centre
June 23, 2000TorontoAir Canada Centre
June 24, 2000BuffaloUnited StatesHSBC Arena
June 27, 2000East RutherfordContinental Airlines Arena
June 28, 2000
June 30, 2000RaleighAlltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek
July 1, 2000BristowNissan Pavilion
July 2, 2000Virginia BeachGTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater
July 5, 2000HersheyHersheypark Stadium
July 7, 2000ScrantonCoors Light Amphitheatre
July 8, 2000HartfordMeadows Music Theater
July 11, 2000MadisonKohl Center
July 13, 2000MinneapolisTarget Center
July 14, 2000FargoFargodome
July 16, 2000WinnipegCanadaWinnipeg Arena
July 17, 2000SaskatoonSaskatchewan Place
July 19, 2000CalgaryCanadian Airlines Saddledome
July 20, 2000EdmontonSkyreach Centre
July 22, 2000GeorgeUnited StatesThe Gorge Amphitheatre
July 24, 2000PortlandRose Garden Arena
July 26, 2000NampaIdaho Center
July 28, 2000Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre Ted Nugent
American Pearl
July 29, 2000SacramentoSacramento Valley Amphitheatre
July 30, 2000ConcordChronicle Pavilion Neve
Ted Nugent
August 1, 2000FresnoSelland Arena
August 2, 2000ParadiseMandalay Bay Events Center
North America[7]
August 11, 2000IrvineUnited StatesIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre3 Ted Nugent
Skid Row
August 12, 2000San BernardinoBlockbuster Pavilion
August 14, 2000Greenwood VillageFiddler's Green Amphitheater
August 15, 2000AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum
August 17, 2000AustinFrank Erwin Center
August 18, 2000LafayetteCajundome
August 19, 2000JacksonMississippi Coliseum
August 21, 2000BiloxiMississippi Coast Coliseum
August 22, 2000The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Skid Row
Beautiful Creatures
August 23, 2000For WorthFort Worth Convention Center Ted Nugent
Skid Row
August 25, 2000Bonner SpringsSandstone Amphitheater4
August 26, 2000Maryland HeightsRiverport Amphitheatre
August 28, 2000Valley CenterKansas Coliseum
August 29, 2000OmahaOmaha Civic Auditorium
August 30, 2000AmesHilton Coliseum
September 1, 2000CarbondaleSIU Arena
September 2, 2000Cedar RapidsFive Seasons Center
September 5, 2000RockfordRockford MetroCentre
September 6, 2000East LansingBreslin Center Skid Row
Beautiful Creatures
September 8, 2000LexingtonRupp Arena Ted Nugent
Skid Row
September 9, 2000IndianapolisConseco Fieldhouse
September 10, 2000EvansvilleRoberts Municipal Stadium
September 12, 2000ClarkstonPine Knob Music Theatre Skid Row
Beautiful Creatures
September 13, 2000DaytonErvin J. Nutter Center Ted Nugent
Skid Row
September 15, 2000BinghamtonBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena
September 16, 2000SyracuseOnondaga County War Memorial
September 18, 2000ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center5
September 20, 2000Quebec CityCanadaColisée de Québec Skid Row
Serial Joe
September 21, 2000OttawaCorel Centre
September 23, 2000HamiltonCopps Coliseum
September 26, 2000TrentonUnited StatesSovereign Bank Arena Skid Row
September 27, 2000University ParkBryce Jordan Center
September 29, 2000ColumbusNationwide Arena
September 30, 2000Tinley ParkNew World Music Theatre
October 1, 2000ChampaignAssembly Hall
October 3, 2000UncasvilleUncas Pavilion at Mohegan Sun
October 4, 2000ColumbiaMerriweather Post Pavilion Skid Row
Brickfoot
October 6, 2000CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum Skid Row
October 7, 2000North CharlestonNorth Charleston Coliseum6
Japan[7]
March 9, 2001YokohamaJapanYokohama Arena7 —
March 10, 2001
March 13, 2001TokyoTokyo Dome
March 16, 2001FukuokaKokusai Center
March 18, 2001NagoyaNagoya Rainbow Hall
March 21, 2001OsakaOsaka-jō Hall
March 22, 2001
Australia[7]
March 29, 2001PerthAustraliaBurswood Dome The Screaming Jets
April 1, 2001AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre
April 3, 2001MelbourneRod Laver Arena
April 4, 2001
April 5, 2001
April 7, 2001SydneySydney Super Dome
April 8, 2001
April 13, 2001Gold CoastCarrara Stadium8
  • ^Note 1 The band rehearsed at this venue several days before their debut show.
  • ^Note 2 This show was troubled by major production errors. During the opening to the song "Love Gun" each night, Paul Stanley would ride on wire with foot sling to a small second stage in the arena floor where he performed the song. At this show, he became stalled a few rows out from the main stage and hung over the audience, helpless for quite a while before the road crew were able to reverse the wire and edge him back to the main stage. Many other errors occurred as well.
  • ^Note 3 Ace Frehley was so late arriving to this show, the band was preparing to dress up Tommy Thayer to fill in. Frehley traveled by helicopter to make it.
  • ^Note 4 The band and manager Doc McGhee presented Gene Simmons with a surprise, a giant birthday cake in the shape of a woman's breasts. He turned 51 that day.
  • ^Note 5 Peter Criss had added a tear to his facepaint to signal his dissatisfaction with the band. He left the stage before the band took its group bow, so only Stanley, Simmons and Frehley joined hands and bowed.
  • ^Note 6 After failed contract negotiations over what he was being paid, Criss destroyed his drum kit at the show's conclusion in frustration, Criss' last show with Kiss until 2003.
  • ^Note 7 Eric Singer's first show, after a five-year absence. Donned Catman makeup and outfit for the very first time.
  • ^Note 8 Ace Frehley's last show.

Postponed and cancelled dates

Date City Country Venue Reason
May 17, 2000 Minneapolis United States Target Center The band was unable to fly out of Chicago due to poor weather conditions, rescheduled to May 18
September 24, 2000 Lake Placid Olympic Center Poor ticket sales
November 13, 2000 Hiroshima Japan Sun Plaza Hall Cancelled due to ongoing contract issues with Peter Criss, all dates except Hiroshima rescheduled to March 2001
November 15, 2000 Osaka Osaka Castle Hall
November 16, 2000
November 17, 2000 Nagoya Nagoya Rainbow Hall
November 19, 2000 Tokyo Tokyo Dome
November 20, 2000 Yokohama Yokohama Arena
April 1, 2001 Adelaide Australia Hindmarsh Stadium Due to soccer match between Adelaide and Marconi at the stadium on March 30

Box office score data

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references
Date
(2000)		 City Venue Attendance Gross Ref(s)
March 18 Anaheim, United States Arrowhead Pond 14,009 / 14,009 $826,365 [9]
March 23 Oakland, United States Oakland-Alameda County Arena 14,494 / 15,885 $860,759 [10]
March 25 Reno, United States Lawlor Events Center 9,935 / 10,465 $408,340
March 31 San Antonio, United States Alamodome 20,760 / 20,760 $908,025
April 29 Louisville, United States Freedom Hall 14,467 / 14,868 $689,265 [11]
May 2 Charleston, United States Civic Center 7,711 / 10,000 $361,745 [12]
May 5–6 Cleveland, United States Gund Arena 26,698 / 35,000 $1,685,210
May 7 Grand Rapids, United States Van Andel Arena 11,791 / 12,420 $621,589 [13]
May 15 Peoria, United States Civic Center 9,130 / 9,130 $419,795 [14]
May 19 Milwaukee, United States Marcus Amphitheatre 17,172 / 22,828 $670,177
May 20 Noblesville, United States Deer Creek Music Center 22,633 / 24,210 $1,030,697 [13]
May 22 Cincinnati, United States Riverbend Music Center 11,209 / 20,474 $500,750 [14]
May 24–25 Auburn Hills, United States Palace 27,493 / 27,493 $1,728,300 [15]
May 26 Burgettstown, United States Post-Gazette Pavilion 14,946 / 23,212 $614,934 [16]
June 9–10 Wantagh, United States Jones Beach Theatre 23,542 / 28,200 $1,292,865 [15]
June 27–28 East Rutherford, United States Continental Airlines Arena 27,910 / 30,000 $1,565,100 [17]
July 5 Hershey, United States Hersheypark Arena 18,232 / 28,824 $844,177 [18]
July 22 George, United States The Gorge 17,676 / 20,000 $955,339 [19]

Personnel

Additional musician

  • Eric Singer – drums, vocals (Japan and Australia legs)

References

  1. ↑ PAUL STANLEY: 'The 'Farewell' Tour Was Us Wanting To Put KISS Out Of Its Misery', Blabbermouth
  2. ↑ Greene, Andy (September 27, 2018). "Flashback: Kiss Launch Their First Farewell Tour Back in 2000". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  3. ↑ Everley, Dave (September 23, 2020). "Kiss: how their long-awaited reunion turned into a catastrophe". Louder Sound. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  4. ↑ Greene, Andy (February 11, 2016). "Flashback: Kiss Play Their Final Classic-Lineup Show". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  5. ↑ Weiss, Brett (2016). Encyclopedia of Kiss : music, personnel, events and related subjects. Jefferson. ISBN 9781476625409.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ↑ (2019). End of the Road World Tour Program, pg. 31.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Gooch, Curt; Suhs, Jeff (2002). Kiss Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History. New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-8322-5.
  8. ↑ "Kiss back on the road". Lawrence: Lawrence Journal-World. February 16, 2000. p. 2A. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Amusement Business Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 14. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 1, 2000. p. 16. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Amusement Business Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 16. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 15, 2000. p. 20. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Amusement Business Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 22. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 27, 2000. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Amusement Business Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 26. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 24, 2000. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  13. 1 2 "Amusement Business Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 23. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 3, 2000. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  14. 1 2 "Amusement Business Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 24. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 10, 2000. p. 14. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  15. 1 2 "Amusement Business Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 28. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 8, 2000. p. 14. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Amusement Business Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 25. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 17, 2000. p. 22. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Amusement Business Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 30. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 22, 2000. p. 14. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Amusement Business Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 31. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 29, 2000. p. 16. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Amusement Business Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 36. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 2, 2000. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

Sources

  • Gooch, Curt; Suhs, Jeff (2002). Kiss Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History. New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-8322-5.
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