The Crazy Nights World Tour was a concert tour by American hard rock band Kiss in support of their fourteenth studio album Crazy Nights.

Background Based on how successful the single "Crazy Crazy Nights" was in the United Kingdom, the group had performed on the Monsters of Rock Festival at Castle Donington in England, performing alongside Guns N' Roses, David Lee Roth, Iron Maiden and Megadeth. Simmons was set to audition as a villain in the 1989 film Licence to Kill but had dropped out from auditioning, citing commitments to the band touring in Europe.

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

Reception Garth Trimble, a reporter from the Spokane Daily Chronicle who had attended the performance in Spokane, had opened his review with a headline that the band had 'staged a circus, but lacked excitement'. He noted on the set design being simple as well as the members performing well, but not outstanding. He however, noted that the show had lacked an explosive energy, and had noted on the awful sound of the Coliseum, which he stated was typical. In a closing statement, he said that the group's music wasn't strong enough to carry a show on its own, stating that it was perhaps time for the members to grow up.

Aaron Roberts, a staff writer from the Observer-Reporter, had attended the Pittsburgh performance, gave the show a positive review. He opened by stating that the band had thrilled the audience with a blend of both classic and new songs. He praised Kulick on his speed and skill during his guitar solo as well as stating how equally impressed he was on Carr's drum solo. He noted on the audience being a blend of teenagers and young adults, who previously got into Kiss as teens - citing their reactions that it didn't matter that 'only half of the original group' was performing the classic songs, as well as the cheers and the 'glow of hundreds of lighters' to bring the band back on stage for an encore.

Set lists These are example set lists for what was played at a show, and may not represent the majority of shows on the tour.

1987 North American Set list "Love Gun" "Cold Gin" "Bang Bang You" "Fits Like a Glove" "Crazy Crazy Nights" "No, No, No" "War Machine" "Reason to Live" "Heaven's on Fire" "I Love It Loud" "Lick It Up" "Rock and Roll All Nite" Encore "Tears Are Falling" "Detroit Rock City"

1988 North American Set list "Love Gun" "Cold Gin" "Bang Bang You" "Fits Like a Glove" "Crazy Crazy Nights" "War Machine" "Reason to Live" "Heaven's on Fire" "I Love It Loud" "Lick It Up" "Shout It Out Loud" Encore "Rock and Roll All Nite" "Tears Are Falling" "Detroit Rock City"

Japanese Set list "Love Gun" "Cold Gin" "Bang Bang You" "Calling Dr. Love" "Fits Like a Glove" "Crazy Crazy Nights" "No, No, No" "Reason to Live" "Heaven's on Fire" "War Machine" "Tears Are Falling" "I Love It Loud" "Lick It Up" "Black Diamond" "I Was Made for Lovin' You" "Shout It Out Loud" Encore "Strutter" "Rock and Roll All Nite" "Detroit Rock City"

European Set list "Love Gun" "Fits Like a Glove" "Heaven's on Fire" "Cold Gin" "Black Diamond" "Bang Bang You" "No, No, No" "Firehouse" "Crazy Crazy Nights" "I Was Made for Lovin' You" "Deuce" "Reason to Live" "Tears Are Falling" "I Love It Loud" "Strutter" "Shout It Out Loud" Encore "Lick It Up" "Rock and Roll All Nite" "Detroit Rock City"

Tour dates Date City Country Venue Opening Act(s) North AmericaNorth America show announcements: November 13, 1987 Jackson United States Mississippi Coliseum White Lion November 14, 1987 Pensacola Pensacola Civic Center November 15, 1987 Memphis Mid-South Coliseum November 20, 1987 Belton Bell County Expo Center November 21, 1987 Lubbock Lubbock Municipal Coliseum November 22, 1987 Valley Center Britt Brown Arena November 24, 1987 Tulsa Expo Square Pavilion November 25, 1987 Norman Lloyd Noble Center November 26, 1987 Topeka Landon Arena November 27, 1987 Omaha Omaha Civic Auditorium November 28, 1987 Davenport Palmer Auditorium December 1, 1987 Saint Paul St. Paul Civic Center December 2, 1987 Rochester Mayo Civic Center December 4, 1987 Des Moines Iowa Veterans Memorial Auditorium December 6, 1987 Springfield Prairie Capital Convention Center December 7, 1987 Toledo Toledo Sports Arena December 9, 1987 Erie Erie Civic Center Ted Nugent December 10, 1987 Toronto Canada Maple Leaf Gardens December 11, 1987 Glens Falls United States Glens Falls Civic Center December 12, 1987 Providence Providence Civic Center December 13, 1987 Portland Cumberland County Civic Center December 18, 1987 Philadelphia The Spectrum December 19, 1987 New Haven New Haven Coliseum December 20, 1987 East Rutherford Brendan Byrne Arena December 26, 1987 Fort Wayne Allen County War Memorial Coliseum December 27, 1987 Indianapolis Market Square Arena December 29, 1987 Louisville Freedom Hall December 30, 1987 Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium December 31, 1987 Trotwood Hara Arena Chastain January 1, 1988 Johnson City Freedom Hall Civic Center Ted Nugent January 2, 1988 Knoxville Knoxville Civic Coliseum January 5, 1988 Marquette Lakeview Arena January 6, 1988 Green Bay Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena January 7, 1988 Milwaukee MECCA Arena January 8, 1988 Chicago UIC Pavilion January 9, 1988 St. Louis Kiel Auditorium January 11, 1988 Muskegon L. C. Walker Arena January 12, 1988 Saginaw Saginaw Civic Center January 13, 1988 Columbus Battelle Hall January 15, 1988 Richfield Richfield Coliseum January 16, 1988 Pittsburgh Civic Arena January 17, 1988 Detroit Cobo Arena Helix January 18, 1988 Huntington Huntington Civic Center Ted Nugent January 20, 1988 Norfolk Norfolk Scope January 22, 1988 Utica Utica Memorial Auditorium January 23, 1988 Johnstown Cambria County War Memorial Arena January 24, 1988 Buffalo Buffalo Memorial Auditorium January 26, 1988 Poughkeepsie Mid-Hudson Civic Center January 27, 1988 Worcester Centrum in Worcester January 28, 1988 Springfield Springfield Civic Center January 29, 1988 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum January 30, 1988 Rochester Rochester Community War Memorial February 1, 1988 Landover Capital Centre February 3, 1988 Greenville Greenville Memorial Auditorium February 4, 1988 Savannah Savannah Civic Center February 5, 1988 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum February 6, 1988 Fayetteville Cumberland County Memorial Arena February 7, 1988 Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum February 9, 1988 Nashville Nashville Municipal Auditorium February 10, 1988 Atlanta The Omni Coliseum February 12, 1988 Pembroke Pines Hollywood Sportatorium February 13, 1988 St. Petersburg Bayfront Center February 14, 1988 Jacksonville Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum February 15, 1988 Columbus Columbus Municipal Auditorium February 16, 1988 Columbia Carolina Coliseum February 18, 1988 Terre Haute Hulman Center February 19, 1988 Dubuque Five Flags Center February 20, 1988 Kansas City Kansas City Municipal Auditorium February 21, 1988 Little Rock Barton Coliseum February 23, 1988 New Orleans Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena February 24, 1988 Houston The Summit February 25, 1988 San Antonio HemisFair Arena February 26, 1988 Austin Frank Erwin Center February 27, 1988 Fort Worth Tarrant County Convention Center March 1, 1988 Madison Dane County Expo Coliseum Anthrax March 2, 1988 Merrillville Holiday Star Theatre March 3, 1988 Peoria Peoria Civic Center March 5, 1988 Winnipeg Canada Winnipeg Arena March 8, 1988 Edmonton Northlands Coliseum March 9, 1988 Calgary Olympic Saddledome March 11, 1988 Vancouver Pacific Coliseum March 13, 1988 Medford United States Jackson County Expo Hall March 14, 1988 Portland Portland Memorial Coliseum March 15, 1988 Spokane Spokane Coliseum March 17, 1988 Seattle Seattle Center Coliseum March 19, 1988 Rapid City Rushmore Plaza Civic Center March 20, 1988 Casper Casper Events Center March 21, 1988 Salt Lake City Salt Palace March 23, 1988 Denver McNichols Sports Arena March 25, 1988 Chandler Compton Terrace March 26, 1988 Costa Mesa Pacific Amphitheatre March 28, 1988 Sacramento ARCO Arena March 30, 1988 San Francisco Bill Graham Civic Auditorium April 1, 1988 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena April 2, 1988 Las Vegas Thomas & Mack CenterJapan April 16, 1988 Nagoya Japan Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall rowspan="6" April 18, 1988 Osaka Festival Hall April 20, 1988 Yokohama Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium April 21, 1988 Tokyo Nippon Budokan April 22, 1988 April 24, 1988 Yoyogi National GymnasiumNorth America July 4, 1988 Swanzey United States Cheshire Fairgrounds Dirty LooksBalaam and the AngelMantis August 12, 1988 New York City The Ritz Dirty Looks August 13, 1988Europe August 16, 1988 London England Marquee Club rowspan="4" August 20, 1988 Donington Donington Park August 27, 1988 Schweinfurt West Germany Mainweisen August 28, 1988 Bochum Ruhrstadion August 30, 1988 Reykjavík Iceland Reiðhöllin Foringjamir September 2, 1988 Budapest Hungary Kisstadion Edda September 4, 1988 Tilburg Netherlands Willem II Stadion rowspan="2" September 10, 1988 Modena Italy Festa de l'Unità September 13, 1988 Paris France Zénith de Paris Kings of the Sun September 15, 1988 Copenhagen Denmark K.B. Hallen September 16, 1988 Gothenburg Sweden Frölundaborg September 17, 1988 Stockholm Johanneshovs Isstadion September 19, 1988 Helsinki Finland Helsinki Ice Hall September 21, 1988 Lillestrøm Norway Skedsmohallen September 24, 1988 London England Wembley Arena September 25, 1988 September 26, 1988 Birmingham NEC Arena September 27, 1988 September 28, 1988 Bradford St. George's Hall September 29, 1988 Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle City Hall October 1, 1988 Edinburgh Scotland Edinburgh Playhouse October 2, 1988 October 4, 1988 Belfast Northern Ireland King's Hall

Cancelled dates

Date City Country Venue Reason November 17, 1987 Lake Charles United States Lake Charles Civic Center Low ticket sales November 18, 1987 Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Memorial Coliseum December 16, 1987 Syracuse Onondaga County War Memorial Snow storm

Box office score data +List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, referencesDate(1987)CityVenueAttendanceGrossDecember 10Toronto, CanadaMaple Leaf Gardens8,832 / 10,000$152,979December 12Providence, United StatesCivic Center10,106 / 12,300$166,749

Personnel Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar Gene Simmons – vocals, bass Eric Carr – drums, vocals Bruce Kulick – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Additional musician Gary Corbett – keyboards

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