The Destroyer Tour also known as The Spirit of '76 Tour was a concert tour by Kiss, in support of their fourth studio album Destroyer.

History

At the time of the European leg of the tour the Destroyer album was already released and the band performed songs from that album, but they wore the Alive! costumes and had the Alive! stage show. At the time, the tour was referred to under the headline "Kiss tour", not "Alive! Tour" or "Destroyer Tour".

The August 20 show in Anaheim, California was the most famous of the tour - the band played for more than 42,000 people, the biggest US crowd the band had played to. Bob Seger, Ted Nugent and Montrose were the opening acts. The J. Geils Band, Point Blank and Seger opened for them at their July 10 show in New Jersey, which was recorded and released on DVD decades later as "The Lost Concert".

Opening act Bob Seger would back out of a few dates on the tour so that he could complete work on his next album, in which he did not perform in Toronto.

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

Kiss Destroys Anaheim '76

On August 21, 2026, Universal released Kiss Destroys Anaheim '76 in honor of the 50th anniversary of Kiss' August 20, 1976 performance at Anaheim Stadium in front of over 42,000 fans, their largest audience to date. The show has been available as a bootleg for years, prompting Kiss' official release from the original multi-track master tapes by producer Eddie Kramer (who worked on all three albums in Kiss' Alive! series). It is available on LP, CD and digitally.

Tour dates

Box office score data

Personnel

• Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar

• Gene Simmons – vocals, bass

• Peter Criss – drums, vocals

• Ace Frehley – lead guitar, backing vocals

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