Kiss’s Dynasty Tour, also known as "The Return of Kiss", took place between June 15th and December 16th, 1979, and was arranged to support the band’s seventh studio album, Dynasty, released on May 23rd 1979. The first tour to feature the famous flying stunt by Gene Simmons, this was also the first to feature Ace Frehley's "lighted guitar" and his rocket-shooting guitar, where after his smoke-spewing guitar solo, the still-smoking guitar would float up. As it was floating upward, he would appear with another guitar, aim the neck at the floating guitar, and shoot the rockets, blowing it up.
This was the last tour with Peter Criss on drums until 1996. He would later admit he would intentionally stop playing during shows just to upset the rest of the band. The tour is also famous for being the only Kiss tour to feature songs from all four members’ solo albums. Ace Frehley stated in various interviews that Kiss was becoming a youth-oriented band. It was because kids were showing up dressed in costume and make-up for their shows along with their parents.
The tour featured some legendary shows, including the two Madison Square Garden gigs in New York on July 24th and 25th 1979. However, the group’s concert in Knoxville Tennessee on September 12th, can safely be highlighted as the finest of the entire jaunt.
1 King Of The Night Time World 3:15
2 Let Me Go, Rock ‘N’ Roll 4:36
3 Move On 3:10
4 Calling Dr. Love 4:15
5 Firehouse 3:31
6 New York Groove 5:40
7 I Was Made For Lovin’ You 3:48
8 Christine Sixteen 3:15
9 2,000 Man/Guitar Solo 11:52
10 Love Gun 4:55
11 God Of Thunder/Drum Solo 10:20
12 Shout It Out Loud 3:12
13 Guitar Solo/Black Diamond 8:20
14 Detroit Rock City 4:12
15 Rock And Roll All Nite 7:34