The Kiss Farewell Tour was a concert tour performed by the rock group Kiss. It was to be Kiss' last tour; however, in late 2002 they announced that they weren't going to retire as planned. However, despite the fact that Kiss continued performing after the conclusion of this tour, this was the final tour with the original 'classic' lineup.

At the band's April 25 concert in Memphis, Paul Stanley sang several verses of Shock Me in place of Ace Frehley. The initial Japanese leg of the Farewell Tour was announced by promoter UDO artists on September 15, 2000 and cancelled six days later due to "scheduling problems." Peter Criss had effectively left the band following the final "Farewell" show in North Charleston, SC 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 for the Japan/Australia 2001 tour. He was replaced by Eric Singer. Skid Row and Ted Nugent were the opening acts for most of the shows on the US leg of the tour.

Setlist

1. "Detroit Rock City"
2. "Deuce"
3. "Shout It Out Loud"
4. "I Love It Loud"
5. "Shock Me"
6. "Firehouse"
7. "Do You Love Me"
8. "Calling Dr. Love"
9. "Heaven's on Fire"
10. "Let Me Go, Rock And Roll"
11. "2,000 Man"
12. "Psycho Circus"
13. "Lick It Up"
14. "God of Thunder"
15. "Cold Gin"
16. "100,000 Years"
17. "Love Gun"
18. "I Still Love You"
19. "Black Diamond"
20. "Beth"
21. "Rock And Roll All Nite"
22. "I Was Made For Lovin' You" (final three Canadian dates in Quebec City, Ottawa, & Hamilton ; September 20-23)
23. "Talk to Me" (Australia shows only)

North American leg

Date	City	Venue
March 11, 2000	Phoenix, AZ	Desert Sky Pavilion
March 12, 2000	Tucson, AZ	Tucson Convention Center
March 14, 2000	Las Cruces, NM	Pan American Center
March 17, 2000	Las Vegas, NV	Mandalay Bay Events Center
March 18, 2000	Anaheim, CA	Arrowhead Pond
March 19, 2000	San Diego, CA	San Diego Sports Arena
March 21, 2000	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield Centennial Gardens
March 23, 2000	Oakland, CA	Oakland Arena
March 25, 2000	Reno, NV	Lawlor Events Center
March 27, 2000	Salt Lake City, UT	E Center
March 28, 2000	Denver, CO	Pepsi Center
March 29, 2000	Lubbock, TX	United Spirit Arena
March 31, 2000	San Antonio, TX	Alamodome
April 1, 2000	Houston, TX	Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
April 2, 2000	Dallas, TX	Starplex Amphitheatre
April 4, 2000	Oklahoma City, OK	Myriad Convention Center
April 5, 2000	Little Rock, AR	Alltel Arena
April 6, 2000	Pensacola, FL	Pensacola Civic Center
April 8, 2000	West Palm Beach, FL	MARS Music Amphitheater
April 9, 2000	Estero, FL	TECO Arena
April 11, 2000	Orlando, FL	Orlando Arena
April 12, 2000	Tampa, FL	Ice Palace
April 14, 2000	Birmingham, AL	BJCC Arena
April 15, 2000	Atlanta, GA	Philips Arena
April 16, 2000	New Orleans, LA	New Orleans Arena
April 18, 2000	Columbia, SC	Carolina Coliseum
April 20, 2000	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte Coliseum
April 21, 2000	Greenville, SC	Bi-Lo Center
April 22, 2000	Greensboro, NC	Greensboro Coliseum
April 24, 2000	Chattanooga, TN	UTC Arena
April 25, 2000	Memphis, TN	Pyramid Arena
April 28, 2000	Nashville, TN	AmSouth Amphitheater
April 29, 2000	Louisville, KY	Freedom Hall
April 30, 2000	Knoxville, TN	Thompson-Boling Arena
May 2, 2000	Charleston, WV	Charleston Civic Center
May 3, 2000	Roanoke, VA	Roanoke Civic Center
May 5, 2000	Cleveland, OH	Gund Arena
May 6, 2000	Cleveland, OH	Gund Arena
May 7, 2000	Grand Rapids, MI	Van Andel Arena
May 9, 2000	Toledo, OH	John F. Savage Hall
May 11, 2000	Chicago, IL	Allstate Arena
May 12, 2000	Chicago, IL	Allstate Arena
May 13, 2000	Columbus, OH	Polaris Amphitheater
May 15, 2000	Peoria, IL	Peoria Civic Center
May 16, 2000	Moline, IL	MARK of the Quad Cities
May 18, 2000	Minneapolis, MN	Target Center
May 19, 2000	Milwaukee, WI	Marcus Amphitheatre
May 21, 2000	Indianapolis, IN	Deer Creek Music Theater
May 22, 2000	Cincinnati, OH	Riverbend Music Center
May 24, 2000	Detroit, MI	The Palace of Auburn Hills
May 25, 2000	Detroit, MI	The Palace of Auburn Hills
May 26, 2000	Pittsburgh, PA	Starlake Amphitheatre

2nd leg

Date	City	Venue
June 6, 2000	Richmond, VA	Richmond Coliseum
June 9, 2000	Wantagh, NY	Jones Beach Amphitheater
June 10, 2000	Wantagh, NY	Jones Beach Amphitheater
June 12, 2000	Boston, MA	Tweeter Center
June 13, 2000	Boston, MA	Tweeter Center
June 15, 2000	Portland, ME	Cumberland County Civic Center
June 16, 2000	Camden, NJ	Blockbuster Sony E-Center
June 19, 2000	Erie, PA	Erie Civic Center
June 20, 2000	Saratoga Springs, NY	Saratoga Performing Arts Center
June 22, 2000	Montreal, QU	Molson Centre
June 23, 2000	Toronto, ON	Air Canada Centre
June 24, 2000	Buffalo, NY	Marine Midland Arena
June 27, 2000	East Rutherford, NJ	Continental Airlines Arena
June 28, 2000	East Rutherford, NJ	Continental Airlines Arena
June 30, 2000	Raleigh, NC	Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek
July 1, 2000	Washington, DC	Nissan Pavilion
July 2, 2000	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach Amphitheater
July 5, 2000	Hershey, PA	Hersheypark Stadium
July 7, 2000	Scranton, PA	Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
July 8, 2000	Hartford, CT	Meadows Music Theater
July 11, 2000	Madison, WI	Kohl Center
July 13, 2000	Minneapolis, MN	Target Center
July 14, 2000	Fargo, ND	Fargodome
July 16, 2000	Winnipeg, MB	Winnipeg Arena
July 17, 2000	Saskatoon, SK	Saskatchewan Place
July 19, 2000	Calgary, AB	Olympic Saddledome
July 20, 2000	Edmonton, AB	Skyreach Centre
July 22, 2000	George, WA	Gorge Amphitheater
July 24, 2000	Portland, OR	Rose Garden Arena
July 26, 2000	Nampa, ID	Idaho Center
July 28, 2000	Mountain View, CA	Shoreline Amphitheater
July 29, 2000	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento Valley Amphitheater
July 30, 2000	Concord, CA	Chronicle Pavilion
August 1, 2000	Fresno, CA	Selland Arena
August 2, 2000	Las Vegas, NV	Mandalay Bay Events Center

3rd leg

Date	City	Venue
August 11, 2000	Irvine, CA	Irvine Meadows Amphitheater
August 12, 2000	Devore, CA	Hyundai Pavilion
August 14, 2000	Denver, CO	Fiddler's Green Amphitheater
August 15, 2000	Albuquerque, NM	Tingley Coliseum
August 17, 2000	Austin, TX	Frank Erwin Center
August 18, 2000	Lafayette, LA	Cajundome
August 19, 2000	Jackson, MS	Mississippi Coliseum
August 21, 2000	Biloxi, MS	Mississippi Coast Coliseum
August 22, 2000	Houston, TX	Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 23, 2000	Fort Worth, TX	Fort Worth Convention Center
August 25, 2000	St. Louis, MO	Riverport Amphitheatre
August 26, 2000	Kansas City, KS	Sandstone Amphitheatre
August 28, 2000	Wichita, KS	Kansas Coliseum
August 29, 2000	Omaha, NE	Omaha Civic Auditorium
August 30, 2000	Ames, IA	Hilton Coliseum
September 1, 2000	Carbondale, IL	SIU Arena
September 2, 2000	Cedar Rapids, IA	Five Seasons Center
September 5, 2000	Rockford, IL	Rockford Metro Center
September 6, 2000	East Lansing, MI	Breslin Center
September 8, 2000	Lexington, KY	Rupp Arena
September 9, 2000	Indianapolis, IN	Conseco Fieldhouse
September 10, 2000	Evansville, IN	Roberts Stadium
September 12, 2000	Detroit, MI	Pine Knob Music Theatre
September 13, 2000	Dayton, OH	Ervin J. Nutter Center
September 15, 2000	Binghamton, NY	Broome County Memorial Arena
September 16, 2000	Syracuse, NY	War Memorial at Oncenter
September 18, 2000	Providence, RI	Providence Civic Center
September 20, 2000	Quebec City, QU	Colisee de Quebec
September 21, 2000	Ottawa, ON	Corel Centre
September 23, 2000	Hamilton, ON	Copps Coliseum
September 24, 2000	Lake Placid, NY	Lake Placid Civic Center (CANCELLED)
September 26, 2000	Trenton, NJ	Sovereign Bank Arena
September 27, 2000	University Park, PA	Bryce Jordan Center
September 29, 2000	Columbus, OH	Nationwide Arena
September 30, 2000	Chicago, IL	New World Music Theatre
October 1, 2000	Champaign, IL	Assembly Hall
October 3, 2000	Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun Casino
October 4, 2000	Columbia, MD	Merriweather Post Pavilion
October 6, 2000	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte Coliseum
October 7, 2000	North Charleston, SC	North Charleston Coliseum

Japan

Date	City	Venue
March 9, 2001	Yokohama, Japan	Yokohama Arena
March 10, 2001	Yokohama, Japan	Yokohama Arena
March 13, 2001	Tokyo, Japan	Tokyo Dome
March 16, 2001	Fukuoka, Japan	Kokusai Center
March 18, 2001	Nagoya, Japan	Nagoya Rainbow Hall
March 20, 2001	Osaka, Japan	Osaka Castle Hall
March 21, 2001	Osaka, Japan	Osaka Castle Hall

Australia

Date	City	Venue
March 29, 2001	Perth, Australia	Burswood Dome
April 1, 2001	Adelaide, Australia	Adelaide Entertainment Centre
April 3, 2001	Melbourne, Australia	Rod Laver Arena
April 4, 2001	Melbourne, Australia	Rod Laver Arena
April 5, 2001	Melbourne, Australia	Rod Laver Arena
April 7, 2001	Sydney, Australia	Sydney Superdome
April 8, 2001	Sydney, Australia	Sydney Superdome
April 13, 2001	Gold Coast, Australia	Carrara Stadium

Attendance

Venue	City	Tickets Sold/Available
Desert Sky Pavilion	Phoenix	14,584 / 19,586 (74%)
Convention Center	Tucson	8,220 / 8,220 (100%)
Pan American Center	Las Cruces	10,051 / 10,051 (100%)
Mandalay Bay Events Center	Las Vegas	9,296 / 9,296 (100%)
Arrowhead Pond	Anaheim	14,009 / 14,009 (100%)
Sports Arena	San Diego	10,818 / 12,509 (86%)
Centennial Gardens	Bakersfield	9,343 / 9,343 (100%)
Oakland Arena	Oakland	14,494 / 15,885 (91%)
Lawlor Events Center	Reno	9,935 / 10,456 (94%)
E Center	Salt Lake City	9,573 / 9,573 (100%)
Pepsi Center	Denver	15,287 / 17,000 (89%)
United Spirit Arena	Lubbock	11,592 / 13,000 (89%)
Alamodome	San Antonio	20,760 / 20,760 (100%)
Woodlands Pavilion	Houston	16,908 / 16,917 (99%)
Starplex Amphitheatre	Dallas	18,135 / 18,135 (100%)
Myriad Convention Center	Oklahoma City	12,533 / 12,533 (100%)
Alltel Arena	Little Rock	10,080 / 12,500 (80%)
Pensacola Civic Center	Pensacola	7,226 / 7,226 (100%)
MARS Music Amphitheatre	West Palm Beach	14,031 / 18,000 (77%)
TECO Arena	Estero	6,527 / 6,527 (100%)
Orlando Arena	Orlando	10,428 / 12,437 (83%)
Ice Palace	Tampa	12,245 / 14,033 (87%)
BJCC Arena	Birmingham	13,628 / 13,628 (100%)
Philips Arena	Atlanta	14,495 / 14,495 (100%)
New Orleans Arena	New Orleans	13,656 / 13,656 (100%)
Carolina Coliseum	Columbia	8,798 / 9,227 (95%)
Charlotte Coliseum	Charlotte	15,886 / 15,886 (100%)
Bi-Lo Center	Greenville	12,049 / 12,049 (100%)
Greensboro Coliseum	Greensboro	17,685 / 17,685 (100%)
UTC Arena	Chattanooga	6,658 / 11,500 (57%)
Pyramid Arena	Memphis	14,259 / 14,259 (100%)
AmSouth Amphitheatre	Nashville	16,503 / 17,000 (97%)
Freedom Hall	Louisville	14,467 / 14,868 (97%)
Thompson Boling Arena	Knoxville	13,040 / 13,040 (100%)
Charleston Civic Center	Charleston	7,711 / 10,000 (77%)
Roanoke Civic Center	Roanoke	7,178 / 9,000 (79%)
Gund Arena	Cleveland	26,698 / 35,000 (76%)
Van Andel Arena	Grand Rapids	11,791 / 12,420 (94%)
John F. Savage Hall	Toledo	6,183 / 8,794 (70%)
Allstate Arena	Chicago	22,951 / 22,951 (100%)
Polaris Amphitheatre	Columbus	16,869 / 16,869 (100%)
Peoria Civic Center	Peoria	9,130 / 9,130 (100%)
MARK of The Quad Cities	Moline	11,360 / 11,360 (100%)
Target Center	Minneapolis	14,031 / 15,281 (91%)
Marcus Amphitheatre	Milwaukee	17,172 / 22,828 (75%)
Deer Creek Music Theatre	Indianapolis	22,633 / 24,210 (93%)
Riverbend Music Center	Cincinnati	11,209 / 20,474 (54%)
The Palace of Auburn Hills	Detroit	27,493 / 34,962 (78%)
Starlake Amphitheatre	Pittsburgh	14,946 / 23,212 (64%)
Richmond Coliseum	Richmond	7,019 / 8,000 (87%)
Jones Beach Amphitheatre	Wantagh	23,542 / 28,220 (83%)
Tweeter Center	Boston	35,594 / 35,594 (100%)
Cumberland County Civic Center	Portland	8,288 / 8,288 (100%)
Blockbuster Sony E Center	Camden	14,174 / 24,697 (57%)
Erie Civic Center	Erie	6,796 / 6,796 (100%)
SPAC	Saratoga	9,427 / 20,000 (47%)
Molson Centre	Montreal	12,246 / 12,246 (100%)
Air Canada Centre	Toronto	15,675 / 15,675 (100%)
Marine Midland Arena	Buffalo	12,163 / 12,163 (100%)
Continental Airlines Arena	East Rutherford	27,910 / 30,000 (93%)
Alltel Pavilion	Raleigh	10,385 / 20,119 (51%)
Nissan Pavilion	Washington	13,842 / 22,485 (61%)
Virginia Beach Amphitheatre	Virginia Beach	11,762 / 19,932 (59%)
Hersheypark Stadium	Hershey	18,232 / 28,824 (63%)
Montage Mountain PAC	Scranton	15,119 / 16,000 (94%)
Meadows Music Theatre	Hartford	12,508 / 24,570 (50%)
Kohl Center	Madison	6,259 / 13,838 (45%)
Target Center	Minneapolis	9,241 / 12,650 (73%)
Fargodome	Fargo	8,540 / 12,000 (71%)
Winnipeg Arena	Winnipeg	10,722 / 11,506 (93%)
Saskatchewan Place	Saskatoon	7,272 / 13,300 (54%)
Olympic Saddledome	Calgary	13,264 / 18,800 (70%)
Skyreach Centre	Edmonton	13,074 / 17,403 (75%)
Gorge Amphitheatre	George	17,676 / 20,000 (88%)
Rose Garden Arena	Portland	6,667 / 15,286 (43%)
Idaho Center	Boise	6,412 / 9,000 (71%)
Shoreline Amphitheatre	Mountain View	14,755 / 20,000 (73%)
Sleep Valley Amphitheatre	Sacramento	16,043 / 18,005 (89%)
Chronicle Pavilion	Concord	8,729 / 12,500 (69%)
Selland Arena	Fresno	6,380 / 8,000 (79%)
Mandalay Bay Events Center	Las Vegas	6,731 / 8,675 (77%)
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre	Irvine	6,363 / 15,416 (41%)
Hyundai Pavilion	Devore	13,807 / 65,000 (21%)
Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre	Denver	6,198 / 17,916 (34%)
Tingley Coliseum	Albuquerque	5,550 / 11,775 (47%)
Frank Erwin Center	Austin	7,445 / 11,000 (67%)
Cajundome	Lafeyette	8,632 / 10,000 (86%)
Mississippi Coliseum	Jackson	7,624 / 9,500 (80%)
Mississippi Coast Coliseum	Biloxi	4,219 / 5,000 (84%)
Woodlands Pavilion	Houston	9,236 / 12,651 (73%)
Convention Center	Fort Worth	7,049 / 10,000 (70%)
Sandstone Amphitheatre	Kansas City	11,512 / 18,000 (63%)
Riverport Amphitheatre	St. Louis	11,719 / 21,000 (55%)
Kansas Coliseum	Wichita	6,668 / 9,500 (70%)
Omaha Civic Auditorium	Omaha	8,876 / 10,000 (88%)
Hilton Coliseum	Ames	5,926 / 12,520 (47%)
SIU Arena	Carbondale	6,200 / 8,829 (70%)
Five Seasons Center	Cedar Rapids	6,361 / 8,769 (72%)
Rockford Metro Center	Rockford	3,868 / 5,445 (71%)
Breslin Center	East Lansing	4,792 / 14,500 (33%)
Rupp Arena	Lexington	6,762 / 16,500 (40%)
Conseco Fieldhouse	Indianapolis	8,819 / 15,086 (58%)
Roberts Stadium	Evansville	4,581 / 12,912 (35%)
Pine Knob Music Theatre	Detroit	13,456 / 15,274 (88%)
Ervin J. Nutter Center	Dayton	5,994 / 11,500 (52%)
Broome County Arena	Binghamton	3,228 / 6,800 (47%)
War Memorial at Oncenter	Syracuse	5,938 / 7,500 (79%)
Providence Civic Center	Providence	8,241 / 10,500 (78%)
Colisee de Quebec	Quebec City	6,804 / 7,500 (90%)
Corel Centre	Ottawa	7,396 / 9,000 (82%)
Copps Coliseum	Hamilton	8,328 / 9,000 (92%)
Sovereign Bank Arena	Trenton	5,079 / 6,250 (81%)
Bryce Jordan Center	University Park	5,253 / 10,400 (50%)
Nationwide Arena	Columbus	6,526 / 17,500 (37%)
New World Music Theatre	Chicago	6,771 / 30,000 (22%)
Assembly Hall	Champaign	4,371 / 7,500 (58%)
Mohegan Sun Casino	Uncasville	3,162 / 3,162 (100%)
Merriweather Post Pavilion	Columbia	4,369 / 15,274 (28%)
Charlotte Coliseum	Charlotte	9,116 / 9,958 (91%)
North Charleston Coliseum	North Charleston	7,888 / 8,652 (91%)
Yokohama Arena	Yokohama	22,255 / 28,255 (78%)
Tokyo Dome	Tokyo	41,895 / 41,895 (100%)
Kokusai Center	Fukuoka	5,559 / 8,772 (63%)
Nagoya Rainbow Hall	Nagoya	6,875 / 10,000 (68%)
Osaka Castle Hall	Osaka	17,000 / 17,000 (100%)
Burswood Dome	Perth	16,391 / 16,407 (99%)
Entertainment Center	Adelaide	8,992 / 8,992 (100%)
Rod Laver Arena	Melbourne	33,219 / 33,219 (100%)
Sydney Superdome	Sydney	29,694 / 29,694 (100%)
Carrara Stadium	Gold Coast	20,457 / 30,000 (68%)

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