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- KISS performed at the Morris Civic Auditorium in South Bend, Indiana.
- Producer Bill Aucoin saw KISS perform at a New York hotel, offered to become their manager and promised them a recording contract.
- KISS performed at the Hotel Diplomat in New York City.
- KISS performed at The Daisy club in Amityville, New York.
- KISS released the soft-rock ballad “Beth,” which reached number seven and became their only US Top 10 hit.
- KISS played the first of three concerts at The Forum in Inglewood, California. These concerts were used for the album “Alive II”, released in October.
- KISS performed at Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York.
- KISS performed at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis.
- KISS performed at the Marquee Club in London during their 129-date Crazy Nights tour.
- The original members of KISS performed together for the first time since 1980 during the recording of the television special “MTV Unplugged”, when Peter Criss and Ace Frehley joined Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons. The overwhelmingly positive fan response paved the way for the band’s official reunion tour in 1996, which saw the return of their signature costumes and makeup. The special was later released as the album “Kiss Unplugged”.
- KISS performed at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio, during their Alive World Tour. During the concert, a fan threw his artificial leg onto the stage, and all the members signed it and returned it to him.