KISS, Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, Australia, 2013 Photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11 music news

KISS, Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Australia, 2013: Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Kiss Kurfew Kuts Klassic

by Paul Cashmere on March 7, 2013

in Live,News

Kiss were forced to drop one of their biggest hits from their Melbourne show last night after a late start meant they hit the 11pm curfew at Etihad Stadium.

KISS, Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, Australia, Photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11

KISS, Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Australia, 2013: Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Kiss had to sacrifice the 1979 classic ‘I Was Made For Loving You’ to stay within time at their second Melbourne show.

The second night setlist only featured one tour debut with ‘Deuce’ replacing ‘Christine Sixteen’ from the night before. The rest of the night stuck to format with the exception of ‘I Was Made For Loving You’ being cut from the set.

The setlist for Kiss, Match 6 in Melbourne was:

Detroit Rock City (from Destroyer, 1976)
Shout It Out Loud (from Destroyer, 1976)
Deuce (from Kiss, 1974)
Firehouse (from Kiss, 1974)
Hell of Hallelujah (from Monster, 2012)
Calling Dr Love (from Rock and Roll Over, 1976)
Outta This World (from Monster, 2012)
Psycho Circus (from Psycho Circus, 1998)
Bass solo
I Love It Loud (from Creatures of the Night, 1982)
Crazy Crazy Nights (from Crazy Nights, 1987)
War Machine (from Creatures of the Night, 1982)
Love Gun (from Love Gun, 1977)
Rock and Roll All Nite (from Dressed To Kill, 1975)

Lick It Up (from Lick It Up, 1983)
Black Diamond (from Kiss, 1974)

Remaining shows on the Kiss Australian tour are:

March 9 and 10, Sydney, Allphones Arena
March 12, Brisbane, Entertainment Centre
March 16, Mackay, Virgin Stadium

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