KISS-Final DYNASTY TOUR Show-Toledo, Ohio 12/16/79

[michaeld1968]

This show took place shortly after the Who tragedy in Cincinnati. This might explain some of the heavy handedness of the cops.

[97warlock]

i miss these/those days BADLY. Back when bands had to earn their stripes. Kiss earned there stripes and more .ask Geddy Lee .....he even says KISS were THE hardest working band hes ever seen ever. They couldnt keep up with them live or with touring and what they put out onstage. dont need me to say that,weve seen theyre 70s shows.

[Hattrickplus]

I was at the 76 (Destroye) show at the Sports Arena!

[ToledoKnight]

OMG, I went to this show. This was my first concert I ever went to when I was 11. Got my first KISS poster there. Holy heck!!

[arbshredder]

The Sports Arena.... saw so many concerts there..

[nyyanx23]

@arbshredder It was called the "Smoke Arena" for obvious reasons...

[Todds68camaro]

I seen them about a week before this show in Shreveport, La. They absolutely sucked. I was the biggest fan back then too. What a let down it was. They couldn't have cared any less about being there. I never bought anything after Dynasty and still won't.

[Soldier68wCA]

@Todds68camaro According the book Kiss and Sell by Chris Lendt, I believe the Shreveport, LA show was the breaking point in their relationship with Peter. The book says that at that show Peter stopped playing mid-song and refused to continue and Kiss ended the night right there. Do you recall that?

[mkl62]

@Soldier68wCA I heard that the song was Move On, from Paul's solo LP.

[TheZen200]

@Todds68camaro oh....so becuase they has one bad night in 1979 you havent bought any of their stuff, way to go.

[vntr2006]

@Todds68camaro Would like to know more.

[thecoolestdad]

I saw the Dynasty tour and I was dead center in the front row.At least I was there after I moved from about 5 rows back.We all stood on the seats and I have some great pics of the band very close up.This was the first tour where Gene began the flying up into the lights and singing God of Thunder.I was right under him and we could not actually see him while he was up there.I got a Paul Stanley pick and Paul's guitar was handed to some on the floor standing in front of us at the end of the show.

[64mung]

I was at the Pittsburgh show in 79..my first Kiss concert...excellent!!

[goongoon]

why does the cop get rough w/ the poor little kid at 00:36???

[nyyanx23]

@goongoon Two weeks prior 11 fans at a Who concert in Cincinnati were trampled to death. Security was very tight and heavy at the KISS show in Toledo. Not excusing anything just explaining the atmosphere of the time. I was 16 and this was my first concert and I remember it vividly. There were lots of security but I don't recall any excessive force. In fact there was lots of pot and booze in the audience enough for a contact buzz.. No cops harassed anyone though that I saw.

[GroffinTiffin]

love how the prick cop strong arms the kid...genius. some things never change.

[TheBass2themax]

this was criss's final performance with the band btw

[MetalheadJay78]

Love seeing rare clips like this. It really takes you back to a special time. The overly decadent, outrageous late 70's. Thank God that video cameras can capture a moment like this.

[dondi2261]

I was at that show. Me and my brother, right next to Gene's side of the stage. I still have the Dynasty t-shirt.

[dearchris71]

What song is this that's playing in the background?

[EliteWorksATeBay]

@dearchris71 "Save Your Love" from Dynasty (1979)

[timm441]

Save your love by Ace

[timm441]

Save your love by Ace off Dynasty

[nothadnotbad]

i cant believe ace frehley died. i feel like crap!

[DoublePlow]

@nothadnotbad He aint dead sucka. You must have been snowblinded by some junk website or Gene Simmons

[therealGodofThunder]

@DoublePlow "or Gene Simmons"

FUCKING LOL'D!!!!

[karlwho1]

God I miss the Toledo Sports Arena........All those concerts.....

[JENDALL714]

Is that a young Jack Black who the security guard stops by putting his hand on his neck?

[rpdemon]

OMG I was there too!!! I was young but good old sports arena

[loubrett5]

14 years old, I was there! The Rockets from Detroit MI opened up for KISS.

[sagedrummer]

The end of an era, next time KISS came through the statesin 83, a 1/6 of those fans showed up.

[finfanoh]

LOL ...haha holy #%$@ thats me in the front right with gray sweatshirt and dark gloves. lol haha 17 yo what a great show front row right in front of gene. we got guitar picks, the towel gene spit blood on and I caught the guitar at the end and fought with 5 guys and ended up with a string. funny stuff

[salamonetalton]

the end of the original kiss!

[mrbuster1964]

Peter didn't play drums on this album, it was Anton Figg and Alan Schwartsberg (spelling?)

[southplnk]

@mrbuster1964 peter played on dirty livin

[KISSTributeOfficial]

He has more from this show , its only a minute eight of this , and its all pro , he obviously has more ;(

[legodio]

STUNNING!

[thegtamasterfelix]

cool

[starionpatrol]

Holy.. is this real? I've been looking for clips from december 1979 for so long :p Wanna see how loose the wheels were by that point :!

[starchild70]

poor kid at 1:36 

[Papatorrejano]

@starchild70 You mean at 0:36 i was gonna post that as well. Security guard stopped the whole line by putting his hand in the kid's face - neck and he's like WTF!

[Staiz]

I was at this show!! I was a junior in high school. Waited in the cold since 11:00a.m, blizzard conditions practically. About 10 feet back in the front of the line and then front row center at the stage. The Rockets (from Detroit) was the opening act.

[starionpatrol]

@Staiz Was peter's drumming allright? :p

[hunkyturkey]

@Staiz LOL.....I was there also, but, my parents took me !!!! I was only 9 at the time

[AlexeyAlexey1975]

Cool!

[BentBrent69]

Amazing footage. 

[jamieworldhero]

cool

[amsc76]

This clip was good!