Kiss Live In Toledo 4/12/1997 Full Concert Reunion Tour 

Peter Criss is one of the most underrated drummers out there... he deserves more credit for his creativity and all the subtitles he added and how his style fit perfectly with kiss' music. He will always be one of my favorite drummers.

Geez ! When these guys were not feuding after one each other, they were simply an amazing band. This is an epic show.

Deuce 0:20 King of the night time world 4:22 Let me go rock n roll 9:30 Do you love me? 15:12 Firehouse 19:45 Watchin you 24:28 Shock me 29:58 Ace Solo 33:31 Calling Dr. love 44:10 Shout it out loud 47:21 Cold gin 51:52 Love gun 59:14 C'mon and love me 1:04:54 I was made for lovin' you 1:09:03 Gene Solo 1:13:37 God of thunder 1:17:09 Peter Drum Solo 1:20:02 New york groove 1:26:07 100,000 years 1:29:37 Paul Stanley Solo 1:35:41 Black diamond 1:39:09 Detroit rock city 1:48:53 Beth 1:53:16 Rock and roll all nite 1:56:09

I remember playing my very first KIZZ album DESTROYER on a Winnie the Poo suitcase turntable when I was a little boy haha 😅🤣

This video has by far the best audio mix of all the ones I’ve seen from the reunion tour. Too often Ace gets muddled in the mix, whether by design or not. But here he truly shines, his ferocious leads ripping clear and crisp over the steady steamroller rhythm of the band. Mad respect for whoever nailed this performance.

I don't care how good the other kiss guitar players were , none of them had the stage presence Ace had or the sheer damn cool!

00:35 Deuce 04:20 King of the night time world 07:55 Let me go rock n roll 14:45 Do you love me? 19:00 Firehouse 23:55 Watchin you 28:30 Shock me 44:05 Calling Dr. love 47:15 Shout it out loud 50:15 Cold gin 58:00 Love gun 01:04:00 C'mon and love me 01:07:54 I was made for lovin' you 01:13:27 God of thunder 01:25:30 New york groove 01:29:29 100,000 years 01:35:30 Black diamond 01:48:55 Detroit rock city 01:52:13 Beth 01:55:40 Rock and roll all nite (cut) Toledo, OH 1997

There has never been an band like KISS and there never will. I grew up listening to them all the way back to the beginning. I was a teen when they came out and by the grace of God I am still here at 56 years old. There has been and there is a lot of good bands but none like KISS.

THEY CAN SAY WHAT THEY WANT ABOUT THE NEW GUYS BUT THE TIMING AND THE FUNKY GROUVE OF ACE AND PETER IS WHERE THE MAGIC COMES FROM PLUS PETERS VOICE IN THE HARMONIES IS MAGIC AS WELL

The guitar solos in Deuce are still my favorite after 30 years of playing and seeing the greatest technical guitar wizardry from malmo, petrooch, halen etc etc...Ace still has the mojo and most memorable solos....

Say what you will about KISS, but they brought rock and theater together in one kickass package.

I have watched 3 different Kiss shows on here with different guitarists and I gotta say ACE by far is the best !!! my opinion take it or leave it!

I personally like this show. I don't care if it's a little sloppy. Seeing Ace in makeup and playing is the only thing I care about. But I think we can all agree that the farewell tour was one of the best tours of all time.

KISS!!! Навсегда…… Неповторимые и Единственные в Мире!!! Благодарю от всего сердца за музыку,за талант,за энергию! Радости и Счастья всем,кто любит Kiss….❤❤❤❤

Almost like 1977 again. This is legendary. That's the difference between "This Kiss" and "The other" Kiss. This is not imitation Kiss!! And yeah Peter isn't that technical, and people hate on him for the wrong reason. The guy is an important member of Kiss. And he plays all of his drum parts exactly the same way he played it in the 70,s. Period. No worse and no better. The same as the legendary "Alive" records. And guess what, his weak beats are almost a Kiss trademark sound! Peters style actually fits this band perfect. Anything more actually ruins the Kiss sound in my opinion. And as for Ace, he's the 1 and only Kiss lead guitarist I accept. For one, he's the original. And for two, Ace has the best stage presence of anyone. And for three, he's a great guitar player. And like Peter, his sound Is legendary Kiss! This is what I grew up on from 75 to 79. And this is the line-up that I recognize, both audibly and visually. No other version is relevant to me personally.

"watching you" had to be the meanest, coolest darkest groove they ever did.

Ace is the life and soul of KISS!

Paul’s voice so good, lucky enough I saw them at Donnington 96 and Wembley 99 when his voice was still strong, Ace is on top form 100000 years. Good gig.

This is one hell of a great concert to listen to:) thanks for the upload!!!

The main difference between Peter and Eric is that while Eric has better endurance and technical chops, Peter has the IT factor. When Peter does drum solos, I've seen people go from being wild and screaming nut jobs to people frozen in a zombie like trance who can't take their eyes/ears off of his solos. Sometimes they're less impressive than others, but whey they're ON the friggin' kick ass! When Eric does drum solos, it's bathroom/concession stand time for a huge percentage of people.

It's simple...Ace Rules

I love the part when Paul introduces Ace before "Shock Me". He says Ace will tell you about the song, they miss each other's hands in a hi five, Ace simply blurts "SHOCK ME!", and they kick it into high gear! Fantastic! You can tell that Paul and Ace have a pretty good sense of humor, and had Gene not been so alienating/serious at some of the smaller FUN moments (not the drug stuff or unprofessional stuff), then this version of the band could have lasted longer with less personalty clashes.

You gotta give it up for Peter Criss... think about how many 2 hour shows he has played with KIss... I hate how people always bash on how slow his drumming looks.. but in reality hes totally got it down when it comes to saving his energy... many drummers can't keep that stamina for longer than 30 minutes these days, so god bless him.

wow! I have many bootleg VHS from this tour and of course all the other reunion tour shows but this is by far the best one I've seen from the live shots to the sound it feels 'live' like your there at the concert. I will add this to my collection and make my own dvd. KISS should remaster this video audio and put on the next KISSology! Great show.

Always surprises me to see how lightly Criss hits the drums compared to a lot of rock drummers. I think he's a jazz guy at heart.

Probably the best sound quality out of all the KISS concerts on youtube, nice work!

You can henpeck this performance all day long but I love it, love the Catman and love kiss - legends of rock

Ace's 20 minute solo is amazing. Give it up to Ace.

ORIGINAL KISS..the best!!!

My God. Peter's timing is all over the road right out of the gate. Yikes!

I took my oldest son to this exact show. Was his first concert. He wore the Starchild makeup, was pretty excited about all the attention.

Brought back so many great memories of a great time in my life... the 70's. Saw them with Aerosmith in STL the next year. What a great recreation of the 78 concert here. They and their music is timeless. Glad to hear of their induction in the Hall of Fame! Much deserved.

Greatness! This is the best pro-shot shows from the fantastic Reunion Tour which I was fortunate enough to see but from the Milwaukee show from the same Tour. They were always popular in the Midwest so they played most Midwest cities. The show I saw was a teenage dream fulfilled after being a loyal KISS fan since I was kid. The walls in my bedroom had huge KISS poster on them and I was in the KISS Army even. I listened to Alive 1 and 2 and looked at the inner gatefold and wished I could see that live Stageshow! I could hear it but I wanted to see the spectacle for once finally. When I heard they were Reuniting for the 96 Tour I was ecstatic! It was like dreams do come true as I was too young to go before but this time it was exactly 20 years later. They were huge and the hottest band in the world in 1976 and 1977. Then they were done for awhile until the Unplugged show! Finally it was going to happen! The original Fantastic Four were getting back on Tour on final time! They did not disappoint me! That night I felt thrilled like I was a teenager again! When they hit the stage the Arena went wild! I stood up in disbelief seeing my teenage idol Space Ace playing guitar in front of me finally. And Catman Peter Criss finally! They were well rehearsed and knew exactly where to be on stage during the show it was so professional. I saw they were like old pros coming back to show people how the big boys play again. Kind of like when Jordan came back to play again. It was a legend coming back to life! They knew how to perform and deliver the goods! As one can see from this great show! I have no record of the Milwaukee show so this one from Toledo will have to be it! Thanks for sharing these incredible Shows! And thanks to RU-vid also! I’m so thrilled to see this! Rock on! 👏🏻🔥

KISS Gotta luv it

Nothing beats the original !

This is the Kiss at it's best

I loved the Reunion Tour and saw them on all of their original line-up reunion tours(Reunion and "Psycho Circus" and "Farewell"). I love the original line-up of KISS(I grew up on them and love all of the original line-up albums!!) I also loved all of the later KISS line-ups), However, I totally disagree with the people who don't like the current line-up with Gene/Paul/Tommy Thayer/Eric Singer ...They are incredible live and very wickedly tight live and faithful to what KISS always stood for. They deliver 100% every night and are actually phenomenal musicians who do a damn good job. I have seen them numerous times on several tours, and they never fail to kick ass!!! Most of the people who criticize them have probably never seen how killer they play live!!

One of the best sounding shows I've heard off of this tour (and I saw them in Boston for this tour). Awesome :) thanks for uploading!

This is band that made me pick up a guitar. and now its all I have that makes me feel like im worth a shit. For a band of dudes from Queens and Brooklyn to give such a thing to a kid from eastern new mexico is truly amazing. Gene and Paul (esp Paul) have remained committed to giving this to other kids. BUT, I don't really care for the new line up in terms of greatness. I have nothing against them but Ace Gene Peter and Paul are truly heroes to me. I don't know where Id be without them.

ROOM SERVICE, HARD LUCK WOMAN, MAKIN LOVE, I WANT YOU, and ROCK BOTTOM needed to be in the set too!

Lol thank goodness for drum triggers. It’s amazing ace and peter can do that after years of living normal lives then one day getting up in a stadium and playing. Wow

What's a Kiss concert without the crowd noise, I'm glad as a kid growing up in Phoenix I got to see the four original band members live not once mind you but dozens of times. KISS THE LOUDEST BAND IN THE WORLD!!!

@1:48:51 that kid with the ear protection...is like..holy crap I'm at a KISS concert! The look on his face is priceless! Good his father was smart enough to put those on him...

This was at the Toledo Sports Arena the best place to see a concert.

I have a video tape of this show, I was at it and had bought KISSTORY and the guy behind me said man you must be a huge KISS fan, I said hell yea. He said look straight over, see that little red light, I own a company that does bootleg KISS shows, give me your address and I will send ya a copy of this show. Low and behold several months later in the mail came a VHS tape of THIS show....HELL TO THE YEA....!

Hands downs Ace is the best guitarist that ever lived!

Awesome…thanks for sharing. It was a magical time seeing these shows in 96-97. I probably saw about 15 shows live. And if you got a bootleg VHS of a show…that was a score. And if it was ProShot???? You thought you hit the lottery! Great times.

I love how this particular recording goes through some really psychedelic moments

I think this was a good show for too many reasons to mention, so I'll just call out the obvious. This was them fresh out on the road after NOT playing together in who knows how long. In the beginning, you can hear some bum notes and some missed cues, but what you see happening is they start to pull it together and you see the magic that made them untouchable back then. By the time they hit Deuce...their cooking. as far as Pete not hitting the drums hard..you don't have to break skins to get a big sound..use heavy sticks, turn up the snare in the mix. For all his health issues, to get back out there and give it his all..he's got my vote. as far as Ace goes..he did more for rock guitar then names I won't even mention here for fear of getting into a war with fools who don't know music and what it takes to actually master an instrument. So as far as I'm concerned, he could have been up there just holding down PAUL'S parts and he'd STILL mop the floor with a lot of "guitar players". He's Ace! and lastly..I read all this negative crap about how this sounds like shit and he sounds like shit and it's not 77..blah blah blah. When you write the songs they did, sell the albums they did, tour the world more times then they can even count...and sell out ARENAS 20 years later....THEN YOU CAN JUDGE. But you haven't..you won't so...just watch, listen and learn from the true big boys...oh yeah..and try to enjoy it. Peace...I'm out. Kiss RULES!

Definitely the most iconic tour of kiss

Holy shit, the solos, my ears are bleeding.

I saw them 3 times between '96-'98 and it was great to see them together again while they were still young Men for the most part. Peter was in his 50s(like I am NOW!)but he kept groovin'. The Springfield Civic Center show was the best out of the three,so awesome!

I was at this show. There was really crazy weather, tornado warnings unseasonably warm, thunderstorms, etc. I was a pretty killer show, warts and all. But, as I pointed out to my friends, one can't just bring a god of thunder into an unstable climatic situation and expect no consequences...

My only three words are: SPACE WITH ACE!

I’m so glad i saw this tour twice, and that my last show was the actual farewell tour…. Heheheheh

this sounds like it was recorded right off the foh board...very cool

59:00 is the coolest thing I've ever seen tbh. best intro to one of the best KISS songs

Thank you Paul for keeping the band together.

I have seen the band 35 times dating back to 1982. I have enough concert audio and video footage of them-all eras- to fill a small room. That being stated, THIS is a GREAT performance by ANY measure, and absolutely one of the best I’ve seen, or heard from the Alive Worldwide reunion tour! When the original lineup was on their game, they were the greatest rock band in the world. Period.

Сильнейшие рокеры суперская группа рок 🎸 навсегда здорово 👍

Yeah, it's the real guys! Excellent screen shot. Saw them on this tour and they were great. You couldn't pay me to see Gene, Paul and the two imposters these days.

Oh my god my favourite band is queen I’ve never seen kiss perform live and I am gobsmacked my god they rock !

Ace was the feel of KISS!

Felicitaciones, a todos los fans de Peter Criss, estos solos de batería no los vamos a olvidar, aunque esté fuera Peter y Ace son los principales miembros originales ( también le doy mucho crédito a Bruce Kulick ), un abrazó desde Cd Neza Estado de México.....

WE NEED TO BRING BACK MORE FUN BANDS LIKE KISS BIG HAIR BANDS WERE AWESOME

the Musitrip...ARE YOU CRAZY ?? Peter Criss is one of the best Live solo innovators EVER And Space Ace can pull off a solo Like a boss. Half the pyrotechnics they used in the early years were centered around those 2. Audiophile Tubes hit the Nail on the head !!!! original 4 == TIMELESS

3 of my top 5 favorite concerts of all time were KISS concerts.

Peter just chilling behind his kit

Great show here from that brief time between 96 and 98 when the magic returned.

Interesting how much more energetic Dr. Love is after Ace's solo. Gene and Paul must have lit a fire under Peter's cat suit.

Nice show ...really clear and sharp...love the drums in back...engineer favoured the drums in this one

The fucking voice of Paul on this concert... God give rock & roll to us!

Nate Mendelson checks his hair at 49:53. What a great show man I am super impressed by Ace that dude ready killed it. Yeah Peter is a little sedated but not like the crowd would know they can't see that poor shriveled old gristle. I saw a pre-show interview from this tour and Ace was awesome, straight up no drunken cackle and Peter was talking about having the best time of his life and wanting to do an album they really are huge parts of what made KISS so great and during these shows they're a pretty tight kick ass group.

One of my favorite reunion shows on You-Tube.....also... I loved this version of Cold Gin!!!!!

how can gene and paul say ace and peter were so shot out on this tour? they kicked ass.

Kiss thanks a lot for many many good times God bless you all good health and happiness always rock on everybody🤘🎸🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🤘🥁🎹🎤❤️✌️❤️🇺🇦🎗🗽🎸

I kinda hate my dad for not taking me to see the original band. They came to San Antonio once, which is 2 hours from my hometown. Now they suck. :/ RIP dad. This will always be our favorite band.

I saw KISS in 1977...they weren't any better then. It's always been about the "schtick". You don't go to a KISS show for virtuosity. You go for the rock n roll spectacle. That being said, this is the real KISS and you'll never see this again.

Still watching these reunion videos in 2023 # I was at the Philadelphia Reunion show but to be honest , this Toledo Reunion video , kiss had more energy and the whole show was so so good.👍🏻😃❤️I loved this video.The Reunion Tour was so cool to see live.

Thank you for posting this video! This stuff smokes!

I wish KISS would play the song Mr Speed more that's such a great rocking song

Ahhh... Savage Hall in my hometown, Toledo, OH. Formerly known as Centennial Hall, it is where the Toledo Rockets college basketball team plays. I have also seen there: Bob Dylan, Yes, The Firm, Rush, Robert Plant. Here's a little Kiss/Toledo trivia for you, they played their last gig with Criss on 12/16/ '79 at Toledo Sports Arena, which was demolished in '07.

wow , I didn't really need the 10 second Gene Simmons balls close-up lol

I love these soundboard recordings! You can't hear the crowd, only the band. Love it!!

Jak zwykle KISS ZAJEBISTY!!!!!

Is realy a pleasure see Ace play a guitar !!!

The original and the only. Kiss is Gene, Paul, Peter, and Ace. Make no mistake. You wanted the best, You got the best...The hottest band in the land..KISS!!!!!!!!!

My dad went to this live show when he was in his college years when they turned all the speakers up he lost tons of hearing. My friend was going to see em live but it was post poned from covid (expected) everyone in my MS loves old rock from 70s to 2010 my MS rocks it would be helpful of you found when the turn up the speakers massively

This might be the clearest sounding live KISS video I have seen and I have seen a lot of them

Paul Stanley's stage banter never changes. He says the same things as he did 35 years ago.

Thank you so much fr sharing this!!

THESE ARE MY BOYS....ENOUGH SAID...

Ace is the greatest has his own signature style and you know it's him.Even when he had Frehleys comet he had some outstanding guitar solos. And he's a great guy very humble

exelente grupo, de lo mejor de todos los tiempos no hay otro como ellos

THIS SHOULD'VE BEEN THE LAST END OF THE ROAD SHOW! Watching YOU is one of the best versions out there!~

Simply amazing...thank you!

00:35 Deuce 04:20 King of the night time world 07:55 Let me go rock n roll 14:45 Do you love me? 19:00 Firehouse 23:55 Watchin you 28:30 Shock me 44:05 Calling Dr. love 47:15 Shout it out loud 50:15 Cold gin 58:00 Love gun 01:04:00 C'mon and love me 01:07:54 I was made for lovin' you 01:13:27 God of thunder 01:25:30 New york groove 01:29:29 100,000 years 01:35:30 Black diamond 01:48:55 Detroit rock city 01:52:13 Beth 01:55:40 Rock and roll all nite

KISS. ANO DE 1997, COM Á VOLTA DE Ace Frehley ,e Peter Criss, muito bom......

They really sounded great!

HOLY TOLEDO! best. line, ever