KISS - Fort Worth, TX 8/11/76 - Tarrant County Convention Center 8mm film

[@danieleidet7131]

The Destroyer stage was badass. Still my favorite.

[@WestalSage]

I agree - the Love Gun stage gets a lot of love, but that Destroyer stage was just KILLER!

[@oldajh]

Yes, the very best. Especially early on the Destroyer tour when all of it were in use. Even the tesla lightning machine behind the drumkit is operational here. Don't get much cooler than that.

[@conchrepublictheband]

I was lucky to have seen this tour, roughly 3 weeks before this show. My dad drove three of my friends and me 2 1/2 hours when I was 13.

[@ronnieparker4311]

The Destroyer stage! Mind blowing! ⚡️space ace Ron⚡️

[@14citroner]

I agree with you ronnieparker. I think the destroyer stage and the costumes is the coolest outfit kiss ever had.

[@ronnieparker4311]

@@14citroner 👍

[@leokimvideo]

What's amazing is a show like this would still blow apart most rock shows of today. Kiss were so ahead of the live show game. So nice to hear Paul's voice so loud and clear, Ace sounding awesome, Gene sounding super badass, and Peter stitching it all together. The absolute glory days of Kiss, a very long time ago.

[@MarkChocolate]

There’s something about the look of this on 8 mm, that just looks amazing to me. The colors, the clarity. I would love to have a dvd of a KISS concert from this era, either a really well shot boot, or pro-shot, that looked as good as this 8mm. Maybe even a 16mm?! Anyway, thanks for sharing this, it was a great time to be a KISS fan!!

[@ericnelson7524]

I love all and any classic/vintage film of my boys during the 70's!

[@DougGoodwin]

Love these films from the crowd - makes me feel like I was there, even though I wasn’t born ‘til ‘78!

[@ufmwc]

I love watching footage from this tour. To me the Destroyer tour stage was the most effective of all the stages that came after. It was dark and compact with all the buildings/castle ruins, rocks and lightning. It was like a real sci-fi/horror show. And for whatever reason, the least filmed and subsequently rarest of all vintage KISS footage. It came and went so fast-sandwiched between ALIVE! tour stage and the Rock and Roll Over Tour stage.

[@primateproductions126]

I agree 100 %. Something about that stage setup just totally fit their image.

[@ajjy1110]

nothing comes close to the love gun stage

[@ufmwc]

@@ajjy1110 LG/A2 stage was definitely “peak” KISS and probably the absolute plateau in terms of the KISS stage evolution. They had become multimillionaires and the show was an over the top bombardment of the senses. The Destroyer stage OTOH was dark, compact and thematically powerful with a band that was still young, aggressive and hungry. It was just special..

[@Jimmie_Rudolfsson]

​@ufmwc The show never was as bombastic as Alive 2 would have you believe though.

[@raymorrow170]

I was 13 in 77 and the biggest fan in the world but my 1st show would not be until the LIU TOUR.! I cried everytime they were on tour before that.! They were always at least 2hrs away and nobody would take me.! But now i seen them 10x 5makeup 5non.!

[@kissfanman]

I know exactly how you feel. It drove me crazy knowing they were in town only about 25 minutes from my house and I couldn't go. I had to wait until the Asylum tour to see them. At least we have footage like this we can watch. I wish Ozzy would have had shows filmed with Randy Rhoads like KISS did, but that's another story.

[@Spiritsebastian]

It was rock an roll magic 🔥

[@johnpatterson4272]

Any video footage of this particular Destroyer stage is very rare. With the turrets, the space crystals and the overhead lightning bolts. The perfect union where wild rock and roll music meets science fiction, complete escapism we could embrace for our very own.

[@jimilove7773]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great sound and vision!

[@dfwpirate]

My first concert. Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band opened. Not too shabby!

[@tm4333]

Who remembers looking at their tickets, knowing that the very next night they would see KISS live, in the flesh?

[@Ewok009]

Me, but I had to look and salivate over my tickets for a few months until the show in 1977 love gun/Alive 2 tour

[@whataboutrob442]

I was only ten years old, but I couldn't believe that I was on my way to see Kiss!

[@whataboutrob442]

@Ewok009 actually there were two separate tours. The Alive II tour started in November in support of the album whereas the Love Gun tour started in July.

[@ThrillingTwo]

And when you get to the show you can't believe THERE THEY ARE!! on stage, in the same building as me, breathing the same air as me!!!

[@whataboutrob442]

@@ThrillingTwo exactly

[@KISStributeNYC97]

This is amazing. Thank you! There’s something about how far back the camera is, that puts you even more in the moment. If that makes sense. The sync job is spot on. Again, we’ve all seen pro shot video, etc….but something about this particular footage has struck me. Awesome…thanks again!

[@sagedrummer]

Some of the best footage of the God if Thunder machine captured!

[@daveschuda2766]

An amazing tribute video from you both. After all these years, It's wonderful that so many people still have heart-felt feeling and still care for Elvis. To take time out of one's day to watch this video creates a special moment for reflection of Elvis' life for the viewer. Thank you for another job well done.

[@BaronFodrie]

Very cool, thank you for sharing this!

[@stevemyers2093]

Amazing! Thank you!

[@jimilove7773]

Petes drums/cymbals are so clear on this! Thanks!

[@jimmiebreman8944]

Woooow 😎😎😎😎😎 Thank you for sharing this one 🙏🏻

[@patricksingleton8535]

This is amazing!!!

[@JereWilkerson]

Thank you for posting this great footage. Keep posting.

[@Snid917]

Great sound with that footage!

[@mikaellofgren7]

KISS Magic

[@roderickray8386]

The 2 sided staircases where Peter's drum set in between actually became the idea for the longer staircases that was lighted for the Tokyo Japan 77 stage & the Love Gun stage with addition of the double elevated platforms that lowered Gene on the right, Paul & Ace on the left to the stage

[@vaekkriinhart4347]

great footage!

[@thatskyteamflyer]

EPIC!

[@frankshaven8889]

Great - never saw before!

[@breal1183]

The REAL KISS!!

[@majadutrieux3569]

Love them 🎉😘

[@sabace]

Magical thanks

[@mikeindel]

Great sound

[@caseyeisenman]

Peter's cymbals sound amazing!

[@955472]

Wow!

[@MosheAlvarez]

Happy 48th birthday!

[@paolovincent6800]

thats kiss at there best...best summer ever 1976

[@ailwahwah4888]

That opening to DRC was so tasty

[@Music-qt3ok]

Thanks, where is the audio from?

[@annwilkiemeyer3433]

I wanna Rock and roll all nite and party 🥳 🎉 🎶 everyday

[@jeffholt9437]

Is it a shame that modern day camera phones weren't around in those days or does the absence of wall to wall clips add to the mystique....?

[@RobertDelGaldo]

Peter is on point…

[@OtherMike5000]

I'm IN!

[@zach9515]

Can someone educate me on the equipment they started using after the "Alive" era/tour. I love this, but their sound sounds much cleaner than previous tours/bootlegs. I've heard

[@jeffhodge7272]

I think they used the same equipment. The equipment just got better maybe.🤷‍♂️ They/their management had contracts with Pearl,Zildjian,Gibson and they used Marshall amps. Because they wanted the best.🎸🥁🎵🤟🔥

[@OtherMike5000]

What were we really even worried about back then

[@metalmadtom]

Is the audio Fort Worth?

[@NecramoniumVideo]

Wondering myself as well, very likely another show.

[@metalmadtom]

@@NecramoniumVideo I'd be well chuffed if it's the actual Fort Worth audio 😄

[@metalmadtom]

@@NecramoniumVideo Great work on the Ultimate Ozzy video btw Looks incredible!

[@NecramoniumVideo]

@@metalmadtom Thank you, got some more Ozzy coming in the near future!

[@annwilkiemeyer3433]

To Me this is KISS. And the last 26years 2:12

[@chriswright2250]

12.50 a ticket Dynasty tour MSG. ❤

[@jjmag3107]

I'm having a hard time believing that the audio is from the original 8mm recording.

[@andrewsgambati]

Are you dense? The page clearly states thats the audio is always synced from a different source.

[@jjmag3107]

@@andrewsgambati If not clicking on the ABOUT button to find out it’s sync’d, instead of it not being on the description of the vid makes me dense, then I suppose you’re right. Congratulations.

[@rickculpepper709]

Who got that hat when he threw it

[@Daniel_Best_Author]

When they were worth the ticket price.

[@roderickray8386]

Listen to Peter's drumming on Detroit Rock City, he played it the best out of the other 2 drummers.

[@glengamble526]

Well, it IS HIS PART.

[@OtherMike5000]

GET UP!!!! AND GET YOUR GRANDMA OUT OF HERE!!!