Lick It Up World Tour

Gene Simmons' visual effects

Simmons, when interviewed in August 1983, was unsure how his live persona would apply in the forthcoming "unmasked" shows. He commented, "There's still an element of finding out exactly who we are. I may possibly give up the blood-spitting onstage... The fire-breathing I'd like to do." "God of Thunder" was replaced with "Young and Wasted" early in the tour, and the reason for this was explained in an interview following the Madrid shows. Gene commented, "I tried 'God of Thunder'...and I thought it was wrong. Certain musical pieces should be kept for certain occasions -- out of respect. 'God of Thunder' is me; I am both people; but you have to adjust certain things." While Simmons would retain his fire-breathing routine, he was unsure, at the time, whether it would last: "If that begins to feel wrong I'll drop it as well. There's always a price to pay for something."

It has been widely disputed whether Simmons spit blood for the first and only time without his trademark make-up at the tour's first show in Lisbon. Simmons has both confirmed (in 2002) and denied this claim. In 2007, a picture was put on the internet of Gene Simmons supposedly spitting blood on this tour, but it was later found to be a fraud.

Setlist

1. "Creatures of the Night" (Paul Stanley, Adam Mitchell)
2. "Detroit Rock City" (Stanley, Bob Ezrin)
3. "Cold Gin" (Ace Frehley)
4. "Fits Like a Glove" (Gene Simmons)
5. "Firehouse" (Stanley)
6. "Exciter" (Stanley, Vinnie Vincent)
7. "Gimme More" (With Vinnie Vincent, Guitar Solo) (Stanley, Vincent)
8. "War Machine" (Simmons, Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance)
9. "I Love It Loud" (With Gene Simmons, Bass Solo) (Simmons, Vincent)
10. "I Still Love You" (Stanley, Vincent)
11. "Young and Wasted" (Simmons, Vincent)
12. "Drum Solo" (Eric Carr)
13. "Love Gun" (Stanley)
14. "All Hell's Breaking Loose" (Stanley, Simmons, Eric Carr, Vincent)
15. "Black Diamond" (Stanley)
16. "Lick It Up" (Stanley, Vincent)
17. "Rock and Roll All Nite" (Simmons, Stanley)