Crazy Nights World Tour was a concert tour by American hard rock band Kiss . It began in Jackson , Mississippi , marking the second time that a major recording act had started a tour in that city ( Maze being the first ) . The night before the Jackson show , bassist Gene Simmons played DJ on local rock-and-roll station Z106 . White Lion opened during the early dates of the tour . It was the first time Kiss toured Japan since the Alive II Tour in 1978 . The tour marked Eric Carr 's first and only trip to Japan . Kiss also co-headlined the Monsters of Rock festival with Iron Maiden . The Canadian band Helix opened for them in Detroit , as Ted Nugent had played his annual " New Year 's Eve Whiplash Bash " , headlining at Cobo . The thrash metal group Anthrax opened for Kiss at the Thomas & Mack show in Las Vegas and at the Pacific Amphitheatre show in Costa Mesa . The show was notable in that it did n't feature much of the pyrotechnics or other stage effects the band is known for , the exception being Gene Simmons fire breathing
Alive II Tour
Alive II Tour
Crazy Nights World Tour