May 11, 1975. KISS headlines the Orpheum in support of their third album, Dressed To Kill, with a pre-Steve Perry Journey opening.
The setlist was lean and mean because, if you remember, Dressed To Kill was lean and mean. The album clocked in at about 30 minutes total, and the band only played three songs from it during the set. But the gig was still a killer, as the band opened with "Deuce" into "Strutter," and encored with "Rock and Roll All Nite."
Dig into the full setlist here or click the link below. I threw the Journey setlist in for fun, too (it's a short one). Can you imagine seeing KISS and Journey together at the Orpheum in 1975? That's some pretty serious Boston-rock-show-bragging-rights material right there.
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