Led Zeppelin European Tour 1973

Led Zeppelin's 1973 European Tour was a concert tour of Europe by the English rock band. The tour commenced on 2 March and concluded on 2 April 1973.

Europe 1973
Tour by Led Zeppelin
Poster for Led Zeppelin's concert at Munich, used to help promote its 1973 European tour
Associated albumHouses of the Holy
Start date2 March 1973
End date2 April 1973
Legs1
No. of shows23 scheduled, 21 performed
Led Zeppelin concert chronology

This tour began just four weeks after Led Zeppelin's previous tour of the United Kingdom. It is notable for the crowd violence which occurred at some shows, with concerts at Marseille and Lille being canceled as a result of riots by fans which had taken place at the band's earlier performances in France.[1]

Some critics consider Led Zeppelin to have been at their technical peak during this tour,[1][2] which took place shortly before the release of their fifth album. Several tracks from this album were performed on the tour, namely "Over the Hills and Far Away", "Dancing Days", "The Song Remains the Same", "The Rain Song" and "The Ocean".

Tour set list

The fairly typical set list for the tour was:

  1. "Rock and Roll" (Page, Plant, Jones, Bonham)
  2. "Over the Hills and Far Away" (Page, Plant)
  3. "Out on the Tiles" (intro) (Page, Plant, Bonham) / "Black Dog" (Page, Plant, Jones)
  4. "Misty Mountain Hop" (Jones, Page, Plant)
  5. "Since I've Been Loving You" (Page, Plant, Jones)
  6. "Dancing Days" (Page, Plant)
  7. "Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp" (Page, Plant, Jones)
  8. "The Song Remains the Same" (Page, Plant)
  9. "The Rain Song" (Page, Plant)
  10. "Dazed and Confused" (Page)
  11. "Stairway to Heaven" (Page, Plant)
  12. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Dixon, Jones, Page, Plant)

Encores (variations of the following list):

There were some set list substitutions, variations, and order switches during the tour.

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
2 March 1973CopenhagenDenmarkK.B. Hallen
4 March 1973GothenburgSwedenScandinavium
6 March 1973StockholmKungliga tennishallen
10 March 1973OsloNorwayEkeberghallen
11 March 1973RotterdamNetherlandsRotterdam Ahoy
12 March 1973BrusselsBelgiumVorst Nationaal
13 March 1973FrankfurtWest GermanyFesthalle Frankfurt
14 March 1973NurembergWiener Messehalle
16 March 1973ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle
17 March 1973MunichWest GermanyOlympiahalle
19 March 1973West BerlinDeutschlandhalle
21 March 1973HamburgMusikhalle
22 March 1973EssenGrugahalle
23 March 1973 Cologne Cologne Sporthalle
24 March 1973OffenburgOrtenauhalle
26 March 1973LyonFrancePalais des Sports de Gerland
27 March 1973NancyParc des Expositions
29 March 1973 Marseille Unknown
31 March 1973 Lille
1 April 1973Saint-OuenCentre Sportif
2 April 1973
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References
  1. Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) Led Zeppelin: The Concert File, London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4, p. 88.
  2. Luis Rey (1997) Led Zeppelin Live: An Illustrated Exploration of Underground Tapes, Ontario: The Hot Wacks Press, p. 250.
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