| Concert Tour Name: | Europe 1973 |
| Artist: | Led Zeppelin |
| Album: | Houses of the Holy |
| Location: | Europe |
| Start Date: | 2 March 1973 |
| End Date: | 2 April 1973 |
| Number Of Shows: | 23 scheduled, 21 performed |
| Last Tour: | United Kingdom 1972/1973 |
| This Tour: | Europe 1973 |
| Next Tour: | North America 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.
This tour began 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".
The fairly typical set list for the tour was:
Encores (variations of the following list):
There were some set list substitutions, variations, and order switches during the tour.
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 March 1973 | K.B. Hallen | ||
| 4 March 1973 | Scandinavium | ||
| 6 March 1973 | Kungliga tennishallen | ||
| 14 March 1973 | Nuremberg | West Germany | Wiener Messehalle |
| 16 March 1973 | Wiener Stadthalle | ||
| 17 March 1973 | West Germany | Olympiahalle | |
| 19 March 1973 | Deutschlandhalle | ||
| 21 March 1973 | Musikhalle | ||
| 22 March 1973 | Grugahalle | ||
| 24 March 1973 | Ortenauhalle | ||
| 26 March 1973 | Palais des Sports de Gerland | ||
| 27 March 1973 | Parc des Expositions | ||
| 1 April 1973 | Centre Sportif | ||
| 2 April 1973 |