ミック・ボックスMick Box)と デヴィッド・バイロンDavid Byron)の二人を中心に 1967年に結成された スパイスSpice).1970年初頭に改名すると共に,後に ケン・ヘンズレー(Ken Hensley)も加入し,活動を本格的に開始した ユーライア・ヒープ(Uriah Heep).
 本格的な活動後は レッド・ツェッペリン(Led Zeppelin),ディープ・パープル(Deep Purple)と並び称される程の人気を博すようになります.
 
 1972年5月(日本:8月)にリリースした 『 Demons and Wizards (悪魔と魔法使い) 』 が好評を博し,同アルバムからのシングル・カットされた 『 Easy Livin (安息の日々) 』 もヒット.そして 11月(日本:12月)には 『 The Magician's Birthday (魔の饗宴) 』 をリリースし,日本でも人気を博していた時期に初来日公演が行われます.

 ユーライア・ヒープ(Uriah Heep)の初来日公演は,1973年3月16日東京の日本武道館公演を皮切りに,3月21日大阪の厚生年金会館公演まで都合 5公演行われていますが,本商品は初来日 4公演目に当たる 3月20日大阪の厚生年金会館公演のオーディエンスを収録し Siréneレーベルから 2007年2月にリリースされた 『 Osaka 1973 (Siréne-226) 』 です.
 しかも,直前の 3月8日-14日には イエス(Yes)の初来日公演が行われている訳ですから,凄いことですね.

 音像は遠目で,音に歪みがあり,曲間のMC等は聴き易いですが,演奏部分は正直厳しい状況です.演奏が始まると,音量が小さくなり,曲中でも割と静か目な部分では音が少し大きく聴き易かったりする関係もあり,録音時にリミッターが掛けられていた可能性がありますね.
 ”Tears In My Eyes” は終盤カットでフェイド・アウト処理がなされています.
 正直,コアなファンでも厳しいかも知れませんね.

 メーカー情報では
 『「THE MAGICIAN'S BIRTHDAY」リリース期に行われた1973年の初来日ツアーより3月20日大阪厚生年金会館・初日公演を良質なオーディエンス録音で収録しています。
 好評の「NAGOYA 1973 2ND NIGHT」同様に、オリジナルマスターカセットからダイレクトにCD化されており、バンド全体が入ると音像がややブースト気味になりますが、実際は鮮度抜群のクリアーな高音質で収録されており、ファン必聴・必携の1枚となっています。
 前述の通り、音の歪みが気になる箇所もありますが、70年代のカセット録音に慣れている方なら、間違いなく「これは高音質」と正確な判断ができるであろう、優良な記録音源です。
 この日は日本ツアー4日目、冒頭の随分と長めのチューニングタイムに驚かされますが、演奏が始まってしまえば、それはもうドラマチックロックの権化たるヒープの圧巻の音世界を非常にリアルなサウンドで体感できます。特にケン・ヘンズレーのオルガンが驚くほどに良い音で録れており、ファンはその見事なまでの音色と響きに、感動の思いで聴き入ってしまうこと間違いありません。
 デヴィッド・バイロンの存在感抜群のボーカルも良い感じにクリアーに録音されており、ストレスを感じさせません。実際は、先の名古屋公演より更にマニアックな音像ですが、繰り返しますが、これは間違いなく非常に優良な録音です。そもそも大阪初日公演は、このテイク以外は出現していないので、ファンは必聴・必携です。

 ★beatleg誌 vol.81(2007年4月号)のレビュー要約です。ご参考まで。
 ユーライア・ヒープの初来日公演より、1973年3月20日の大阪厚生年金会館公演が初登場!!ヒープの大阪公演のブートと言えば、古くは「Kill The King David」、もしくは同日の別ソースである音質向上盤「The Magician's」があるが、どれもが翌21日の最終公演を収録したものであった。よって、ヒープ初来日5公演のうち、4日目を収録した本ブートタイトルは、熱心なファンにはマスト・タイトルと言える。コンサートの前のチューニングはかなり長めで、デヴィッド・バイロンもいきなりあの悪魔のハイトーンでマイクテストをしているのは、貴重なドキュメントである。全体的には音が歪み気味なのは残念だが、それでも熱の入った演奏を次々と聴かせてくれるので、結局は聴き入ってしまう。Gypsyでのケン・ヘンズレーとリー・カースレイクのソロタイムは武道館とはアレンジが違い、ヘンズレーの浮遊感漂うハモンド・ソロは演歌調ぽいし、カースレイクの独特のシャッフル感を持つ、極めてメロディ明日なドラムソロは素晴らしい。Look At Yourself は日本でヒープを認知させた曲で、バイロンのパフォーマーとしての盛り上げは最高だし、ノリの良い大阪の観客との掛け合いが生々しく伝わってきて素晴らしい。』


Osaka 1973 (Siréne-226)
 
 Live At Koseinenkin Hall,Osaka,Japan 20th March 1973
 [From Origial Masters]

  Disc 1
   1. Introduction
   2. Sunrise
   3. Sweet Lorraine
   4. Traveller In Time
   5. Easy Livin'
   6. July Morning
   7. Gypsy
   8. Keyboard Solo
   9. Drums Solo
  10. Tears In My Eyes

  Disc 2
   1. Circle Of Hands
   2. Look At Yourself
   3. Love Machine
   4. Rock 'N' Roll Medley

 Mick Box : Guitar
 David Byron : Vocal
 Ken Hensley : Keyboard
 Gary Thain : Bass
 Lee Kerslake : Drums

 Sweet Lorraine
 
 Gypsy
 
 Look At Yourself
 

[参考]
1971-1973 Tour Dates
 1971
 January
    [German Tour] (Continued)
  01 Gopa Film Studio,Baden-Baden,GERMANY
  02 Fruchthalle,Kaiserslautern,GERMANY
  03 Big Apple,Augsburg,GERMANY
  04 Hammerschlag,Schorndorf,GERMANY
  05 Big Apple,Munich,GERMANY
  06 Hermann-Schaft-Haus,Kassel,GERMANY
  07 Blow Up Club,Lüneburg,GERMANY
    [UK Tour]
  09 Leas Cliff Hall,Folkestone,UK
  10 New Theatre,Bromley,UK
  13 The Castle,Tooting, London,UK
  15 Cardiff University,Wales,UK
  16 Kingston-upon-Thames Polytechnic,London,UK
  17 Groovesville Wake Arms,Epping,UK
  19 Lyceum Theatre,London,UK [Afternoon Show]
  19 Country Club,Hampstead,UK [Evening Show]
  22 Bedford College,London,UK
  23 Farx,Potters Bar,UK
  24 Bowes Lyon House,Stevenage,UK
  25 Kings Head,Romford,UK
  29 Technical College,Doncaster,UK
  30 Kingham Hall,Watford,UK
  31 Palace Theatre,Westcliff-On-Sea,Essex,UK
 
 February
  02 Starlight Ballroom,Crawley,UK
  05 Maryland,Glasgow,UK
  08 The Catacombs,Wolverhampton,UK
  11 Town Hall,Middlesbrough,UK
  12 Red Lion,Leytonstone,UK
  13 University College,London,UK
  17 The Castle,Tooting,London,UK
  18 The Bull,East Sheen,London,UK
  19 Technical College,Colchester,UK [Evening Show]
  19 Lyceum,London,UK [After Midnight Show]
  20 Imperial College,London,UK
  21 Black Prince,Bexley,UK
  24 Birdcage,Harlow,UK
  25 Clouds Club,Derby,UK
  26 Jazz Club (Coatham Hotel),Redcar,UK
  27 College, Slough,UK
     ⇒ [Originally Planned For The Temple,London]
  28 Chesford Grange,Kenilworth,UK
 
 March
  01 Cooks Ferry Inn,Edmonton,London,UK
  04 Kinetic Circus,Birmingham,UK
  05 Hatton Youth Centre,Derby,UK
  06 College,Wrexham,UK
    [German Tour]
  10 Jugendmarkt,Wiesbaden,GERMANY
  11 Un-Known Venue,Nuremberg,GERMANY
  12 Auditorium Maximum,Hamburg,GERMANY
  13 Un-Known Venue,Gifhorn,GERMANY
  14 Rheingoldhalle,Mannheim-Neckarau,GERMANY
  15 Otto-Berndt-Halle,Darmstadt,GERMANY [Afternoon Show]
  15 Discothek 'Happy Cat',Nieder-Ramstadt,GERMANY [Evening Show]
  16 Discothek 'Lord Nelson',Karlsruhe,GERMANY
  17 Paulussaal,Freiburg,GERMANY
  18 Universitat,Heidelberg,GERMANY
  20 Technical College,Watford,UK
     ⇒ [Cancelled]
    [North American Tour]
  26 State Fairgrounds Coliseum,Indianapolis,IN,USA
  27 The Gardens,Cincinnati,OH,USA
  30 Ungano's Club,New York City,NY,USA
  31 Ungano's Club,New York City,NY,USA
 
 April
  02 Rhode Island Auditorium,Providence,RI,USA
  03 Boston Garden,Boston,MA,USA
  07 Whisky A Go-Go,Los Angeles,CA,USA
     ⇒ [Two Shows]
08 Whisky A Go-Go,Los Angeles,CA,USA
     ⇒ [Two Shows]
  09 Whisky A Go-Go,Los Angeles,CA,USA
     ⇒ [Two Shows]
  10 Whisky A Go-Go,Los Angeles,CA,USA
  10 Convention Center,Anaheim,CA,USA
  11 Whisky A Go-Go,Los Angeles,CA,USA
     ⇒ [Two Shows]
  14 Memorial Auditorium,Canton,OH,USA
  16 Roberts Stadium,Evansville,IN,USA
  17 Miami University,Oxford,OH,USA
  18 International Ampitheatre,Chicago,IL,USA
 
 May
  01 Sportpalais Bateas,Sint Amandsberg (Ghent),BELGIUM
    [Swiss Tour]
  06 Volkshaus,Basel,SWITZERLAND
  07 Volkshaus,Zurich,SWITZERLAND
  08 Stadt Theater,St. Gallen,SWITZERLAND [Afternoon Show]
  08 Neues Jugendzentrum,Zofingen,SWITZERLAND [Evening Show]
    [UK Tour]
  13 Clouds Club,Derby,UK
  14 The Temple,London,UK
  15 Imperial Ballroom,Nelson,UK
  16 New Theatre,Bromley,U
  17 Civic Hall,Dunstable,UK
  20 Granary,Bristol,UK
  21 The Hive,Bournemouth,UK
     ⇒ [Originally Planned For The Sussex Sports Centre,Brighton]
  22 College Of Education,Crewe,UK
  23 Groovesville Wake Arms,Epping,UK
  25 Fickle Pickle,Southend,UK
     ⇒ [Cancelled]
  27 Hypnotique Club,York,UK
  28 Bobby Jones Club,Ayr,UK
     ⇒ [Originally Planned for The Maryland,Glasgow]
  29 Picasso,Glasgow,UK
     ⇒ [Originally Planned For The Maryland,Glasgow]
  30 Kinema Ballroom,Dunfermline,UK

 June
  01 Tricorn Club,Portsmouth,UK
    [Italian Tour]
  05 Teatro Sociale,Brescia,ITALY
  06 Bob2000 Club,Modena,ITALY
     ⇒ [Two Shows]
  07 Teatro Brancaccio,Rome,ITALY
  09 Palasport,Forli,ITALY
  10 Palasport,Turin,ITALY
     ⇒ [Two Shows]
  11 Un-Known Venue,Milan,ITALY
  13 Discoteca 'Taverna',Fiesso d'Artico (Venice),ITALY
  14 College Club,Turin,ITALY
  ?? Un-Known Venue,Monza,ITALY
    [UK Tour]
  18 Padgate College,Warrington,UK
  19 Village Roundhouse,Dagenham,UK
  20 Greyhound,Croydon,UK
  20 Fairfield Hall,Croydon,UK
  21 Civic Hall,Wolverhampton,UK
  22 Polytechnic Wearmouth Hall,Sunderland,UK
  23 Town Hall,Falkirk,UK
  24 Olympia Ballroom,East Kilbride,UK
  26 Leas Cliff Hall,Folkestone,UK
  27 Guildhall,Plymouth,UK
  28 Cooks Ferry Inn,Edmonton,London,UK
  29 Mecca Ballroom,Leeds,UK
  30 University,Sheffield,UK
 
 July
  01 Kursaal Ballroom,Southend,UK
  02 Town Hall,Birmingham,UK
  03 Stadium,Liverpool,UK
  04 Victoria Hall,Hanley,UK
  05 Guildhall,Portsmouth,UK
  07 Town Hall,Middlesbrough,UK
  08 Free Trade Hall,Manchester,UK
  09 Albert Hall,Nottingham,UK
  10 Memorial Hall,Barry,UK
  17 Pier Pavilion,Felixstowe,UK
  18 Lyceum Theatre,London,UK
  24 Football Ground,Southend,UK
  25 Black Prince,Bexley,UK
  26 Princes Theatre,Clacton-on-Sea,Essex,UK
 
 August
    [European Tour]
  03 Salone del Mare,Lignano Sabbiadoro,ITALY
  05 Dancing Buenos Aires,Castelletto sopra Ticino,ITALY
  07 Scuole Comunali,Ascona,SWITZERLAND
  10 Karribe,Rimini,Emilia-Romagna,ITALY
  15 Geo Club,San Mauro Mare,ITALY
  ?? La Locanda Del Lupo,Miramare di Rimini,ITALY
  ?? Cavalluccio Marino,Camaiore,ITALY
  ?? Un Known Venue,Senigallia,ITALY
    [UK Tour]
  22 Red Lion,Leytonstone,UK
  24 The Place,Hanley,Stoke-on-Trent,UK
  26 Marquee,London,UK
  27 University,Swansea,UK
  28 The Brickhouse,Hull,UK
  29 Westmorland County Showfield,Kendal,UK
     ⇒ [Kendal Pop Festival]
  30 Winter Gardens,Malvern,UK
 
 September
  01 Winning Post,Twickenham,UK
  02 The Greyhound,Fulham,UK
  03 Kinetic Circus,Birmingham,UK
  04 The Attic,Doncaster,UK
  05 Greyhound,Croydon,UK
  08 Big Brother,Greenford,UK
  09 Clouds Club,Derby,UK
  10 Rhodes Center,Bishop's Stortford,UK
  11 Village Roundhouse,Dagenham,UK
  12 Palace Theatre,Westcliff-On-Sea, Essex,UK
  13 Electric Garden,Glasgow,UK
  15 Lafayette Club,Wolverhampton,UK
  16 Hypnotique Club,York,UK
  17 Bobby Jones Ballroom,Ayr,UK
  18 Burnt Island Palais,Fife,UK
  19 Jazz Club (Coatham Hotel),Redcar,UK
    [German Tour]
  21 Musikhalle,Hamburg,GERMANY
  22 Big Eden, Berlin,GERMANY
  24 Siegerlandhalle,Siegen,GERMANY
  25 Rheinhalle,Dusseldorf,GERMANY
  26 Saar-Mosel-Halle,Trier-Konz,GERMANY
  27 Meistersingerhalle,Nuremberg,GERMANY
  28 Fruchthalle,Kaiserslautern,GERMANY
  29 Blow Up Club,Munich,GERMANY
     ⇒ [Originally planned for Halle II, Ulm]
 
 October
  02 Peutinger Gymnasium,Ellwangen,GERMANY [Afternoon Show]
  02 Halle II,Ulm,GERMANY [Evening Show]
    [Swiss Tour]
  06 Kongresshaus,Biel,SWITZERLAND
  07 Festzelt Bundwiese,Gossau,SWITZERLAND
  08 Saalbau,Aarau,SWITZERLAND
  09 Volkshaus,Zurich,SWITZERLAND
  10 Salle de la Cooperative,Leytron,SWITZERLAND
    [UK Tour]
  13 Mardi Gras Club,Liverpool,UK
  15 Nag's Head,Woolaston,UK
  16 Sevens Club (Primrose Ballroom),Letchworth,UK
  17 Royal Albert Hall,London,UK
  18 Cooks Ferry Inn,Edmonton,UK
  19 Starlight Ballroom,Crawley,UK
  21 Public Hall,Wallington,UK
     ⇒ [Probably Cancelled]
  22 Cardiff University,Wales,UK
  23 Van Dike Club,Plymouth,UK
  24 Black Prince,Bexley,UK
  25 Surrey Rooms,Oval Kennington, London,UK
  28 Polytechnic,Leicester,UK
     ⇒ [Probably Cancelled]
  29 Penthouse,Scarborough,UK
  30 Golden Torch Ballroom,Tunstall,Stoke,UK
  31 Chesford Grange, Kenilworth,UK
     ⇒ [Cancelled]
 
 November
  05 Caledonian Hotel,Ayr,UK
  06 Queen Margaret University,Glasgow,UK
  07 Kinema Ballroom,Dunfermline,UK
  08 New Lords Club,Gravesend,UK
  09 Marquee,London,UK
  10 Winning Post,Twickenham,UK
     ⇒ [Cancelled]
  11 Kinetic Circus,Birmingham,UK
     ⇒ [Originally Planned For November 18th]
  12 Technical College,Lowestoft,UK
  13 Gypsy Hill College,Kingston,UK
  14 Chesford Grange,Kenilworth,UK
  15 Winter Gardens,Cleethorpes,UK
  19 Technical College,Waltham Forest,UK
  20 Dunelm House,Durham,UK
     ⇒ [Mark Clarke's Debut,
         He Replaces Paul Newton Just For This Show]
  21 Greyhound,Croydon,UK
     ⇒ [Paul Newton Rejoins The Band]
  22 College,Poole,UK
  25 Town Hall,Oxford,UK
  26 Sussex University,Brighton,UK
  27 Imperial College,London,UK
     ⇒ [Paul Newton's And Iain Clark's Last Show]
 
 December
  01 Public Halls,Blackburn,UK
     ⇒ [Lee Kerslake's Debut,
         Mark Clarke Rejoins The band]
  02 Town Hall,Reading,UK
  03 Guildhall,Plymouth,UK
  04 Leas Cliff Hall,Folkestone,UK
  05 Colston Hall,Bristol,UK
  06 Civic Hall,Guildford,UK
  07 South Parade Pier,Portsmouth,UK
  08 Central Hall,Chatham,UK
  09 Guildhall,Southampton,UK
  11 Spa Ballroom,Bridlington,UK
  12 Jazz Club (Coatham Hotel),Redcar,UK
  13 Electric Garden,Glasgow,UK
  14 King's Hall,Derby,UK
  15 Lyceum,London,UK
  16 St. Andrew's Hall,Norwich,UK
  17 City Hall,Newcastle,UK
  18 Village Roundhouse,Dagenham,UK
     ⇒ [Show Ended Prematurely Due To Technical Problems And Rescheduled For March 29th,1972]
  19 Greyhound,Croydon,UK
  20 Quaintways,Chester,UK
  22 The Dome, Brighton,UK
     ⇒ [Could Also Be Toby Jug,Tolworth]
    [Italian Tour]
  28 Dancing Paradiso,Trieste,ITALY
  29 Palasport,Bologna,ITALY
  30 Nautilus,Cardano Al Campo (Varese),ITALY
  31 Palasport,Turin,ITALY

 1972
 January
    [Italian Tour] (Continued)
  01 Palasport,Turin,ITALY
  02 La Vigna,Pontirolo Nuovo (Bergamo),ITALY
  03 Teatro Roma,Vicenza,ITALY
  04 Teatro Lirico,Milan,ITALY
  05 Garden Club,Ponte della Priula (Treviso),ITALY
  06 Le Cupole,Cavallermaggiore (Cuneo),ITALY [Afternoon Show]
  06 Forli,ITALY
      ⇒ [Probably Cancelled]

    [North American Tour]
  13 Sportatorium,Hollywood,FL,USA
  14 Curtis Hixon Hall,Tampa, FL,USA
  15 Littlejohn Coliseum,Clemson,SC,USA
  16 Cumberland County Memorial Arena,Fayetteville,NC,USA
  17 War Memorial Auditorium,Buffalo,NY,USA
  19 Ford Auditorium,Detroit,MI,USA
  20 The Forum, Montreal,QC,CANADA
  21 Metropolitan Sports Center,Bloomington,MN,USA
  22 Auditorium Theatre,Chicago,IL,USA
  23 The Barn, Peoria,IL,USA
  24 Kiel Auditorium,St. Louis,MO,USA
  26 Wichita,KS,USA
  27 Los Angeles,CA,USA
      ⇒ [Unconfirmed]
  28 Swing Auditorium,San Bernardino,CA,USA
  29 Santa Clara County Fairgrounds,San Jose,CA,USA
  30 Auditorium,Long Beach,CA,USA
  31 State College,Boise,ID,USA
      ⇒ [Mark Clarke's Last Show]
 
 February
  02 Whisky A Go-Go,Los Angeles,CA,USA
      ⇒ [Gary Thain's Debut]
  03 Whisky A Go-Go,Los Angeles,CA,USA
  04 Whisky A Go-Go,Los Angeles,CA,USA
  05 Whisky A Go-Go,Los Angeles,CA,USA
  06 Whisky A Go-Go,Los Angeles,CA,USA
  10 Park Center,Charlotte,NC,USA
  11 Sportatorium,Hollywood,FL,USA
  12 Baseball Stadium,Jacksonville,FL,USA
  13 Un-Known Venue,Salem,VA,USA
  14 Civic Center (The Dome),Virginia Beach,VA,USA
  18 Civic Center,Ottawa,ON,CANADA
      ⇒ [Originally Planned For February 17th]
  19 Pavillon de la Jeunesse,Quebec City,QC,CANADA
      ⇒ [Originally Planned for February 18th, Cancelled]
  19 The Forum,Montreal,QC,CANADA
      ⇒ [Cancelled]
  20 Thompson Student Centre,St. John's,Newfoundland,CANADA
      ⇒ [Originally Planned For February 21st, Cancelled]
  21 Thompson Student Centre,St. John's,Newfoundland,CANADA
      ⇒ [Originally Planned For February 22nd, Cancelled]
  24 Auditorium Theatre,Chicago,IL,USA
  25 Palace Theatre,Waterbury,CT,USA
  26 Civic Theatre, Akron, OH,USA
  27 Township Auditorium,Columbia,SC,USA
  29 Stokely Athletic Center (University Of Tennessee),Knoxville,TN,USA
  xx Un-Known Venue,Toronto,ON,CANADA
      ⇒ [Probably Cancelled]
 
 March
  01 Stambaugh Auditorium,Youngstown,OH,USA
      ⇒ [Two Shows]
  02 University Of Manitoba (East Gymnasium),Winnipeg,MB,CANADA
      ⇒ [Originally Planned For The Tache Halle]
  03 Grand Theatre,Calgary,AB,CANADA
  04 Kinsmen Field House,Edmonton,AB,CANADA
  05 Gardens Auditorium,Vancouver,BC,CANADA
  07 Cinderella Ballroom,Detroit,MI,USA
  08 Ohio Theater,Columbus,OH,USA
  09 Junior College,Albany,GA,USA
  10 Louisburg College,Louisburg,NC,USA
  29 Village Roundhouse,Dagenham,UK
      ⇒ [Rescheduled From December 18th, 1971]
 
 April
    [German Tour]
  01 Messehalle,Kaiserslautern,GERMANY
      ⇒ [Originally Planned For Inntalhalle,Rosenheim]
  02 Regensburger Turnerschafts-Halle,Regensburg,GERMANY
  03 Sporthalle,Bietigheim,GERMANY
      ⇒ [Originally Planned For Oberschwabenhalle, Ravensburg]
  05 Stadthalle,Heidelberg,GERMANY
  07 Kongresshalle,Frankfurt,GERMANY
  08 Triversis-Saal,Trier,GERMANY
  09 Kaiserslautern (Could also be Singen),GERMANY
  10 Circus Krone,Munich,GERMANY
      ⇒ [Abacus Cancelled, Originally Planned For April 11th]
  12 Sporthalle,Augsburg,GERMANY
  13 Stadthalle,Kassel,GERMANY
      ⇒ [Abacus Cancelled, Originally Planned For April 18th]
  14 Meistersingerhalle,Nuremberg,GERMANY
      ⇒ [Originally Planned For April 12nd]
  15 Rheingoldhalle,Mainz
      ⇒ [Abacus Cancelled]
  16 Musikhalle,Hamburg,GERMANY
  21 Messehalle,Koln,GERMANY
      ⇒ [Cancelled]
  21 Westfalenhalle,Dortmund,GERMANY
      ⇒ [Originally Planned For April 24th]
  23 Rheinhalle,Dusseldorf,GERMANY
  25 Stadthalle,Wuppertal,GERMANY
  26 Siegerlandhalle,Siegen,GERMANY
  27 Halle Gartlage,Osnabruck,GERMANY
  28 Stadthalle,Oldenburg,GERMANY
  29 Festhalle,Levern,GERMANY
  30 Heidmarkhalle,Fallingbostel,GERMANY
 
 May
  02 Halle Schwarz-Bunte,Lubec,GERMANYk
      ⇒ [Cancelled]
  03 Münsterlandhalle,Münster,GERMANY
  04 Niedersachsenhalle,Hannover,GERMANY
  05 Un-Known Venue,Ludenscheid,GERMANY
  07 Stadthalle,Bremen,GERMANY
    [UK Tour]
  12 Music Hall,Aberdeen,UK
  13 Strathclyde University,Glasgow,UK
  14 Caley Cinema,Edinburgh,UK
  18 St George's Hall,Bradford,UK
  19 Public Hall,Preston,UK
  20 Stadium,Liverpool,UK
  21 Insel Grun,Germersheim,GERMANY
      ⇒ [2nd British Rock Meeting - Open Air Festival]
  22 City Hall,Newcastle,UK
  23 City Hall,Salisbury,UK
  24 Town Hall,Reading,UK
  25 Town Hall,Oxford,UK
  26 Winter Gardens,Bournemouth,UK
  27 Civic Hall,Guildford,UK
  28 Greyhound,Croydon,UK
  29 Queen Elizabeth Hall,London,UK
 
 June
    [Swiss Tour]
  03 Mehrzweckhalle,Zofingen,SWITZERLAND
  04 Eulachhalle,Winterthur,SWITZERLAND

    [UK Tour] (Continued)
  09 St. Andrew's Hall,Norwich,UK
  10 Leas Cliff Hall,Folkestone,UK
  11 Colston Hall,Bristol,UK
  13 City Hall,Sheffield,UK
  14 King George's Hall,Blackburn,UK
  15 Cloggs,Birmingham,UK
  16 Central Hall,Chatham,UK
  17 Winter Gardens,Weston Super Mare,UK
  18 De Montfort Hall,Leicester,UK
  19 Free Trade Hall,Manchester,UK
    [North American Tour]
  23 Three Rivers Stadium,Pittsburgh,PA,USA
      ⇒ [Cancelled Due To Flooding. Rescheduled For July 11th]
  24 North York Continental Arena,Toronto,ON,CANADA
  25 Civic Theatre,Akron,OH,USA
  26 Sunshine Inn,Asbury Park,NJ
      ⇒ [Originally Planned For June 27th]
  28 Whisky A Go-Go,Los Angeles,CA,USA
  29 Whisky A Go-Go,Los Angeles,CA,USA
  30 Whisky A Go-Go,Los Angeles,CA,USA
 
 July
  01 Whisky A Go-Go,Los Angeles,CA,USA
  02 Sports Arena,San Diego,CA,USA
  03 Fox Theater,Long Beach,CA,USA
      ⇒ [Two Shows]
  04 Speedway,Bakersfield,CA,USA
  07 Memorial Hall,Kansas City,KS,USA
      ⇒ [Originally Planned For Edmonton,AB,CANADA]
  08 Un-Known Venue,Vancouver,BC,CANADA
  09 Cessna Stadium,Wichita,KS,USA
  10 Wonderland,London,ON,CANADA
      ⇒ [Originally Planned For The Music Hall,Oklahoma City,OK]
  11 Three Rivers Stadium,Pittsburgh,PA,USA
      ⇒ [Rescheduled From June 23rd,But Uriah Heep Did Not Play]
  11 Civic Auditorium,Grand Rapids,MI,USA
  13 Fort Homer Hesterly Armory,Tampa,FL,USA
      ⇒ [Originally Planned For The Dome,Virginia Beach,VA]
  14 Jai-Alai Fronton,Miami,FL,USA
  15 Sports Stadium,Orlando,FL,USA
      ⇒ [Originally Planned For July 14th]
  15 Sportatorium,Hollywood,FL,USA
      ⇒ [Unconfirmed]
  16 Coliseum,Jacksonville,FL,USA
  18 Tampa Stadium,Tampa Bay, FL,USA
      ⇒ [Probably Cancelled]
  19 Sports Arena,Atlanta,GA,USA
  20 Hunstville Coliseum,Alabama,AL,USA
  21 University Of Louisville (Parkway Field),Louisville,KY,USA
  22 Auditorium Theatre,Chicago,IL,USA
  23 Winnebago County Fairgrounds,Rockford,IL,USA
      ⇒ [Originally Planned For This Venue On July 08th & East Chicago,IN on July 23rd]
  24 The Barn,Peoria,IL,USA
  25 Sports Complex,Northbrook,IL,USA
  26 State Fairgrounds International Building,Oklahoma City,OK,USA
      ⇒ [Originally Planned for New York City,NY]
  27 Ice Arena,Warren,MI,USA
  28 Allen Theatre,Cleveland,OH,USA
      ⇒ [Originally Planned For The Myers Lake Park,Canton,OH]
  29 Yankee Lake Ballroom,Youngstown,OH,USA
      ⇒ [Cancelled, Originally Planned For The Ritz Theater,Staten Island,NY]
  30 The Agora, Columbus,OH,USA
      ⇒ [Originally Planned For The Rockne Hall,Allentown,PA]
 
 August
  01 Tyndall Armory,Indianapolis,IN,USA
  05 Academy Of Music,New York City,NY,USA
    [European Tour]
  12 Ruisrock Festival,Turku,FINLAND
  18 Lyceum Theatre,London,UK
  19 Village Roundhouse,Dagenham,UK
  24 Starkers Royal Ballroom (Boscombe Grand Theatre),Boscombe,UK
 
 September
  14 Sundown,Mile End,London,UK
  16 Booth Farm (near Buxton),Derbyshire,UK
      ⇒ [Buxton Pop Festival]
  22 RAI Congreszaal,Amsterdam,HOLLAND
      ⇒ [Island Records Label Festival]
  23 The Stadium,Grangemouth,UK
      ⇒ [Great Western Express, Uriah Heep Did Not Play]
 
 October
  06 Sundown,Edmonton,London,UK
    [North American Tour]
  13 Community Centre,Tuscon, AZ,USA
  14 Civic Plaza,Phoenix,AZ,USA
  15 Sports Arena,San Diego,CA,USA
  19 Hollywood Palladium,Los Angeles,CA,USA
  20 Swing Auditorium,San Bernardino,CA,USA
  21 Santa Clara County Fairgrounds,San Jose,CA,USA
  22 Armory Auditorium,Salem,OR,USA
  24 Community Theatre,Berkeley,CA,USA
  25 Paramount Theatre,Portland,OR,USA
  26 Paramount Theatre,Seattle,WA,USA
  27 Agridome,Vancouver,BC,CANADA
  28 Stampede Corral,Calgary,AB,CANADA
  29 Kinsmen Field House,Edmonton,AB,CANADA
      ⇒ [Originally Planned For The Gardens]
  31 Coliseum,Denver,CO,USA
 
 November
  02 County Coliseum,El Paso,TX,USA
  03 Ector County Coliseum,Odessa,TX,USA
      ⇒ [Originally Planned For The Memorial Coliseum,Corpus Christi,TX]
  05 Terrace Ballroom,Salt Lake City,UT,USA
  06 Pershing Auditorium,Lincoln,NE,USA
  08 City Auditorium,Colorado Springs,CO,USA
      ⇒ [Cancelled]
  09 Civic Center Music Hall,Oklahoma City,OK,USA
  10 Memorial Auditorium,Dallas,TX,USA
  11 Municipal Auditorium,San Antonio,TX,USA
  12 Music Hall,Houston,TX,USA
  21 Auditorium Theatre,Chicago,IL,USA
  22 Auditorium Theatre,Chicago,IL,USA
  23 Kiel Auditorium,St. Louis,MO,USA
  25 Hara Arena,Dayton,OH,USA
  26 Sports Arena,Toledo,OH,USA
  27 Ford Auditorium,Detroit,MI,USA
      ⇒ [Originally Planned For The Michigan Palace]
  28 Massey Hall, Toronto,ON,CANADA
  30 Coliseum De Quebec,Quebec City,QC,CANADA
 
 December
  01 The Forum,Montreal,QC,CANADA
  02 Civic Center,Ottawa,ON,CANADA
  03 The Forum,Hamilton,ON,CANADA
  04 The Arena,Sudbury,ON,CANADA
  08 Pirates World Arena,Dania,FL,USA
  09 Coliseum,Jacksonville,FL,USA
  10 Bayfront Center,St. Petersburg,FL,USA
  12 Rockne Hall,Allentown,PA,USA
  13 Syria Mosque,Pittsburgh,PA,USA
  15 Academy Of Music,New York City,NY,USA
  16 Academy Of Music,New York City,NY,USA
  17 Coliseum,Hampton Rhodes,VA,USA

 1973
 January
    [UK Tour]
  07 Rainbow Theatre,London,UK
  09 Civic Hall,Guildford,UK
  10 The Dome,Brighton,UK
  11 Guildhall,Southampton,UK
  12 Winter Gardens,Bournemouth,UK
  13 Colston Hall,Bristol,UK
  16 Free Trade Hall,Manchester,UK
  17 City Hall,Sheffield,UK
  18 Town Hall,Leeds,UK
  19 City Hall,Newcastle,UK
  20 Empire Theatre,Edinburgh,UK
  21 Green's Playhouse,Glasgow,UK
  24 De Montfort Hall,Leicester,UK
  25 Guildhall,Portsmouth,UK
  26 Town Hall,Birmingham,UK
     ⇒ [Recorded For The "Live" Album]
  27 The Stadium,Liverpool,UK
  28 Fairfield Hall,Croydon,UK
    [European Tour]
  31 Falkoner Teatret,Copenhagen,DENMARK
 
 February
  01 Sportpalast,Berlin,GERMANY
     ⇒ [Cancelled, Rescheduled For February 07th]
  02 Ernst-Merck-Halle,Hamburg,GERMANY
  03 Stadthalle,Offenbach,GERMANY
  04 Philipshalle,Dusseldorf,GERMANY
     ⇒ [Uriah Heep Performed As A 4-piece Without Mick Box]
  05 Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle (aka Basketballhalle),Munich,GERMANY
     ⇒ [Uriah Heep Performed As A 4-piece Without Mick Box]
  07 Sportpalast,Berlin,GERMANY
     ⇒ [Rescheduled from February 01st, Uriah Heep Performed As A 4-piece Without Mick Box]
  10 Tinghallen,Viborg,DENMARK
     ⇒ [Cancelled]
  11 Scandinavium,Gothenburg,SWEDEN
     ⇒ [Cancelled]
    [North American Tour]
  22 Municipal Auditorium,Atlanta,GA,USA
  23 Civic Center,Charleston,WV,USA
  24 Farm Show Arena,Harrisburg,PA,US
  27 State Fairgrounds Coliseum,Indianapolis,IN,USA
  28 The Auditorium,Milwaukee,WI,USA
 
 March
  02 IMA Auditorium,Flint,MI,USA
  03 French Field House,Columbus,OH,USA
  04 Merner Field House (North Central College), Naperville, IL,USA
  08 Un-Known Venue,Boise,ID,USA
  09 Armory Auditorium,Salem,OR,USA
  10 Center Arena,Seattle, WA,USA
    [Japan Tour]
  16 Budokan,Tokyo,JAPAN
  17 Nagoya-Shi Kokaido,Nagoya,Aichi,JAPAN
  19 Nagoya-Shi Kokaido,Nagoya,Aichi,JAPAN
  20 Koseinenkin Kaikan,Osaka,Osaka,JAPAN
  21 Koseinenkin Kaikan,Osaka,Osaka,JAPAN
    [US Tour] (Continued)
  30 Auditorium,Long Beach,CA,USA

 April
  01 County Coliseum,El Paso,TX,USA
  03 Henry Levitt Arena,Wichita,KS,USA
  07 Bowen Field House (aka Eastern Michigan University),Ypsilanti,MI,USA
  08 Dane County Memorial Coliseum,Madison,WI,USA
  10 Convention Center,Louisville,KY,USA
  14 Park Center,Charlotte,NC,USA
     ⇒ [Cancelled Due To Ken Hensley's Hepatitis]
  15 Cumberland County Arena,Fayetteville,NC,USA
     ⇒ [Same As Above]
  17 Municipal Auditorium,Birmingham,AL,USA
     ⇒ [Same As Above]
  19 The Coliseum,Auburn,AL,USA
     ⇒ [Same As Above]
  20 University Of South Carolina,Columbia,SC,USA
     ⇒ [Same As Above]
  21 William and Mary College,Williamsburg,VA,USA
     ⇒ [Same As Above]
  22 Civic Arena,Baltimore,MD,USA
     ⇒ [Same As Above]
  24 West Virginia University Coliseum,Morgantown,WV,USA
     ⇒ [Same As Above]
  27 Civic Arena,Pittsburgh,PA,USA
     ⇒ [Same As Above]
  28 War Memorial Auditorium,Rochester,NY,USA
     ⇒ [Same As Above]
 
 June
  09 Waldbühne,Berlin,GERMANY
     ⇒ [Summer Rock Festival]
  11 Radstadion,Frankfurt,GERMANY
     ⇒ [Summer Rock Festival]
  15 L'Olympia,Paris,FRANCE
     ⇒ [The French Radio Station Europe 1 Was Involved In This concert in Paris,
        Broadcasted The Show A Few Weeks Later Via Its Famous Music programme 'Musicorama']
  16 Circus Royal,Brussels,BELGIUM
 
 August
  05 Alexandra Palace,London,UK
     ⇒ [London Music Festival]
    [North American Tour]
  16 Dome Arena, Monroe County Fairgrounds,Henrietta,NY,USA
  17 Louis Armstrong Stadium,New York City,NY,USA
  18 The Auditorium,Bangor,ME,USA
  19 Exposition Building,Portland,ME,USA
  20 Suffolk Downs,Boston,MA,USA
  22 ABC TV Studios,New York City,NY,USA
     ⇒ [Filmed For The "ABC In Concert" TV Show]
  23 War Memorial Auditorium,Johnstown,PA,USA
  24 Public Hall,Cleveland,OH,USA
     ⇒ [Originally Planned For The Tiger Stadium,Massillon,OH]
  25 Memorial Auditorium,Buffalo,NY,USA
  26 The Fairgrounds,Allentown,PA,USA
  30 Julia Sanderson Theatre,Springfield,MA,USA
     ⇒ [Originally Planned For The Civic Center]
  31 Onondaga County War Memorial Auditorium,Syracuse,NY,USA
 
 September
  01 Cape Cod Coliseum,South Yarmouth,MA,USA
     ⇒ [Originally Planned For The Coliseum,Hyannis,MA]
  07 Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena,Binghamton,NY,USA
  08 Civic Center,Baltimore,MD,USA
  09 Civic Center,Salem,VA,USA
     ⇒ [Originally Planned For The Auditorium,West Palm Beach,FL]
  11 The Scope,Norfolk,VA,USA
  12 Greensboro Coliseum,Greensboro,NC,USA
  14 Carolina Coliseum,Columbia,SC,USA
  15 Cumberland County Auditorium,Fayetteville,NC,USA
  16 The Coliseum,Charlotte,NC,USA
  18 Municipal Auditorium,Nashville,TN,USA
  20 Rickwood Field,Birmingham,AL,USA
     ⇒ [Originally Planned For The Memorial Auditorium]
  21 Alexander Memorial Coliseum,Atlanta,GA
  23 Cobo Arena,Detroit,MI,USA
  26 International Ampitheatre,Chicago,IL,USA
  27 State Fairgrounds Coliseum,Indianapolis,IN,USA
  29 Kiel Auditorium,St. Louis,MO,USA
  30 Veterans Memorial Auditorium,Des Moines,IA,USA
 
 October
  01 Pershing Municipal Auditorium,Lincoln,NE,USA
     ⇒ [Originally Planned For The Municipal Auditorium,Kansas City,MO]
  04 Assembly Center,Tulsa,OK,USA
  05 Memorial Auditorium,Dallas,TX,USA
  06 Hofheinz Pavilion,Houston,TX,USA
  07 Municipal Auditorium,New Orleans,LA,USA
    [Scandinavian Tour]
  24 Scandinavium,Gothenburg,SWEDEN
  25 K.B. Hallen,Copenhagen,DENMARK
  26 Vejlby-Risskov Hallen,Aarhus,DENMARK
  27 Tinghallen,Viborg,DENMARK
  28 Aalborghallen,Aalborg,DENMARK
 
 November
    [UK Tour]
  08 Guildhall,Portsmouth,UK
  09 Top Rank,Brighton,UK
  10 Winter Gardens,Bournemouth,UK
  11 Top Rank,Reading,UK
  13 Heavy Steam Machine,Hanley,UK
  15 Stadium,Liverpool,UK
  16 The Apollo,Glasgow,UK
  17 Empire Theatre,Edinburgh,UK
  19 Top Rank,Doncaster,UK
     ⇒ [Cancelled]
  21 City Hall, Newcastle,UK
  22 The Hardrock,Manchester,UK
  24 Kursaal Ballroom,Southend,UK
  25 Rainbow Theatre,London,UK
  26 Rainbow Theatre,London,UK
 
 December
    [European Tour]
  06 Martinihal (Evenementenhal),Groningen,HOLLAND
  07 Congresgebouw,Den Haag,HOLLAND
  08 Vorst Nationaal,Brussels,BELGIUM
  09 Concertgebouw,Amsterdam,HOLLAND
  10 Turfschip,Breda,HOLLAND
  13 Messehalle,Koln,GERMANY
  14 Oberrheinhalle,Offenburg,GERMANY
  15 Stadthalle,Vienna,AUSTRIA
     ⇒ [Originally Planned For The Konzerthaus, Cancelled]
  16 Circus Krone,Munich,GERMANY

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