1971-1972 Master of Reality 4 Tour
World tour to support the “Master of Reality” album.
Dates and research compiled by Joe Siegler & Robert Dwyer.
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Touring Personnel
- Ozzy Osbourne – Vocals
- Tony Iommi – Guitar
- Geezer Butler – Bass
- Bill Ward – Drums
Typical Set List
- N.I.B.
- War Pigs
- Sweet Leaf
- Black Sabbath
- Iron Man
- Embryo
- Children of the Grave
- Wicked World
- Guitar Solo
- Drum Solo
- Paranoid
- Fairies Wear Boots
| Date | Location | Venue | Other Bands / Openers | Notes |
| Jul 01 1971 | St. Paul | St. Paul Civic Arena | Bloodrock | Unconfirmed |
| Jul 02 1971 | Cleveland, OH | Public Auditorium | Brewer And Shipley, Sweathog | Start of Master of Reality tour? |
| Jul 04 1971 | Wheeling, WV | Poco, Izz | CANCELLED | |
| Jul 04 1971 | Detroit, MI | ‘Outdoor Rock Fest’ – Michigan State Fairgrounds | Black Sabbath (HL), The Amboy Dukes, The Seigal-Schwall Band, Alex Taylor, Brownsville Station | The Blues Project, The J. Geils Band, Savage Grace & more played on July 3 |
| Jul 07 1971 | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta Municipal Auditorium | No opening act advertised | |
| Jul 10 1971 | Tampa, FL | Curtis Hixon Convention Hall | ||
| Jul 11 1971 | Birmingham, AL | Municipal Auditorium | ||
| Jul 14 1971 | Port Chester, NY | Howard Stein’s Capitol Theater | Yes, Humble Pie | CANCELLED |
| Jul 14 1971 | Philadelphia, PA | The Spectrum | King Crimson | Unconfirmed |
| Jul 15 1971 | Port Chester, NY | Howard Stein’s Capitol Theater | Yes, Humble Pie | 2 Shows |
| Jul 16 1971 | Detroit, MI | Eastown Theater | Yes | CANCELLED |
| Jul 17 1971 | Detroit, MI | Eastown Theater | Yes, Humble Pie | CANCELLED |
| Jul 17 1971 | Hampton Beach, NH | Hampton Beach Casino | Postponed until 8/17/71? | |
| Jul 18 1971 | Toronto | Borough Of York Stadium | 3 Dog Night [HL], Humble Pie, Grease Band, Yes [cancelled?], The Guess Who | ‘Beggar’s Banquet Dance’ festival show |
| Jul 19 1971 | Ottawa | Ottawa Auditorium (Civic Center?) | Yes, Alice Cooper | |
| Jul 20 1971 | Harrisburg, PA | Farm Show Arena | Black Oak Arkansas | |
| Jul 21 1971 | Master of Reality album is released worldwide | |||
| Jul 24 1971 | Asbury Park, NJ | Asbury Park Convention Hall | No opening act advertised | 2 Shows |
| Jul 27 1971 | Salem, VA | Salem-Roanoke Valley Civic Center | ||
| Jul 28 1971 | Riverdale, NY | Gaelic Park – Bronx | Black Oak Arkansas, Alice Cooper | |
| Jul 30 1971 | Providence, RI | Rhode Island Auditorium | Black Oak Arkansas | |
| Aug 03 1971 | Orlando, FL | Orlando Sports Stadium | Sweat Hog | Unconfirmed |
| Aug 06 1971 | Boston, MA | Orpheum Theater | Unconfirmed | |
| Aug 08 1971 | Cincinnati, OH | Cincinnati Gardens | Alice Cooper, Edgar Winter’s White Trash, Humble Pie | |
| Aug 12 1971 | Chicago, IL | Auditorium Theatre | Mountain Bus | |
| Aug 13 1971 | Hartford, CT | Bushnell Memorial Stadium | Cancelled? | |
| Aug 13 1971 | New York City, NY | Union Square Park | Ultra Violet, Mark Markham Group, Eleven | Unconfirmed – Unlikely |
| Aug 14 1971 | Staten Island, NY | Ungano’s Ritz | Sweat Hog | |
| Aug 15 1971 | Long Island, NY | Commack Arena – Commack | ||
| Aug 16 1971 | Montreal | Place Des Nations | ||
| Aug 17 1971 | Hampton Beach, NH | Hampton Beach Casino | ||
| Aug 21 1971 | Staten Island, NY | Ungano’s Ritz | Unconfirmed | |
| Aug 31 1971 | Miami, FL | Jai Alai Fronton Hall | ||
| Sep 04 1971 | Speyer | British Rock Meeting – Rheinhalbinsel | Rod Stewart & The Faces [only played on the 4th], Deep Purple, Family, Fleetwood Mac, Curved Air, Rory Gallagher, East Of Eden, Groundhogs, Hardin & York, Fairport Convention, Osibisa, Juicy Lucy, Mick Abrahams, Gentle Giant, Jerusalem, Beggars Opera, Bul | ‘British Rock Meeting’ festival show |
| Sep 05 1971 | Wien (Vienna) | ’48 Hours Festival’ – Stadthalle | Gentle Giant | ‘2-Tage Festival’ |
| Sep 07 1971 | Palermo | Palermo Pop Festival – Parco della Favorita | Livin’ Blues, Spontaneous Music Ensemble (featuring Julie Driscoll), Bill Coleman, Stephane Grappelli, Stars Of Faith, The Smithfields (Up With People), The Turtles & other Italian artists. | |
| Sep 10 1971 | Syracuse, NY | Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium | Led Zeppelin (HL) | |
| Sep 11 1971 | Rochester, NY | Community War Memorial Auditorium | Led Zeppelin (HL) | |
| Sep 18 1971 | Pittsburgh, PA | Civic Arena | ||
| Sep 20 1971 | Memphis, TN | Overton Park Shell | ||
| Sep 23 1971 | Chicago, IL | Auditorium Theatre | Mountain Bus | |
| Sep 25 1971 | Long Beach, CA | Long Beach Arena | Stoneground, Sweat Hog | |
| Sep 26 1971 | San Diego, CA | Convention Hall | ||
| Sep 27 1971 | Houston, TX | Sam Houston Coliseum | ||
| Sep 28 1971 | San Antonio, TX | Municipal Auditorium | Edgar Winter’s White Trash, Sweat Hog | |
| Oct 01 1971 | San Francisco, CA | Winterland Ballroom | Edgar Winter’s White Trash, Sweat Hog | |
| Oct 02 1971 | San Francisco, CA | Winterland Ballroom | Edgar Winter’s White Trash, Sweat Hog | |
| Oct 05 1971 | Los Angeles, CA | Whiskey a Go-Go | ||
| Oct 07 1971 | Inglewood (Los Angeles), CA | Great Western Forum | Unconfirmed | |
| Oct 09 1971 | Sacramento, CA | Sacramento Memorial Auditorium | ||
| Oct 10 1971 | Honolulu, HI | H.I.C. Arena | Sweat Hog | |
| Oct 14 1971 | Portland, OR | Portland Coliseum | Edgar Winter’s White Trash featuring Jerry LaCroix, Sweat Hog | |
| Oct 15 1971 | Amarillo, TX | Coliseum | Sweat Hog | |
| Oct 17 1971 | Phoenix, AZ | The Celebrity Theater | Sweat Hog | |
| Oct 18 1971 | Denver, CO | Denver Coliseum | ||
| Oct 19 1971 | Pershing, NE | Pershing Auditorium | Edgar Winter’s White Trash, Sweat Hog | |
| Oct 20 1971 | Kansas City, MO | Memorial Hall | ||
| Oct 22 1971 | New York City, NY | Academy of Music | No opening act advertised | |
| Oct 28 1971 | Rochester, NY | Community War Memorial Auditorium | ||
| Nov 16 1971 | Southampton | Guildhall | Wild Turkey, Nazareth | Cancelled due to the illness of 3 band members! |
| Nov 18 1971 | Carlisle | Market Hall | CANCELLED | |
| Nov 19 1971 | Newcastle-Upon-Tyne | Newcastle City Hall | Wild Turkey, Nazareth | CANCELLED |
| Nov 22 1971 | Birmingham | Town Hall | Wild Turkey, Nazareth | CANCELLED |
| Nov 25 1971 | Glasgow | Green’s Playhouse [a.k.a. The Apollo] | Wild Turkey, Nazareth | CANCELLED |
| Nov 26 1971 | Edinburgh | Empire Theater | Wild Turkey, Nazareth | CANCELLED |
| Nov 27 1971 | Leeds | Leeds University | Wild Turkey, Nazareth | CANCELLED |
| Nov 29 1971 | Manchester | Free Trade Hall (Peter Street) | Wild Turkey, Nazareth | CANCELLED |
| Dec 03 1971 | Rotterdam | Unconfirmed | ||
| Dec 04 1971 | Amsterdam | The Paradiso | Ten Years After | Unconfirmed |
| Dec 06 1971 | København (Copenhagen) | K.B. Hallen | Unconfirmed | |
| Dec 16 1971 | Essen | Grugahalle | The Can | CANCELLED |
| Jan 01 1972 | Band Press Conference | |||
| Jan 24 1972 | Birmingham | Town Hall | Wild Turkey | |
| Jan 25 1972 | Birmingham | Town Hall | Wild Turkey | |
| Jan 27 1972 | Oxford | Town Hall | Wild Turkey | |
| Jan 28 1972 | Glasgow | Green’s Playhouse | Wild Turkey | |
| Jan 29 1972 | Edinburgh | Empire Theatre | Wild Turkey | |
| Jan 30 1972 | Carlisle | Market Hall | Wild Turkey | Charity Gig |
| Jan 31 1972 | Liverpool | The Stadium | Wild Turkey | |
| Feb 01 1972 | Leicester | De Montfort Hall | Wild Turkey | |
| Feb 03 1972 | Portsmouth | Guildhall | Wild Turkey | |
| Feb 04 1972 | Manchester | Free Trade Hall (Peter Street) | Wild Turkey | |
| Feb 05 1972 | Newcastle-Upon-Tyne | Newcastle City Hall | Wild Turkey | |
| Feb 06 1972 | Wolverhampton | Civic Hall | Wild Turkey | |
| Feb 07 1972 | Bristol | Colston Hall | Wild Turkey | |
| Feb 08 1972 | Sheffield | City (Oval) Hall | Wild Turkey | Postponed |
| Feb 09 1972 | Bradford | St. George’s Hall | Wild Turkey | Postponed |
| Feb 10 1972 | Brighton | The Dome | Wild Turkey | |
| Feb 11 1972 | Bournemouth | Winter Gardens | Wild Turkey | |
| Feb 13 1972 | Hanley | Victoria Hall | Wild Turkey | |
| Feb 17 1972 | London | Royal Albert Hall | Wild Turkey | |
| Feb 19 1972 | Leeds | Leeds University | Wild Turkey | |
| Feb 21 1972 | Sheffield | City (Oval) Hall | Wild Turkey | Rescheduled from Feb 8 |
| Feb 24 1972 | Bradford | St. George’s Hall | Wild Turkey | Rescheduled from Feb 9 |
| Mar 01 1972 | Fayetteville, AR | Cumberland Memorial Arena | Bang | |
| Mar 02 1972 | Miami, FL | Miami Beach Convention Hall | Wild Turkey | |
| Mar 03 1972 | Jacksonville, FL | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum? | Wild Turkey? | |
| Mar 04 1972 | West Palm Beach, FL | West Palm Beach Auditorium | Wild Turkey | |
| Mar 05 1972 | St. Petersburg, FL | |||
| Mar 06 1972 | Raleigh, NC | Dorton Arena | Wild Turkey, Sweat Hog | |
| Mar 07 1972 | Charlotte, NC | Park Center | Wild Turkey, White Witch [unsubstantiated] | |
| Mar 09 1972 | Columbus, OH | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Wild Turkey | |
| Mar 10 1972 | San Francisco, CA | Winterland Arena | Yes, Wild Turkey, REO Speedwagon | |
| Mar 11 1972 | San Francisco, CA | Winterland Arena | Yes, Wild Turkey, REO Speedwagon | |
| Mar 12 1972 | Seattle, WA | Seattle Center Arena | Yes, Wild Turkey | |
| Mar 13 1972 | Vancouver | Coliseum – Exhibition Park | Unconfirmed | |
| Mar 14 1972 | Spokane, WA | Spokane Coliseum | Yes, Wild Turkey | |
| Mar 15 1972 | Inglewood (Los Angeles) | Great Western Forum | Yes, Wild Turkey | |
| Mar 16 1972 | Tucson, AZ | Tucson Community Center Convention Hall | Yes, Wild Turkey | |
| Mar 17 1972 | San Bernardino, CA | Swing Auditorium | Yes, Wild Turkey | |
| Mar 18 1972 | San Diego, CA | San Diego Sports Arena | Yes, Wild Turkey | |
| Mar 19 1972 | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas Convention Center Rotunda | Yes, Wild Turkey | |
| Mar 21 1972 | St. Paul, MN | St. Paul Civic Center | Yes?, Wild Turkey? | |
| Mar 22 1972 | Detroit, MI | Cobo Hall | Yes, Wild Turkey | |
| Mar 23 1972 | Quebec City | Quebec City Coliseum (Le Colisee)? | ||
| Mar 24 1972 | Montreal | |||
| Mar 25 1972 | Rochester, NY | Community War Memorial Auditorium? | ||
| Mar 26 1972 | Salem, VA | Salem-Roanoke Valley Civic Center? | ||
| Mar 27 1972 | Pittsburgh, PA | Civic Arena | Wild Turkey | Unconfirmed |
| Mar 28 1972 | Huntington, MI | |||
| Mar 29 1972 | Philadelphia, PA | The Spectrum | Edgar Winter, Wild Turkey | |
| Mar 30 1972 | New Haven, CT | Veterans Memorial Coliseum? | Wild Turkey | |
| Mar 31 1972 | Charleston, SC | Charleston Civic Center | Wild Turkey | |
| Apr 01 1972 | Greensboro, NC | Greensboro Coliseum | ||
| Apr 02 1972 | Columbia, SC | Carolina Coliseum | Cancelled? | |
| Apr 02 1972 | Passaic, NJ | The Capitol Theatre | Pig Light Show | Last gig on Master of Reality Tour |
| Apr 03 1972 | Vega Baja, PR | Mar Y Sol Pop Festival | Alice Cooper, The Allman Brothers, B.B. King, Billy Joel, Brownsville Station, Dave Brubeck, Bloodrock, David Peel, Dr. John, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Faces, Fleetwood Mac, J. Geils Band, Goose Creek Symphony, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Malo, Herbie Mann, The Ni | CANCELLED |
| Apr 07 1972 | Osaka, Japan | Koseinenkin (Festival) Hall | CANCELLED | |
| Apr 09 1972 | Osaka, Japan | Koseinenkin (Festival) Hall | CANCELLED | |
