1972-1973 Vol 4 Tour

World tour to support the “Volume 4” 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

  • Tomorrow’s Dream
  • Sweet Leaf
  • War Pigs
  • Snowblind
  • Iron Man
  • Under the Sun
  • Wheels of Confusion
  • Embryo / Children of the Grave
  • Cornucopia
  • Wicked World (w/ Guitar Solo, Supernaut, & Drum Solo)
  • Paranoid
  • Killing Yourself to Live (primitive version)
  • Orchid
  • Into the Void
Date Location Venue Other Bands / Openers Notes
May 07 1972 Paris L’Olympia (The Olympia Theater) Cancelled?
Jun 01 1972 Recording Sessions for Volume 4
Jun 19 1972 Atlanta, GA Atlanta Municipal Auditorium No opening act advertised Postponed till 7/22/72
Jun 24 1972 Akron, OH Akron Rubber Bowl – University Of Akron Humble Pie Postponed till 7/17/72
Jul 07 1972 Wildwood, NJ Wildwood Convention Hall Black Oak Arkansas First Volume 4 Gig?
Jul 08 1972 Long Pond Pocono International Raceway Humble Pie, Three Dog Night, Emerson Lake And Palmer, The Faces, J. Geils Band, Badfinger, Cactus, Edgar Winter, Bull Angus, Mother Night, Savoy Brown, Ground Hog, Claire Hamill & Ramatam ‘Concert 10’ Festival
Jul 13 1972 Chicago, IL Arie Ground Theatre Groundhogs
Jul 14 1972 Pecatonica Winnebago County Fairgrounds Groundhogs Festival show
Jul 15 1972 Dayton, OH Hara Arena Groundhogs
Jul 17 1972 Akron, OH Akron Rubber Bowl – University Of Akron Humble Pie, Edgar Winter, Groundhogs [cancelled], Ramatam [replacement act] Rescheduled from 6/24/72
Jul 22 1972 Atlanta, GA Atlanta Municipal Auditorium Blue Oyster Cult Rescheduled from 6/19/72
Jul 23 1972 Memphis, TN Ellis Auditorium – North Hall
Jul 25 1972 Richmond, VA Richmond Coliseum
Jul 27 1972 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum Blue Oyster Cult, J. Geils Band
Jul 28 1972 College Park, MD Cole Field House – University Of Maryland Blue Oyster Cult, Black Oak Arkansas, Argent CANCELLED
Jul 29 1972 Asbury Park, NJ Asbury Park Convention Hall Black Oak Arkansas
Jul 30 1972 Providence, RI The Palace Concert Theater Bedlam, Blue Oyster Cult
Aug 01 1972 ‘Outdoor Show’ Wishbone Ash CANCELLED
Aug 24 1972 Charleston, SC County Hall Gentle Giant
Aug 25 1972 Nashville, TN Nashville Municipal Auditorium Gentle Giant, Black Oak Arkansas (HL – replaced Sabbath when they cancelled) CANCELLED
Aug 26 1972 Louisville Louisville Gardens? Gentle Giant
Aug 27 1972 Detroit, MI Cobo Hall Gentle Giant
Aug 28 1972 Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis Armory Gentle Giant
Aug 30 1972 Knoxville, TN Knoxville Civic Coliseum Gentle Giant, Argent
Aug 31 1972 Roanoke, VA Roanoke Civic Center Gentle Giant
Sep 01 1972 Savannah, GA Civic Center Arena Gentle Giant
Sep 02 1972 Bull Island Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival ‘Soda Pop Festival’. Cancelled
Sep 07 1972 Jackson, MI Mississippi Memorial Coliseum Gentle Giant, Argent
Sep 08 1972 New Orleans, LA Municipal Auditorium Gentle Giant
Sep 09 1972 Mobile, AL Municipal Auditorium Gentle Giant
Sep 10 1972 San Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena Gentle Giant
Sep 11 1972 Salt Lake City, UT The Salt Palace Gentle Giant, Malo
Sep 13 1972 Portland, OR Memorial Coliseum Complex? Gentle Giant
Sep 15 1972 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl Gentle Giant, Captain Beyond, Mark Almond
Sep 16 1972 Sacramento, CA Civic Auditorium Gentle Giant Cancelled after Tony Iommi collapsed at the Hollywood Bowl gig on 9/15.
Sep 17 1972 Honolulu, HI Honolulu International Center Arena Gentle Giant Cancelled due to Tony Iommi’s illness
Sep 25 1972 Volume 4 is Released
Nov 06 1972 Volume 4 achieves Gold Record status in the US
Jan 05 1973 Wellington Ticket [band from New Zealand]
Jan 07 1973 Ngaruawahia Waikato River Ticket [band from New Zealand], Fairport Convention (UK), Blerta (NZ), Dragon (NZ), La De Das, Mammal (NZ), Max Merritt & The Meteors, Corben Simpson (NZ) opening act, Split Enz (NZ), Bulldogs Allstar Goodtime Band (NZ), Powerhouse (NZ), Orb, Butler (NZ) Ngaruawahia Music Festival
Jan 13 1973 Melbourne Kooyong Stadium Ticket
Jan 16 1973 Sydney Hordern Pavilion – Sydney Showground Buffalo, Ticket
Jan 17 1973 Sydney Hordern Pavilion – Sydney Showground Buffalo, Ticket Unconfirmed
Jan 18 1973 Brisbane Festival Hall Ticket
Jan 19 1973 Adelaide Apollo Stadium Ticket
Feb 15 1973 Hamburg Ernst Merck Halle?
Feb 16 1973 Amsterdam Concertgebouw Badger
Feb 17 1973 St. Ouen Palais des Sports
Feb 18 1973 Lyon Bourse du Travail (‘Labour Market’)
Feb 19 1973 Bologna Palasport
Feb 20 1973 München (Munich) Löwenbräukeller Postponed until 2/26
Feb 21 1973 Brescia Palazzo Dello Sport
Feb 22 1973 Vicenza Palasport
Feb 23 1973 Roma (Rome) Palazzo Dello Sport
Feb 25 1973 Winterhur Eulachhalle Badger
Feb 26 1973 München (Munich) Löwenbräukeller Pop Carnival
Feb 27 1973 Offenbach Stadthalle
Feb 28 1973 Kaiserslautern Messehalle Badger
Mar 02 1973 Brussels Palais des Sports
Mar 03 1973 Paris L’Olympia (The Olympia Theater) Badger
Mar 09 1973 Glasgow Green’s Playhouse Badger, Necromandus
Mar 10 1973 Liverpool Liverpool Stadium Badger, Nutz, Necromandus?
Mar 11 1973 Manchester Hardrock Badger, Necromandus This show was professionally recorded and portions were used for LIVE AT LAST.
Mar 12 1973 Birmingham Mayfair Suite Badger, Necromandus Unconfirmed
Mar 13 1973 Birmingham Mayfair Suite Badger, Necromandus
Mar 14 1973 Cardiff Capitol Badger, Necromandus
Mar 15 1973 Bournemouth Winter Gardens? Badger, Necromandus
Mar 16 1973 London The Rainbow Theater – Finnsbury Park Badger, Necromandus This show was professionally recorded and portions were used for LIVE AT LAST.
Mar 17 1973 London The Rainbow Theater – Finnsbury Park Badger, Necromandus
Mar 18 1973 Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Newcastle City Hall Badger, Necromandus Last Volume 4 gig?
Apr 01 1973 The entire US Tour is cancelled
Apr 02 1973 Chicago, IL International Amphitheatre CANCELLED
Apr 04 1973 San Juan, PR Unconfirmed
Apr 27 1973 Cascais Cascais Jazz Festival CANCELLED
Apr 28 1973 Cascais Cascais Jazz Festival CANCELLED