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Tour Over Europe 1980 was the final concert tour by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. The tour commenced on 17 June and concluded on 7 July 1980. Ten of the shows on the tour took place in cities throughout West Germany, as well as one show each in Brussels, Rotterdam, Vienna, Zurich and West Berlin. ==History== This was the first series of concerts performed by the band since their shows at Knebworth almost a year before. Singer Robert Plant was reluctant to tour the United States, and the band wanted to avoid some of the negative press attention which had dogged them in the United Kingdom, so as a compromise Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant decided to schedule a short European tour. He hoped that being on the road again would rejuvenate Plant's enthusiasm for touring, which would eventually inspire Plant's desire to tour the U.S again.〔Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) ''Led Zeppelin: The Concert File'', London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4, p. 134.〕 The band performed rehearsals for the tour at the Rainbow Theatre and Victoria Theatre in London, and then at Shepperton Studios, Middlesex.〔 During this tour the band played small venues with a scaled down PA and a modest stage and lighting setup. As such, it had a much more low-key feel than had been witnessed on recent tours. The set list was also shorter at approximately two hours in duration, with some of the band's lengthier songs such as "No Quarter" and "Moby Dick" being discarded. A limited amount of material from the band's most recent album ''In Through the Out Door'', was also performed. The set for these concerts opened with "Train Kept A-Rollin'" which had not been a regular feature of their live sets since 1969. Press coverage of this concert tour was minimal.〔 Generally speaking, there was a playful and generous spirit about the tour, with guitarist Jimmy Page even handling some of the stage introductions himself for the first time in the band's twelve-year career.〔Liner notes by Cameron Crowe for ''The Complete Studio Recordings''.〕 However, some on-stage problems were also experienced. The 26 June show at Vienna〔(Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary )〕 was interrupted during "White Summer", as Page was hit in the face by a firecracker. The organizer stepped up and talked to the audience, and asked the person responsible to come to the stage to have a word with him. After a delay, the band returned to play "Kashmir" and finish the show. The 27 June show at Nuremberg〔(Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary )〕 came to an abrupt end after the third song when John Bonham collapsed on stage and was rushed to a hospital. Press speculation arose that Bonham's problem was caused by an excess of alcohol and drugs, but the band claimed that he had simply overeaten.〔Stephen Davis (1995). Hammer of the Gods (LPC) ISBN 0-330-43859-X.〕 The poster of the tour announced a second concert at Berlin, on July 8,〔(Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary )〕 but this show was never performed. The final full-length concert Led Zeppelin played until 2007 was on 7 July,〔(Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary )〕 with "Whole Lotta Love" being the final song performed at this gig. In an interview, bass player John Paul Jones recalled of this tour: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tour Over Europe 1980」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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