Kashmir-Led Zeppelin
1973 HousesoftheholyvsPhysicalGraffiti
As "Houses Of The Holy" was being released, Led Zeppelin was wrapping up their largest European tour following their most intense British tour ever. Just in time for preparations, they kicked off their ninth American tour (one of the most grueling in every sense!) from May 4 to July 29, 1973.
The band broke every possible record, from attendance in Tampa to the earnings in San Francisco for a single concert. The tour concluded with the three famous nights at Madison Square Garden, whose concerts were recorded for the film and LP "The Song Remains The Same." Just from the faces of the four captured during those nights, we can see how the exhaustion of that tour—combined with all the previous ones—had drained the entire band, crew included. Of course, by "tour fatigue," I mainly refer to the surrounding events leading up to the concerts.