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Grateful Dead: Europe '72 releases

This page summarises archive live releases of music from the Grateful Dead tour of Europe in 1972.

The original triple LP of music from the tour was released in 1972. Between 1999 and 2004 three of shows from the tour were released as one-off box sets. In 2011 a 72 CD box set of all the music from the tour was released. A double CD of selected music from the shows was also released. Subsequently the separate shows from the tour were released individually as 3 or 4 CD sets.

In 2022 a limited edition 24 LP box set of the four shows at the Lyceum in London was released.

The original triple album

Europe 72

A 3 LP set of music from the Europe tour released in November 1972. A double CD expanded version was released in 2003

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Earlier one-off releases

Hundred Year Hall

A 2 CD set recorded live on April 26, 1972 at Jahrhundert Halle, Frankfurt, Germany.

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Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72

A 4 CD set recorded live at the 7 shows held in England in April and May 1972.

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Rockin' The Rhein

A 3 CD set recorded live at the April 24, 1972 show from Dusseldorf, West Germany.

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The second volume

Europe 72, Vol 2

A 2 CD set of music from the Europe 1972 tour. Songs not included on the original Europe 72 release are included on this volume.

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The box set

Europe 72, The Complete Recordings

Limited edition box set release of all shows from the tour. 72 CDs with over 70 hours of music. The shows were subsequently available individually.

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The individual shows

April 7, 1972, Wembley Empire Pool, London

A 3 CD set of music from the April 7, 1972 show.

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April 8, 1972, Wembley Empire Pool, London

A 3 CD set of music from the April 8, 1972 show.

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April 11, 1972, City Hall, Newcastle

A 3 CD set of music from the April 11, 1972 show.

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April 14, 1972, Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen

A 3 CD set of music from the April 14, 1972 show.

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April 16, 1972, Aarhus University, Aarhus

A 3 CD set of music from the April 16, 1972 show.

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April 17, 1972, Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen

A 3 CD set of music from the April 17, 1972 show.

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April 21, 1972, Beat Club, Bremen

A single CD set of music from the April 21, 1972 show.

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April 24, 1972, Rheinhalle, Dusseldorf

A 4 CD set of music from the April 24, 1972 show.

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April 26, 1972, Jahrhundert Halle, Frankfurt

A 4 CD set of music from the April 26, 1972 show.

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April 29, 1972, Musikhalle, Hamburg

A 3 CD set of music from the April 29, 1972 show.

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May 3, 1972, Olympia Theatre, Paris

A 4 CD set of music from the May 3, 1972 show.

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May 4, 1972, Olympia Theatre, Paris

A 4 CD set of music from the May 4, 1972 show.

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May 7, 1972, Bickershaw Festival, Wigan

A 4 CD set of music from the May 7, 1972 show.

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May 10, 1972, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

A 4 CD set of music from the May 10, 1972 show.

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May 11, 1972, Rotterdam Civic Hall, Rotterdam

A 4 CD set of music from the May 11, 1972 show.

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May 13, 1972, Lille Fairgrounds, Lille

A 4 CD set of music from the May 13, 1972 show.

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May 16, 1972, Theatre Hall, Luxembourg

A 2 CD set of music from the May 16, 1972 show.

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May 18, 1972, Kongressaal, Munich

A 3 CD set of music from the May 18, 1972 show.

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May 23, 1972, Strand Lyceum, London

A 3 CD set of music from the May 23, 1972 show.

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May 24, 1972, Strand Lyceum, London

A 3 CD set of music from the May 24, 1972 show.

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May 25, 1972, Strand Lyceum, London

A 4 CD set of music from the May 25, 1972 show.

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May 26, 1972, Strand Lyceum, London

A 4 CD set of music from the May 26, 1972 show.

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2021/2022 Record Store Day LP box sets

Olympia Theatre, Paris, France, 5/3/1972, Grateful Dead, 2021

A 6 LP Record Store Day set of the complete May 3, 1972 Paris show.

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Wembley Empire Pool, London, England, 4/8/1972, Grateful Dead, 2022

A 5 LP Record Store Day set of the complete April 8, 1972 London show.

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Wembley Empire Pool, London, England, 4/7/1972, Grateful Dead, 2022

A 5 LP Record Store Day set of the complete April 7, 1972 London show.

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2022 LP box set

Lyceum '72: The Complete Recordings, Grateful Dead, 2022

A 24 LP release of all the music from the four Grateful Dead show at the Lyceum in London on May 23, 24, 25 & 26, 1972.

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New Riders Of The Purple Sage Europe '72 releases

Lyceum '72, New Riders of the Purple Sage, 2022

A single CD release of the New Riders of the Purple Sage set from the Grateful Dead / New Riders show at the Lyceum in London on May 26, 1972.

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Last updated December 2022