1998 European Festival Tour

Including the one lone non US Ozzfest date

Dates and research compiled by Joe Siegler & Robert Dwyer.
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Touring Band

• Ozzy Osbourne – Vocals
• Tony Iommi – Guitar
• Geezer Butler – Bass
• Vinny Appice – Drums
• Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards

Typical Set List

• War Pigs
• NIB
• Fairies Wear Boots
• Snowblind
• Into the Void
• Spiral Architect
• Lord of this World
• Sweet Leaf
• Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
• Electric Funeral
• Black Sabbath
• Iron Man
• Children of the Grave
• Paranoid (encore)

Tour Notes

• During rehearsals for the 1998 tour, Bill Ward had a heart attack that sidelined him for awhile.
• Vinny Appice was brought on board to play for Bill for obvious reasons.
• Vinny left Dio to take this gig. Rumors abound that Ronnie was po’ed at Vinny, and that’s why Vinny wasn’t invited back to the Dio band.
• Additional info is available  on the official Ozzy site.