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THE BAND
- Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
- Tony Iommi - Guitar
- Geezer Butler - Bass
- Bill Ward - Drums
- Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards
CONCERT PHOTOS
None available - if you have any, let me know.
TOUR REVIEWS & REMARKS
From: Girlie8100@aol.com
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 18:10:53 EDT
Subject: Reunion Tour Report
Hey Guys,
I just went to the Black Sabbath Reunion Concert in Virginia Beach, VA on
August 10th and it was the best show that I had ever seen. I hope that
they change their minds and come back again, because that concert
ROCKED!!!! Drain STH went on first and gave a kick ass performance,
followed by Godsmack who was AWESOME. Then last but definitely not least,
the Gods of all music, Black Sabbath took stage. Ozzy was so godlike, when
he came on stage everyone in the whole Amphitheater and not one person sat
down for the entire concert. They opened up with "War Pigs" and ended with
"Paranoid." The most kick ass thing about the concert was how Ozzy could
work the crowd, when he clapped everyone clapped, when he said sing, they
sung. I had never seen so many people eager to please someone in my life.
It was apparent that everyone loved seeing the original Black Sabbath
together again. To tell you the truth at first I wasn't a big fan of Black
Sabbath, my dad asked me if I wanted to go to the concert with him, and I
didn't know what to expect. But after seeing them in concert, I bought a
T-shirt and was singing the songs the next day. Ozzy made a believer out of
me, and I now LOVE Black Sabbath.
I really hope that they change their minds and come back because if they
do. I'm there.
- Colette Bozard
Norfolk, VA
Date: Fri, 03 Sep 1999 11:41:02 -0400
From: Charles Robison <ROBISONC@hsc.edu>
Subject: 8/10/99 Va. Beach Setlist here...
Joe,
Hey there, my name's Charles. Great site!! Here is the setlist (correct
and in order) of Black Sabbath's 8/10/99 performance at the Virginia Beach
Amphitheater in Va. Beach, VA. A short review follows...
Black Sabbath
Tues. Aug. 10, 1999: The "Last Supper" Tour
Virginia Beach Amphitheater, Va. Beach, VA
Luke’s Wall/War Pigs
Basically/N.I.B.
Fairies Wear Boots/Jack the Stripper
After Forever
Electric Funeral
Sweet Leaf
Into the Void
Guitar Solo >
Snowblind
Black Sabbath
Iron Man
Embryo >
Children of the Grave
Encore:
Supernaut Intro >
Paranoid
Let me start off by saying in my near 21 years on this earth, I have seen
more than my fair share of bands/concerts than most people my age. Lots of
different bands and many different types of music. This show was my first
and only Sabbath experience to date and it ranks up there in one of my most
memorable music moments ever.
Drain STH and Godsmack opened the show and put on pretty decent sets. They
got the crowd pretty psyched. Then the lights went out and hell began to
slowly break loose. After about a 2 or 3 minute video introduction of the
old Sabbath days, Ozzy ran out on stage and Bill, Tony, and Geezer slowly
followed him. As Ozzy was hamming it up, Bill hit that trademark count-in
to the "Luke's Wall" intro, and the band tore into "War Pigs," the classic
opener. What followed during the next 90 minutes was some of the most
rivetting heavy metal I've ever heard in my life. I've been hearing that
Ozzy's been experiencing vocal difficulities, but there was no such trouble
tonight. Ozzy was in fine voice, although it kinda sounded like he forgot
some of the words to "Iron Man." When he wasn't singing, he ran around
with this mechanicl water gun and sprayed the people in the front, with the
aid of several mounted water guns at the top of the lighting rig. Later in
the show, he simply resorted to buckets, and I think he ended up getting
himself more soaked than the crowd. Silly godfather of heavy metal...
Bill was poundin' loud as ususal and Geezer and Tony didn't miss a single
note the entire evening. Highlights of the evening were War Pigs, Electric
Funeral, Snowblind, Black Sabbath, and Paranoid (w/ a weird Supernaut tease
in beginning).
There was only one thing I objected to a bit. Being that this is
supposedly the "last tour ever" for Black Sabbath and that it's the
original line-up and everything, there seemed to be a little too much
spotlight on Ozzy. Tony and Geezer disappeared to the far wings of the
stage after every song (maybe they were tuning) and Ozzy leaned back
against the drum risers and basked in the crowds applause. Out of the four
members, Bill Ward was unquestionably MVP of the night (the tour). Not that
the other 3 band members have ever really demanded loads of attention, but
it did seem a little too much centered around Ozzy. Anyway, just my humble
opinion.
Nonetheless, the setlist speaks for itself. There's an incredible "ain't
got nothin' to loose" attitude among the boys that I think contributes
greatly to way they've been playing. I've seen few bands so play so
intesely, yet be so relaxed at the same time. I think this tour, more than
any to date, tells us why Black Sabbath is so important to music. Keep
bangin' your heads...
Charles
ROBISONC@mail.hsc.edu
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