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1970 “Black Sabbath” Tour World Tour (sort of) in support of the “Black Sabbath” album.

Dates and research compiled by Joe Siegler & Robert Dwyer. If you’d like to use any of this text for non-commercial purposes, please  obtain permission first . Commercial utilization of this work in whole or in part is prohibited!

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Touring Band

• Ozzy Osbourne – Vocals
• Tony Iommi – Guitar
• Geezer Butler – Bass
• Bill Ward – Drums

Typical Set List

• Hand of Doom
• Fairies Wear Boots
• Guitar Solo
• Behind the Wall of Sleep

Obviously, they were playing songs from their second album in pre-release states, and this was not a consistant set list across the tour.

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Black Sabbath Concerts 1970s

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January 13, 1970 Henry's Blues House, Birmingham, ENG (supported by Climax Chicago, Duster Bennett & Graham Bond)

January 24, 1970 Polesworth Memorial Hall, Tamworth, ENG (supported by The Dave Harris Disc-K-Tek Show)

February 5, 1970 Sophia Gardens Pavilion, Cardiff, WAL (Cardiff Arts Center Project, with Pink Floyd, Quintessence, Daddy Longlegs, Gary Farr, Heaven, Tea & Symphony, and Ron Geesin)

February 6, 1970 Mothers, Birmingham, ENG (supported by John Peel)

February 10, 1970 Banklands Youth Club, Workington, ENG

February 13, 1970 Workington College of Further Education, Workington, ENG (Valentine's Dance, supported by Confucius)

February 16, 1970 New Friarage Hall, Aylesbury, ENG (supported by Farm)

February 21, 1970 Temple Club, London, ENG (supported by Titus Groan)

February 28, 1970 Toft's, Folkestone, ENG

March 4, 1970 Berlin Concert House, Berlin, GER

Black Sabbath Tour:

March 8, 1970 Wilton Hall, Milton Keynes, ENG (supported by Writing On the Wall)

March 9, 1970 Roundhouse, London, ENG (Atomic Sunrise Festival, with Quintessence and Gypsy)

March 11, 1970 Mother's Club, Birmingham, ENG

March 13, 1970 Marquee, London, ENG

March 14, 1970 Manchester University, Manchester, ENG (supported by Stack Waddy)

March 15, 1970 St. George's Hall, Bradford, ENG (supporting Blodwyn Pig)

March 16, 1970 Marquee, London, ENG (supported by Grisby Dyke & Straight Lace)

March 18, 1970 The Cosmo, London, ENG (Oxfam Dance, supporting Andromeda)

March 19, 1970 Hounds, London, ENG

March 22, 1970 Nottingham Boat Club, Nottingham, ENG

March 25, 1970 Mother's Club, Birmingham, ENG (supported by Grisby Dyke & Straight Lace)

March 28, 1970 Temple Club, London, ENG (supported by Gypsy and Sour Milk Sea)

March 29, 1970 Victoria Park, London, ENG (Free Easter Festival, with John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Amazing Grace, Agula, Curved Air, J.J. Jackson's Dilemma, Alan Rushton, The Scratch Orchestra, Shy Limbs, The Spontaneous Music Ensemble, The Sunflower Brass Band, Liverpool Scene, Toe Fat, and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown)

March 30, 1970 Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, GER ( Hamburger Pop & Blues Festival , with Alexis Korner, Amon Duul II, Chicken Shack, Day of Phoenix, East of Eden, Flaming Youth, Frumpy, The Greatest Show On Earth, Hardin & York, Killing Floor, Man, Marsupilami, Renaissance, Sphinx Tush, Steamhammer, The Groundhogs, The Nice, Tomorrow's Gift, and Warm Dust)

March 31, 1970 Banklands Youth Club, Workington, ENG

April 3, 1970 Star Hotel, Croydon, ENG (supported by White Lightning)

April 5, 1970 Lyceum, London, ENG (supporting Steamhammer, with Gin House, Flare, and Anne Nightingale)

April 8, 1970 Mothers, Birmingham, ENG (cancelled)

April 9, 1970 Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle, ENG (supporting Taste, with Dogg)

April 10, 1970 King's Hall, Stoke, ENG (supported by Juicy Lucy)

April 11, 1970 Toft's, Folkestone, ENG

April 12, 1970 Groovesville Wake Arms, Epping, ENG

April 16, 1970 Empire Rooms, London, ENG (Kilburn Polytechnic SU Charity Week Dance, supported by Hardin & York & Van Der Graaf Generator)

April 17, 1970 Van Dike Club, Plymouth, ENG

April 18, 1970 Pied Bull, London, ENG

April 19, 1970 Civic Theater, Darlington, ENG

April 20, 1970 Pied Bull, London, ENG

April 21, 1970 Town Hall, Birmingham, ENG (supported by The Egg)

April 22, 1970 Odeon, Watford, ENG (supported by Caravan)

April 23, 1970 Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle, ENG (supported by Taste)

April 24, 1970 Starlight Ballroom, Crawley, ENG

April 25, 1970 Grugahalle, Essen, GER (International Essen Blues & Pop Festival, with Burnin Red Ivanhoe, The Edgar Broughton Band, Ekseption, Hardin & York, It's a Beautiful Day, Johnny Winter, The Keef Hartley Band, Kraftwerk, Krokodil, Little Free Rock, Marsha Hunt, Missus Beastly, Organisation, The Oscar Benton Blues Band, Renaissance, Rhinoceros, Taj Mahal, Ten Wheel Drive, The Flock, The Greatest Show on Earth, The Groundhogs, The Third Ear Band, Xhol Caravan)

April 26, 1970 Royal Albert Hall, London, ENG (cancelled)

April 27, 1970 Montreux Casino, Montreux, SUI (Galas de la Rose d'Or, with Antoine, Jeannie Bennett, Nimo Ferrer, Flirtation, R.B. Greaves, Half-a-Crown, Kathy Kovacs, Ashton Gardner & Dyke, and The New York Rock & Roll Ensemble)

April 29, 1970 Electric Circus, Lausanne, SUI

May 2, 1970 Hellfire Cavern, High Wycombe, ENG

May 3, 1970 The Castle, Richmond, ENG (cancelled)

May 3, 1970 Angel, Godalming, ENG

May 7, 1970 Top Spot, Scarborough, ENG

May 8, 1970 IL Rondo, Leicester, ENG

May 9, 1970 Bradford University, Bradford, ENG

May 10, 1970 Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, ENG

May 13, 1970 Hatherton Hall, Walsall, ENG (supported by Slam Hammer)

May 14, 1970 Marquee, London, ENG (supported by Bakerloo)

May 15, 1970 Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, ENG (supported by Tiny Clanger)

May 16, 1970 Alexis Disco, Salisbury, ENG

May 17, 1970 Jephson Gardens Pavilion, Leamington Spa, ENG (supported by Galliard)

May 18, 1970 King's Head Blues Club, London, ENG (supported by Ipsissimus)

May 19, 1970 Assembly Rooms, Surbiton, ENG

May 20, 1970 Judges Hall, Tonypandy, WAL (unconfirmed)

May 21, 1970 Ritz, Bournemouth, ENG

May 22, 1970 Blackwood Institute, Glamorgan, WAL (cancelled?)

May 23, 1970 Plumpton Racecourse, Lewes, ENG (A Bank Holiday Festival, with Audience, Black Widow, Chicken Shack, Christine Perfect, Fairfield Parlour, Ginger Baker's Air Force, Gra, Hard Meat, Jan Dukes de Grey, Judas Jump, Julie Driscoll, King Crimson, May Blitz, Richie Havens, Roy Harper, Savoy Brown, The Gun, The Keith Tippett Group, Van der Graaf Generator, and Warm Dust)

May 24, 1970 Torch Club, Stoke-On-Trent, ENG

May 28, 1970 McIllroy's Ballroom, Swindon, ENG

May 29, 1970 Corn Exchange, Cambridge, ENG

May 30, 1970 Winter Gardens, Malvern, ENG (supported by Sidewinder)

May 31, 1970 Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes, ENG

June 2, 1970 Olympia, London, ENG ( Extravaganza '70 , supporting Wild Angels)

June 5, 1970 Green's Playhouse, Glasgow, SCOT (supported by Family and Chicken Shack)

June 6, 1970 Usher Hall, Edinburgh, SCOT (supported by Family and Chicken Shack)

June 7, 1970 Groovesville Wake Arms, Epping, ENG (supported by Family and Chicken Shack)

June 8, 1970 Music Hall, Aberdeen, SCOT (supported by Family and Chicken Shack)

June 10, 1970 Fox on the Hill, London, ENG (supported by D.J. Bob Stevens)

June 12, 1970 Lancaster University, Lancaster, ENG

June 13, 1970 Winter Gardens Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare, ENG (supported by Brass Syndrome, The Lizard Sounds Discotheque with D.J. Paul, The Mike Slocombe Combo, and Kaleidoscope Lightshow)

June 14, 1970 The Greyhound, London, ENG (supported by D.J. Bob Stevens)

June 15, 1970 Churchill College, Cambridge, ENG

June 20, 1970 Frankfurt Cycling Stadium, Frankfurt, GER (Open Air Rock Circus, with Ashton Gardner & Dyke, Badfinger, Bo Diddley, Chicken Shack, Chuck Berry, Deep Purple, The Edgar Broughton Band, Family, Heavy Jelly, Jackie Lomax, Little Free Rock, Nosferatu, Screaming Lord Sutch, Steamhammer, and The Byrds)

June 21, 1970 Klein Flottbek Derby Square, Hamburg, GER (Big Gig Open Air Festival, with Colosseum, East of Eden, Family, Gentle Giant, Humble Pie, Keith Emerson, Mungo Jerry, Rare Bird, and Uriah Heep)

June 22, 1970 Essen, GER

June 25, 1970 Domed Hall, Hanover, GER (supported by Magic and Life & Groups)

June 26, 1970 Free University Main Auditorium, Berlin, GER (supported by Frumpy and Hairy Chapter)

June 27, 1970 Beat Club, Langelsheim, GER

June 28, 1970 Saint Roche Park, Ciney, BEL

July 1, 1970 Marquay Club, Torquay, ENG (supported by Adolphus Rebirth and Blue Blood)

July 4, 1970 Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, ENG

July 5, 1970 East Sea Hall, Kiel, GER (Progressive Pop Festival, with Hardin & York, The Groundhogs, Frumpy, Sphinx, Tush, Tomorrow's Gift, and Beautique In Corporation)

July 8, 1970 Marquee, London, ENG (supported by Harry The Horse)

July 10, 1970 Eissportstadion, Munich, GER ( Euro Pop '70 A-Z Musik Festival , with Amon Duul II, Atomic Rooster, Black Widow, Brinsley Schwarz, Bronco, Deep Purple, East of Eden, The Edgar Broughton Band, Free, Golden Earring, Hard Meat, Jody Grind, Juicy Lucy, Mighty Baby, Out of Focus, Savoy Brown, Status Quo, Steamhammer, Taste, Traffic, and Van Der Graaf Generator)

July 11, 1970 Lincolnshire Showground, Lincoln, ENG (Baston Festival)

July 16-19, 1970 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (Postponed)

July 17, 1970 Lyceum, London, ENG (Klooks At the Lyceum, with Yes, Uriah Heep, Clark Hutchinston, Big Lil, DJ Andy Dunkley, and First Light Show)

July 18, 1970 Civic Hall, Dunstable, ENG

July 21-24, 1970 Whiskey a Go-Go, Los Angeles, CA (Postponed)

July 25, 1970 Olympic Theater, Los Angeles, CA (Postponed)

July 25, 1970 Rhodes Center, Bishop's Stortford, ENG

July 27-30, 1970 Beavers, Chicago, IL (Postponed)

July 29, 1970 Town Hall, Torquay, ENG

July 31-August 2, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Postponed)

August 8, 1970 Plumpton Racecourse, Lewes, ENG (National Jazz & Blues Festival, with Audience, Brian Davison's Every Which Way, Burnin Red Ivanhoe, Caravan, Cat Stevens, Chris Barber, Clark-Hutchinson, The Climax Blues Band, Colosseum, Dada, Daddy Longlegs, Deep Purple, East of Eden, Family, Fat Mattress, Fotheringay, Granny's Intentions, Hard Meat, Hardin & York, Jackson Heights, Juicy Lucy, The Keef Hartley Band, Made in Sweden, Magna Carta, Patto, Peter Green, Quatermass, Rare Bird, Steamhammer, The Strawbs, Taste, The Groundhogs, The Incredible String Band, Turley Richards, Van Der Graaf Generator, The Wild Angels, Wishbone Ash, and Yes)

August 12, 1970 Fantasio Club, Dortmund, GER

August 21, 1970 Beguinage, Bilzen, BEL (Jazz-Bilzen, with Amazing Mistery, Annie Ross, Arthur Conley, The Babs Robert Quintet, Badfinger, Bismark, Burning Plague, Cat Stevens, Dizzy Gillespie, Djengis Khan, Doctor Down Trip, Eddie Boyd, Etienne Verschueren, Freddie Hubbard, Guy Mortier, Jan Ptaszyn Wroblewski, The Johnny Dover Big Band, Kate's Kennel Kate, Kevin Ayers, Kleptomania, May Blitz, Pierre Favre, Rare Bird, Screaming Lord Sutch, Stu Martin, The Dream, The Humblebums, The Kinks, The Wild Angels, and Willy Rogg)

August 22, 1970 Betuws Spectacle, Beusichem, NED (Betuwse Popfestival, with Golden Earring, The Wild Angels, Arthur Brown & The Gass, The Kinks, Cat Stevens, The Dream, May Blitz (cancelled), and Bismarck (cancelled))

August 25, 1970 Studio X, Bielefeld, GER

August 30, 1970 Casino De Montreux, Montreux, SUI (Cancelled until the next day, with Taste)

August 31, 1970 Casino De Montreux, Montreux, SUI (Rescheduled from the previous day with Taste & Cactus. The Doors cancelled)

Paranoid Tour:

September 11, 1970 Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, WAL

September 12, 1970 SPA Royal Hall, Bridlington, ENG (cancelled)

September 13, 1970 The Greyhound, London, ENG (supported by Stevens)

September 14, 1970 King's Head, London, ENG

September 15, 1970 Marquee, London, ENG (supported by The Dog That Bit People)

September 18, 1970 Sisters Club, London, ENG (cancelled)

September 20, 1970 L'Olympia, Paris, FRA (supported by Manfred Mann Chapter III)

September 22, 1970 Basel, SUI (supported by Manfred Mann Chapter III)

September 23, 1970 Zurich, SUI (supported by Manfred Mann Chapter III)

September 24, 1970 Lausanne, SUI (supported by Manfred Mann Chapter III)

September 25, 1970 Paradiso, Amsterdam, NED (supported by Manfred Mann Chapter III)

September 26, 1970 Ahoy, Rotterdam, NED (supported by Manfred Mann Chapter III)

September 27, 1970 The Hague, NED (supported by Manfred Mann Chapter III)

September 30, 1970 Prince's Park, Southport, ENG (supported by Manfred Mann Chapter III)

October 1, 1970 Antwerp, BEL (supported by Manfred Mann Chapter III)

October 2, 1970 't Kuipke, Ghent, BEL (supported by Manfred Mann Chapter III)

October 3-4, 1970 Theater 140, Brussels, BEL (supported by Manfred Mann Chapter III)

October 8, 1970 Hjoerring Gymnasium, Hjoerring, DEN (cancelled)

October 9, 1970 Dronningborg Hall, Randers, DEN (cancelled)

October 10, 1970 House of Culture, Helsinki, FIN (cancelled)

October 13, 1970 Marquee, London, ENG (cancelled)

October 16, 1970 Mayfair Ballroom, Birmingham, ENG (The 1st Midland All-Night Head Rock Explosion, with Trapeze, Galliard, Rock Rebellion, and Rockin' Chair)

October 17, 1970 Queen Mary College, London, ENG (supported by Principal Edward's Magical Theater Farrm and Manfred Mann Chapter III)

October 18, 1970 King's Head Blues Club, London, ENG (supported by Kripple Vision)

October 20, 1970 South Parade Pier, Portsmouth, ENG

October 23, 1970 Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle, ENG (supported by Manfred Mann Chapter III and Audience)

October 24, 1970 Newark Showground, Newark, ENG (cancelled appearance, due to an injury to Tony Iommi)

October 25, 1970 Pavilion Theater, Bournemouth, ENG

October 26, 1970 Royal Festival Hall, London, ENG (supporting Emerson, Lake, & Palmer, with Freedom. Drummer Bobby Harrison of Procol Harum joined for "Freedom")

October 30, 1970 Rowan University Esbjornson Gymnasium, Glassboro, NJ (supported by Haystacks Balboa)

October 31, 1970 The Patio, Coral Gables, FL (supporting Canned Heat)

November 1, 1970 Ungano's Ritz Theater, New York City, NY

November 2, 1970 Club X, Rochester, NY (supported by Cactus)

November 4, 1970 Haybarn Theater, Plainfield, VT (cancelled due to severe and unexpected snowstorms stranding the band in Rochester)

November 7, 1970 University of Maine, Portland, ME (supported by Badfinger and Mungo Jerry)

November 9, 1970 Ohio Theater, Columbus, OH (supporting Jethro Tull)

November 10, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (2 shows. Supporting The Faces, with The Pig Light Show and If)

November 11-15, 1970 Whisky-A-Go-Go, West Hollywood, CA (2 shows each night, supporting Alice Cooper (on 11th), with Ashton Gardner and Dyke & The Glass Family)

November 19-22, 1970 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (2 shows each night, supporting Love & The James Gang, with Sugarloaf)

November 25-26, 1970 Eastown Theater, Detroit, MI (supporting Savoy Brown, with Quatermass)

November 27, 1970 Sunshine Inn, Asbury Park, NJ (supported by Cactus & Steel Mill)

November 28, 1970 Century's Paramus Theater, Paramus, NJ

December 5, 1970 Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, ENG (supported by Yes, East of Eden, & Stray)

December 12, 1970 KB Hall, Copenhagen, DEN (supported by Daisy)

December 13, 1970 Amsterdam Concert Hall, Amsterdam, NED

December 14, 1970 Mercator Hall, Duisburg, GER

December 18, 1970 Pan-South Sports Hall, Wanne-Eickel, GER

December 19-20, 1970 L'Olympia, Paris, FRA (supported by Freedom)

January 7, 1971 City Hall, Hull, England (supported by Freedom and Curved Air (who cancelled))

January 8, 1971 Town Hall, Birmingham, England (supported by Freedom and Curved Air)

January 9, 1971 Colston Hall, Bristol, England (supported by Freedom and Curved Air)

January 11, 1971 Guildhall, Southampton, England (supported by Freedom and Curved Air)

January 14, 1971 Oval Hall, Sheffield, England (supported by Freedom and Curved Air)

January 15, 1971 Empire Theater, Edinburgh, Scotland (supported by Freedom and Curved Air)

January 16, 1971 Music Hall, Aberdeen, Scotland (supported by Freedom and Curved Air)

January 18, 1971 City Hall, Newcastle, England (supported by Freedom and Curved Air)

January 19, 1971 Albert Hall, Nottingham, England (supported by Freedom and Curved Air)

January 20, 1971 Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England (supported by Freedom and Curved Air)

January 23, 1971 Leeds University, Leeds, England (supported by Freedom and Curved Air)

January 29, 1971 Wellington, New Zealand (cancelled)

January 31, 1971 Myponga Festival Site, Myponga, Australia (Myponga Pop Festival, with Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs, Bla, Chain, Company Caine, The Coney Island Jug Band, Daddy Cool, Desiderata, Fanny Adams, Fraternity, Hippo, John Graham & Margaret RoadKnight, The Sons of the Vegetal Mother, Spectrum, Steve Foster & Blackfire, Storyville, Sunshine, Uncle Jack, and War Machine)

February 6, 1971 De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands

February 17, 1971 Sunshine Inn, Asbury Park, NJ (supported by Sun Mash, Dirt Road, and Phoenix)

February 18, 1971 Union Catholic High School, Scotch Plains, NJ (supported by Everyman)

February 19-20, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (2 shows 8.00 & 11.30, supported by The J. Geils Band & Sir Lord Baltimore)

February 22, 1971 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA (supporting Mountain)

February 23-24, 1971 Inglewood Forum, Inglewood, CA (supporting Grand Funk Railroad, with Ten Years After)

February 25, 1971 Reno, NV

February 26, 1971 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT (supporting Mountain)

February 27, 1971 Denver Coliseum, Denver, CO (supporting Mountain)

February 28, 1971 Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg, MB (supported by Salt)

March 1, 1971 Overton Park Shell, Memphis, TN

March 2, 1971 Carmichael Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC (supporting Fleetwood Mac)

March 4, 1971 Bayfront Center, St. Petersburg, FL (supporting Fleetwood Mac)

March 5, 1971 Orlando Sports Stadium, Orlando, FL (supporting Fleetwood Mac)

March 6, 1971 Pirates World, Dania, FL (supporting Fleetwood Mac)

March 7, 1971 Painters Mill Music Fair, Owings Mills, MD (supporting Fleetwood Mac)

March 8, 1971 Virginia Beach Dome, Virginia Beach, VA (supported by Sir Lord Baltimore)

March 9, 1971 Century's Paramus Theatre, Paramus, NJ (2 shows 6.30 & 9.00, supported by Spider)

March 11, 1971 William & Mary College Blow Gym, Williamsburg, VA (supported by Sir Lord Baltimore)

March 12-13, 1971 Fox Theater, Hackensack, NJ (cancelled)

March 12-13, 1971 Eastown Theatre, Detroit, MI (supporting Fleetwood Mac, with Sir Lord Baltimore)

March 15, 1971 Pabst Theater, Milwaukee, WI (supported by Sir Lord Baltimore)

March 16, 1971 Kansas City Memorial Hall, Kansas City, MO (supported by The J. Geils Band)

March 17, 1971 Fillmore Market, Toronto, ON

March 19, 1971 Public Auditorium, Cleveland, OH (cancelled)

March 21, 1971 The Annex, St. Louis, MO

March 24, 1971 Music Hall, Oklahoma City, OK (supporting Mountain)

March 25, 1971 Henry Levitt Arena, Wichita, KS (supporting Mountain)

March 26, 1971 Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, TX

March 27, 1971 Warehouse, New Orleans, LA (supported by Seatrain and Melting Pot)

March 28, 1971 Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX (supporting Mountain)

March 29, 1971 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX (supporting Mountain)

March 30, 1971 Rock Pile, Hempstead, NY (supported by Sir Lord Baltimore and Dust)

March 31, 1971 Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, NY (2 shows, supporting Mountain)

April 1, 1971 War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, NY (supporting Mountain)

April 2, 1971 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (supporting Mountain, with Humble Pie)

April 4, 1971 Alexandria Roller Rink, Alexandria, VA (supported by Humble Pie)

April 14, 1971 KB Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark (supported by Jonathan Swift)

April 15, 1971 Fyns Forum, Odense, Denmark (supported by Jonathan Swift)

April 16, 1971 Vejilby Risskov Hall, Aarhus, Denmark (supported by Jonathan Swift)

April 17, 1971 Holstebro Hall, Holstebro, Denmark (supported by Jonathan Swift)

April 18, 1971 Falkoner Theater, Copenhagen, Denmark (supported by Jonathan Swift)

April 20, 1971 Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (supported by Jonathan Swift)

April 21, 1971 Concert Hall, Gothenburg, Sweden (supported by Jonathan Swift)

April 22, 1971 Njaard Hall, Oslo, Norway (supported by Jonathan Swift and Salen)

April 23, 1971 Konsertpaleet, Bergen, Norway (supported by Jonathan Swift)

April 24, 1971 Sandnes Pier, Sandnes, Norway (supported by Jonathan Swift)

April 26, 1971 Royal Albert Hall, London, England (supported by Jonathan Swift)

Master of Reality Tour:

July 1, 1971 St. Paul Auditorium, St. Paul, MN (supported by Bloodrock)

July 2, 1971 Public Auditorium, Cleveland, OH (supported by Brewer & Shipley and Sweathog)

July 4, 1971 Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, MI (Outdoor Rock Fest, with The Amboy Dukes, The Seigal-Schwall Band, Alex Taylor, Brownsville Station, The Blues Project, The J. Geils Band, and Savage Grace)

July 7, 1971 Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, GA

July 10, 1971 Curtis Hixon Convention Hall, Tampa, FL

July 11, 1971 Boutwell Auditorium, Birmingham, AL

July 14, 1971 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (supported by King Crimson)

July 15, 1971 Howard Stein's Capitol Theater, Rye, NY (2 shows, supported by Yes and Humble Pie)

July 16, 1971 Eastown Theater, Detroit, MI (cancelled)

July 17, 1971 Hampton Beach Casino, Hampton, NH

July 18, 1971 Borough Of York Stadium, Toronto, ON ('Beggar's Banquet Dance' festival show, with 3 Dog Night, Humble Pie, Grease Band, Yes, and The Guess Who)

July 19, 1971 Ottawa Auditorium, Ottawa, ON (supported by Yes and Alice Cooper)

July 20, 1971 State Farm Show Arena, Harrisburg, PA (supported by Black Oak Arkansas)

July 24, 1971 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ (2 shows)

July 27, 1971 Civic Center, Salem, VA

July 28, 1971 Gaelic Park, Bronx, NY (supported by Black Oak Arkansas & Alice Cooper)

July 30, 1971 Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, RI (supported by Black Oak Arkansas)

August 3, 1971 Sports Stadium, Orlando, FL (supported by Sweat Hog)

August 6, 1971 Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA

August 7, 1971 Macon Coliseum, Macon, GA

August 8, 1971 Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, OH (supported by Alice Cooper, Edgar Winter's White Trash, and Humble Pie)

August 12, 1971 Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL (supported by Mountain Bus)

August 13, 1971 Union Square Park, New York, NY (supported by Ultra Violet, The Mark Markham Group, and Eleven)

August 14, 1971 Ungano's Ritz, New York, NY (supported by Sweat Hog)

August 15, 1971 Long Island Arena, Commack, NY

August 16, 1971 Place Des Nations, Montreal, QC

August 17, 1971 Hampton Beach Ballroom, Hampton, NH

August 21, 1971 Ungano's Ritz, New York, NY

August 31, 1971 Jai Alai Fronton Hall, Miami, FL

September 4, 1971 Rhein Peninsula, Speyer, Germany (British Rock Meeting, with Beggars Opera, Bul, Curved Air, Deep Purple, East of Eden, The Faces, Fairport Convention, Family, Fleetwood Mac, Gentle Giant, The Groundhogs, Hardin & York, Jerusalem, Juicy Lucy, Mick Abrahams, Osibisa, and Rory Gallagher)

September 5, 1971 Weiner Stadthalle Hall D, Vienna, Austria (British Superstar 48 Hours Festival, with Ashton, Gardner, & Dyke, Beggars Opera, Curved Air, Deep Purple, East of Eden, The Faces, Fairport Convention, Family, Fleetwood Mac, Gentle Giant, Hardin & York, Juicy Lucy, The Mick Abrahams Band, Osibisa, Rory Gallagher, Stone the Crows, and The Groundhogs)

September 7, 1971 Favorita Park, Palmero, Italy (Palmero Pop Festival, with Amanda, Aum Kaivalya, Bill Coleman, Bobby Solo, Clan Free, Claudio Rocchi, Colosseum, Delirium, Doreen Beatty, The Dutch Swing College Band, Edith Peters, Fausto Leali, The Fholks, Fred Bongusto, The House Band, I Rovers, The Jimmy Smith Trio, Livin' Blues, Machine Gun Blue, Mack Porter, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Minnie Minoprio, Nuova Idea, Omega, Patrizia Meoni, Percussion, Plode, Rosanna Fratello, The Russell Wickham Jazz Band, Sal Genovese & The Enzo Randisi Trio, Sergio Denis, The Spontaneous Music Ensemble & Julie Driscoll, Stephane Grappelli, Stormy Six, The Pebbles, The Players, The Smithfields, The Stars of Faith, The Turtles, Toad, Tucky Buzzard, Up With People, and Yigal Bashan)

September 10, 1971 Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, NY (supporting Led Zeppelin)

September 11, 1971 War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, NY (supporting Led Zeppelin)

September 18, 1971 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA

September 20, 1971 Overton Park Shell, Memphis, TN

September 23, 1971 Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL (supported by Mountain Bus)

September 25, 1971 Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA (supported by Stoneground & Sweathog)

September 26, 1971 Convention Hall, San Diego, CA

September 27, 1971 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX

September 28, 1971 Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX (supported by Edgar Winter's White Trash & Sweathog)

October 1-2, 1971 Winterland, San Francisco, CA (supported by Edgar Winter's White Trash & Sweathog)

October 5, 1971 Whiskey a Go-Go, Los Angeles, CA

October 6, 1971 Fairgrounds, Reno, NV

October 7, 1971 Forum, Inglewood, CA (Unconfirmed)

October 8, 1971 Seattle Arena, Seattle, WA

October 9, 1971 Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, CA

October 10 1971 H.I.C. Arena, Honolulu, HI (supported by Sweathog)

October 14, 1971 Coliseum, Portland, OR (supported by Edgar Winter's White Trash featuring Jerry LaCroix & Sweathog)

October 15, 1971 Coliseum, Amarillo, TX (supported by Sweathog)

October 17, 1971 Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, AZ (supported by Sweathog)

October 18, 1971 Coliseum, Denver, CO (supported by Sweathog)

October 19, 1971 Pershing Auditorium, Pershing, NE (supported by Edgar Winter's White Trash & Sweathog)

October 20, 1971 Memorial Hall, Kansas City, MO

October 22, 1971 Academy of Music, New York City, NY

October 28, 1971 Community War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, NY

November 16, 1971 Guildhall, Southampton, ENG (cancelled due to illness of 3 band members)

December 3, 1971 Rotterdam, NED

December 4, 1971 Paradiso, Amsterdam, NED (supported by Ten Years After)

December 6, 1971 KB Hall, Copenhagen, DEN

December 16, 1971 Grugahalle, Essen, GER (cancelled)

January 24-25, 1972 Town Hall, Birmingham, ENG (supported by Wild Turkey)

January 27, 1972 Town Hall, Oxford, ENG (supported by Wild Turkey)

January 28, 1972 Green's Playhouse, Glasgow, SCOT (supported by Wild Turkey)

January 29, 1972 Empire Theatre, Edinburgh, SCOT (supported by Wild Turkey)

January 30, 1972 Market Hall, Carlisle, ENG (Charity Gig, supported by Wild Turkey)

January 31, 1972 Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, ENG (supported by Wild Turkey)

February 1, 1972 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, ENG (supported by Wild Turkey)

February 3, 1972 Guildhall, Portsmouth, ENG (supported by Wild Turkey)

February 4, 1972 Free Trade Hall, Manchester, ENG (supported by Wild Turkey)

February 5, 1972 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG (supported by Wild Turkey)

February 6, 1972 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, ENG (supported by Wild Turkey)

February 7, 1972 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (supported by Wild Turkey)

February 8, 1972 City Hall, Sheffield, ENG (Cancelled. supported by Wild Turkey. Postponed until February 21st)

February 9, 1972 St. George's Hall, Bradford, ENG (Cancelled. supported by Wild Turkey. Postponed until February 24th)

February 10, 1972 Dome, Brighton, ENG (supported by Wild Turkey)

February 11, 1972 Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, ENG (supported by Wild Turkey)

February 13, 1972 Victoria Hall, Hanley, ENG (supported by Wild Turkey)

February 17, 1972 Royal Albert Hall, London, ENG (supported by Wild Turkey)

February 19, 1972 Leeds University, Leeds, ENG (supported by Wild Turkey)

February 21, 1972 City Hall, Sheffield, ENG (supported by Wild Turkey. Rescheduled from February 8th)

February 24, 1972 St. George's Hall, Bradford, ENG (supported by Wild Turkey. Rescheduled from February 9th)

Black Sabbath US Tour 1972

March 1, 1972 Cumberland Memorial Arena, Fayetteville, AR (supported by Bang)

March 2, 1972 Miami Beach Convention Hall, Miami, FL (supported by Wild Turkey)

March 3, 1972 Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL (supported by Wild Turkey)

March 4, 1972 West Palm Beach Auditorium, West Palm Beach, FL (supported by Wild Turkey)

March 5, 1972 St. Petersburg, FL (supported by Wild Turkey)

March 6, 1972 Dorton Arena, Raleigh, NC (supported by Wild Turkey & Sweat Hog)

March 7, 1972 Park Center, Charlotte, NC (supported by Wild Turkey & White Witch)

March 9, 1972 Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Columbus, OH (supported by Wild Turkey)

March 10-11, 1972 Winterland, San Francisco, CA (supported by Yes, Wild Turkey, & REO Speedwagon)

March 12, 1972 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA (supported by Yes & Wild Turkey)

March 13, 1972 Coliseum - Exhibition Park, Vancouver, BC (Unconfirmed)

March 14, 1972 Spokane Coliseum, Spokane, WA (supported by Yes & Wild Turkey)

March 15, 1972 Forum, Los Angeles, CA (supported by Yes & Wild Turkey)

March 16, 1972 Community Center Convention Hall, Tuscon, AZ (supported by Yes & Wild Turkey)

March 17, 1972 Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA (supported by Yes & Wild Turkey)

March 18, 1972 Sports Arena, San Diego, CA (supported by Yes & Wild Turkey)

March 19, 1972 Convention Center Rotunda, Las Vegas, NV (supported by Yes & Wild Turkey)

March 21, 1972 St. Paul Auditorium, St. Paul, MN (supported by Yes and Wild Turkey)

March 22, 1972 Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI (supported by Yes & Wild Turkey)

March 23, 1972 Quebec City Coliseum, Quebec City, QC (supported by Wild Turkey)

March 24, 1972 Forum, Montreal, QC (supported by Wild Turkey)

March 25, 1972 War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, NY (supported by Wild Turkey)

March 26, 1972 Civic Center, Salem, VA (supported by Wild Turkey)

March 27, 1972 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA (supported by Wild Turkey)

March 28, 1972 Detroit, MI (supported by Wild Turkey)

March 29, 1972 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (supported by Edgar Winter and Wild Turkey)

March 30, 1972 New Haven Arena, New Haven, CT (supported by Wild Turkey)

March 31, 1972 Civic Center, Charleston, WV (supported by Wild Turkey)

April 1, 1972 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC

April 2, 1972 Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ (supported by The Pig Light Show)

April 3, 1972 Vega Baja, Puerto Rico (cancelled due to US not letting them play there, due to Vietnam war?)

April 7 & 9, 1972 Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan (cancelled due to failure to get visas to the country because of Ozzy Osbourne's criminal record)

May 7, 1972 L'Olympia, Paris, France

Volume 4 Tour:

July 7, 1972 Wildwood Convention Hall, Wildwood, NJ (supported by Black Oak Arkansas)

July 8, 1972 International Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA ( Concert 10 , cancelled, Black Sabbath ended up not performing)

July 13, 1972 Arie Crown Theater, Chicago, IL (supported by The Groundhogs)

July 14, 1972 Winnebago County Fairgrounds, Pecatonica, IL (supported by The Groundhogs)

July 15, 1972 Hara Arena, Dayton, OH (supported by The Groundhogs)

July 17, 1972 Akron Rubber Bowl, Akron, OH (supported by Humble Pie, Edgar Winter, The Groundhogs (cancelled), and Ramatam)

July 22, 1972 Atlanta Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, GA (supported by Blue Oyster Cult)

July 23, 1972 Ellis Memorial Auditorium, Memphis, TN (supported by Blue Oyster Cult)

July 25, 1972 Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA (supported by Blue Oyster Cult)

July 27, 1972 Nassau Coliseum, Hempstead, NY (supported by Blue Oyster Cult and The J. Geils Band)

July 28, 1972 Cole Field House, College Park, MD (cancelled)

July 29, 1972 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ (supported by Black Oak Arkansas)

July 30, 1972 Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, RI (supported by Bedlam and Blue Oyster Cult)

August 24, 1972 Music Hall, Charleston, SC (supported by Gentle Giant)

August 25, 1972 Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN (cancelled due to Ozzy Osbourne throat problems)

August 29, 1972 Civic Theater, Akron, OH (supported by Gentle Giant)

August 30, 1972 Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN (supported by Argent and Gentle Giant)

August 31, 1972 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI (supported by Edgar Winter and Gentle Giant)

September 1, 1972 Civic Center, Savannah, GA (cancelled due to Ozzy Osbourne throat problems)

September 2, 1972 Bull Island, Griffin, IN (cancelled due to transportation difficulties and wanting more money)

September 5, 1972 Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, MN (supported by Gentle Giant and Jo Jo Gunne)

September 6, 1972 Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY (supported by Gentle Giant)

September 7, 1972 Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson, MS (supported by Argent and Gentle Giant)

September 8, 1972 Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, LA (supported by Gentle Giant)

September 9, 1972 Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, AL (supported by Gentle Giant)

September 10, 1972 Sports Arena, San Diego, CA (supported by Gentle Giant)

September 11, 1972 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT (supported by Malo and Gentle Giant)

September 13, 1972 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (supported by Gentle Giant)

September 15, 1972 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA (supported by Gentle Giant, Captain Beyond, and Mark Almond)

September 16, 1972 Civic Auditorium, Sacramento, CA (cancelled due to illness and exhaustion of several band members)

September 17, 1972 Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, HI (cancelled due to illness and exhaustion of several band members)

January 5, 1973 Wellington, NZ (supported by Ticket)

January 7, 1973 Wadham Road, Ngaruawahia, NZ (Ngaruawahia Music Festival, with Ticket, Fairport Convention, Blerta, Dragon, The Las De Da's, Mammal, Max Merritt & The Meteors, Corben Simpson, Split Enz, The Bulldogs All-Star Goodtime Band, Powerhouse, Orb, and Butler)

Black Sabbath Australian Tour 1973

January 13, 1973 Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, AUS (supported by Ticket)

January 16-17, 1973 Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, AUS (supported by Buffalo and Ticket)

January 18, 1973 Festival Hall, Brisbane, AUS (supported by Ticket)

January 19, 1973 Apollo Stadium, Adelaide, AUS (supported by Ticket)

February 15, 1973 Ernst Merck Hall, Hamburg, Germany

February 16, 1973 Amsterdam Concert House, Amsterdam, Netherlands (supported by Badger)

February 17, 1973 Vannes Island Sports Center, Paris, France (supported by Badger)

February 18, 1973 Lyon Labor Market, Lyon, France (supported by Badger)

February 19, 1973 Bologna Sports Palace, Bologna, Italy (supported by Badger)

February 21, 1973 EIB Building, Brescia, Italy (supported by Badger)

February 22, 1973 City of Vicenza Sports Palace, Vicenza, Italy (supported by Badger)

February 23, 1973 Rome Sports Palace, Rome, Italy (supported by Badger)

February 25, 1973 Eulach Hall, Winterthur, Switzerland (supported by Badger)

February 26, 1973 Lowenbraukeller, Munich, Germany (Pop Carnival)

February 27, 1973 Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany

February 28, 1973 Kaiserslautern Exhibition Hall, Kaiserslautern, Germany (supported by Badger)

March 2, 1973 Forest National, Brussels, Belgium (supported by Badger)

March 3, 1973 L'Olympia, Paris, France (supported by Badger)

March 9, 1973 Green's Playhouse, Glasgow, Scotland (supported by Badger & Necromandus)

March 10, 1973 Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England (supported by Badger, Nutz & Necromandus)

March 11, 1973 Hard Rock, Manchester, England (supported by Badger & Necromandus)

March 12-13, 1973 Mayfair Suite, Birmingham, England (supported by Badger & Necromandus)

March 14, 1973 Capitol Theater, Cardiff, Wales (supported by Badger & Necromandus)

March 15, 1973 Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, England (supported by Badger & Necromandus)

March 16-17, 1973 Rainbow, London, England (supported by Badger & Necromandus)

March 18, 1973 City Hall, Newcastle, England (supported by Badger & Necromandus)

April 2, 1973 International Amphitheater, Chicago, IL (cancelled)

April 4, 1973 San Juan, Puerto Rico

April 27-28, 1973 Cascais, Portugal (cancelled)

July 21, 1973 Radstadion, Frankfurt, GER (cancelled appearance, "2 Summer Rock Festival", with Paul McCartney & Wings (who cancelled), Sly And The Family Stone, The Faces, Rory Gallagher, Canned Heat (who cancelled), Jon Hiseman's Tempest, The Spencer Davis Group. Chuck Berry & Keith Moon also made unscheduled appearances)

August 2, 1973 Alexandra Palace, London, ENG (London Music Festival 1973, supported by Groundhogs, Stray, Jonesy)

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Tour:

December 9, 1973 Odeon, Newcastle, ENG (supported by Highway)

December 11, 1973 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG

December 14, 1973 Odeon, Birmingham, ENG

December 17, 1973 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, ENG

January 11, 1974 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden

January 12, 1974 Falkoner Theater, Copenhagen, Denmark

January 14, 1974 Amsterdam Concert Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands

January 15, 1974 Kortrijk Hall, Kortrijk, Belgium

January 16, 1974 Hanover Music Hall, Hanover, Germany

January 17, 1974 Phillips Hall, Dusseldorf, Germany

January 18, 1974 Beaulieu Palace, Lausanne, Switzerland

January 19, 1974 Messehalle, Sindelfingen, Germany

January 31, 1974 Hersheypark Arena, Derry, PA (supported by Blue Oyster Cult and White Witch)

February 1, 1974 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA

February 3, 1974 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI (supported by Bedlam and Spooky Tooth)

February 4, 1974 Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, OH (supported by Bob Seger)

February 5, 1974 Broome County Arena, Binghamton, NY (cancelled due to Ozzy Osbourne vocal issues)

February 7, 1974 Omni, Atlanta, GA (supported by Spooky Tooth)

February 9, 1974 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (supported by Bedlam and Black Oak Arkansas)

February 10, 1974 Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI (supported by Bedlam)

February 11, 1974 International Amphitheater, Chicago, IL (supported by Bedlam)

February 12, 1974 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO (supported by Bedlam)

February 13, 1974 Louisville Gardens, Louisville, KY (supported by Bedlam)

February 15, 1974 West Palm Beach Auditorium, West Palm Beach, FL (supported by Bedlam)

February 16, 1974 Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL (supported by Bedlam and Black Oak Arkansas (cancelled))

February 17, 1974 Carolina Coliseum, Columbia, SC

February 18, 1974 Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN

February 19, 1974 Capital Center, Landover, MD (supported by Uriah Heep)

February 20, 1974 Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY (supported by Bedlam and The James Gang)

February 21, 1974 Civic Center, Providence, RI (supported by Blue Oyster Cult and Bedlam)

February 22, 1974 War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, NY (supported by Blue Oyster Cult and Bedlam)

February 23, 1974 Bowen Fieldhouse, Ypsilanti, MI (supported by Bedlam)

February 24, 1974 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC (supported by Bedlam)

February 25, 1974 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY (supported by Bedlam, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Blue Oyster Cult (cancelled))

April 6, 1974 Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, CA ( California Jam , with Black Oak Arkansas, Deep Purple, The Eagles, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Emerson, Lake, & Palmer, Rare Earth, and Seals & Crofts)

April 13, 1974 Civic Center, Charleston, SC

May 17, 1974 St. George's Hall, Bradford, ENG (supported by Black Oak Arkansas)

May 19, 1974 Trentham Gardens, Stoke, ENG (supported by Black Oak Arkansas)

May 21, 1974 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG (supported by Black Oak Arkansas)

May 23, 1974 Empire Theatre, Liverpool, ENG (supported by Black Oak Arkansas)

May 24, 1974 Free Trade Hall, Manchester, ENG (supported by Black Oak Arkansas)

May 25, 1974 Gaumont Theatre, Southampton, ENG (supported by Black Oak Arkansas)

May 26, 1974 Fairfield Halls, Croydon, ENG (supported by Black Oak Arkansas)

May 28, 1974 Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, SCOT (supported by Black Oak Arkansas)

May 29, 1974 Odeon, Edinburgh, SCOT (supported by Black Oak Arkansas)

May 30, 1974 City Hall, Sheffield, ENG (supported by Black Oak Arkansas)

May 31, 1974 Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, ENG (supported by Black Oak Arkansas)

June 2, 1974 Granada Theatre, London, ENG (supported by Black Oak Arkansas)

June 8, 1974 Odeon, Newcastle, ENG (supported by Black Oak Arkansas)

June 9, 1974 Coventry Theatre, Coventry, ENG (supported by Black Oak Arkansas)

August 15, 1974 Central Park, New York City, NY (cancelled due to cancellation of festival)

November 5, 1974 Horden Pavilion, Sydney, AUS (supported by AC/DC)

November 7, 1974 Festival Hall, Brisbane, AUS (supported by AC/DC)

November 9-11, 1974 Horden Pavilion, Sydney, AUS (supported by AC/DC)

November 12, 1974 Festival Hall, Melbourne, AUS

November 14, 1974 Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, AUS (supported by Status Quo)

November 16, 1974 Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, AUS

Lineup #2- May 1975-October 1977

• Ozzy Osbourne- vocals
• Tony Iommi- guitars
• Geezer Butler- bass
• Bill Ward- drums
• Gerry Woodruffe- keyboards

Sabotage Tour:

July 14, 1975 Sports Arena, Toledo, OH (supported by The Leslie West Band)

July 16-17, 1975 International Amphitheater, Chicago, IL (supported by Slade)

July 19, 1975 Pershing Auditorium, Lincoln, NE (supported by Brownsville Station)

July 20, 1975 Parade Stadium, Minneapolis, MN (supported by Skogie, Brownsville Station, and Wet Willie (cancelled))

July 24, 1975 Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, GA (supported by Frampton's Camel)

July 25, 1975 Civic Center, Savannah, GA (supported by Frampton's Camel and Ruby Starr & Grey Ghost)

July 26, 1975 Civic Center, Lakeland, FL (supported by Frampton's Camel and Ruby Starr & Grey Ghost (cancelled))

July 27, 1975 West Palm Beach Auditorium, West Palm Beach, FL (supported by Frampton's Camel, Jo Jo Gunne, and Ruby Starr & Grey Ghost)

August 1, 1975 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI (supported by The Leslie West Band)

August 2, 1975 Civic Center, Baltimore, MD (supported by KISS)

August 3, 1975 Civic Center, Providence, RI (supported by KISS)

August 4, 1975 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY

August 5, 1975 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ (supported by Fire Ballet)

August 6, 1975 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (supported by Status Quo and Slade)

August 10, 1975 Civic Center, Springfield, MA (supported by The Leslie West Band)

August 14, 1975 Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA (supported by KISS)

August 22, 1975 Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX

August 23, 1975 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX

August 24, 1975 Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, TX (supported by Brownsville Station)

August 26, 1975 El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, TX

August 27, 1975 Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, NM

August 28, 1975 Communty Center, Tucson, AZ

August 30, 1975 Community Theater, Sacramento, CA (supported by Mahogany Rush and Ruby Starr & Grey Ghost)

August 31, 1975 Winterland, San Francisco, CA (supported by Mahogany Rush, Ruby Starr & Grey Ghost, and The Leslie West Band (cancelled))

September 1, 1975 Madera Speedway, Fresno, CA (supporting Rod Stewart & The Faces, with Lynyrd Skynyrd & Fleetwood Mac)

September 3, 1975 Forum, Inglewood, CA (supported by Ruby Starr & Grey Ghost)

September 4, 1975 Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA

September 5, 1975 Orange Show Stadium, San Bernardino, CA (Starlite Festival, with Lynyrd Skynyrd, Peter Frampton, and Brownsville Station)

September 6, 1975 Sports Arena, San Diego, CA

September 7, 1975 Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA (supported by Ruby Starr & Grey Ghost)

September 8, 1975 Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV

September 11, 1975 Spokane Coliseum, Spokane, WA

September 12, 1975 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA (supported by Mahogany Rush)

September 13, 1975 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR

September 14, 1975 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC

September 15, 1975 Convention Center, Winnipeg, MB (cancelled)

October 9, 1975 Empire Theatre, Liverpool, ENG (supported by Bandy Legs)

October 10, 1975 Odeon, Birmingham, ENG (supported by Bandy Legs)

October 11, 1975 Odeon, Southampton, ENG (supported by Bandy Legs)

October 12, 1975 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (supported by Bandy Legs)

October 15, 1975 St. George's Hall, Bradford, ENG (supported by Bandy Legs)

October 16, 1975 City Hall, Sheffield, ENG (supported by Bandy Legs)

October 18, 1975 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG (supported by Bandy Legs)

October 19, 1975 Apollo, Glasgow, SCOT (supported by Bandy Legs)

October 21, 1975 Lewisham Odeon, London, ENG (supported by Bandy Legs)

October 22, 1975 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG (supported by Bandy Legs)

October 26, 1975 Falkoner Theater, Copenhagen, DEN (supported by Chapman & Whitney's Streetwalkers)

October 27, 1975 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, SWE (supported by Chapman & Whitney's Streetwalkers)

October 28, 1975 Amsterdam Concert Hall, Amsterdam, NED (supported by Chapman & Whitney's Streetwalkers)

October 29, 1975 Stadthalle, Offenbach, GER (supported by Chapman & Whitney's Streetwalkers)

October 30, 1975 Circus Krone, Munich, GER (supported by Chapman & Whitney's Streetwalkers)

November 1, 1975 Frederich Ebert Hall, Ludwigshafen, GER (supported by ZZ Top & Chapman & Whitney's Streetwalkers)

November 2, 1975 Phillipshalle, Dusseldorf, GER (supported by ZZ Top and Chapman & Whitney's Streetwalkers)

November 4, 1975 AFAS Circus Theater, The Hague, NED

November 5, 1975 Mutuality Theater, Paris, FRA (cancelled)

November 13, 1975 Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, WAL (postponed until November 22nd)

November 14, 1975 Free Trade Hall, Manchester, ENG (cancelled due to Ozzy Osbourne motorcycle accident)

November 21, 1975 Gaumont State Theatre, London, ENG

November 22, 1975 Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, WAL (rescheduled from November 13th)

December 3, 1975 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY (supported by Aerosmith)

December 5, 1975 Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN (supported by Kansas)

December 6, 1975 Freedom Hall, Johnson City, TN (supported by Manfred Mann, Ruby Starr & Grey Ghost)

December 7, 1975 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC (supported by Savoy Brown, Ruby Starr & Grey Ghost)

December 9, 1975 Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA (supported by Ruby Starr & Grey Ghost)

December 12, 1975 Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, NY (supported by KISS)

January 8, 1976 Guildhall, Portsmouth, ENG

January 9, 1976 Gaumont Theatre, Ipswich, ENG

January 10, 1976 Kursaal Ballroom, Southend, ENG

January 11, 1976 Odeon, Birmingham, ENG

January 13, 1976 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG (supported by Bandy Legs)

Technical Ecstasy Tour:

October 22, 1976 Tulsa Assembly Center, Tulsa, OK (supported by Boston and Moxy)

October 23, 1976 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX (supported by Boston and Moxy)

October 24, 1976 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, TX (supported by Boston and Moxy)

October 26, 1976 Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, TX (supported by Boston)

October 28, 1976 Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Des Moines, IA (supported by Boston)

October 29, 1976 Pershing Center, Lincoln, NE (supported by Boston)

October 30, 1976 Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall, Kansas City, MO (supported by Target)

October 31, 1976 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO (supported by Boston and Heart)

November 1, 1976 Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ

November 3, 1976 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA

November 5, 1976 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA (supported by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band)

November 6, 1976 Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA (supported by Target)

November 7, 1976 Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA

November 9, 1976 Selland Arena, Fresno, CA (supported by Boston and Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band)

November 11, 1976 Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR

November 12, 1976 Spokane Coliseum, Spokane, WA

November 15, 1976 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA (supported by Target)

November 23, 1976 Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN (supported by Target and Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band)

November 24-25, 1976 International Amphitheater, Chicago, IL (supported by Target, Black Oak Arkansas (cancelled) and the Tommy Bolin Band (cancelled) on the 24th and Mother's Finest on the 25th)

November 26, 1976 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI (supported by Black Oak Arkansas and Target)

November 28, 1976 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH (supported by Boston)

November 30, 1976 Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI (supported by Mother's Finest and The Climax Blues Band)

December 2, 1976 Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI (supported by Montrose)

December 3, 1976 Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA (supported by Ted Nugent and Mother's Finest)

December 4, 1976 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (supported by Ted Nugent & Mother's Finest)

December 6, 1976 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY (supported by Ted Nugent)

December 8, 1976 Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA (supported by Ted Nugent)

December 9, 1976 Capital Center, Landover, MD (supported by Ted Nugent)

December 10, 1976 Niagara Falls Convention Center, Niagara Falls, NY (supported by Ted Nugent)

December 11, 1976 New Haven Coliseum, New Haven, CT (supported by Ted Nugent)

December 12, 1976 Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, NY (supported by Ted Nugent)

January 20, 1977 Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, FL

January 21, 1977 Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL

January 23, 1977 Tampa, FL

January 25, 1977 Boutwell Auditorium, Birmingham, AL (supported by Target)

January 26, 1977 The Omni, Atlanta, GA (supported by Ted Nugent and Target)

January 28, 1977 Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN (supported by Target)

January 29, 1977 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC (supported by Target and Dr. Hook)

January 30, 1977 Cumberland County Memorial Arena, Fayetteville, NC (supported by Target and Dr. Hook)

February 2, 1977 Scope Arena, Norfolk, VA (supported by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band)

February 4, 1977 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH (supported by Target and Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band)

February 5, 1977 Salem-Roanoke Valley Civic Center, Salem, VA (supported by Target and Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band)

February 6, 1977 Erie County Fieldhouse, Erie, PA (supported by Target)

February 8, 1977 Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, OH (supported by Target)

February 9, 1977 Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN

February 11, 1977 Hulman Center, Terre Haute, IN

February 12, 1977 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO (supported by Target)

February 13, 1977 Hammons Center, Springfield, MO (supported by Target)

February 14, 1977 Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN (supported by Journey and Target)

February 15, 1977 Allen County Coliseum, Fort Wayne, IN (supported by Journey and Target)

February 16, 1977 Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, AR

February 17, 1977 Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Evansville, IN (supported by Target)

February 18, 1977 Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY (supported by Journey and Target)

February 20, 1977 Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA

February 23, 1977 Inglewood Forum, Inglewood, CA

March 2, 1977 Apollo, Glasgow, SCOT (supported by Nutz)

March 4, 1977 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG (supported by Nutz)

March 6, 1977 New Bingley Hall, Stafford, ENG (supported by Nutz)

March 7, 1977 Empire, Liverpool, ENG (supported by Nutz)

March 9, 1977 Capital Theatre, Cardiff, WAL (supported by Nutz)

March 10, 1977 Gaumont, Southampton, ENG (supported by Nutz)

March 12-15, 1977 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG (supported by Nutz)

April 5, 1977 Pavillon de Paris, Paris, France (supported by AC/DC)

April 6, 1977 Theatre de Plein Air, Colmar, France (supported by AC/DC)

April 7, 1977 Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany (Easter Rock Festival)

April 9, 1977 Cologne Sport Hall, Cologne, Germany (Easter Rock Festival)

April 10, 1977 Messehalle, Nuremberg, Germany (Easter Rock Festival)

April 11, 1977 Friedrich-Ebert Hall, Ludwigshafen, Germany (Easter Rock Festival)

April 13, 1977 Salle des Fetes, Thonex, Switzerland (supported by AC/DC)

April 14, 1977 Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzerland (supported by AC/DC)

April 16, 1977 Cirque Royal, Brussels, Belgium (supported by AC/DC)

April 17, 1977 RAI, Amsterdam, Netherlands (supported by AC/DC)

April 18, 1977 Ernst Merck Hall, Hamburg, Germany (supported by AC/DC)

April 19, 1977 Falkoner Theater, Copenhagen, Denmark (supported by AC/DC)

April 20, 1977 Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (supported by AC/DC)

April 21, 1977 Lund Olympen, Lund, Sweden (supported by AC/DC)

April 22, 1977 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden (supported by AC/DC)

April 23, 1977 Njaardhallen, Oslo, Norway (cancelled)

April 24, 1977 House of Culture, Helsinki, Finland (cancelled due to management issues)

Oct 01 1977 Dave Walker (lead vocals) & Don Airey (keyboards) join the band for awhile

Lineup #3: October 1977-January 1978

• Dave Walker- vocals
• Tony Iommi- guitar
• Don Airey- keyboards

Lineup #4: January 1978-April 1979

Never Say Die! Tour:

May 2, 1978 Friedrich-Ebert Hall, Ludwigshafen, Germany (rescheduled to October 14)

May 4, 1978 Stadthalle, Erlangen, Germany (cancelled)

May 5, 1978 Kurnachtalhalle, Wurzburg, Germany (rescheduled to October 15)

May 6, 1978 Hohenstaufenhalle, Goppingen, Germany (cancelled)

May 8, 1978 Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany (rescheduled to October 11)

May 9, 1978 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany (cancelled)

May 16, 1978 Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, England (supported by Van Halen)

May 17, 1978 Floral Hall, Southport, England (supported by Van Halen)

May 18, 1978 Apollo Theater, Glasgow, Scotland (supported by Van Halen)

May 19, 1978 Capitol Theater, Aberdeen, Scotland (supported by Van Halen)

May 21, 1978 Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, England (supported by Van Halen)

May 22, 1978 Manchester Apollo, Manchester, England (supported by Van Halen)

May 23, 1978 Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, England (supported by Van Halen)

May 25, 1978 Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, England (supported by Van Halen)

May 26, 1978 Colston Hall, Bristol, England (supported by Van Halen)

May 27, 1978 Lewisham Odeon, London, England (supported by Van Halen)

May 28, 1978 Gaumont Theater, Ipswich, England (supported by Van Halen)

May 30, 1978 Coventry Theater, Coventry, England (supported by Van Halen)

May 31, 1978 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, England (supported by Van Halen)

June 1, 1978 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England (supported by Van Halen)

June 2, 1978 New Theater, Oxford, England (supported by Van Halen)

June 3, 1978 Gaumont Theater, Southampton, England (supported by Van Halen)

June 5, 1978 Birmingham Odeon, Birmingham, England (supported by Van Halen)

June 7, 1978 St. George's Hall, Bradford, England (supported by Van Halen)

June 8, 1978 Preston Guildhall, Preston, England (supported by Van Halen)

June 10, 1978 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England (supported by Van Halen)

June 12-13, 1978 Birmingham Odeon, Birmingham, England (supported by Tanz der Youth on the 12th and The Damned on the 13th)

June 14-15, 1978 Manchester Apollo, Manchester, England (supported by Tanz der Youth)

June 16, 1978 Bridlington Spa, Bridlington, England (supported by Tanz der Youth)

June 17, 1978 Empire Theater, Liverpool, England (supported by Tanz der Youth)

June 19, 1978 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England (supported by Tanz der Youth)

August 22, 1978 Milwaukee Arena, Milwaukee, WI (supported by Van Halen)

August 23-24, 1978 International Amphitheater, Chicago, IL (supported by Van Halen)

August 25, 1978 Hulman Center, Terre Haute, IN (supported by Van Halen)

August 27, 1978 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY (supported by Van Halen)

August 28, 1978 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY (supported by Van Halen)

August 29, 1978 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (supported by Van Halen)

August 31, 1978 Erie County Fieldhouse, Erie, PA (supported by Van Halen)

September 1, 1978 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA (supported by Van Halen)

September 2, 1978 Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA (supported by Van Halen)

September 4, 1978 Cape Cod Coliseum, Yarmouth, MA (supported by Van Halen)

September 5, 1978 Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME (supported by Van Halen)

September 7, 1978 Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, NY (supported by Van Halen)

September 8, 1978 Niagara Falls Convention Center, Niagara Falls, NY (supported by Van Halen)

September 9, 1978 Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, MD (supported by Van Halen)

September 10, 1978 New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT (supported by Van Halen)

September 12, 1978 Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN (supported by Van Halen)

September 14, 1978 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI (supported by Van Halen)

September 15, 1978 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH (supported by Van Halen)

September 16, 1978 The Checkerdome, St. Louis, MO (supported by Van Halen)

September 17, 1978 Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO (supported by Van Halen)

September 18, 1978 Tulsa Assembly Center, Tulsa, OK (supported by Van Halen)

September 21, 1978 Bakersfield Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield, CA (supported by Van Halen)

September 22, 1978 Selland Arena, Fresno, CA (supported by Van Halen)

September 23-24, 1978 Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, CA (KMET 94.7 Summerfest)

September 26, 1978 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC (supported by Van Halen)

September 27, 1978 Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (supported by Van Halen)

September 28, 1978 Spokane Coliseum, Spokane, WA (supported by Van Halen)

September 29-30, 1978 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA (supported by Van Halen)

October 9, 1978 Audimax, Hamburg, Germany (supported by Van Halen)

October 10, 1978 Grugahalle, Essen, Germany (supported by Van Halen)

October 11, 1978 Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany (supported by Van Halen)

October 13, 1978 Haldenberghalle, Uhingen, Germany (supported by Van Halen)

October 14, 1978 Friedrich Ebert Hall, Ludwigshafen, Germany (supported by Van Halen)

October 15, 1978 Kurnachtalhalle, Wurzburg, Germany (supported by Van Halen)

October 17, 1978 Hammerleinhalle, Nuremberg, GER (supported by Van Halen)

October 18, 1978 Bad Rappenau Sports Hall, Bad Rappenau, Germany (supported by Van Halen)

October 20, 1978 Palais des Grottes, Cambrai, France (supported by Van Halen)

October 22, 1978 Rainbow Theater, London, England (supported by Van Halen and Lucifer's Friend)

November 4, 1978 Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL (supported by Van Halen)

November 5, 1978 Hollywood Sportatorium, Hollywood, FL (supported by Van Halen)

November 6, 1978 Bayfront Center, St. Petersburg, FL (supported by Van Halen)

November 8, 1978 Boutwell Auditorium, Birmingham, AL (supported by Van Halen)

November 10, 1978 Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN (supported by Van Halen)

November 11, 1978 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH (supported by Van Halen)

November 12, 1978 Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN (supported by Van Halen)

November 13, 1978 The Omni, Atlanta, GA (supported by Van Halen and The Ramones)

November 14, 1978 Mobile Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, AL (supported by Van Halen)

November 15, 1978 Von Braun Civic Center, Huntsville, AL (supported by Van Halen)

November 17, 1978 Austin Municipal Auditorium, Austin, TX (supported by Van Halen)

November 18, 1978 Chaparral Center, Midland, TX (supported by Van Halen)

November 19, 1978 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX (supported by Van Halen)

November 20, 1978 Myriad Convention Center, Oklahoma City, OK (supported by Van Halen)

November 21, 1978 Amarillo Civic Center, Amarillo, TX (supported by Van Halen)

November 22, 1978 Corpus Christi Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, TX (supported by Van Halen)

November 24, 1978 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, TX (supported by Van Halen)

November 25-26, 1978 Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, TX (supported by Van Halen)

November 28, 1978 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO (supported by Van Halen)

November 29, 1978 Dee Events Center, Ogden, UT (supported by Van Halen)

December 1, 1978 Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA (supported by The Ramones)

December 2, 1978 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA (supported by Van Halen)

December 3, 1978 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA (supported by Van Halen)

December 4, 1978 Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA (supported by The Ramones)

December 5, 1978 Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ (supported by The Ramones)

December 7, 1978 Taylor County Coliseum, Abilene, TX (supported by Head East)

December 8, 1978 El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, TX

December 10-11, 1978 Johnson Gymnasium, Albuquerque, NM

July 17, 1979 Geoff Nicholls joins Black Sabbath

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Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. “Can you believe we’ve been doing this for 45 fucking years?”, frontman Ozzy Osbourne said with disbelief on the penultimate date of their tour in Birmingham; no one can quite believe it. The release of their 19th album ‘13’ earlier this year marked 35 years since the last studio album with Ozzy – ‘Never Say Die!’ – and with reaching No.1 showing their long lasting popularity. First to grace the LG Arena’s stage were Cambridge’s long haired, suit wearing Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats. It’s not an envious job opening up for Black Sabbath with the early-comers mostly not knowing who they are but introducing themselves with overdriven guitars, harmonious vocals and just psychedelic-inspired rock it was hard not to become more open to them. Although not always with a perfectly flawless sound they made up for it with their Sabbath-esque riffs being a quick crowd-pleaser. The first sign of life from Black Sabbath was an almost chilling outcry from Ozzy whose figure flickered behind a curtain joined with the wailing of sirens which caused the double denim and leather clothed crowd to be sent wild. Opener ‘War Pigs’ got things going with the repetitive cry of “let’s go fucking crazy” from the overexcited looking frontman. Tony Iommi worked his magic on his famous red SG; Geezer Butler effortlessly strummed along and tour drummer Tommy Clufetos seemed as if he’d been a part since the beginning when laying down the beats. Age can’t beat Sabbath. They might be old enough to get a free bus pass but they can still lay down perfectly executed tracks with ease. Butler’s solo during ‘N.I.B’ would make even the most skilled of bass players envious of the skill he possesses and Iommi just sauntered around whilst pulling out solo after solo and riff after riff. When they fitted these in together, you couldn’t help but be glad that the Brummie guys were back together. Clearly glad to be home, Ozzy adopted the classic ‘we’re not worthy’ Wayne’s World pose while shouting “you’re number one.” What else do you expect from the manic frontman? He even drenched a couple of security men with a bucketful of water whilst running up and down the breadth of the stage getting the crowd to join in with waving and jumping. His stage presence resembled something a hyper 5-year old would do (minus the “let’s go fucking nuts” of course) but when you get to hear those renowned wailing vocals live it makes up for it. When they reached ‘Rat Salad’ we finally got to see the pure talent coming from drummer Tommy Clufetos and wow. Just wow. Nearing 10 minutes worth of awe-inducing frenzied drumming Clufetos had without a doubt won over the crowd. At the end he brought it down to just a single beat which then grew to the opening of ‘Iron Man’ with the entrance of Ozzy, Iommi and Butler. Joining in by singing the legendary opening riff was surprisingly Ozzy who along with the crowd seemed overexcited to hear it himself. Brandishing another first-rate solo was Tony Iommi; how does he even do it? Definitely the coolest guy in metal. The first we heard of 13 was ‘God is Dead’ and live, it fitted in perfectly with the old material no problem. Other newbies ‘Age of Reason’ and ‘End of the Beginning’ earlier on in the set wouldn’t be recognisable as new and fresh either if you didn’t know already. Constantly throwing out intense riffs, imposing bass lines, pounding drums and those unsettling vocals; everything those legends do is right. Threatening to end the show with an enthralling performance of ‘Children of the Grave’ the crowd were reluctant to let them leave by following Ozzy’s instructions to once again go “fucking crazy because it’s Christmas.” This paid off well as everyone got treated to ‘Paranoid’ with a small intro of ‘Sabbath Bloody Sabbath’ and now got told to go “ape-shit” which was aided by the falling of confetti and balloons. Their heydays may have been back in the 70s but the diverse range of ages in the LG Arena showed how Sabbath are still one of the leading and best bands ever to come out of Birmingham. Let’s hope they don’t have any more fallings out or legal disputes and stay together because we can’t have another period with no sign of Black Sabbath.

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Sunday 29th January. The O2. Black Sabbath. So I first saw Black Sabbath 35 years ago to the month in January 1982 with Dio on vocals, Vinny Appice on drums, Geezer, Tony and the recently departed Geoff Nicholls on keys. Tonight it’s nearly the original line up with Ozzy, Geezer and Tony Iommi but with Tommy Clufetos on sticks instead of the contract disputed Bill Ward.

The shows starts with an impressive opening cinematic experience unleashing the beast that is Black Sabbath and we’re straight into their eponymous track. Its sets the scene for the next 100 minutes with the musical onslaught of power riffs, throbbing bass, pounding drums, Ozzy’s voice (still really strong) and an amazing light show.

What you notice with Sabbath songs is that’s there at least one other song buried in there too with alternative riffs and charges of pace throughout. The set tonight unchanged throughout the tour mainly draws from the first four albums and each one is introduced by just its name. There’s little banter from Ozzy apart from encouraging the fans to clap their hands, make some noise and go crazy which we duly oblige.

Considering their years the noise is relentless. Iommi proving what a master guitarist he is, switching pace multiple times though a song with his precise style providing those well-known riffs to the classics. Butler’s fingers don’t stop moving through the show on the bass. There’s no plectrum in sight as he finger picks and his short solo makes great use of the effects pedal to showcase the outer limits of the instrument. Clufetos on drums is a nonstop Tasmanian devil of a drummer with a sound that suggests at least four hands are on the kit coupled with his double bass drums too. His extended drum solo is impressive, allows the three old timers a much needed few minutes rest and is suitably lit with strobing lights. I was breathless just watching.

The highlight for me of which there were many was ‘War Pigs’. It’s a classic but brought to life with a fantastic light show. The set ends as you expect with ‘Paranoid’ but the band are obscured for the most part with some unnecessary balloons and ticker tape.

Great to see them again after all these years as I rolled back to my fifteen year old self reminding me of why I got into music originally, kick ass rock n roll. As a show and spectacular it was incredible filling the behemoth of the O2 with both sound and light.

Keep on heavy metal rockin’ y’all.

Well this was it, folks; the beginning of the end. Ozzy said it himself, and surely seemed to mean it. And so, opening with their eponymous song, Black Sabbath kicked off the first show of the tour that will be their last one ever.

The set list was stellar. "Fairies Wear Boots," "Tomorrow’s Dream," "Snowblind," the iconic "War Pigs"...classic after classic was delivered with tightness, precision, and seeming ease. An early highlight, however, was "Into the Void," which found Tony Iommi's guitar becoming heavier and more insistent, as this brilliant song demands. A crushing tune on all accounts.

"Behind the Wall of Sleep" was an unexpected and most welcome surprise to my ears, and Geezer Butler even slipped in the lines from "Bassically" before they went into "N.I.B" -- just like on the album! Brilliant.

Unfortunately, after this point Ozzy's voice faltered and seemed like it may be done for the night. "Hand of Doom" is one of my all-time favorite Sab tracks, but the Ozzman was severely off key at times. He had been doing alright before that, but he lost his mojo here and it took some energy out of the room. "Iron Man," as a result, seemed to lack some punch, but by "Children of the Grave" the band got back up to speed and delivered this rocker well. "Dirty Women" was the penultimate song before the requisite closer "Paranoid," during which gobs of purple confetti fell from the ceiling, followed later by a shower of sparks.

And speaking of pyrotechnics, there were several to be found throughout the set, including flames atop the amps during the opener and fireballs during "Children of the Grave." These, combined with cool video effects (such as psychedelic patterns, flames licking at the edges, and various grisly images) on the stage screen made for entertaining visuals.

Overall the band sounded good, and despite Ozzy's occasional struggles, he performed well and worked the crowd. It was a fitting end for a seminal group that birthed heavy metal, changing the music scene forever. Their influence will never be forgotten.

January 20th 2016 was the first date of The End Tour. The whole show was amazing. Rival Sons opened the show and they were very good. This is a band a lot of people are not aware of. They have been around a few years.They have a sound that is influinced by Led Zeppelin The Doors and a few others yet have their own style. All I know is I like them and think others will if they listen to them. Now on to Black Sabbath if you are a Sabbath fan my advice to you is get tickets while you can. They being Black Sabbath put on a show that I will never forget. It is the best I have ever seen them. Thier sound was spot on and the visual effects were amazing and the music was even more amazing. Ozzy is and will always be my favirot front man in a band. His vocals were damn good for the Godfather of heavy metal. Tony Iommi gutiar playing has only gotten better with age. Geezer Butler was on fire on bass as well. Their drummer for this touris an animal. Just one hell of a drummer and his solo kicks serious ass. Well what are you waiting for go get your tickets now. Or not and miss the Best Sabbath show you could hope to see. They played some songs I haven't herd them play since the early 70's. So if you miss this tour then you won't ever get to see Black Sabbath ever. My advice is get your ticket while you can.

Black Sabbath was an unforgettable show. The opportunity arose to see them last summer outside of San Francisco and of course I had to be there. Black Sabbath is classic and has stood the test of time. The crowd proves that with young kids dressed in all black to happy middle aged couples in their Sabbath tees from the 70s. Their music still speaks to a broad range of people, youth and adults alike. The outdoor venue was a perfect spot to see Ozzy and the band. He has recently gotten sober and sounds leaps and bounds better than ten years ago. His voice has some serious power behind it. The band played phenomenally as well. They played all their staples from War Pigs to Paranoid. The entire crowd was pumped up. Everyone was moving and singing along. The energy was just right. It's important to remember that these guys started in 1969 and they are still killing it.

By the end of the show no one was ready to go home. Sabbath proves that they still know how to get a crowd wild, even if they left some of their old antics in the past. As long as Black Sabbath is touring it is a show worth seeing. They are unforgettable. The 'Prince of Darkness' still knows how to rock.

Saw Black Sabbath "The End" show for the second time at Jiffy Lube Live in Virginia. I saw the beginning of this tour in December, 2013 in the Czech Republic. This show was very good. The lights and big screens did well to give the audience the experience that only Black Sabbath can bring. Ozzy was good and never seems to tire. Tony was outstanding and with his recent cancer I am amazed. Tony is a machine! Geezer was his heavy bass self and can still tear it up. I think I am more impressed by the drummer now then I was the first time I saw him. He is incredible! This show was all old Sabbath and it really struck me how some of these songs we pushing 50 years and still just as fresh and heavy as the day they were recorded. I only wish they had played some of 13 at this show. They played 14 songs verse the 16 they did during the first bit of this extended tour. I will have to concede it was nice to hear some deeper tracks. All in all another great Sabbath show!! how many more do they have, is this really the END?

This is the first time I've seen Black Sabbath. Although, I've listened to this group for 43 years. There is not one moment I did not enjoy. Ozzy was extremely friendly with his audience and had all of us involved. He still has a lot of rock and roll in him. You will be amazed and awe struck by the drum solo that went on forever. Amazing, totally amazing. Great old songs, fantastic light show. I still can't believe I was there. You will be sorry if you don't see "The End". Very hard to say goodbye to this iconic band. Thanks Ozzy and the rest of the guys for a show well done. The critics aren't beating Ozzy up but pointing out he can't sing the high notes any more. They should be reviewing what is now and not what 50 years ago was. We all age and things change. For a 67 year old man, Ozzy rocked the hell out of the crowd. I think he wore us out before they wore out. Magnificent show. Don't miss it.

Absolutely first class! Ozzy still sounded like he did in 1970 and can still get the crowds adrenaline going. Having seen a number of bands and artists of legendary status, including the amazing Jerry Lee Lewis, I never thought I'd see someone who held a crowd any better ... until I saw Black Sabbath.

Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, the same as Ozzy, still had that same talent and ability to entertain as they did 47 years ago.

However, the drummer, Tony, really stole the show with the mid-show drum solo! That's a drum solo that I don't think ANYONE could match!

Probably the greatest gig I'll ever have the joy of seeing and without a doubt one I'll never ever forget! A great crown in Glasgow for the greatest band in the world!

First time seeing Sabbath and I have to admit the opening band, which was Rival Sons, were pretty good. As for Black Sabbath, they absolutely blew the crowd away. The weight of Iommi's riffs cannot be described, the new drummer that replaced Bill Ward was also experienced and skilled. Butler's delicious bass solos during certain songs really contributed to the creation of the feeling you get when you're listening to Black Sabbath. Ozzy didn't exactly sound the way he sounded 40 years ago (at least not vocally), but his voice had the same effect on the crowd. His energetic cheering also motivated the crowd and made everyone go nuts. Overall probably one of the best concerts I've ever been to.

What an excellent gig, but I have one major complaint.

The band was brilliant, Tony and Geezer played fantastic, Ozzy's was excellent, his voice is still superb. The support band Rival Sons where great, the 3Arena is an excellent venue, with excellent staff.

What almost ruined it for me were all the people with their mobile phones, recording the show. I was fairly close to the front but I still had to keep moving to be able to avoid mobile phones obscuring my view.

I see people are streaming the show live... That really is annoying and basically spoils a live show for me.

I might not bother doing big gigs, rather go to smaller ones where there is not such a problem with mobile phones.

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All Kinds Of Crazy: Life On The Road With Black Sabbath In The 1970s

In ‘76, Sabbath already had a huge heritage to live up to. We join the tortured souls (band and fans alike) on the epic Sabotage tour

It was most appropriate. A scene out of Hell. The smoke – at once a seething, swirling grey, then a vivid red, suddenly a livid orange, multicoloured – billowed around in vast cumulus shapes, ever changing. Despairing hands thrust up from its seemingly unplumbable depths, groped blindly for that unreachable fingerhold and then, failing, disappeared.

Vague outlines of people’s faces could be discerned through the veil of shifting smog, mouths gasping for breaths of fresh air as the substance clogged the lungs. Long, flickering flames licked up from below, first here and then there, but died soon enough as the volatile vapour choked them back.

If the damned were screaming, it was impossible to hear.

Over the scene of hell-fire pandemonium washed an ear-shattering, mind-mincing noise. The sound of a violently erupting volcano, of a planet-splitting explosion, of a white-hot Moon rocket, leaving Earth’s atmosphere, or of… Black Sabbath.

Was it really like that? Did I really witness such an infernal scene?

Almost. It was inspired by a concert at Portsmouth’s Guildhall – a Sabbath concert. It was at the tail-end of the band’s epic Sabotage tour, dateline January 8, 1976. Dry ice clouds, eerie beneath the blazing light show, had gushed and flowed into the auditorium, over on top of the fans’ heads, crammed tightly as they were in front of the stage. Only their arms, flashing the perennial peace signs, showed. One or two smoke-smothered kids were using cigarette lighters, sparking them alight and allowing the flames to illuminate their two upstanding fingers, making them stand out from the other digits.

And all the time the band were playing, oddly enough, their signature tune, their own leaden, doom-laden funeral march, the song Black Sabbath .

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I was watching from the side of the stage, standing sideways-on, my left ear no more than six feet away from guitarist Tony Iommi’s backline. His amplifiers were set at pain-inducing volume. It felt like someone was shoving knitting needles into my cochlea. My hearing was going pop-pop-pop! with the distortion. It’s never been the same since.

However, it hadn’t been the best of nights for the Sabs. Power failures and miscued thunderclap detonations had resulted in an erratic set, and they had played badly, adopting an “I’ll be glad when this gig is over with” attitude. The crowd seemed to sense this and, consequently, the band didn’t enjoy their usual rapturous reception. It was obvious that they were displeased with their performance, but at the same time were loath to do anything about it on stage. The recriminations began in the dressing room, after the encore, with Ozzy Osbourne cursing in nearunintelligible Brum-ese and the other members visibly wilting before his verbal onslaught…

From out of the late-60s mists of Birmingham they came, four school chums together in a band called Polka Tulk, which would later change its name to Earth: two of them, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward, late of combos called The Rest and Mythology; the other pair, Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler, once members of Rare Breed.

“We all knew each other and so we got together. It’s as simple as that,” Iommi told me, backstage in Portsmouth after the arguments had subsided.

Earth, believe it or not, played 12-bar jazz-blues material in a Ten Years After vein and, if reports are accurate, made a very good job of it. By 1968-’69 they had acquired a strong following, predominantly in northern England and southern Scotland. But then they decided it was time for a change.

Another group called Earth were apparently playing the circuit at the same time, resulting in a good deal of confusion. Plus: “There was a lot of crap music going around at that time,” related Ozzy, calmer now. “In fact, Earth started off as a six-piece band – we even had a saxophone player. Eventually we decided to change our musical outlook and broaden our horizons. Do some different things. Some heavy things. It was very much a natural progression. Put simply, we started playing the sort of music we liked.”

“We weren’t doing anything at all with Earth’s music,” Iommi expanded, rather inarticulately, “and so we just sort of got into something heavier.”

Clear-cut reasons, with no room for misinterpretation. Christened Black Sabbath by Geezer Butler, after the now-familiar song written during Earth days on a ferry to Hamburg, the band’s music accordingly altered beyond recognition, to what appeared initially to be a more commercial product. To some, there also seemed to be a noticeable drop in the standard of musicianship. The plain fact was, when Earth became Black Sabbath it wasn’t so much a straightforward metamorphosis as a deeply unpleasant mutation.

“We wrote the song Black Sabbath and everyone though we were a bunch of Boris Karloffs,” laughed Ozzy. “We started getting invites to black masses, to so-and-so’s cemetery opening. We thought: ‘Is this a wind-up?’”

A single, Evil Woman, Don’t You Play Your Games With Me , a cover of a song by a band from Minneapolis called Crow, enjoyed halfway decent sales and a subsequent debut album, although universally slammed (“It had the worst rating ever,” sighed Iommi), was one of the hottest platters of 1970.

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Black Sabbath – recorded in something like 48 hours, probably substantially fewer – ranks alongside Blue Cheer’s Vincebus Eruptum as a bona fide all-time classic heavy metal abum. One of the first of a rare breed. It’s formative Sabbath: under-rehearsed, fundamental stuff, no frills, mostly bludgeoning cudgel-rock. But the sleeve is a masterpiece, and at the top left the band’s logo is presented in an amateurish cursive typeface: Satan’s own Letraset.

The album opens with the atmospheric – oh, all right then, foreboding – theme Black Sabbath . Falling rain, a distant church bell ringing, then suddenly Iommi’s guitar riff plunges in with the ferocity of a mauling panther.

Evil Woman… is included, still the most accessible thing the band have ever done. (American buyers got a track called Wicked World instead of Evil Woman… ; Wicked World was the B-side of the Evil Woman… single in the UK.) There’s also The Wizard, which actually has some quite reasonable harmonica playing.

But the standout track – indeed, how could it do anything but stand out – is the Aynsley Dunbar composition, of sorts, Warning . Really a vehicle for Tony Iommi to let rip with primeval riffs that had been stored up in his noggin for countless years, and also a 15-, 20-minute-long filler – it seems that the Sabs didn’t have enough ‘conventional’ numbers to make up the space.

Not surprisingly, Ozzy’s favourite word is ‘paranoid’. To you or I the words would be ‘worried’, ‘concerned’ or ‘perturbed’. But Mr Osbourne is always ‘paranoid’.

It was a sometimes disturbing experience, driving back to London’s Swiss Cottage Holiday Inn after the Portsmouth gig in the Range Rover, Ozzy sitting in front of me, the band’s chauffeur – or should I say ‘demon driver’ – at the wheel.

The first time I interviewed O.O., he confessed to me that he was “three-quarters mad”. He was joking, I assumed. But then again, I wasn’t so sure. In the car, Ozzy jumped from one subject to another with astonishing rapidity, like some frantic pigeon, pecking at one crumb and then the other. He was as prone to long moments of silence as he was to extended paragraphs of conversation. He leapt from his car seat in apparent terror at the slightest provocation, even when the Rover had the furthest of near misses.

Suddenly, for no apparent reason, Ozzy decided that the phrase ‘out of it’ sounded similar to ‘Auschwitz’. “Out of it… Auschwitz… Out of it… Auschwitz… Out of it… Auschwitz…” He repeated the mantra for two or three minutes, then stopped.

There’s a fine line between normality and insanity, so the shrinks say, and in ’76 Ozzy had us believe that he was lying a-straddle it. And really, at the time I wasn’t inclined to disagree. It seemed as if songs such as Who Are You? (from 1973’s mighty Sabbath Bloody Sabbath album) and Sabotage’s Am I Going Insane? – originally scheduled for release on an Osbourne solo album – were in fact quite autobiographical…

Later, back at the hotel in London, Richard Ogden, Black Sabbath’s genial publicist, took me to one side and half-pleaded, half-insisted: “When you write your feature, please don’t say Ozzy is mad. He’s not, you know. He’s not, I tell you. He’s just… not .”

On 6th June 2005, just days before their headline show at Download Festival, Black Sabbath played a warm up show at the intimate (a thousand people is intimate when you’re Black Sabbath) at the Aylesbury Civic Centre. Classic Rock ’s Pete Makowski was there.

“I’ll be glad when we’ve got a couple of numbers under our belt,” revealed a visibly nervous Tony Iommi, the guitarist a tense figure in black, pacing around the dressing room. Meanwhile, next-door bassist Geezer Butler was trying to grab a much-needed nap. “I wish the gigs were earlier,” he sighed, as he lay back down on the couch. “We’ve been rehearsing all week. And I’m used to being tucked up in bed by nine o’clock.”

Tonight is a warm-up show before Black Sabbath play Download. With a sprinkling of goths, punks, bikers, Black Label Society T-shirts and balding, ageing old farts like yours truly, it felt more like a bizarre reunion of kindred spirits than your regular Sabbath show.

With the exception of Iommi, backstage the atmosphere was relaxed, although the local security looked totally out of their depth and slightly bemused by this invasion of the rock’n’roll road dogs elite corp. Even before the band reached the stage the audience went into a mild state of hysterics when Sharon Osbourne appeared in the balcony above like some vision of doom rock goth royalty. But as the light went down, the football-like chant of ‘Sharon! Sharon!’ suddenly changed to ‘Ozzee! Ozzee!’ It was time.

After a brief spot of impromptu MC-ing over an edited mash-up of Sabbath’s greatest moments, Ozzy and the rest of the band came on stage to a deafening welcome. And then Geezer kicked into the growling bass motif of N.I.B. .

“Let’s go fookin’ crayzeeee!!” screamed a trim and svelte looking Ozzy. Wearing theatrical makeup and run-proof eye liner, the Prince of Darkness looked like Marylin Manson’s evil uncle (or maybe Michael Jackson’s more sane twin brother). After Forever , War Pigs … the ‘hits’ kept comin’. A big grin replaced Iommi’s normally theatrically solemn expression mid-way through some blistering guitar work on Dirty Women , having seemingly shifted up into another gear. Ozzy walked up and put his arm around him. “Tony fookin’ Iommeeeee!” Ozzy screamed, as if he just figured out who it was and also what a brilliant player he is.

“This one you’ll know, it means a lot to us…” ‘There’ll be bluebirds over, the white cliffs of Dover…’ Ozzy crooned as an intro to a particularly savage rendition of Black Sabbath which featured some atmospheric stereo tom-toms from Bill Ward. Ozzy did his usual running, jumping, standing still routine looking like a demented aerobics instructor; the rest of the band simply got down to business. There was Iron Man, Into The Void , and a spectacular medley of Fairies Wear Boots, Symptom Of The Universe, Sweet Leaf and Electric Funeral . With a crisp sound and a thankfully simple, basic light show, it was wonderful to see that Sabbath could deliver up-close and personal.

“Here’s one we haven’t done in ages. Hope you enjoy it,” Ozzy announced, before getting out his ‘gob iron’ for The Wizard . A storming rendition, it closed the set. But the fans weren’t having any of it, and eventually the band returned for an encore of Sleeping Village/Children Of The Grave .

The last time I saw the original line up of Sabbath was in the mid-70s, and they were in a sorry state (mind you, so was I). Tonight was a much tighter, less self-indulgent Sabbath. With a career that has outlived Elvis, The Beatles and so many more, Sabbath have defied the laws of gravity and nature by surviving. Very heavy, very humble; they look as if they cannot believe that they have got this far. Black Sabbath always deliver, and tonight was no exception.

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Features All The Classic Works From The Original Black Sabbath Lineup

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When Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Terry “Geezer” Butler and Bill Ward formed Black Sabbath in 1969, they created a signature sound that set the blueprint for heavy music and influenced generations of disciples for years to come. For the first time, the full catalog from the original Black Sabbath lineup is now available digitally in the U.S. and has been mastered specifically for iTunes, ensuring the delivery of the music to listeners with increased audio fidelity, more closely replicating what the artists, recording engineers, and producers intended. Available exclusively on the iTunes Store worldwide , fans now have the ability to download all albums in one newly created bundle (THE COMPLETE STUDIO ALBUMS 1970-1978), eight legendary studio albums, two classic compilations, or simply purchase each song individually.

“It’s about f**king time the first eight Black Sabbath albums were made available on iTunes in the U.S.,” said Ozzy Osbourne.

“Great news, been a long time trying to explain to fans why the music wasn’t available,” Tony Iommi commented.

“It's going to be great to finally have the catalogue accessible on iTunes,” Geezer Butler notes.

BLACK SABBATH: THE COMPLETE STUDIO ALBUMS 1970-1978 features the band’s collected studio works for Warner Bros. Records from the 1970’s, including their iconic eponymous debut (1970), the multi-platinum landmark Paranoid (1970), the platinum albums Master Of Reality (1971), Vol. 4 (1972), and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973), and the gold-certified Sabotage (1975), Technical Ecstasy (1976), and Never Say Die! (1978). Also available is their classic 1976 compilation We Sold Our Soul For Rock ‘N’ Roll as well as 2006’s Greatest Hits 1970-1978, which was released in connection with their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

Following wildly successful shows in North and South America, Australia, Asia and Europe, Black Sabbath will kick off another North American tour with dates starting March 31 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. The trek will hit ten cities in Canada, including stops in Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton, before wrapping April 26 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA. These dates will be part of the band’s final shows of their 2013-2014 world tour in support of their first studio album in 35 years, 13, which entered the charts at #1 in 13 countries (including their first #1 in the U.S.). Another run of European festivals and headlining shows will follow this summer.

First formed in Birmingham, England, Black Sabbath’s doom-laden sound pioneered a new kind of heavy rock music, a sound that would later influence hundreds of other bands. Many consider Black Sabbath to be the godfathers of heavy metal, but Sabbath were capable of surprising their fans with songs that showed other facets of their skills besides darkness and monstrous decibels. Thirty years after their initial impact, guitarists are still stunned by Tony Iommi’s jaw-dropping riffs, Geezer Butler’s swooping bass lines, and Bill Ward’s thunderous drums. And, of course, in Ozzy Osbourne the band had one of the most magnetic and unpredictable front men ever in rock, with a maniacal voice like few others before or since.

BLACK SABBATH Titles now available at iTunes : Black Sabbath (1970) Paranoid (1970) Master Of Reality (1971) Vol. 4 (1972) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973) Sabotage (1975) Technical Ecstasy (1976) We Sold Our Soul For Rock ‘N’ Roll (1976) Never Say Die! (1978) Greatest Hits 1970-1978 (2006) The Complete Studio Albums 1970-1978 (2014)

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Black Sabbath: The Complete Studio Albums 1970-1978 Go Digital For The First Time In The U.S. - Exclusively On The iTunes Store

When Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Terry "Geezer" Butler and Bill Ward formed Black Sabbath in 1969, they created a signature sound that set the blueprint for heavy music and influenced generations of disciples for years to come. For the first time, the full catalog from the original Black Sabbath lineup is now available digitally in the U.S. and has been mastered specifically for iTunes, ensuring the delivery of the music to listeners with increased audio fidelity, more closely replicating what the artists, recording engineers, and producers intended. Available exclusively on the iTunes Store worldwide ( www.iTunes.com/BlackSabbath ), fans now have the ability to download all albums in one newly created bundle ( The Complete Studio Albums 1970-1978 ), eight legendary studio albums, two classic compilations, or simply purchase each song individually.

"It's about f**king time the first eight Black Sabbath albums were made available on iTunes in the U.S.," said Ozzy Osbourne.

"Great news, been a long time trying to explain to fans why the music wasn't available," Tony Iommi commented.

"It's going to be great to finally have the catalogue accessible on iTunes," Geezer Butler notes.

Black Sabbath: The Complete Studio Albums 1970-1978 features the band's collected studio works for Warner Bros. Records from the 1970's, including their iconic eponymous debut (1970), the multi-platinum landmark Paranoid (1970), the platinum albums Master Of Reality (1971), Vol. 4 (1972), and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973), and the gold-certified Sabotage (1975), Technical Ecstasy (1976), and Never Say Die! (1978). Also available is their classic 1976 compilation We Sold Our Soul For Rock 'N' Roll as well as 2006's Greatest Hits 1970-1978 , which was released in connection with their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

Following wildly successful shows in North and South America, Australia, Asia and Europe, Black Sabbath will kick off another North American tour with dates starting March 31 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. The trek will hit ten cities in Canada, including stops in Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton, before wrapping April 26 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA. These dates will be part of the band's final shows of their 2013-2014 world tour in support of their first studio album in 35 years, 13, which entered the charts at #1 in 13 countries (including their first #1 in the U.S.). Another run of European festivals and headlining shows will follow this summer.

Titles now available at iTunes: www.iTunes.com/BlackSabbath

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BLACK SABBATH Ballet Announces International Dates For 2024 And 2025

After its successful world premiere and U.K. tour in 2023, "Black Sabbath – The Ballet" will return for an international tour in 2024 and 2025.

The ballet soundtracked by the music of BLACK SABBATH had its official premiere in September 2023 at the Hippodrome theatre in the heavy metal legends' original hometown of Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Commissioned by Birmingham Royal Ballet 's director Carlos Acosta and Ballet Now , the ballet includes specially reorchestrated BLACK SABBATH songs plus new music inspired by the legendary British heavy metal outfit — all performed live by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia .

In the second of three Birmingham-focused commissions, Acosta was drawn to both the band's work and its musical legacy as the originators of heavy metal. This full-evening ballet promises to be a unique undertaking with three composers and three choreographers, led by renowned choreographer Pontus Lidberg (whose work has been performed by the Swedish Royal Ballet and the Paris Opera Ballet ) and composer Chris Austin (whose work includes orchestrating THE WHITE STRIPES music for Wayne McGregor 's "Chroma" ) working alongside award-winning writer Richard Thomas ( "Jerry Springer: The Opera" ) to create an extraordinary metal symphony over three acts. The members of BLACK SABBATH themselves have been closely involved in developing this unique collaboration.

"Black Sabbath - The Ballet" international dates:

Luxor Theatre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands June 12-15, 2024

Grand Theatre de la Ville de Luxembourg, Luxembourg June 19-20, 2024

Staatsoper, Hamburg, Germany July 9-10, 2024

The Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington, D.C. June 4-8, 2025

In an October 2023 video from Birmingham Royal Ballet , Sharon Osbourne the wife and manager of BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne , said: "When I first heard that Birmingham Royal Ballet was putting on a ballet to BLACK SABBATH music, I just thought, this is so left field. It's so not expected. Who would have ever thought the combination? And I just thought, brilliant. This is just so out there that it's wonderful."

SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi , who had been present at some rehearsals for the U.K. "Black Sabbath – The Ballet" dates, came up on stage at the end of the opening performance to play guitar on the band's classic song "Paranoid" . Iommi also took a bow at the end of the night along with the cast and crew. Also in attendance at the event were Iommi 's bandmate, SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler and Sharon Osbourne , along with LED ZEPPELIN singer Robert Plant and ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 's Bev Bevan , who served as the touring drummer for BLACK SABBATH from 1983 to 1984 and played percussion on "The Eternal Idol" album in 1987.

In April 2023, Iommi was asked by Birmingham World if he could ever have imagined that half a century after he formed SABBATH that Birmingham's ballet company would be dancing to their music. Tony laughed and said: "I wouldn't have believed them, really, to be honest. At the time when I got involved with BLACK SABBATH , I thought it was great, because it was something so different, and hasn't been done before. And I found it, I think, a good challenge.

"I'm looking at our music differently now with this [the ballet], because it is being interpreted in a different way. It's still got the basic things, but then it did have in the different orchestral things coming in. And then I never thought for a minute we would have people dancing to BLACK SABBATH and 'War Pigs' and 'Iron Man' . But here we are, you know."

Regarding Birmingham Royal Ballet 's interpretation of SABBATH 's music, Tony said: " Birmingham Royal Ballet are very conscious of the work being what it is — the SABBATH music. We don't want to change it so you can’t recognize it. So they've held that part of it, but added another dimension to it. So I was very happy with that."

As for whether he thinks the Black Sabbath Ballet could inspire heavy metal fans to become ballet fans, and ballet fans to become heavy metal fans, Iommi said: "I certainly hope so. I mean, it is a strange combination, but you've got to push the boat out. And, you know, hopefully, we can get everybody together. But they're opposite but they're not at the same time — because it's still creative. They're creating what they're doing. We're creating what we've done, and we're bringing them together. And I think it'd be really interesting to see the SABBATH fans and then to see the ballet fans liking it, hopefully."

Acosta revealed early last year that 60 percent of tickets at that point for the U.K. shows had been bought by SABBATH fans. He said that " BLACK SABBATH is so different from the world of ballet, and I wanted to multiply our reach. I hate to be predictable; I hate for the company to be taken for granted. Everyone knows 'Swan Lake' and 'Cinderella' … [It's] a great opportunity for us to show people the world of dance."

Austin , who supervised the music for the project, said: "Unlike THE BEATLES where you can buy two enormous volumes of all their scores with all the instrumental parts, there's not so much for BLACK SABBATH .

"When I was asked to take part in this project I thought, where do you start? The BLACK SABBATH catalog is enormous, it's so rich and so varied. So the process initially was starting to narrow down the amount of material that we wanted to work with that would furnish us with variety, with richness, with different emotional tones, but also help us create this evening-length show."

Austin added: "What I love about BLACK SABBATH music is the glorious irregularity. All the aspects of music — the flexibility of tempo and feel. And the extraordinary early period Ozzy vocals which are stratospheric, it's exceeding Pavarotti in term of the high notes and ringing power."

The songs chosen are:

* "Paranoid" ("Paranoid" album, 1970); * "Iron Man" ("Paranoid" album, 1970); * "War Pigs" ("Paranoid" album, 1970); * "Black Sabbath" ("Black Sabbath" album, 1970); * "Solitude" (Master Of Reality" album, 1971); * "Orchid" (Master Of Reality" album, 1971); * "Laguna Sunrise" ("Vol 4" album, 1972) and * "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" ("Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" album, 1973).

Speaking to BBC Radio 4 's "Today" program, Acosta   said he had been a fan of SABBATH for more than two decades, and said he felt the band's classic protest song "War Pigs" still has particular resonance.

" 'War Pigs' is so relevant today, how sometimes politicians and governments hide behind words. And all the wars happening at the moment... it's timeless," he said.

Black Sabbath - The Ballet is going on tour to the United States 🇺🇸! The show that took the UK by storm last year is going to Washington DC's @kencen . For more details, click here: https://t.co/zZzLJ4qHOy pic.twitter.com/SjXbcrHCud — Birmingham Royal Ballet (@BRB) April 23, 2024

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