Anyone else doing the Black Sabbath live stream?

[ambient]

On 17/06/2025 at 08:32, markbunney said:

I had a chance to buy a ticket for villa park last week when they released some more for sale, but just couldn’t bring myself to pay £412.50 for a seat

 

My brother’s friend paid several thousand pounds for two tickets.

[markbunney]

18 minutes ago, ambient said:

 

My brother’s friend paid several thousand pounds for two tickets.

Wow - that’s a lot. The timings and running orders have been leaked and most bands only seem to be getting 15 minute slots, with Metallica only getting 30 mins.

 

im glad I am not going tbh

[Cosmo Valdemar]

1 hour ago, Lozz196 said:

Just watching a great vid on YouTube from Ashdown about Geezers set up for tonight.

Watching it now! I love Geezer. Really looking forward to watching in an hour!

[Bernmeister]

Yeah, I did see that earlier this morning.

I found it very interesting, not only from a specification point of view, but also of a visual point of view too. 
 

[Newfoundfreedom]

Half way thought and I'm loving it so far. 

 

I've never really been a fan of Yungblud but his cover of "Changes" was phenomenal. 

 

Gorija were there worst act so far for me but then again it's not really my thing. 

 

Looking forward to all the big guns coming on in the next few hours. 

 

 

[Cosmo Valdemar]

9 minutes ago, Newfoundfreedom said:

Half way thought and I'm loving it so far. 

 

I've never really been a fan of Yungblud but his cover of "Changes" was phenomenal. 

 

Gorija were there worst act so far for me but then again it's not really my thing. 

 

Looking forward to all the big guns coming on in the next few hours. 

 

 

Ditto - apart from Gojira, I think they're incredible.

AIC were a little lacklustre, and the less said about that disastrous drum battle the better but apart from that, it's been an absolute killer day so far.

[oldslapper]

I won’t be watching but just listened to my 2 favourite BS albums whilst doing the ironing this afternoon. Rock n Roll 

[Newfoundfreedom]

Great to Steve Tyler doing his thing again. One of the greatest rock vocalists of all time for me. 

[Misdee]

To me the most extraordinary thing about all this is how Black Sabbath have become part of the mainstream. 

 

I literally grew up listening to Sabbath.  I remember when I was a child my friends older brothers  having  Black Sabbath albums and me being fascinated by the artwork, even if I couldn't really understand the music at such a young age. By the time Never Say Die came out I was into it, though. Sabbath were my favourite band. Back in those day, Sabbath were an enigma. You hardly ever saw them on television or heard them on the radio. You certainly didn't know much about the individual personalities or their lives. They had a mystique to them.

 

Nowadays they are celebrated as a national institution. They played at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. They appear on breakfast TV. We all know what Ozzy's kitchen looks like. They've become another media-led commodity. It's all a bit weird to me, and something I never dreamt I would see in my lifetime.

 

The real Black Sabbath disappeared into history in a puff of white powder many years ago. They belong in another era, when they were untamed and a bit dangerous. What you are seeing today is a pantomime based on a true story, performed by geriatrics. 

 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Misdee

[Dad3353]

1 minute ago, Misdee said:

... What you are seeing today is a pantomime based on a true story, performed by geriatrics. 

 

Oh no it isn't. 

[Newfoundfreedom]

1 hour ago, Misdee said:

To me the most extraordinary thing about all this is how Black Sabbath have become part of the mainstream. 

 

I literally grew up listening to Sabbath.  I remember when I was a child my friends older brothers  having  Black Sabbath albums and me being fascinated by the artwork, even if I couldn't really understand the music at such a young age. By the time Never Say Die came out I was into it, though. Sabbath were my favourite band. Back in those day, Sabbath were an enigma. You hardly ever saw them on television or heard them on the radio. You certainly didn't know much about the individual personalities or their lives. They had a mystique to them.

 

Nowadays they are celebrated as a national institution. They played at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. They appear on breakfast TV. We all know what Ozzy's kitchen looks like. They've become another media-led commodity. It's all a bit weird to me, and something I never dreamt I would see in my lifetime.

 

The real Black Sabbath disappeared into history in a puff of white powder many years ago. They belong in another era, when they were untamed and a bit dangerous. What you are seeing today is a pantomime based on a true story, performed by geriatrics. 

 

 

 

I think that's true of all great bands of that era. At least the ones who didn't die in excess. 

 

Social media is largely responsible for taking away the mistique of many bands, actors and celebrities. Much of the time not for the better.