ambient Posted yesterday at 11:52 Posted yesterday at 11:52 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. 1 Quote
markbunney Posted yesterday at 12:11 Posted yesterday at 12:11 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 Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted yesterday at 12:45 Posted yesterday at 12:45 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! Quote
Bernmeister Posted yesterday at 16:16 Posted yesterday at 16:16 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. Quote
Newfoundfreedom Posted yesterday at 17:36 Author Posted yesterday at 17:36 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. 1 Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted yesterday at 17:47 Posted yesterday at 17:47 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. 1 Quote
oldslapper Posted yesterday at 17:48 Posted yesterday at 17:48 I won’t be watching but just listened to my 2 favourite BS albums whilst doing the ironing this afternoon. Rock n Roll 2 Quote
Newfoundfreedom Posted yesterday at 18:27 Author Posted yesterday at 18:27 Great to Steve Tyler doing his thing again. One of the greatest rock vocalists of all time for me. 2 Quote
Misdee Posted yesterday at 19:08 Posted yesterday at 19:08 (edited) 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 yesterday at 19:22 by Misdee 4 Quote
Dad3353 Posted yesterday at 19:10 Posted yesterday at 19:10 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. 1 8 Quote
Newfoundfreedom Posted yesterday at 20:18 Author Posted yesterday at 20:18 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. Quote
Harps Posted 21 hours ago Posted 21 hours ago (edited) I know the gig is over, but the live stream is way behind so waiting on the last Sabbath performance. I’ve watch since the start and loved pretty much every minute Bloody fantastic Edited 21 hours ago by Harps 3 Quote
Misdee Posted 12 hours ago Posted 12 hours ago (edited) I have a strong suspicion that throne was actually a commode. I'm glad it went so well. I've only seen bits on YouTube. What's for certain is that, even in the winter of their lives, Sabbath can still play, it sounds uniquely special and only they can work the magic that was Black Sabbath. Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, what a combination! I certainly wouldn't have turned out to see it, but if everyone enjoyed themselves then good for them. It's the end of an era that ended a long time ago. Edited 11 hours ago by Misdee 1 Quote
PaulWarning Posted 11 hours ago Posted 11 hours ago just watched the Sabbath set on youtube, wasn't embarrassing at all, Ossie's voice is still sounds the same, amazingly, you could tell he really wanted to stand up but the old legs wouldn't let him, rest of the band were spot on, a great way to go out. Any lip readers out there? be interested to know what Ossie said when the rest of the band exited the stage and left him there 2 Quote
PaulWarning Posted 9 hours ago Posted 9 hours ago 1 hour ago, Doctor J said: SHARRRROOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNN? might have been fucccccccking SARRROOOOONNNNNNN, the cnuts have left me sitting here 1 Quote
Newfoundfreedom Posted 7 hours ago Author Posted 7 hours ago 4 hours ago, PaulWarning said: just watched the Sabbath set on youtube, wasn't embarrassing at all, Ossie's voice is still sounds the same, amazingly, you could tell he really wanted to stand up but the old legs wouldn't let him, rest of the band were spot on, a great way to go out. Any lip readers out there? be interested to know what Ossie said when the rest of the band exited the stage and left him there I think he said "Turn the f@#king stage!" As he obviously couldn't leave on his own and once the rest of the band went off he was kind of just left sitting there. 1 Quote
Mudpup Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago 42 minutes ago, Newfoundfreedom said: I think he said "Turn the f@#king stage!" As he obviously couldn't leave on his own and once the rest of the band went off he was kind of just left sitting there. Reckon he's still there???? Quote
Beedster Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago Still remember the first time I heard War Pigs, what a band Quote
Salt on your Bass? Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago Loved the stream yesterday. Really awesome day and I thought the sound quality was ace. Bit of an abrupt edit though as I think geezer and Toni brought out a cake for Ozzy. Felt like a proper send off, those riffs are timeless and geezer is incredible as ever. Quote
PaulWarning Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago 51 minutes ago, Salt on your Bass? said: Loved the stream yesterday. Really awesome day and I thought the sound quality was ace. Bit of an abrupt edit though as I think geezer and Toni brought out a cake for Ozzy. Felt like a proper send off, those riffs are timeless and geezer is incredible as ever. so he could have been saying "Where's my fcuking cake" 😂 1 Quote
Marvin Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago I've watched a few clips on YouTube. I watched the Tool set. The sound wasn't great, at times the vocals were a bit buried. But then it's a support slot. Otherwise, a good set. I could listen to Danny Carey drum all day. I watched various clips of Sabbath, and it sounded great. Ozzy, considering his health issues sounded fine. Iommi, Butler and Ward... power house. I'd also been watching Geezer Butler talking about his rig for the show. What a decent guy he is. I've never listened to Black Sabbath much, but I would have rather gone to their farewell than the other event on that night. They created a genre, they innovated and this was their farewell. 1 Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 9 hours ago, PaulWarning said: just watched the Sabbath set on youtube, wasn't embarrassing at all, Ossie's voice is still sounds the same, amazingly, you could tell he really wanted to stand up but the old legs wouldn't let him, rest of the band were spot on, a great way to go out. Any lip readers out there? be interested to know what Ossie said when the rest of the band exited the stage and left him there A happy update on this - the band had left the stage briefly to get Ozzy a cake 😆 They came straight back on for their farewell but unfortunately the livestream was focused on the fireworks. 3 Quote
RussFM Posted 41 minutes ago Posted 41 minutes ago I was there, had a great day! Geezer was amazing, he can still play as fast as he ever could. Ozzy was clearly struggling to talk and move, but absolutely nothing wrong with his will to entertain and belt out the lyrics. Some of the choices weren't great (I could have skipped Sammy Hagar) but overall it was a perfect tribute to Sabbath and Ozzy. Shame Villa Park didn't plan to feed 40,000 people past 4pm and they were struggling with beer towards the end of the day too. Quote
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