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THE BAND
- Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
- Tony Iommi - Guitar
- Geezer Butler - Bass
- Bill Ward - Drums
- Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards
CONCERT PHOTOS
None available - if you have any, let me know.
TOUR REVIEWS & REMARKS
From: Angl0fDeth@aol.com
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 23:43:33 EDT
Subject: Reunion Tour Report
-MY SABBATH/PANTERA REVIEW
I just happened to be in chicago on last night to see the Reunion show. And
let me tell you some thing. If you dont go to this reunion tour your
missing out BIG TIME! When we got in (@ 6), i bought a shirt and a program
yada yada yada we went to go check out our seats. And they SUCKED. the view
was obstructed and every thing. But that didnt matter to us, because we
moved up to the front row! They didnt sell the front row for safty sakes
(ie and emergancy, pyro, ect). Incubus went on, and oh my god did they
suck!! FINALY after 30 minuets (exactly) they were off YAYA. It took like
10 or more minuets to set for pantera. then FINALY pantera is ON!! they
opened with domination. And the audiance raised to there feet and screamed.
They started to play. And Rex look in the section i was in alot (more than
anyone else at the whole concert). And we were in the front row for
pantera. But dime and phill didnt look at our secion a lot. Vinnie didnt
throw one goddamn thing in our direction. Man we were so close i didnt even
have to look at the moniter. The they played the ending part of Hallow.
that was awsome. A New Level!!! of confidance and power. such power sang
all of the fans. This was a great live song. Then it was walk, same
responce. Becoming, god size GREAT song. As soon as Becoming was when the
rosemont realy smelled like weed (at lease near me). Use my third arm, i
have never herd this song live, or seen it in a set list (a great agressive
song. i love it).Then it was primal concrete sledge, fucking hostile (one
of the best song ever writen). This love (good song). And the
grandfannaly.... Cowboys From Hell. My neck was broken in half on this
song. So pantera so far is the HIGHLIGHT OF MY LIFE (no exaggeration). Now
the time is around 9. Time to set up for sabbath that took 15 min. Now it
is 9:15 the lights fade to black. Recorded shit started to play. Then the
stage was lit-up and full of fog. And they were raised from the fog. The
croud (all ready on there feet) screams our heads off! To roll in with War
Pigs. With the war sirens started to roar with the band. And i couldnt hear
my own screams. By the end of the song my voice was shot and sour. Then my
favorite sabbath song came on... N.I.B., Fairy Wear Boots, and after
forever (notin realy specile). Then another on of my favs. Electric
Funeral. Next was Sweet leave, i have not seen anyother setlist wich
includes this song (great song). Into the Void (GREAT song), snowblind,
dirty woman. Oh my god, then Black Sabbath. During this song the arena was
dark and there were a total count of 4 tourches and 2 big tourches at the
end of the side of the stage.
Here is what the layout was 0 = 2 big tourches o = regular tourches 0
0 o drums o
o o
and they were lit through out the WHOLE song. it was so evil, it was so
goddamn cool. Ozzy's evil laugh durin the song set the crowd wild. I was so
close i could feel the heat from the tourches!!!!!! I could not belive i
was there, with the kings of HEAVY METAL. Then iron man, children of the
grave, then paraniod. This concludes this review. I hope i can make you
relise on what you missed out on. And for those who went know what im
talking about
From: "Jack C Velut" <DJWV5150@prodigy.net>
Subject: Ozzfest July 5, 1999 Chicago
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 22:15:38 -0500
Hello,
Well I saw the Ozzfest as it came into Chicago on July 5. I have to say
that the show was great although I arrived late in the day. When I got
there Slayer was on stage and that got me in the mood to rock. By the time
that Rob Zombie left the stage I was clearly ready for Sabbath. Then the
time came and it hit me like a rock War Pigs had begun!! The heat must of
gotten to Ozzy or he was a little sick because he looked tired. At one
point in the show he trip and fell by Geezer. I can image the heat that
the stage generates. Tony's guitar work was great, very crisp and clean.
At the end of the show the guitar seemed to get louder and louder as Ozzy's
voice wore out. As for the rest Geezer and Bill very tight! I have to say
the show was great and the I really enjoyed it. As they left the stage I
thought to myself this is the last time I will see them together on the
same stage.
From: joek65@iname.com
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 21:22:19 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Sabbath at The World, Chicago
Hey all...
Just got back from Ozzfest in Chicago (Tinley Park) at The World. 20+ hours
of travelling was worth it!
We got there just as Puya was taking the small stage. They were the first
band. The Never Never Land was much bigger with more stuff and vendors than
in Philly. It was VERY hot. Our seats were in the covered pavilion area...
even in the shade we were sweating like pigs.
Lots of freaks, as you would expect, so we fit right in with the 18,000 or
so other misfits of society. They did not sell beer until after 3 p.m.,
where as in Philly they sold it all day - which explains why people where
wandering around in a drunken state early on in the day in Philly.
Enjoyed all the bands. Met the singer from Drain. Saw Christian from Fear
Factory posing for pictures.
I just wanted to add the Fear Factory was incredible. Singer Burton Bell
had jumped up on the stage during Apartment 26's set to lend some vocals.
But anyway, Fear Factory ruled. Very impressive. Why are they on the small
stage?
So did Slayer. They had a HUGE pit going stirring up a huge dust cloud out
on the hill.
Zombie was great as usual. Great show.
Sabbath was great as usual too. Ozzy struggled, though I think we have come
to accept that from him... he is still the best at getting a crowd going!
The only bad thing I can say is the sound really could have been a bit
better. And our seats, though only half the way back, limited our view as
it was hard to see Bill, and Tony at times.
Again... if you have a chance to see Ozzfest DO IT!
Anyone who says metal is dead has not seen the Ozzfest '99... a celebration
of heavy metal music in every sense of the word.
Make sure you check out www.ozzfest.com
Joe Karavis
From: "Derek Smalls" <bassplayer68@hotmail.com>
Subject: Sabbath in Chicago/Dio VH1
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 02:31:51 GMT
This is my first message on this list so I hope you like it. I saw Sabbath
last week in Chicago. They put a great show on, but it was only a little
over an hour. I saw them in January in Chicago, and that concert kicked
some major metal ass. Anyway, as I read with the other reviews that people
wrote, Ozzy was hurtin out there. Well it looked like it. He forgot a
couple of lines from some songs, and by the end of the show, he was holdin
that mike for dear life. I love Ozzy, and would die for him, but the truth
is the truth. He has a big heart, but I thnik with all the drugs that he's
done, well.....he should really take it easy and not kill himself.
The show ruled. Tony was as cool as a cucumber. That solo was awesome. So
Iommish. Bill was on the mark. As a bassplayer myself, Geezer was
jawdropping incredible. He's my man, along with Steve Harris. The
pyrotechnics were awesome too. Zombie put a hell of a show on too. Slayer
rocks but I thought the sound was shit. If anyone else went to that
concert, let me know what you think too. The show was done by 10:00. Kinda
early, but the bars were still there.
From: BONZO49875@aol.com
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 20:52:20 EDT
Subject: july 5th ozzfest
well ive waited several months to send this review only because i really
havent had the time to do it before.
so let me start by saying that the day spent at ozzfest has to got to be
HANDS DOWN the HOTTEST day ive ever had in my life (im sure many would
agree) i cant tell you how happy i was to have pavilion and not lawn seats
that day cuz i would probably STILL be sunburned so please keep in mind
while reading my review that it was just ungodly hot that day
first off HATS OFF to the road crew on this tour i had my list of bands
and thier start times for the show and every single one was right on time
and i mean not even 2 minutes late -- fans dont tend to thank the road
crews or even mention them but they HAVE to be mentioned because they did a
OUTSTANDING job
now i must admit im not into alot of the bands that played at ozzfest in
fact the only reason i went was to see ozzy with sabbath for the last time
(hopefully not though)
so i will not even begin to comment on the bands that played for that
reason other than to say i was impressed with godsmack--im not into them
and i dont know thier music but i thought they put on a excellent show and
thier frontman is really good---- really knew how to work the crowd -- even
in the heat
so on to the sabbath review
all i can say is i hope this wasnt the last time to see the original
sabbath perform beacause if it was what a disappointing memory it will be
im sorry to say that the sabbath performance sucked especially ozzy now i
know a bunch of people just went GASP!!!!!!!! and believe me ive been a
sabbath freak since i was about 5 and picked up from my older brothers (im
31 now) but i have to be truthful the performance was awful except that
bill ward really seemed to be into it but ozzy was OUT OF IT--- if he is
clean like he claims well then id have to say he really cooked his brain
with all the years of abuse cuz he was trashed----now granted its was just
extemely hot and the guys were sweating thier asses off b4 the opening song
started-- so ill give em that one and ozzy did complain about the heat a
couple of times ("is it always this fucking hot in chicago") good ole ozz
but he never even really moved around the stage just held that mike stand
like he would collapse without it -- i know he does that alot but this was
to the extreme and the other disappointment about this show was that as i
stated earlier i had a list of who was playing and at what time beginning
to end sabbath was supposed to play from 845 till 1030 at nite well at
845 the show began but at 1030 i was already in my car leaving the lot
because the show was long over------we only got a 45 minute show from
sabbath-- now when i think that i dropped $55 a ticket and just scorched
int he heat the least i could do was get the full show---ok its too hot to
play then fine play the 45 minutes but reschedule another show to make up
for it ---- like it or hate admit it or not the guys in sabbath are age 50+
so sure they have to be careful especially ward as to not suffer a heart
attack or heat stroke and i can accept that but i really think another show
should have been played at a later date to make up for this one----like i
said im a die hard sabbath fan and havent missed a ozzy show here since 86
i really looked forward to a huge fairwell show but in reality its a
dissapointing last memory----- if anyone from the sabbath or the sabbath
organization is reading PLEASE consider doing ONE MORE show in
chicago---when i went back in january that show was just incredible------
so to all the sabbath fans out there im sorry for ripping on sabbath and
ozzy for this particular gig but i gotta call it like i saw it
on a final note when the band came out for the encore i heard a very
familar intro by ward on the hi hat and low and behold they did it they
went into supernaut which is by far one of my alltime sabbath favs but
they only played it up to when ozzy would start singing and then went into
paranoid but thats ok my dream was that someday i would witness the
original sabbath play supernaut and at least i got part of it
well thanks for the time people and i hope sabbath gives chicago one more
show to make up for this one but i doubt it
cya
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