BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi Says He Was "Extremely Nervous" Before The Reunion Gig
May 21, 2012, 12 years ago
BLACK SABBATH guitar legend Tony Iommi has commented on the band's (semi) reunion show at the O2 Academy in Birmingham, England on Saturday night (May 19th):
"I was extremely nervous beforehand about playing a long set, not knowing whether I'd be able to last. It turned out to be no problem whatsoever because Ozzy, Geezer and Tommy were nailing everything, no chance to feel tired! I'm really pleased with how it turned out, fantastic crowd and I want to say thank you to all of them for giving me such an amazing reception. On our way again at last! Finally, a special thanks to Tommy (Clufetos), we invited him to play and he was brilliant."Sabbath's line-up featured guitarist Tony Iommi, singer Ozzy Osbourne, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Tommy Clufetos replacing original skinsman Bill Ward.
Butler commented after the show: "Thank you, thank you, thank you Birmingham. Best fans ever - you brought out the best in us. It was a privilege playing for you tonight. Tony was a hero - you were the best medicine he has had. Proud to be a Brummie."
According to BraveWords.com sources, the Sabbath show was filmed/recorded for future use.
Black Sabbath's set-list:
'Into The Void'
'Under The Sun'
'Snowblind'
'War Pigs'
'Wheels Of Confusion'
'Electric Funeral'
'Black Sabbath'
'The Wizard'
'Behind The Wall Of Sleep'
'N.I.B.'
'Fairies Wear Boots'
'Lord Of This World'
'Tomorrow's Dream'
'Sweet Leaf' (edit)
'Symptom Of The Universe' (edit)
Drum solo
'Iron Man'
'Dirty Women'
'Children Of the Grave'
'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' (edit)
'Paranoid'
