The End. That was the name of the tour. Sabbath were hanging them up after this go around. I had just seen them 3 years earlier and had just started a new job. So I wasn't going to get these tickets, not really having enough time in at work to request any days off. Let alone a Friday before Labor Day Weekend! But Scott, Tim's wife's uncle that had gone with us last time was wanting to go again. Scott was a really cool guy, but to be honest with you, I didn't know him all that well. That didn't matter to Scott. He wanted to go again and he wanted Tim and I to go with him so he bought all three tickets. A lot had happened to Scott since the last time we had gone to the show 3 years prior. The whole family deals with diabetes. And it caught up to him in a big way. He had to have both feet amputated. So he needed help to go see this show. Not that that was the only reason he wanted us to go. Scott was a very giving and friendly guy. How could I say no. And my boss at the time was super cool about it. Gave me a 4 day weekend!
The opening band was Rival Sons. And to this day I still don't know what the sound like. We spent the whole time they were on at the merch booth. Scott was buying his grandson a Black Sabbath T-Shirt. I wanted to say thank you for the ticket, so I bought Scott a T-Shirt and a round of beers at the show. I also got the special CD Sabbath were selling. It also came autographed, but I was to cheap to buy it. I wish I would have. The seats were in the handicapped section off to the side. They were horrible seats for pictures, but they were just fine for enjoying the show. My camera sucked anyway.
The setlist didn't vary much from the last time. A little shorter, no new album songs, and in a little different order. It was packed with all the hits. Except one. Scott was really wanting to hear Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. I hated that he didn't get to hear it. Tony did play the first riff before he ended with Paranoid, but that was it. Here's the setlist.
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