Ozzie was awesome!
by SusieQ38 on 12/1/101st Mariner Arena - BaltimoreOzzie did a great job including the crowd in his performance. Very entertaining!
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Ozzy Osbourne in Concert
Ozzy Osbourne is one of the most well-known figures in the history of metal, but The Prince of Darkness did plenty more than bite the heads off of doves and bats and sing for Black Sabbath. Born in Birmingham, England, into a working-class family in 1948, Osbourne became interested in musical theater at an early age, performing in numerous school productions. Entranced by The Beatles, Osbourne decided he would go into music after finishing school, but was sidetracked by a series of odd jobs — construction labor, plumbing, and working as a car factory horn-tuner — as well as a brief stint in prison for burglarizing a clothing store. Eventually a free man, he was asked to join Rare Breed, a band started by bassist Geezer Butler. The band changed their name shortly after. Its new name was Black Sabbath.
Obsessed with the occult, Butler and Osbourne, alongside guitarist Tony Iommi and drummer Bill Ward, took rock music on a violent left turn, infusing it with doomy riffs, macabre lyrics, and wild freak-outs. Their 1970 self-titled debut — famously hated by ‘Rolling Stone' critic Lester Bangs — shook pop music with a force that still cannot truly be measured; follow-up ‘Paranoid,' with masterful metal tracks "War Pigs," "Iron Man," and of course, "Paranoid," cemented them as the most important metal band in the world. After releasing an incredible run of albums throughout the ‘70s with Sabbath, though, Osbourne left briefly to work on a solo project that would eventually become ‘Blizzard of Ozz'; when trying to rejoin Sabbath a few months later, Osbourne was met with waves of derision and violence from the other band members. Osbourne was asked to leave, and he immediately released ‘Blizzard of Ozz' to massive acclaim: Monumental single "Crazy Train" charted at No. 9 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock list, and the album went 4x Platinum. He continued the streak with a number of lauded solo albums through the ‘80s.
In the ‘90s, Ozzy would create Ozzfest, one of the decade's most vital metal festivals. Eventually he did rejoin Black Sabbath (in 2011), working on new album ‘13,' released in 2013. It slayed the charts, including the U.S. Billboard 200. The band played their final shows in 2016. Catch Ozzy's second farewell tour, No More Tours 2, which runs until mid-October in the U.S. before heading to Europe.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Rating: 5 out of 5 OZZY
by Jimi2010 on 12/1/101st Mariner Arena - BaltimoreBeen an Ozzy fan for over 35 years and finally decided to go to a show. It was great! He's still Rockin!
Rating: 5 out of 5 Ozzy with Rob Halforn
by FaithHopeLove on 12/1/101st Mariner Arena - BaltimoreOZZY was unbelievable! He was high energy, great voice, funny, entertaining and more!!! Rob was good too. AGE IS JUST A NUMBER!
Rating: 5 out of 5 Ozzy was awesome
by anthony30 on 12/1/101st Mariner Arena - BaltimoreOzzy put on a really good show!!!! I would go again.
Rating: 5 out of 5 OZZY can still bring it!
by Chuckiebaby on 11/29/10Air Canada Centre - TorontoExcellent time had by us. Ozzy did not disappoint. I hope you keep touring Ozzy.
Rating: 4 out of 5 The Madman and the Metal God kickin' ass!
by scuderi on 11/29/10Air Canada Centre - TorontoWhat an amazing night! Ozzy and Halford were perfect, like a good wine... The older, the better!!! The only thing that didn't "allow" the whole night to be PERFECT were those stupid security guys... They were bothering every single person on the floor session... And during Halford's concert I couldn't stand up, blargh! Who was the "genious" that decided to put chairs on a Metal concert??? Anyway... LONG LIVE ROCK N' ROLL! LET THE MADNESS BEGIN!
Rating: 5 out of 5 Ozzy's still got it!!
by Ozzyfan1966 on 11/29/10Air Canada Centre - TorontoOzzy still knows how to get the crowd pumped up. He played a great mix of classic Sabbath with all his own classics as well as his new hit 'Let me hear you scream'. The intro movie montage was hilarious!! I have to give him credit. I don't know too many 60 year olds who can rock like that! Great show, I'd go back and see it again!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY OZZY!
Rating: 5 out of 5 Ozzy can still rock the house
by MRT634 on 11/29/10Air Canada Centre - TorontoI took my 12 year old son, for his first concert experience. It is going to be hard to top this one. Every concert he will go to, will be measured against this one. Ozzy put on a great show, and rocked the house for 2 hours and 40 minutes.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Ozzy was crazy !
by sassykassy99 on 11/22/10Rogers Arena (formerly General Motors Place) - VancouverIt was our first time in Canada and we were a little surprised that they were all seated and there was no general admission. Much to my husband and sons dismay, there was no mosh pit. I was all prepared for this crazy frenzy that Ozzy tends to whip up at his concerts, but when we walked in and there were only chairs all the way up to the stage, pretty much. It was, to say the least, a relief for me since I wasn't really looking forward to being squished and sweaty. But the guys were definitely disappointed. So, in the future, for me to go to a hard rock concert, Canada is where I would prefer to go. As far as the guys, I think they enjoy the US concerts better. It was aweome when he was hosing everyone in the first 10 rows with the foam. They just got nailed by him. It was hilarious. The commercial deals at the beginning were a bit over the top raw, but funny. That's Ozzy though. But all in all, the concert itself was great, we had a good time! I was glad I finally got to see him after a 30 year wait.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Ozzie rocks the Saddledome!
by Grazzhopper on 11/18/10Scotiabank Saddledome - CalgaryOzzie is way too cool, he was on stage before his band! His skits were awesome, Vampires are pussies, "I'm the King of Darkness" Played for 2 hours and 20 minutes, turned the foamy firehose on the crowd 3 times. Thank God he's getting better with age. Frigging -20 outside and the Saddledome was rocking hot, hot hot!
Rating: 5 out of 5by pinfreak on 11/16/10Rogers Arena (formerly General Motors Place) - Vancouver Great show, 2.5 hours long! I thought the drummer was the star of the show. He went at full speed and had no break for the whole show!
Rating: 5 out of 5 Ozzy Ozbourne and Halford were amazingly EXCELLENT
by mrgrizz on 11/16/10Rogers Arena (formerly General Motors Place) - VancouverThis was an excellent concert by both bands. One of the best concerts I have ever attended in my lifetime. Halford's lead singer was excellent. Ozzy and his band were fantastic and 100 times better than I had expected. I truly and thoroughly enjoyed the evening and left with no voice and worn out from dancing, yelling and screaming. Way to go guys, thanks !!!
Rating: 5 out of 5 Ozzy incredible
by Bambi624 on 9/29/10NJ & AZ varies - PhoenixThis review is not reguarding any one particular show. I've seen Ozzy more times than I care to count. Every show is just as great as the previous one, but all very different shows! As long as Ozzy keeps rocking, I'll be there rocking too!
Rating: 5 out of 5 Great Ozzfest Comback in California!!!!
by TexasOz84 on 8/19/10San Manuel Amphitheater - San BernandinoI just want to say I had a great experience at the Ozzest in California! I got my $ worth for the VIP experience. I flew from Austin Texas to see this show. Meeting Ozzy was very cool. He's a very nice person! Thanks for Ozzfest staff for the hard work and effort to make this happen.
Rating: 5 out of 5 ozzy looked and sounded amazing!!!!
by ozgirl70 on 8/19/10Midwest bank amphitheater - tinley parkive seen ozzy at ozzfest many a time and ive seen him many a time solo as well....in my opinion, tues night in Chicago was one of his best performances...he looked and sounded awesome!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5 thermit69
by thermit69 on 6/4/10tony iomi - gävlei love you man....saw you the first time on draken in stockholm 1983 i think...whith jake e lee one off the best live conserts i have ever seen.....