The old saying goes that ‘the old ones are the best and never was there a truer meaning to it than last night at Auckland’s Vector Area.
Ozzy Osbourne’s private life may be providing the tabloid press with plenty fodder at the moment, but that was of little concern to the sea of black-clad masses that came to pay homage at the feet of Black Sabbath for the band’s first New Zealand gig in 40 years.
With the crowd nicely warmed up thanks to a beautifully chunky set from Kiwi veterans Shihad, the stage was set for Sabbath to come forth and unleash the back catalogue that made them one of the true pioneers of the heavy metal genre.
You have to love Ozzy. There aren’t many old rockers that could have bought into the risible world of MTV reality television and come out the other side retaining the respect of both peers and fans alike.
