The set list featured two Dio-era tracks, " Heaven and Hell" and " Neon Knights", as well as a good helping from the new album, and a few fan favorites reappeared in the set, such as "Supernaut" and " Rock 'n' Roll Doctor". Sun Rise Festival '83 - Hippodrome de Schlierbach The band did manage to sell out at least a dozen shows including Saginaw, Worcester, Rockford, Providence, Cleveland, Detroit, New Haven, Portland, Philadelphia, Toronto, East Rutherford and Chicago. Of the 96 currently confirmed shows, 30% were likely cancelled for one reason or another. One show in Salisbury, Maryland (28 February 1984) was beset by local religious protests that were noted in the local papers, but was ultimately cancelled due to poor ticket sales. There were more difficulties during the second North American leg which delayed their shows for nearly a week. The crew also got caught in a November blizzard while crossing the Continental Divide, forcing the cancellation of two shows in Salt Lake City and Reno. This was the reason that initial shows in Canada were cancelled, delaying the first North American leg. There were many cancellations during the North American tour owing to problems with an oversized Stonehenge stage set. Two North American legs consisted of 36 shows from October through November, then 34 shows from January through March 1984. We were all shitting ourselves getting on that plane. "We were on flight 666 to Helsinki," recalled Geezer Butler, "and even the baggage label said ' HEL'. The first leg of the tour consisted of seven European shows in August, followed by a second European leg in September and October, featuring 16 shows. Meanwhile, between 7 and 14 August 1983, the band used the National Exhibition Centre, in Birmingham, England, to rehearse. And from that point on I haven't taken a drink. That's how I used to do things: when I couldn't handle a situation, I would just drink and just run away… I came back to the United States, got hospitalised a couple of times, ended up back on the streets and, in the early part of January 1984, I went into my final detox. And rather than tell everybody, I drank and I disappeared. The thought of touring put me in such a state of panic, anxiety and dread that I couldn't possibly face the idea… but I was too ashamed to tell everybody. "There had been conversations during the Born Again sessions about going on tour," Bill Ward recalled, "and I was barely making it through the sessions, let alone touring. This was the final tour to feature original Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler until 1992's Dehumanizer tour. Ex- Electric Light Orchestra drummer Bev Bevan was hired to replace Bill Ward, who had returned to the band for the recording of the album after a two-year hiatus, for the tour. Both the album and the tour were the only ones of Black Sabbath's to feature former Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan on lead vocals. The Born Again Tour was a concert tour by in support of Black Sabbath's Born Again album. ‘Keep It Warm’, the album’s final track, is rather weak in comparison to the rest of the material, but as always Tony lommi adds some great guitar playing.Īll in all, Born Again is an excellent debut for the new line-up and if they can better this material on the next album then they may conquer the world yet again.Born Again Tour World tour by Black Sabbath ‘Born Again’, the opener, becomes rather tedious after a while due mainly to Gillan’s continual moaning and groaning, but my faith in the album is soon restored with ‘Digital Bitch’ and ‘Hot Line’, two of the album’s heaviest tracks (and I mean heavy). ‘Trashed’, ‘Disturbing The Priest’ and ‘Zero The Hero’ are all excellent with Tony lommi providing the thick riffs while Geezer Butler and Bill Ward contribute the thunderous rhythm section. Side one contains the album’s greatest moments and is nigh on faultless. Alright, so Gillan may not be the perfect frontman for the Sabs (denim jacket and bongo drums?), but it’s not likely he’s about to pack his bags and leave so it’s up to Sabbath fans to accept him. As soon as the stylus hit the wax I was shocked. I mean, Gillan ‘n’ Sabbath… had to be a joke, right? Wrong. To be quite honest I was pretty apprehensive about this album.
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