Black Sabbath's 1997 Concert History

Black Sabbath were an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler, and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. The band initially performed under the names Polka Tulk Blues Band and later Earth, before adopting the name Black Sabbath in 1969. They became known for lyrical themes influenced by horror and the occult, as well as for the use of down-tuned guitars. Their first three albums, "Black Sabbath" and "Paranoid" (both 1970)...

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Black Sabbath had 28 concerts in 1997

Date Concert Venue Location
Dec 05, 1997
Black Sabbath / Fear Factory

Black Sabbath Reunion Tour

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NEC Arena Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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Dec 04, 1997
Black Sabbath / Fear Factory

The Reunion Tour

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National Exhibition Centre (NEC) Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Jul 18, 1997
Black Sabbath Virginia Beach Ampitheater Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Jul 01, 1997
Black Sabbath
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Germain Amphitheater Columbus, Ohio, United States
Jun 29, 1997
Ozzy Osbourne / Black Sabbath / Marilyn Manson / Pantera / Type O Negative / Fear Factory / Machine Head / Powerman 5000 / Coal Chamber / Slo Burn / Drain STH / Downset / Neurosis / Vision of Disorder
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Glen Helen Amphitheater Los Angeles, California, United States
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Jun 28, 1997
Ozzfest 97
Ozzy Osbourne / Black Sabbath / Marilyn Manson / Pantera / Type O Negative / Fear Factory / Machine Head / Powerman 5000 / downset. / Neurosis / SLO-Burn / Coal Chamber / Drain STH / Vision of Disorder
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Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Jun 26, 1997
Black Sabbath / Ozzy Osbourne / Pantera
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Ak-Chin Pavilion Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Jun 26, 1997 –
Jun 27, 1997
Ozzfest 1997
Ozzy Osbourne / Marilyn Manson / Pantera / Black Sabbath / Machine Head / Fear Factory / Powerman 5000 / Coal Chamber / Type O Negative / downset. / Vision of Disorder / Slo Burn / Drain STH
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Ozzfest 1997 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Jun 24, 1997
Ozzfest '97
Black Sabbath / Ozzy Osbourne / Marilyn Manson / Pantera / Type O Negative / Fear Factory / Machine Head / Powerman 5000 / Coal Chamber / Slo Burn / Drain STH / downset. / Neurosis / Vision of Disorder
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Empower Field at Mile High Denver, Colorado, United States
Jun 22, 1997
Ozzfest 1997
Vision of Disorder / Powerman 5000 / Coal Chamber / Drain STH / downset. / Neurosis / Machine Head / Black Sabbath / Marilyn Manson / Ozzy Osbourne / Pantera / Type O Negative / Fear Factory / Slo Burn
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Jun 21, 1997
Ozzfest 1997
Black Sabbath / Marilyn Manson / Ozzy Osbourne / Pantera / Machine Head / Fear Factory / Powerman 5000 / Type O Negative / Coal Chamber / Neurosis / downset. / Vision of Disorder / Drain STH / Sloburn
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Alpine Valley Music Theatre East Troy, Wisconsin, United States
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Jun 20, 1997
Ozz festival
Black Sabbath / Neurosis / marylyn manson / Pantera / Coal Chamber / Downset / Vision of Disorder / Machine Head
Alpine Valley Music Theatre East Troy, Wisconsin, United States
Jun 19, 1997
Ozzfest 1997
Black Sabbath / Coal Chamber / downset. / Drain S.T.H. / Fear Factory / Machine Head / Pantera / Marilyn Manson / Neurosis / Ozzy Osbourne / Pantera / Powerman 5000 / SLO-Burn / Type O Negative / Vision of Disorder
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New World Music Theatre Tinley Park, Illinois, United States
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Jun 17, 1997
Black Sabbath Germain Amphitheater Columbus, Ohio, United States
Jun 15, 1997
Ozzfest 1997
Ozzy Osbourne / Pantera / Powerman 5000 / Neurosis / downset. / Vision of Disorder / Slo Burn / Drain STH / Fear Factory / Coal Chamber / Black Sabbath / Marilyn Manson / Type O Negative / Machine Head
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Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
Jun 14, 1997
OZZfest 97
Black Sabbath / Ozzy Osbourne / Pantera / Type-O Negative / Fear Factory / Machine Head / Powerman 5000 / Coal Chamber / Slo Burn / Drain STH / Downset / Neurosis / Vision of Disorder
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Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts Center Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States
Jun 12, 1997
Ozzfest 97
Ozzy Osbourne / Black Sabbath / Pantera / Marilyn Manson / Type O Negative / Fear Factory / Machine Head / Powerman 5000 / downset. / Neurosis / SLO-Burn / Coal Chamber / Drain S.T.A. / Vision of Disorder
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Pine Knob Music Theatre Clarkston, Michigan, United States
Show Duplicates for Jun 12, 1997
Jun 10, 1997
Ozzfest
Marilyn Manson / Machine Head / Fear Factory / Black Sabbath / Neurosis / Ozzy Osbourne / Coal Chamber / Pantera / Vision of Disorder / downset. / Type O Negative / Powerman 5000 / Drain STH / Slo Burn
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Riverport Amphitheatre Maryland Heights, Missouri, United States
Jun 08, 1997
OzzFest
Coal Chamber / Pantera / Machine Head / Fear Factory / Ozzy Osbourne / Type O Negative / Powerman 5000 / Drain STH / Black Sabbath / Vision of Disorder / downset.
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Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre Camden, New Jersey, United States
Jun 07, 1997
Black Sabbath
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S&T Bank Music Park Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Jun 04, 1997
Ozzfest 97
Ozzy Osbourne / Black Sabbath / Marilyn Manson / Pantera / Type O Negative / Fear Factory / Machine Head / Powerman 5000 / Coal Chamber / Slo Burn / Drain STH / downset. / Neurosis / Vision of Disorder
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Deer Creek Music Center Noblesville, Indiana, United States
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 Maryland Heights, Missouri, United States
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Latest Setlist (07/05/2025):

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  1. Sabbra Cadabra
  2. War Pigs
  3. N.I.B.
  4. Iron Man
  5. Paranoid

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Concerts Per Year:

2025 3 concerts
2022 2 concerts
2021 3 concerts
2020 1 concert
2019 1 concert
2017 16 concerts
2016 95 concerts
2015 3 concerts
2014 33 concerts
2013 68 concerts
2012 13 concerts
2011 2 concerts
2010 1 concert
2008 14 concerts
2007 77 concerts
2005 47 concerts
2004 29 concerts
2001 37 concerts
2000 1 concert
1999 76 concerts
1998 20 concerts
1997 28 concerts
1996 1 concert
1995 94 concerts
1994 74 concerts
1992 63 concerts
1991 1 concert
1990 53 concerts
1989 63 concerts
1988 1 concert
1987 22 concerts
1986 49 concerts
1985 1 concert
1984 32 concerts
1983 82 concerts
1982 86 concerts
1981 48 concerts
1980 157 concerts
1978 106 concerts
1977 88 concerts
1976 47 concerts
1975 81 concerts
1974 57 concerts
1973 39 concerts
1972 85 concerts
1971 188 concerts
1970 196 concerts
1969 82 concerts
1968 20 concerts
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Comments & Reviews:

Aug 07, 2025

Hey fellow Sabbath fans,

I’m trying to track down more info about an epic moment that happened during Ozzfest on June 24, 1997 at Mile High Stadium in Denver.

During Black Sabbath’s performance of “War Pigs,” right when Ozzy sang “Satan laughing spreads his wings” and threw his arms in the air, a bolt of lightning struck—lighting up the sky and sending the crowd into a frenzy. I remember hearing it was caught on camera and even mentioned in a local newspaper (Rocky Mountain News or Denver Post), but I haven’t been able to find any footage or articles.

If you were there:

Do you remember that moment?

Did you see it happen?

Do you have any photos, video, or clippings from the show?

Was it ever shown on TV or published in the paper?

This moment has become part of Sabbath legend, and I’d love to help preserve it properly. Any memories or leads would be amazing!

Rock on 🤘

Jul 24, 2025

Black Sabbath did not show up for this gig.

Dec 02, 2020

Original line up, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Terry "Gezzer" Butler, Bill Ward

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