BLACK SABBATH / BLUE OYSTER CULT / Molly Hatchett / Shakin' Street

Capo Jul 01, 2022

A stop on the infamous Black N Blue tour. Not a happy bunch. It has come done now through the years that Sabbath felt they were the bigger band and should close all the shows instead of the taking turns approach they used, so their was bas blood between noot so much the bands as the crews, The story goes that when Sabbath was the 2nd billed act , with BOC headlining, Sabbath would overplay their set time, leaving BOC to have to cut short their paert of the show because of curfew and union overtime rules. Sabbath was petty, but all reports are BOC did not act in kind and stayed classy. Anyway BOC was headling this show. It was a very hot and humid afternoon going into the evening at this minor league baseball park. Shakin Street and Molly Hatchet were fine. As the sun set and moonsoon clouds moved in, Sabbath opened with War Pigs, and the overhead lightning seemed almost programmed with the music. It was errie and a little scary as the bolts were close. This was Ronnie James Dio's first tour has the new singer and was wonderful. As Sabbath ended their set, the skys opended up and we were all being soaked in the deluge. We waited for over an hour, in the rain, till finally the anouncment we dreaded blasted through the staduim, it was too dangerous for BOC to play on a stage that had become flooded and their was real danger of shock. So we were told to hold on to our stubbs and filed out soaked, dirty and disappointed. But we did get our BOC make up show in September. As a side note I think this was Sabbaths drummer Bill Wards last gig, as he just took off and Sabbath canceled a few show till they enlisted Vinne Appice to take the drums over. All in all, a wet, interesting night. Rock N Roll.