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3/4 Of BLACK SABBATH Perform Together

By Jason Fisher •
3/4 of BLACK SABBATH performed earlier tonight at the O2 Academy in Birmingham, England as a warm-up for the band's upcoming appearance at the Download festival.

3/4 of BLACK SABBATH performed earlier tonight at the O2 Academy in Birmingham, England as a warm-up for the band's upcoming appearance at the Download festival. Tickets for the show reportedly sold out in 10 minutes earlier this month.

The setlist for the show was as follows:

01. Into The Void
02. Under The Sun
03. Snowblind
04. War Pigs
05. Wheels Of Confusion
06. Electric Funeral
07. Black Sabbath
08. The Wizard
09. Behind The Wall Of Sleep
10. N.I.B.
11. Fairies Wear Boots
12. Tomorrow's Dream
13. Sweet Leaf
14. Symptom Of The Universe (intro only)
15. Drum Solo
16. Iron Man
17. Dirty Women
18. Children Of The Grave

Encore:

19. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (intro only)
20. Paranoid

Commented BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler after the show: "Thank you, thank you, thank you Birmingham. Best fans ever — you brought out the best in us. It was a privilege playing for you tonight. Tony [Iommi, SABBATH guitarist] was a hero — you were the best medicine he has had. Proud to be a Brummie."