Yesterday’s controversy of Bill Ward being missing in action on the images featured on the new Black Sabbath website has been given more context. A newly-issued statement from the Black Sabbath camp reveals Ward‘s omission was by his own request. The statement reads:
“At the request of Bill Ward, through his attorney, so as to not give the public the wrong impression about his involvement in the current Black Sabbath lineup, we have temporarily removed Bill Ward‘s images from the main pages of the blacksabbath.com official website. In accordance with Bill Ward‘s attorney’s request, we are doing so for the duration of the forthcoming shows.”
The band played their first show of their latest reunion tonight (May 19th) in Birmingham, England. According to fans in attendance the setlist for the proceedings ran 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” (partial)
15 – Drum Solo
16 – “Iron Man”
17 – “Dirty Women”
18 – “Children Of The Grave”
Encore:
19 – “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” (partial)
20 – “Paranoid“
