Two of heavy metal’s most seasoned icons performing at London’s biggest venue makes tonight one of the more anticipated gigs of the year for fans of the genre’s heyday, but the magnitude of the show has gained new meaning three days since the announcement of Ozzy Osbourne’s passing. Unsurprisingly, the Prince of Darkness and Black Sabbath are heavily represented amongst the sea of punters adorned in merchandise of tonight’s co-headliners.
As the black curtain obscuring the stage drops to reveal a banner declaring, “Alice Cooper, Banned in England!”, the man himself slices through it to roars of approval before kicking into opening numbers ‘Lock Me Up’ and ‘Welcome to the Show’. The 77-year-old shock rock icon has no intention of letting the energy drop, as a smash-hit run of ‘No More Mr Nice Guy’, ‘I’m Eighteen’ and ‘Hey Stoopid’ leaves the crowd dumbstruck with glee.
The delightful theatrics that accompany his live shows are here in spades, from a superfan meeting their grizzly…
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