Ultimate Rhoads

Jazznroll wrote:Old codgers like to boogie too i guess..

LMFAO @ that comment

i only found out about this forum last night and wanted to put the record straight i was there and if you want to know more talk to me on facebook

Kev I would like to know more about the venue and the history it has as a venue?

GUITARIDOL5682 wrote:This was the guys reply, he isn't ecstatic or big'in this event up, so i'm going with my first thoughts he full of it. Looking at his signed flyer which has turned into a promo photo ?.The signature looks ???.

"my signed randy flyer is in my photos take a look, so glad i got too meet him ,sharon talks about the gig in her book it was the first time they ever played live together,
Randy was amazing i was 3 feet away from him if only i had a camera back then
rock on!"

F'ing cool! Nice flyer!

Trigger wrote:Kev I would like to know more about the venue and the history it has as a venue?

Ian i have asked Kev to give us a blow for blow account of the gig etc. I'll just give him a reminder ok.

This is very interesting topic! Kevin, you witnessed some truly historic event! Too bad you dind´t have a camera with you back then... That must have been a really magical moment!

First Gigs from Law or The Law (future Blizzard Of Ozz)



Blackpool-England-08/??/1980

Cromer-England-08/??/1980

The Mayfair-Newcastle-UK-.08.15.1980

Rotters-Manchester-UK-08.19.1980

Reading Festival-Reading-UK-08.24.1980 (CANCELED )

Marcos Gillan wrote:First Gigs from Law or The Law (future Blizzard Of Ozz)



Blackpool-England-08/??/1980

Cromer-England-08/??/1980

The Mayfair-Newcastle-UK-.08.15.1980

Rotters-Manchester-UK-08.19.1980

Reading Festival-Reading-UK-08.24.1980 (CANCELED )

Hi Marcos Gillan - Those mentioned shows are from the Ozzy Osbourne cancelled earlier shows. This was done because of a hold up with the release of the Blizzard album in the UK. They all got cancelled apart from the mentioned Cromer and Blackpool gigs which happened under the name of 'The Law'. I have never understood how people can find posters of gigs which ended up cancelled and they can never put an exact date to those 'Law' gigs. An earlier thread mentions those shows here.
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2975&hilit=Rotters

Note that every name is spelled wrong.
The order for this poster obviously came over the phone!

Do you never read the full thread ???????????????..... LOL!!!

What did I miss Idol?

The bus or the total thread mentioned years ago 'obviously'.

Thanks buddy for the reply. I found these dates on a Facebook profile now I can not remember. It was always the same debate of what was the first concert with Ozzy Rhoads. I have a recording entitled Blizzard on First Stage, saying it was Apollo Glasgow, Scotland, sep.12.1980 and commented to someone who was the first show and that person (on Facebook) told me what was wrong and gave me the dates that I mentioned above. Now I do not know what it is first or not. Thanks for clarifying and the poster show (what's wrong with the names of the band members .. heheh). Greetings from Brazil to all friends.

Yeah the very first show that Ozzy did under the name of the 'Blizzard of Ozz' was the Glasgow Apollo gig. The full details of the concert dates are listed here from early Quiet Riot to Randy's last show with Ozzy.

viewtopic.php?f=35&t=2106

The big unanswered question remains for many years: What were the place and dates of the shows in Blackpool and Cromer? I read here that was in Blackpool Norbreck Castle, but this is a bar? A hotel? A pub? What would be the probable home in Cromer that "The Law" would have played?? Anyone know or heard of a concert hall here that would be appropriate for the event? Who could answer that, he lived and followed the band at the time of the events? That was actually the presentations, or know who did? Will I never know for sure what places / dates Ozzy and Randy stepped for the first time? It is this question of all true fans.