Rare Black Sabbath footage from 1976’s ‘Technical Ecstacy’ tour has emerged online

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Black Sabbath footage from their 1976 ‘Technical Ecstacy’ tour has now emerged online available for fans to view.According to Louder Sound, the newly unearthed live film was shot at the iconic metal band’s show at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California on November 9, 1976.

The venue held a 10,000 capacity and saw the likes of Bob Segar & The Silver Bullet Band and Boston open for the group.The footage shows a young, fresh-faced Ozzy Osbourne dominating the stage while adorned in what appears to be a navy blue jacket with a long white fringe hanging down across its wingspan.Of the night’s 14-song set, the newly released footage only shows Black Sabbath’s performances of ‘Symptom Of The Universe’, ‘Snowblind’, ‘All Moving Parts (Stand Still)’, ‘War Pigs’, ‘Gypsy’ and ‘Children Of The Grave’ – with the latter song previously available on YouTube for a few years now.The new 1976 ‘Technical Ecstacy’ tour footage also has the company Reelin’ In The Years’ watermark on it throughout the whole video.