Live music review: Black Sabbath

As the giant balloons fell from the ceiling, giving way to explosions of black and purple confetti, you had to ask yourself: is the administering of the last rites normally this much fun?
It’s ‘The End’ for Black Sabbath, finally turning in after almost half a century of riffs and drama. A packed 3Arena heaved and swayed as the band played Dublin for the first time in many years, and from the ailing first note of ‘Black Sabbath’, the crowd was hooked.