Black Sabbath fans who gathered in their masses for the band's Dunedin concert on Saturday night were well behaved, police say.
Senior Sergeant James Ure, of Dunedin, said several fans were ejected from Forsyth Barr Stadium because they were intoxicated, but there were no arrests.
Generally, the fans were well behaved, Snr Sgt Ure said.
"It was a good crowd with no major issues reported.''
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About 10,000 people were at the stadium to see three of the four founding members of the English heavy metal band - singer Ozzy Osbourne, lead guitar Tony Iommi and bass guitarist Geezer Butler - on the band's last tour.
Yesterday, Black Sabbath tweeted "Thanks Dunedin for a great last show on our Australia/NZ leg of THE END. Next Europe in June.''
Thanks Dunedin for a great last show on our Australia/NZ leg of THE END
— BlackSabbath (@BlackSabbath) April 30, 2016
Next Europe in June https://t.co/daDszWPd6O pic.twitter.com/Jx84T3x8kg
DVML marketing and communications manager Kim Barnes said DVML was "thrilled'' with the concert.
"The patrons appeared to have a fantastic time and were generally well behaved.''
The promoter, Live Nation, was "happy'' with the concert, she said.
Dunedin City Council environmental health and animal services manager Ros MacGill said the council received 14 noise complaints about the concert from Central Dunedin, Northeast Valley, Opoho, Pine Hill, Ravensbourne, Signal Hill and Wakari.
She believed more noise complaints had been received about Orientation Week events at the stadium.
Black Sabbath fan Mike McKenna, of Waitarere Beach near Levin, said the best part of the concert was meeting strangers on the stadium pitch.
His partner Lisa Holgate agreed.
"It was a really good crowd; they were really friendly and fun and we made some friends.''
The concert delivered on expectations,The couple attended the Dunedin show, rather than Auckland on Thursday, because they wanted to be at the last show of the Australia and New Zealand leg of the tour.
Ms Holgate said the stadium had exceeded her expectations and was much better venue than Westpac Stadium in Wellington, she said.
"It's a whole different feel. I loved it. I loved the roof. It was a great experience.''
Osbourne's performance was as good as could be expected for a 67-year-old frontman, she said.
"He's still got a great voice, he just doesn't have the energy,'' Ms Holgate said.
