The original Black Sabbath – Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – will play for the first time in 20 years. The band will take to the stage to headline BACK TO THE BEGINNING on July 5th at Villa Park. The all-star event will celebrate the true creators of heavy metal and will see Ozzy Osbourne play his own short set before joining with Black Sabbath for his final bow. This morning, at the home of Aston Villa, Sharon Osbourne and Tony Iommi announced that the original Black Sabbath – Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – will play for the first time in 20 years. Aston Villa have paid tribute to heavy metal legend and lifelong fan Ozzy Osbourne following his death at the age of 76. Osbourne’s family released a statement confirming he had passed away on Sharon Osbourne has revealed more details about Ozzy Osbourne ’s planned swansong concert at Aston Villa’s stadium Villa Park. At the London leg of her new stage show Cut The Crap earlier this week, Sharon told the audience at The Fortune Theatre that Ozzy will perform “two more shows” in Birmingham as a “goodbye” to his fans. This isn’t your typical rock gig. It’s a farewell decades in the making — Ozzy Osbourne’s last-ever performance, flanked by original Black Sabbath members. The show is tailored around Ozzy’s current health needs, with the legendary frontman performing seated, but the energy? Uncompromising. Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward all grew up within a few streets of each other, a stone's throw from the Aston stadium. Aston Villa paid a heartfelt tribute to Black Sabbath frontman and music legend Ozzy Osbourne, who passed away aged 76. Osbourne performed his final live show at Villa Park, a homecoming farewell Fans came from all over the world - if they could get tickets - for the all-day Back to the Beginning gig at Aston Villa's football stadium, a stone's throw from Ozzy's childhood home. Ozzy Osbourne has died at the age of 76, his family has announced, just weeks after the renowned ardent Aston Villa fan reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates at Villa Park. Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath played what they say was their final gig in front of 40,000 fans at at Aston Villa 's football stadium in Birmingham last night (Saturday July 5). Profits from Ozzy and Black Sabbath’s final performance will be donated equally to charities Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn Children’s Hospice – a Children’s Hospice supported by Aston Villa Football Club who call Villa Park their home. Aston Villa fans have called out for a statue to be erected of Ozzy Osbourne after the Black Sabbath show at Villa Park was a huge success. Aston Villa has paid tribute to longtime fan and rock legend Ozzy Osbourne, who died on Tuesday at age 76. Osbourne passed away just three weeks after he performed at Villa Park with the original lineup of Black Sabbath for the first time in 20 years. The show was billed as the band's farewell concert. The stadium is the home ground of Osbourne's favourite football team, Aston Villa, and has a capacity of around 40,000. Black Sabbath played their "last" gig in 2017 in Birmingham with Osbourne, guitarist Iommi and bassist Butler, but without Ward on drums. Can I still buy tickets for the concert? Aston Villa today announced that rock legend and Aston native Ozzy Osbourne will perform at Villa Park on Saturday, July 5. Osbourne will be joined by the original Black Sabbath members – Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – marking their first performance in 20 years. The band is performing at the stadium in Birmingham on 5th July, in Ozzy Osbourne's last gig. The band is performing at the stadium in Birmingham on 5th July, in Ozzy Osbourne's last gig. Black Sabbath’s Back to the Beginning concert will be held on Saturday 5 July at Villa Park, the home ground of Aston Villa FC. Osbourne has been a life-long supporter of the club. Premier League club Aston Villa have issued a heartfelt tribute to Ozzy Osbourne and his "special connection" to the club after the rock legend's death at the age of 76. The former Black Sabbath The Black Sabbath frontman's last gig was at Villa Park. He meant an awful lot to the people of Birmingham and never forgot his roots
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