Inside Ozzy Osbourne’s final show: All about the Black Sabbath reunion (and his parting words to fans) The heavy metal icon died just weeks after taking his final bow in Birmingham. Ozzy Osbourne is getting the band together for a final time. Black Sabbath, the pioneers of heavy metal, will reunite in Birmingham, England, on July 5. It'll be the first time in 20 years that the original lineup — Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward and Osbourne — plays a show together. And The 1968 incarnation of the band, fronted by Ozzy Osbourne, will record new material with legendary producer Rick Rubin and play the 10th Download festival next summer. Some Black Sabbath fans got commemorative tattoos after the band's final show in Birmingham this month. 40,000 fans turned out at the venue in Birmingham which saw Ozzy singing with his fellow We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. 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. The band will take to the stage to headline BACK TO THE BEGINNING on July 5th at Villa Park. On Saturday 5 July, something historic is happening in Birmingham. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to BirminghamWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. Not just a concert, not just a homecoming — but the final live performance of Ozzy Osbourne, back where Ozzy Osbourne To Say Goodbye With Two Final Shows In Birmingham There’s no word on when or where yet, but the Prince of Darkness will bow out in his hometown. Heavy metal fans crossed continents to converge on Birmingham, England, and throw devil horns in honor of the Prince of Darkness and Black Sabbath. Osbourne’s death comes weeks after he performed his farewell show with the original Sabbath founding members at their Back to the Beginning charity event in Birmingham, benefiting Acorns Ozzy Osbourne is returning to where it all started for the conclusion of Black Sabbath. The famed metal singer and the band will be reuniting for one final, epic show that has been titled Back to Discover how Ozzy Osbourne said goodbye to the world in his final concert. Setlist, emotional moments, and the legacy of the ‘Prince of Darkness’ in a historic show in Birmingham. Osbourne also shared one final post to social media before his death. The simple post, sans caption, honored his rock roots with a promotional poster for the final Black Sabbath show. Ozzy Osbourne performed his final show with Black Sabbath bandmates at Birmingham concert, featuring guest performances from Metallica, Guns N' Roses, and more despite health challenges. Ozzy Osbourne is coming to Villa Park in Birmingham on Jul 05, 2025. Find tickets and get exclusive concert information, all at Bandsintown. In February 2025, he and the band announced one final performance, a benefit concert for Cure Parkinson's, Birmingham Children's Hospital and Acorns Children's Hospice. Just weeks before his death, Ozzy Osbourne said farewell to performing live in a farewell show in his hometown of Birmingham, U.K. Here are moments from that final show. Ozzy Osbourne ’s health issues have been well documented in recent years, but the ‘Prince Of Darkness’ vowed he’d return to the stage for a royal send off at some point in the future. That time has come. Heavy metal heavyweights from past and present will come together at Birmingham’s Villa Park on 5 July 2025 to celebrate pioneers Black Sabbath in their final ever show titled Back to the Beginning was a benefit concert by the English rock band Black Sabbath, with a number of supporting artists. It took place on 5 July 2025 at Villa Park in Aston, Birmingham, England, very near where the band was formed in 1968. The event concluded with the final live performances of both the band and lead singer Ozzy Osbourne; it also marked the first time since 2005 that the When was Ozzy Osbourne’s final stage held? Farewell tour, heartfelt tributes and more explored as Black Sabbath singer dies at 76 Just weeks before his death, Ozzy Osbourne closed his live show days with a big goodbye, joining Black Sabbath one more time on stage in Birmingham.
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