For the first time in nearly twenty years, the original Black Sabbath lineup Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward will reunite on stage for one last historic performance. Ozzy Osbourne was an English heavy metal vocalist from Marston Green, Warwickshire. After he was fired from Black Sabbath early in 1979, Osbourne formed a solo band (initially known as Blizzard of Ozz) in November of that year with guitarist Randy Rhoads, bassist Bob Daisley and drummer Lee Kerslake. Since its inception, the group's personnel have changed frequently. The final lineup included Tickets may have sold out, but there will be a pay-per-view livestream to access Ozzy and Black Sabbath's 'Back to the Beginning' concert. The original Black Sabbath will reunite this July for a British heavy metal festival performance hailed as Ozzy Osbourne’s final concert. These are all of the supergroups playing at Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's 'Back to the Beginning' farewell concert in Birmingham. This is the official global all-day livestream of the sold-out event - Back to the Beginning.<br></br>Tune in to celebrate the true creators of heavy metal - witness Ozzy Osbourne play his own set before joining with Black Sabbath for his final bow, and the band's first performance in 20 years.<br></br>Back to the Beginning will feature sets from Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Slayer, Tool, Pantera Ozzy Osbourne and a reunited Black Sabbath will play their final concert in July. The show will take place at Villa Park in Aston, Birmingham on July 5 and feature the last-ever live performances from The Prince Of Darkness and Black Sabbath’s original lineup: Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward. Ozzy Osbourne will reunite with the fabled foursome for a final concert at Villa Park in Birmingham on July 5, accompanied by heavy metal royalty support acts. The final batch of tickets is on sale today (Friday, February 14), so it could make the perfect Valentine's Day surprise. Ozzfest 2024 lineup features Ozzy Osbourne, Motörhead, Megadeth, and Black Label Society among others. It promises an electrifying experience with iconic metal bands taking the stage in Austin, Texas. A Black Sabbath reunion billed as their final performance and Ozzy Osbourne's last ever featured Metallica, GNR, Steven Tyler, Slayer and other stars. Ozzy Osbourne has confirmed that the original Black Sabbath line-up will reunite for the star' 'final bow' at Villa Park Stadium this summer. On Saturday, July 5 2025, Ozzy will be joined by Tony Today (July 5), music history will be made as Ozzy Osbourne, the Prince of Darkness, will take to the stage for his final ever live performance, joined by the original Black Sabbath lineup for the first and last time in two decades, in the biggest metal event of all time. Icons of Metal come together to celebrate Ozzy Osbourne’s Final Performance July 5th at Villa Park. All Profits From The Show Will Be SHARED EQUALLY BETWEEN Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn Children’s Hospice. The July 5 mega-event's lineup is stacked with top-tier names, including Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira and Alice in Chains Fans celebrate Ozzy Osbourne at Northern California Ozzfests and a book signing | Archive The Black Sabbath singer was the founder of the annual tour Ozzfest, which is how many people in Northern OZZFEST, the iconic global touring hard rock music festival launched by Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, has today announced its full artist lineup, along with a first-look of its much anticipated OZZFEST experience. Most intriguing among the lineup is a Tool, Rage Against the Machine and Smashing Pumpkins supergroup, teased by Sharon Osbourne, who appears in the same interview. “ Tom Morello is going to be playing with Billy Corgan and you know the drummer from Tool [Danny Carey]. The headliner of the one-day festival in Birmingham, England, is the original lineup of Black Sabbath — singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler, and drummer Bill Ward Main stage Black Sabbath Ozzy Osbourne Marilyn Manson (Added to the line-up on June 15) Pantera Type O Negative Fear Factory Machine Head - were on second stage at the East Rutherford show and got cut off by Black Sabbath intro 2nd stage Powerman 5000 Slo Burn Drain STH downset. Neurosis Vision of Disorder Coal Chamber "That whole tour was like the Morbid Tour – it was a funeral on wheels This once-in-a-lifetime event marks Ozzy Osbourne’s final live performance and features the original members of Black Sabbath, as well as a star-studded lineup including Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Mastodon, Halestorm, Alice In Chains, Lamb Of God, and Anthrax.
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