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Malay Mail
4 days ago
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- Malay Mail
Back to the beginning — and the end: Ozzy's last ride with Black Sabbath to stream worldwide
LONDON, June 7 — Ozzy Osbourne's final ever gig as Black Sabbath's frontman will be streamed worldwide after fans snapped up tickets for the hometown show, starring the original line-up, in just 16 minutes, the band said yesterday. Osbourne, who revealed in 2020 that he has Parkinson's disease, will join Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward for the all-day Back To The Beginning show in Birmingham, central England, where the heavy metal giants formed in 1968. The July 5 gig at Aston Villa Football Club's Villa Park stadium will also feature sets by US rockers Metallica, Guns N'Roses, Tool and Slayer among others, as well as a short solo set by Osbourne. It will be the original line-up's first show together in 20 years and Osbourne's swansong. 'With the concert ... selling out in under 16 minutes, those who missed out on being there in person can immerse themselves in what is set to be the greatest heavy metal show ever,' the band said Friday. Fans were able to buy live-stream tickets from 3pm (1400 GMT) on Friday for £24.99 (RM142), allowing them to watch the concert 'live', although with a two-hour delay from the start in the arena, and continue to view it for another 48 hours. 'We had such an overwhelming demand from fans from around the globe, who couldn't get tickets to the show, and they took to social media, pleading with us to broadcast a live-stream of the show,' said Osbourne's wife Sharon. 'Being this is such a historic event, we just couldn't let them down.' Black Sabbath have sold over 75 million albums worldwide and are widely recognised as one of the pioneers of heavy metal music. All profits from the show will go to charities including Cure Parkinson's and Birmingham Children's Hospital. Osbourne's diagnosis led to him pausing touring. But Sharon told the BBC the Villa Park gig would be his last. 'This is his full stop,' she was quoted as saying. — AFP
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ozzy Osbourne to reunite with Black Sabbath one final time, how to buy tickets for the all-star concert
The music world received a pretty big shock today when it was announced that the four original members of Black Sabbath, the heavy metal pioneers who first formed in 1968, would be reuniting for one final show later this year. Ozzy Osbourne, the group's singer who had previously announced his retirement from performing, dropped the reunion announcement today on Instagram. Osbourne has retreated from the stage in recent years as a result of a 2019 Parkinson's Disease diagnosis, but in today's news he stated that he would perform a solo set before being joined one last time by the rest of Sabbath's original lineup of Bill Ward, Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi at the Back To The Beginning Festival in Birmingham, England this summer. The heavy metal festival will take place on July 5 and will feature an unbelievable lineup of talent, including Metallica, Slayer, Pantera and Anthrax, among others. Here's what you need to know about how to score tickets to what will surely be a historic night celebrating some of rock and roll's earliest pioneers. The four original members of Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, will reunite for the Back To The Beginning heavy metal festival on July 5 at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. Artist presale tickets for Back To The Beginning, which will include Black Sabbath's final show, go on sale on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. Priority from O2 presale tickets will be on sale Wednesday, Feb. 12, 10 a.m., LiveNation presale will go on sale Thursday, Feb. 13 at 10 a.m. and tickets for the general public will go on sale Friday, Feb. 14 at 10 a.m. on and Sign up on Ticketmaster Since tickets have not yet gone on sale, ticket prices for the Back To The Beginning Festival are not currently available. Black Sabbath will headline the Back To The Beginning Festival, and Ozzy Osbourne is also scheduled to perform a solo set.. The bill also includes performances by Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Halestorm, Alice In Chains, Lamb Of God, Anthrax, and Mastodon and special appearances from Smashing Pumpkins' front man Billy Corgan, Disturbed's David Draiman, Guns N' Roses' Slash and Duff McKagan, Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst, Korn's Jonathan Davis, Sammy Hagar, and Wolfgang Van Halen, son of Eddie van Halen. Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello will serve as the festival's music director.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ozzy Osbourne and original members of Black Sabbath reunite to headline final show
Ozzy Osbourne has announced his final show — and it will feature a reunion of the original lineup of Black Sabbath for the first time in 20 years. Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward will finally play together onstage again at a one-day festival this summer featuring an all-star lineup of metal bands, including Metallica, Pantera, Slayer, Gojira and Halestorm. The show, called Back to the Beginning, will take place at Villa Park in Aston, Birmingham on July 5, the same city where Black Sabbath was born in 1968. Osbourne, who has had to slow down on touring since being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2020, will perform a short solo set at the beginning before being joined by the other members of Black Sabbath. "It's my time to go Back to the Beginning ... time for me to give back to the place where I was born," Osbourne said in a statement announcing the show. "How blessed am I to do it with the help of people whom I love. Birmingham is the true home of metal. Birmingham Forever." The group pioneered heavy metal music in the early 1970s with hits such as War Pigs, Paranoid and Iron Man. They went on to become one of the most successful metal bands of all time, selling more than 75 million albums worldwide over the years. Black Sabbath performs in Copenhagen, October 1975. (Jorgen Angel/Redferns/Getty Images) Many of the bands slated to perform alongside them at Villa Park have cited Black Sabbath as an inspiration. "Our admiration for @BlackSabbath runs deep, and we can't wait to join them in Birmingham," Metallica shared in an Instagram post announcing their presence at the show. Music director Tom Morello, known for his tenure with Rage Against the Machine, promised it would be "the greatest heavy metal show ever." Black Sabbath were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, after first being nominated in 1999. Members of the band Black Sabbath Iommi, Osbourne, Butler and Ward react after being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the 2006 induction ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York on March 13, 2006. (Mike Segar/Reuters) Black Sabbath's rocky history Black Sabbath's reunion is all the more exciting for fans who have been along for the ups and downs of the iconic group. This isn't the first time the band has announced a final performance; three of the four original members reunited for a tour in 2016-2017 called "The End." But drummer Bill Ward was not present due to a falling out with Osbourne, which included the two arguing through public Facebook posts in 2015. Butler, Iommi, Osbourne and Ward sit at Regents Sounds during sessions for their album Paranoid on June 17, 1970 in London. () Tensions between members have caused schisms multiple times across the band's history. The first came when Osbourne was fired as lead singer in 1979 due to a drug problem and erratic behaviour. Although Black Sabbath continued to release albums with a rotating cast of band members, the original lineup wouldn't reunite again until 1997, apart from a brief 1992 appearance together. The four released a live album, Reunion in 1998. In 2009, Osbourne sued his bandmate, guitarist Iommi, over royalties. He claimed he should have half ownership over the trademarked name, which Iommi had registered in the U.S. in 2000. Iommi contended that he was the only founding band member who had continuously stayed with the group since its inception. The two had amicably resolved the legal battle by the next year. All four members announced in 2011 that they would reunite for a new album and a world tour. However, Ward departed before work began on the album 13, citing a contract dispute and health issues. Osbourne performs during in Papp Laszlo Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest on June 1, 2016 during the European leg of Black Sabbath's farewell tour. (Balazs Mohai/The Associated Press) As a solo artist, Osbourne has released 13 albums, with the latest, Patient Number 9, coming out in 2022. Following the announcement of the reunion concert this summer, Iommi said in a statement Wednesday that "it's been an incredible journey, but it's only fitting that it ends here, where it all began in Aston. "None of this would've been possible without Ozzy, Geezer, and Bill. What we created together was bigger than any one of us, and I'll always be grateful for that." July's show will raise funds for Cure Parkinson's, Birmingham's Children's Hospital and Acorns Children's Hospice.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Black Sabbath to Reunite for Final Show with Metallica, Slayer, and Pantera
The post Black Sabbath to Reunite for Final Show with Metallica, Slayer, and Pantera appeared first on Consequence. The original Black Sabbath lineup — Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward — will reunite for a final show on July 5th at Villa Park in the band's hometown of Birmingham, England. The all-star bill will also feature an Ozzy solo set, Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, and many of the other biggest names in heavy metal and rock music. The rest of the lineup will include Gojira, Halestorm, Alice in Chains, Lamb of God, Anthrax, and Mastodon, making for one of the biggest metal gatherings of all time. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 14th, at 10am local time. The concert — dubbed 'Back to the Beginning' — will mark Black Sabbath's first show since they wrapped up their farewell tour in February 2017, although that outing did not include Bill Ward. In fact, the last time the original lineup performed was 20 years ago at Ozzfest 2005. Meanwhile, Ozzy hasn't played a full show since the end of 2018, after a series of health setbacks forced him to postpone and eventually cancel the remainder of his own farewell tour. 'It's my time to go Back to the Beginning….time for me to give back to the place where I was born,' Ozzy stated. 'How blessed am I to do it with the help of people whom I love. Birmingham is the true home of metal. Birmingham Forever.' Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello will serve as musical director of the concert, noting, 'This will be the greatest heavy metal show ever.' In addition to the aforementioned acts, the all-day music event will also feature Morello, Billy Corgan, David Draiman, Duff McKagan and Slash, Fred Durst, Jonathan Davis, Jake E. Lee, K.K. Downing, Mike Bordin, Rudy Sarzo, Sammy Hagar, Sleep Token's ii, Ghost's Papa V Perpetua (revealing the frontman's new identity), Wolfgang Van Halen, and Zakk Wylde, with more to be announced shortly. Profits from the show will benefit CureParkinson's, Birmingham Childrens Hospital, and Acorn Childrens Hospice. Black Sabbath to Reunite for Final Show with Metallica, Slayer, and Pantera Spencer Kaufman Popular Posts Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar Win Big at 2025 Grammys: See Full Winners List Buffy the Vampire Slayer Revival with Sarah Michelle Gellar Coming to Hulu Tame Impala Score First-Ever Grammy Win Doechii Brings the House Down with "CATFISH" at the 2025 Grammys: Watch P!NK Steals the Show with Cover of 'Babe I'm Gonna Leave You' at FireAid: Watch Nirvana's Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear Reunite for Surprise Performance at FireAid: Watch Subscribe to Consequence's email digest and get the latest breaking news in music, film, and television, tour updates, access to exclusive giveaways, and more straight to your inbox.
