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Ozzy Osbourne shuts down 'rumours' after fans charged £25 to live stream Black Sabbath gig
Ozzy Osbourne has stepped in to shut down questions on where the cash generated from the Black Sabbath final gig live stream will be going.
The Prince of Darkness took to the comments section of his official Facebook page to quash concerns that all of the cash generated from the £24.99 pay-per-view tickets would be going into the artists' pockets.
Ozzy made it abundantly clear that all proceeds from the live stream would be going to the three charities already set to benefit from live ticket sales for the Back To The Beginning charity gig at Villa Park Stadium.
Read more: Black Sabbath Back To The Beginning live stream price, tickets, times and merchandise
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The concert, scheduled as a star-studded all-day event on July 5, 2025, will feature some of the biggest names in heavy metal.
They'll be performing for 40,000 fans, who snapped up tickets to the gig in less than 16 minutes with tickets priced from £197.50 right up to £2,932.50.
All profits from the gig will be donated between three charities: Acorns Children's Hospice, the Birmingham Children's Hospital and Cure Parkinson's.
When the live stream was announced, Sharon Osbourne said: "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 livestream of the show.
"Being this is such a historic event, we just couldn't let them down."
When the news was shared to Ozzy Osbourne's Facebook page, follower Flash Fairclough said: "If 100% of the proceeds from this aren't going to Cure Parkinson's and the children's charities associated with the gig, it should be free."
Ozzy responded: "100% of the proceeds from the live stream also go to Acorns Children's Hospice, Birmingham Children's Hospital and Cure Parkinson's as well."
As well as tickets to the live stream, the Back To The Beginning website also features limited edition merchandise bundles only available to streamers, including a special T-shirt and a collectible gig ticket.
Ozzy cleared up where cash made from those will be going too.
"Merch sales to Acorns Children's Hospice, Birmingham Children's Hospital and Cure Parkinson's as well."
Also in the comments section, Ozzy responded to those querying the show's line-up after Tool was omitted from a gig poster while Alice in Chains remained on it, despite cancelling their upcoming concerts.
Ozzy said: "Yes Tool is in, no Alice in Chains are not out."
