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05-02-2025
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Black Sabbath Announce Final Ever Show With Support From Metallica, Slayer & More
Heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath have confirmed details of their final-ever live show, which is set to take place this summer (July 5) with a plethora of support acts. The event will see the band's classic line-up – comprising frontman Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward – play live together for the first time in two decades. It will be held at Villa Park in their hometown of Birmingham, England. The news was announced on Wednesday morning (Feb. 5) at the venue by Iommi and Sharon Osbourne, the manager and wife of frontman Ozzy. The final live show has been dubbed 'Back To The Beginning.' More from Billboard An Ozzfest Oral History: Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne, Rob Halford, Randy Blythe & More on the Game-Changing Metal Fest Ye Boasts That He & Wife Bianca Censori 'Beat' the Grammys With Red-Carpet Stunt Bad Bunny Takes 'El Clúb' to No. 1 on Latin Airplay Chart 'It's my time to go 'Back To The Beginning'… time for me to give back to the place where I was born,' Ozzy said in a statement. 'How blessed am I to do it with the help of people whom I love. Birmingham is the true home of metal. Birmingham Forever.' Alongside Black Sabbath reuniting, the gig will play host to performances from dozens more icons of the genre, including sets from Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax, as well as the likes of Pantera, Lamb Of God, Mastodon, Alice In Chains, Halestorm and recent Grammy Award-winners Gojira. Other acts appearing at the all-dayer include Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, Disturbed's David Draiman, Guns N' Roses' Duff McKagan, and Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst. More names will be announced closer to the event. Songwriter and former Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello, meanwhile, will serve as music director for 'Back To The Beginning.' In a press release, he described the upcoming gig as set to be 'the greatest heavy metal show ever.' Tickets will be available via Live Nation from 10 a.m. (GMT) on Feb. 14. Profits from the show will go to the following charities: Cure Parkinson's, Birmingham Children's Hospital and Acorn Children's Hospice, a Children's Hospice supported by Villa Park and Aston Villa. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
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05-02-2025
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The Great Escape Festival: The Libertines' Peter Doherty and 120 New Names Join 2025 Lineup
The Great Escape festival in Brighton, England has announced hundreds of new names for their lineup including The Libertines' Peter Doherty, Jordan Adetunji, Lynks, The K's and more. The festival is also expanding its programme to run for an extra day, and will take place in the city on May 14-17. First held in 2006, the annual gathering showcases emerging talent across the city at a number of independent venues; previous performers at the festival include Charli XCX, Fontaines D.C., Sam Fender, Japanese Breakfast and more. More from Billboard ESNS 2025: Europe's Live Music Industry Unites to Boost Ties, Discover New Talent Ye Boasts That He & Wife Bianca Censori 'Beat' the Grammys With Red-Carpet Stunt Bad Bunny Takes 'El Clúb' to No. 1 on Latin Airplay Chart On May 14, The Libertines' Peter Doherty will perform at a special Spotlight Show curated by his record label, Strap Originals. It will feature acts such as Warmduscher and Trampolene at the Deep End venue on Brighton's beachfront. Tickets for the festival are on sale now. Further additions to the festival's bill include: Armlock Silver, Black Fondu, Bold Love, Donny Benét, Gore, Lemfreck, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Moonlandingz, Namesbliss, Rabbitfoot, Real Farmer, Shortstraw, Sunday (1994), The Pill, Westside Cowboy and more. The festival has also announced further details about the accompanying conference programme and a raft of speakers and curators for the event. Industry bodies The Council of Music Makers (MMF, MPG, FAC, Ivors Academy and the MU), Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), BBC Introducing LIVE and Youth Music all return as collaborators, alongside The Association of Independent Music (AIM). Themes across the panels will include the role of government policy in creative spaces, community building for artists and labels and more. See the full rundown at the festival's official website. The Great Escape has also shared news that warmup event, The Road To Great Escape, will take place in the preceding week, and returns to key cities Glasgow (May 9-10) and Dublin (May 12-13). The showcases will see a number of acts from the lineup performing live in their home cities before making the trip to England's south coast. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
