Posted on 02/05/2025 4:12:06 PM PST by Mariner
Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath are reuniting for one last time, to play a fund-raising concert in Birmingham on 5 July.
The heavy metal pioneers will headline a spectacular one-day festival at Villa Park, featuring dozens of bands they inspired, including Metallica, Pantera, Slayer, Gojira and Anthrax.
The concert will mark the first time that Black Sabbath's original line-up - Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward - have played together in 20 years.
Osbourne, who has largely been forced to stop touring due to a combination of Parkinson's and spinal injuries, will play a short solo set before joining his bandmates.
His wife, Sharon, told BBC News he was determined to put on one final show.
"He's doing great. He's doing really great," she said. "He's so excited about this, about being with the guys again and all his friends. It's exciting for everyone."
However, she said the concert would definitively be the 76-year-old's final show.
"Ozzy didn't have a chance to say goodbye to his friends, to his fans, and he feels there's no been no full stop.
"This is his full stop."
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Awesome!
I feel like I’ve died and gone to hell.
Well, we all will someday, but it was odd that I was dreaming about Ozzy. I'm not even a big fan.
I thought Tommy Iommi was dealing with Cancer a few years back.
Can’t wait to miss it!
Gonna see if I can go…
I feel like I’ve died and gone to hell.
Here’s the question I ask all our contestants: What made you drop out?
Well a lot of people think it was the 400 acid trips I took.
But what was it really, Bob?
One day I played Black Sabbath at 78 speed, man.
And then what happened?
I saw God!
You saw God, well that sounds like true enlightenment to me Bob.
I thought that was off the record.
Black Sabbath in Paris, 55 years ago: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EPJXuTK8j5k&pp=ygUSMTk3MCBibGFjayBzYWJiYXRo
Black Sabbath headlined the very first show I ever saw as a 15yr old kid.
My buddy Randy and I hitch hiked from Modesto CA to downtown San Francisco...Winterland auditorium. The bill was Wild Turkey (some members of Jethro Tull), Yes with Rick Wakeman and Black Sabbath.
$5.50 at the door in 1971.
It was a raucous event. One for the ages.
Pretty amazing a Band formed in 1968 still has all original members still alive and functioning enough to “try” to pull this off.
Visions of old geezers, wheelchairs, walkers and oxygen bottles
“Visions of old geezers”
Yep, even Geezer Butler
Enjoying themselves...perhaps one last time for some.
Good for them.
Better than middle aged guys sitting around b.tching and moaning about politics :)
But at least we’re comfy in our homes with heat and hearth :)
Hey now, I didn’t take that many trips
and a Dr Thunder to enjoy while we mash our keyboards
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