The final act of Black Sabbath will be held where it all started. The Ozzy Osbourne band has announced the last concert in their history. It will be held on 5 July 2025 at Villa Park, in the city where the band was born, Birmingham.
It will be the last opportunity in which you can see the historical line-up made up of Ozzy Osbourne with the guitarist Tony Iommi, the bassist Geezer Butler, the drummer Bill Ward. Name of the event: Back to the Beginning.
“The time has come for me to return to the beginning, to return something to the place where I was born,” says Osbourne in a press release. «How lucky I am to be able to do it with the help of the people I love? Birmingham is the real house of metal. Birmingham Forever ».
It will not only be a concert, but a real festival during which Ozzy will also perform alone. Metallica performances, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Alice in Chains, Halestrom, Lamb of God, Anthrax, Mastodon are planned.
Billy Corgan, David Draiman (Distbed), Duff McKagan, Fred Durst, Lzzy Hale, Jack and Lee, Jonathan Davis (Korn), KK Downing, Mike Bordin (Faith No More), Pope V (Ghost), Rudy Sarzo will also perform. , Sammy Hagar, Slash, Sleep Token II, Tom Morello, Wolfgang van Halen.
Tickets will be put on sale on February 14th. The revenues will go to charity in Cure Parkinson's, Birmingham Children's Hospital, ACOM Children's Hospice.