Black Sabbath will reunite for one final show at Villa Park on 5 July 2025.  Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward will play together for the first time in 20 years when they headline Back To The Beginning, where Ozzy Osbourne will play his own short set before joining with Black Sabbath for his final bow.
“It’s my time to go Back to the Beginning,” Ozzy Osbourne told us. “Time for me to give back to the place where I was born. How blessed am I to do it with the help of people whom I love? Birmingham is the true home of Metal. Birmingham Forever.”
Back To The Beginning will feature sets from Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Halestorm, Alice In Chains, Lamb Of God, Anthrax and Mastodon.
The all-day event will also feature a supergroup of musicians. Artists announced so far include Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins), David Draiman (Disturbed), Duff McKagan & Slash (Guns’ n Roses), Frank Bello (Anthrax), Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit), Jake E Lee, Jonathan Davis (Korn), KK Downing, Lzzy Hale (Halestorm), Mike Bordin (Faith No More), Rudy Sarzo, Sammy Hagar, Scott Ian (Anthrax), Sleep Token ii (Sleep Token), Papa V Perpetua (Ghost), Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine), Wolfgang Van Halen and Zakk Wylde.
“This will be the greatest heavy metal show ever,” Music Director Tom Morello said. Tickets go on sale at 10 am GMT on Friday 14th February 2025 at LiveNation.co.uk.
All profits will go to the following charities: Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn Children’s Hospice, a Children’s Hospice supported by Aston Villa.
