{"id":164678,"date":"2025-06-07T03:51:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T03:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/164678\/"},"modified":"2025-06-07T03:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T03:51:08","slug":"ozzy-osbourne-and-black-sabbath-announce-global-livestream-of-farewell-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/164678\/","title":{"rendered":"Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath announce global livestream of farewell show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/BLACK-SABBATH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Sabbath<\/a>\u00a0and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ozzy-osbourne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Ozzy Osbourne<\/a>\u2018s final concert, \u2018Back to the Beginning\u2019, taking place at Birmingham\u2019s Villa Park on July 5, will be livestreamed globally.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/black-sabbath-interview-sharon-ozzy-osbourne-tony-iommi-health-birmingham-villa-park-final-show-new-material-3835523\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sharon Osbourne and Tony Iommi tell us about Black Sabbath\u2019s finale: \u201cUsually this thing is done when you\u2019re dead\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It was announced earlier this year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/black-sabbath-final-show-birmingham-july-2025-metalla-slayer-pantera-line-up-tickets-3835042\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that the metal icons would be reuniting with their original line-up<\/a>\u00a0of Osbourne, guitarist Iommi, bassist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/geezer-butler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Geezer Butler<\/a>\u00a0and drummer Bill Ward. It will mark their first time playing live together in two decades, and come as the very last performance from the band and frontman.<\/p>\n<p>They will also be joined by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/metallica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metallica<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/slayer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slayer<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/pantera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pantera<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/gojira\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gojira<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/smashing-pumpkins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smashing Pumpkins<\/a>\u2018\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/BILLY-CORGAN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Billy Corgan<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/slash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slash<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/duff-mckagan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Duff McKagan<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/GUNS-N-ROSES\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guns N\u2019 Roses<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/alice-in-chains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alice In Chains<\/a>, members of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/limp-bizkit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Limp Bizkit<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/KORN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KoRn<\/a>, as well as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/rage-against-the-machine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rage Against The Machine<\/a>\u2018s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/tom-morello\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Morello<\/a> (who also acts as musical director of the concert).<\/p>\n<p>Now, it has been confirmed that \u2018Back to the Beginning\u2019 will be livestreamed for audiences to watch globally. Done on a pay-per-view basis, the livestream will be on\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/backtothebeginning.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Back to the Beginning website<\/a>, and tickets for the stream are on sale now.<\/p>\n<p>The raw livestream will begin at 3pm BST on July 5, and those who have bought livestream tickets will continue to have access of the concert footage in its entirety for another 48 hours afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DFu3ZyBzEea\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Back in February, Sharon Osbourne and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/tony-iommi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tony Iommi<\/a> spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/black-sabbath-interview-sharon-ozzy-osbourne-tony-iommi-health-birmingham-villa-park-final-show-new-material-3835523\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NME<\/a> about what to expect from the finale show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t say goodbye,\u201d Ozzy\u2019s wife and manager told\u00a0NME. \u201cLook at what they leave \u2013 it\u2019s a huge, great body of work that they\u2019ve left for the world. As long as you\u2019ve got that, it\u2019s never goodbye. It\u2019s there for eternity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When speaking about the format of the show, Sharon Osbourne said:\u00a0\u201cIt starts at noon, then you\u2019re going to see one icon playing with another icon, doing a Sabbath song and one or two of their own songs, and people playing with each other that you never you\u2019d see. Tom Morello is going to play with the drummer from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/TOOL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tool<\/a>\u00a0[Danny Carey] and they\u2019re going to have Billy Corgan with them \u2013 they\u2019re all from Chicago so they\u2019re all doing their bit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen you\u2019ll see Slash and Duff [McKagan] and whoever they choose to play with. David Draiman [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/disturbed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disturbed<\/a>] is going to come up and sing, Jonathan [Davis] from KoRn is going to be here and he could be playing with [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/RED-HOT-CHILLI-PEPPERS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Red Hot Chili Peppers<\/a>\u2019] Chad Smith or whoever! Alice In Chains are coming and they\u2019re playing as the band.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2025\/may\/02\/i-dont-want-to-die-in-a-hotel-room-somewhere-black-sabbath-on-reconciling-for-their-final-gig-and-how-ozzy-is-living-through-hell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian,\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ozzy-osbourne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ozzy Osbourne<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ozzy-osbourne-shares-health-update-ahead-of-final-gig-ill-be-there-and-ill-do-the-best-i-can-3859880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">addressed health issues, shed light on the structure<\/a>\u00a0of the \u201cfinal show\u201d, and reiterated that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ozzy-osbourne-only-playing-little-bits-and-pieces-with-black-sabbath-at-final-reunion-gig-3838506\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">it will not include any full sets with Sabbath or his solo band\u00a0<\/a>\u2013 revealing that he\u2019s looking to \u201cdo the best I can\u201d but that he \u201cmay be sitting down\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re only playing a couple of songs each. I don\u2019t want people thinking, \u2018We\u2019re getting ripped off,\u2019 because it\u2019s just going to be a sample,\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019re going to get a few songs each by Ozzy and Sabbath.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also epxlained that the reason this is his last live show is because of his health. \u201cI\u2019d love to say \u2018never say never\u2019, but after the last six years or so \u2026 it is time,\u201d he said. \u201cI lived on the road for 50-odd years, and I\u2019ve kind of got used to not picking up my bags and getting on the bus again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t smoke dope or do any of the rock star lifestyle any more. I\u2019m kind of like a homebody. I never go out. I never hang out in bars \u2013 I don\u2019t drink. So what the fuck is out there for me?\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s time for me to spend some time with my grandkids, I don\u2019t want to die in a hotel room somewhere. I want to spend the rest of my life with my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Black Sabbath\u00a0and\u00a0Ozzy Osbourne\u2018s final concert, \u2018Back to the Beginning\u2019, taking place at Birmingham\u2019s Villa Park on July 5,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":164679,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3936],"tags":[77,3981,269,453,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-164678","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-metal","10":"tag-music","11":"tag-rock","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114640052729555163","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}