{"id":241177,"date":"2025-07-05T22:31:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T22:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/241177\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T22:31:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T22:31:10","slug":"watch-black-sabbath-play-final-ever-show-at-villa-park-in-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/241177\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Black Sabbath play final ever show at Villa Park in Birmingham"},"content":{"rendered":"

Black Sabbath<\/a> have played their final ever show together \u2013 see footage below.<\/p>\n

The historic gig, dubbed \u2018Back To The Beginning<\/a>\u2019, took place at Villa Park in their hometown on Saturday night (July 5), and it was the final farewell for the iconic heavy metal band, with founding members Ozzy Osbourne,<\/a> Tony Iommi<\/a>, Geezer Butler<\/a> and Bill Ward playing alongside each other for the first time since 2005.<\/p>\n

At the end of an epic day of music, Sabbath were welcomed to the stage shortly after 10pm, with air raid sirens and red strobe lights signalling their arrival. Within moments, the opening strains of \u2018War Pigs\u2019 filled Villa Park.<\/p>\n

Sabbath played a streamlined four-song set comprised of songs from their first two albums, including \u2018Iron Man\u2019 and \u2018N.I.B.\u2019, with the huge crowd throwing up devil horns and shouting every word.<\/p>\n

As they introduced \u2018Paranoid\u2019 to bring the show to an end, Osbourne told the crowd: \u201cIt\u2019s the last song ever. Your support has enabled us to live an amazing lifestyle, thank you from the bottom of our hearts\u201d.<\/p>\n

Watch footage from the final Sabbath show here:<\/p>\n

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BLACK SABBATH#BackToTheBeginning<\/a> #BlackSabbath<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/WfkVUyVGRQ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Duke TV (@OfficialDukeTV) July 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Watch Black Sabbath reunite and Ozzy Osbourne perform for the last time to close out tonight’s big Back To The Beginning event in Birminghamhttps:\/\/t.co\/CghAKTD8E5<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/QxWrA3n9ni<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Stereogum (@stereogum) July 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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#BackToTheBeginning<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/3Q4EdIS4h5<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sharon Osbourne (@MrsSOsbourne) June 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u271f \u271f Ready for today \u271f \u271f<\/p>\n

Photo: @RossHalfin<\/a> #BackToTheBeginning<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/IBxvWDpF24<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Tony Iommi (@tonyiommi) July 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Black Sabbath played:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018War Pigs\u2019
\u2018N.I.B.\u2019
\u2018Iron Man\u2019
\u2018Paranoid\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

A who\u2019s who of hard rock music history played sets at \u2018Back To The Beginning\u2019, including members of The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Rage Against The Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Blink-182 joining forces<\/a> for a Led Zeppelin cover and Yungblud leading another supergroup in a version of \u2018Changes\u2019<\/a>, which they dedicated to the late footballer Diogo Jota.<\/p>\n

The Prince Of Darkness has not played a full gig since 2018, and has undergone multiple surgeries<\/a>\u00a0and experienced numerous health problems, including\u00a0Parkinson\u2019s disease<\/a>\u00a0in recent years.<\/p>\n

In an interview with\u00a0The Guardian<\/a>\u00a0earlier this year,\u00a0Osbourne looked ahead to playing the last Black Sabbath show in good health<\/a>, saying: \u201cI\u2019ll be there, and I\u2019ll do the best I can. All I can do is turn up.\u201d From there, there were also suggestions that he \u201cmay be sitting down\u201d on stage, and rumours\u00a0that he\u2019d be performing from a \u201cthrone that flies over the stadium\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Before then, he\u00a0told fans that he was \u201cin heavy training\u201d for the forthcoming farewell concert<\/a>, and\u00a0was back in the gym<\/a>. Osbourne also\u00a0said he would only be \u201cdoing little bits and pieces\u201d with Sabbath<\/a>\u00a0at Villa Park amid his health problems: \u201cI am doing what I can, where I feel comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n

His wife and manager, Sharon, also said to\u00a0NME\u00a0that, although\u00a0he now \u201ccan\u2019t walk\u201d<\/a>\u00a0as a result of Parkinson\u2019s,\u00a0his illness \u201cdoesn\u2019t affect his voice\u201d<\/a>. \u201cHe wants to say thank you to everybody,\u201d she explained to us at Villa Park. \u201cHe didn\u2019t have that chance because of his illness, but now he does have the chance.\u201d<\/p>\n