{"id":63193,"date":"2025-04-30T14:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T14:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/63193\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T14:58:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T14:58:08","slug":"heres-how-many-songs-ozzy-osbourne-is-likely-to-sing-at-final-black-sabbath-show-according-to-sammy-hagar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/63193\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s how many songs Ozzy Osbourne is likely to sing at final Black Sabbath show, according to Sammy Hagar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/sammy-hagar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sammy Hagar<\/a> has revealed how many songs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ozzy-osbourne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ozzy Osbourne<\/a> is likely to sing at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/black-sabbath\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Sabbath<\/a>\u2018s final-ever live show this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/black-sabbath\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Van Halen<\/a> singer appears on the stacked line-up for <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\">the legendary metal band\u2019s last concert together<\/a> \u2013 which will take place at Villa Park stadium in Aston, Birmingham on July 5.<\/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>Dubbed \u2018Back To The Beginning\u2019, the forthcoming event will see Sabbath\u2019s most iconic line-up \u2013 comprising Osbourne, guitarist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/tony-iommi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tony Iommi<\/a>, bassist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/geezer-butler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Geezer Butler<\/a> and drummer Bill Ward \u2013 appear on stage with each other for the first time in two decades.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Hagar on the bill are the likes of <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\/alice-in-chains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alice In Chains<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/gojira\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gojira<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/anthrax-added-to-black-sabbaths-back-to-the-beginning-final-gig-line-up-3854739\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anthrax<\/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\/GUNS-N-ROSES\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guns N\u2019 Roses<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/KORN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KoRn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/guns-n-roses-tool-and-jason-momoa-lead-new-additions-to-all-star-line-up-for-ozzy-osbourne-and-black-sabbaths-final-gig-3838660\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tool<\/a> and many more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/rage-against-the-machine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rage Against The Machine<\/a> guitarist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/tom-morello\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Morello<\/a> is serving as musical director \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/tom-morello-honoured-to-serve-as-musical-director-of-black-sabbaths-final-ever-show-3845587\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a role he is \u201chonoured\u201d to have taken on<\/a> \u2013 and will perform live on the day too.<\/p>\n<p>Now, in an interview on the <a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/sammy-hagar-new-song-ozzy-back-to-the-beginning-concert-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loudwire Nights<\/a> radio show, Hagar has shed some light on his preparations for the historic date \u2013 and discussed how many songs Osbourne himself will be singing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the word started leaking out, Tom Morello calls me and says, \u2018Hey man, would you interested\u2019?\u201d he explained. \u201cI went, \u2018Yes!\u2019 He didn\u2019t have to say what. Would you be interested? \u2018Yes, Tom, I\u2019m all in\u2019. I was so flattered that I was one of the early guys on.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DFseZkxofQE\/?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>Hagar revealed that he had been \u201cstudying\u201d Osbourne and the Prince Of Darkness\u2019 vocal techniques ahead of the big gig.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody asks, \u2018What do you listen to?\u2019 Him. I\u2019m listening to Ozzy until the 5th [July],\u201d he continued. \u201cI got to learn his phrasing. His melodic structures are so unique, he\u2019s such a unique singer. I\u2019m so honoured.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hagar teased that Osbourne was hoping to sing five songs in total, including his 1991 solo track \u2018No More Tears\u2019 from his sixth album of the same name.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI chose to do \u2018No More Tears\u2019 and Tom goes, \u2018Oh, that would be great\u2019, and then he comes back and says, \u2018Guess what? Ozzy\u2019s going to try and sing five songs and he wants to sing \u2018No More Tears\u2019,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said, \u2018OK, \u2018Flying High Again\u2019 [1981], and he goes, \u2018You got it\u2019. So right now, I\u2019m singing \u2018Flying High Again\u2019. If Ozzy changes his mind, I\u2019ll sing \u2018Flying High Again\u2019 and \u2018No More Tears\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Hagar said that he\u2019d been offered to perform one of his own tracks as well. He added that he was looking at dusting off some of his older material that was part of the same era as Black Sabbath.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3836937 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ozzy-osbourne@2000x1270.jpg\" alt=\"Ozzy Osbourne performing live on stage \" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"  \/>Ozzy Osbourne performs live. CREDIT: Dia Dipasupil\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought I would sing [Montrose\u2019s 1973 song] \u2018Rock Candy,&#8217;\u201d he told the station. \u201cMontrose and Sabbath were from the same kind of era\u2026 I\u2019m so excited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The latest \u2018Back To The Beginning\u2019 update comes shortly after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/sharon-osbourne-cancels-tour-last-minute-family-issues-ozzy-in-training-for-final-show-3857417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Osbourne revealed that he was \u201cin heavy training\u201d for Black Sabbath\u2019s farewell show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Talking on SiriusXM\u00a0(via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/ozzy-osbourne-training-regimen-back-to-the-beginning-concert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loudwire<\/a>), the 76-year-old vocalist opened up about his preparations for the huge gig following multiple surgeries and health problems \u2013 including Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t done anything for, jeez, it\u2019s gonna be seven years,\u201d Osbourne explained. \u201cI\u2019ve been through all these surgeries. It really is like starting from scratch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/tools-maynard-james-keenan-says-it-may-take-modern-miracles-to-get-ozzy-osbourne-onstage-for-black-sabbaths-final-gig-3858571\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tool\u2019s Maynard James Keenan recently said it may take \u201cmodern miracles\u201d to get Osbourne on stage<\/a> once again. \u201cWe\u2019ll have this conversation, but I don\u2019t know that this [concert is] gonna happen,\u201d he commented [\u2026] \u201cThis is gonna be a challenge for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It had previously been reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ozzy-osbourne-is-starting-to-get-in-the-gym-again-for-final-black-sabbath-gig-hes-the-real-life-iron-man-3841513\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Osbourne was back in the gym in the run-up to the massive Birmingham event<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Osbourne\u2019s longtime collaborator and guitarist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ozzy-osbournes-guitarist-zakk-wylde-teases-that-the-frontman-could-be-in-a-throne-that-flies-over-the-stadium-for-final-gig-3848626\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zakk Wylde, has since teased that the Prince Of Darkness may perform from a \u201cthrone that flies over the stadium\u201d<\/a> at the summer concert. Earlier, <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\">Ozzy told fans that he would only be \u201cdoing little bits and pieces\u201d with Sabbath<\/a>\u00a0at Villa Park amid his health issues. \u201cI am doing what I can, where I feel comfortable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am trying to get back on my feet. When you get up in the morning, you just jump out of bed. I have to balance myself, but I\u2019m not dead. I\u2019m still actively doing things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This came after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ozzy-osbourne-says-he-cant-walk-ahead-of-black-sabbaths-final-show-sharon-says-illness-doesnt-affect-his-voice-3835987\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Osbourne revealed that he now \u201ccan\u2019t walk\u201d<\/a> as a result of Parkinson\u2019s \u2013 but his wife and manager, Sharon, has assured fans that his illness \u201cdoesn\u2019t affect his voice\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>When\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\">speaking to\u00a0NME with Tony Iommi at Villa Park<\/a> in February, Sharon said her husband was doing \u201creally great\u201d at the time. She told us that Ozzy was feeling \u201cvery emotional\u201d about the last Sabbath set, and that it was \u201cwhat he wants\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wants to say thank you to everybody,\u201d Sharon told\u00a0NME. \u201cHe didn\u2019t have that chance because of his illness, but now he does have the chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking further about Ozzy\u2019s health, she added: \u201cHe\u2019s got Parkinson\u2019s, which we all know, but he\u2019s great and it doesn\u2019t affect his voice.\u201d Iommi then told\u00a0NME\u00a0that the Sabbath show would \u201cdo him good\u201d, explaining: \u201cThat\u2019s what it\u2019s all about: he wants to get out and do something.\u201d<\/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>Sharon went on: \u201cHe feels like he\u2019s never had a chance to thank the fans; to say \u2018thank you for this unbelievable life.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in NME\u2018s interview, Sharon said that \u2018Back To The Beginning\u2019 would be \u201cjust about celebrating the old music that still lives on\u201d \u2013 rather than Black Sabbath releasing any new material to coincide with the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou get to a stage in your career where whatever you do just doesn\u2019t stand up to what you did before,\u201d she told\u00a0NME. \u201cTo be able to rest on your laurels and say, \u2018People still love that and it\u2019s still selling and we can\u2019t do better than what we\u2019ve done\u2019, that\u2019s enough.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a celebration \u2013 of the genre and the pioneers who started it and passed it on to all these bands. Usually this thing is done when you\u2019re dead \u2013 so it\u2019s nice that these guys can be alive to be appreciated!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Iommi added: \u201cI was just thinking that! We\u2019re having it before we go now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Black Sabbath\u2019s \u2018Back To The Beginning\u2019 will be hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/films\/aquaman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aquaman<\/a> actor Jason Momoa \u2013 who recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/jason-momoa-black-sabbath-final-gig-host-minecraft-metal-3852063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told NME that it was going to be \u201cthe greatest show in the world\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/halestorms-lzzy-hale-on-black-sabbaths-final-show-to-be-the-only-woman-asked-to-be-there-is-an-honour-3859263\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Halestorm\u2018s Lzzy Hale has reflected on the \u201chonour\u201d of being the only woman asked to perform at Black Sabbath\u2018s final-ever concert<\/a>, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/tom-morello-teases-huge-superstars-for-final-black-sabbath-show-3850487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Morello has teased \u201csome huge superstars who are gonna be surprises\u201d on the day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sammy Hagar has revealed how many songs Ozzy Osbourne is likely to sing at Black Sabbath\u2018s final-ever live&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63194,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3936],"tags":[77,3981,269,453,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-63193","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":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63193","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=63193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}