{"id":44248,"date":"2025-07-06T20:44:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T20:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/44248\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T20:44:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T20:44:09","slug":"ozzy-osbournes-bids-farewell-with-black-sabbath-reunion-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/44248\/","title":{"rendered":"Ozzy Osbourne’s Bids Farewell With Black Sabbath Reunion Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tReuniting onstage for the first time in two decades, Black Sabbath<\/a> performed to a sold-out crowd of 40,000 with its all-star, one-day-only charity festival Back to the Beginning, held in Ozzy Osbourne<\/a>\u2018s hometown of Birmingham on July 5 and serving as a farewell concert to and celebration of the longtime rocker.<\/p>\n

\n\tHeld at Villa Park, the lineup billed heavy metal music royalty like Metallica, Alice in Chains, Guns N\u2019 Roses, Aerosmith\u2019s Steven Tyler<\/a>, The Smashing Pumpkin\u2019s Billy Corgan, Korn\u2019s Jonathan Davis, Wolfgang Van Halen, Yungblud and many others. Jason Momoa<\/a> was in attendance as the fete\u2019s host alongside Adria Arjona, with the Aquaman star hyping up the audience on stage and even starting a circle pit<\/a> in the crowd.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI\u2019m more than just a fan, man. I\u2019m obsessed with Black Sabbath and the bands that are here tonight,\u201d the Game of Thrones alum said<\/a>. \u201cMan, all of this is in our DNA. Every character that I\u2019ve ever played has been inspired by this music and built by this music.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tOsbourne, who was diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s disease in 2019, first sang solo, performing hits \u201cMr. Crowley\u201d and \u201cCrazy Train\u201d while sitting on a bat throne adorned with skull designs. Then, the original members of the pioneering hard-rock band took to the stage \u2014 including guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Terence \u201cGeezer\u201d Butler and drummer Bill Ward \u2014 to croon \u201cWar Pigs\u201d and \u201cParanoid.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cLet the madness begin!\u201d he yelled to attendees, per the Associated Press. \u201cI don\u2019t know what to say, man, I\u2019ve been laid up for like six years. You have no idea how I feel \u2014 thank you from the bottom of my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tPer Rolling Stone U.K.<\/a>, the birthplace of heavy metal has been looking forward to the last Sabbath and return of the Prince of Darkness for weeks, with murals and decor galore dotting the pride-filled city. The who\u2019s who rock event included pre-recorded tributes from famous fans as well, including Dolly Parton and Elton John, per the New York Times<\/a>, as well as Jack Black, who paid homage to Osbourne via a recreation of his iconic performance of \u201cMr. Crowley.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tOrganized by wife Sharon Osbourne and Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, the riotous affair was streamed worldwide with a two-hour delay and touted as final hurrahs for the seminal group and hometown hero himself.<\/p>\n

\n\tOsbourne last appeared at the 2024\u00a0Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction\u00a0ceremony, where he did not perform, and had to\u00a0cancel\u00a0his previously scheduled show at the Power Trip festival in 2023.\u00a0The year prior, he reunited with Iommi, and before that, the group\u2019s final showing was The End Tour\u2019s Birmingham concert in 2017 sans Ward.<\/p>\n

\n\tFounded in 1968 by Osbourne in Birmingham, which eventually became the inception point for British metal, Black Sabbath\u2019s demonic imagery and raucous sound made them a lasting influence within the genre. In the early 2000s, Osbourne\u2019s fame grew into the TV sphere with the four-season MTV reality show The Osbournes.<\/p>\n

\n\tAll profits from Back to the Beginning will be donated to Cure Parkinson\u2019s, Birmingham Children\u2019s Hospital and Acorns Children\u2019s Hospice.<\/p>\n

\n\tLater this year, Paramount+ is set to release<\/a> Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now, a documentary that will explore the Black Sabbath frontman\u2019s public persona to reveal the setbacks he has faced in recent years amid a series of medical issues.<\/p>\n