Black Sabbath will reunite for one last time at the upcoming Back to the Beginning charity concert on July 5 at Villa Park in Birmingham, UK, marking both their final performance as a band and Ozzy Osbourne’s final appearance as a solo artist. According to Sharon Osbourne revealing to The Guardian, the event has now added Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and members of Soundgarden to its all-star lineup.
Curated by Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), who will serve as the show’s musical director, the lineup already includes major acts like Metallica, Slayer, Lamb of God, Mastodon, Pantera, and Anthrax. Ozzy, who has battled significant health issues in recent years, acknowledged he may be performing seated.
Ozzy explained the following to The Guardian:
“I’m used to doing two hours on stage, jumping and running around. I don’t think I’ll be doing much jumping or running around this time. I may be sitting down. We’re only playing a couple of songs each. I don’t want people thinking ‘we’re getting ripped off’, because it’s just going to be … what’s the word? … a sample, you’re going to get a few songs each by Ozzy and Sabbath.”
Feature Image Photo Credit: Ross Halfin
