Ozzy Osbourne announces final performance with the Black Sabbath

Ozzy Osbourne Announced that he will be reunited with the Black Sabbath for his last star-studded concert.

The 76-year-old Dark Prince retired from the tour in 2023 due to health issues but will last take the stage on July 5 in his hometown of Villa Park in Birmingham, England.

Osbourne confirmed via Instagram on Wednesday, February 5 that he will reunite with the guitarist’s classic lineup Tony Iommibass player Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward This is the first time I have participated in this “Back to Begin” concert since 2005.

“Restart” will donate to Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn Children’s Hospice, and tickets will be sold via Livenation on Friday, February 14 at 10 a.m. GMT.

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Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Pantera are among more than twenty acts planned to broadcast “the greatest heavy metal show ever” before Black Sabbath takes the stage. Anger against machine guitarist Tom Morello Will serve as the music director of the concert.

Participants will also see Billy Corgan Crushing pumpkin, bizkit of li row Fred Dustdisturbing lead singer David DraimanJudas Priest Guitarist KK Tangning and Alice on the chain and reduce and Duff McKagan From Guns N’Roses, etc. In the coming months, more behaviors will be added “back to the beginning”.

“It’s time for me to go back to the beginning…it’s time for me to give back to where I was born.” “How happy I am with the help of the people I love. Birmingham is the true home of metal. Birmingham forever.”

Birmingham’s historic location Villa Park is home to Premier League football club Aston Villa and hosts a major concert Bruce SpringstinBon Jovi and Pink in the past.

Osbourne returned to live after a severe spinal injury in an accident in 2019, which prevented him from touring for years.

Heavy metal icon plans to return to his way No more travel II Trek in 2023, but all of these shows had to be abolished due to ongoing health issues.

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“It’s probably one of the hardest things I have to share with my loyal fans. Everyone knows that four years ago, this month, I had a major accident and I was there to damage my spine. Stage. My The singing is good. But after three surgeries, stem cell therapy, endless physical therapy classes, and recently the groundbreaking cybernetics (HAL) treatment, I am still weak.”

Osborne then told Rolling stone Even if he couldn’t tour again, he didn’t give up returning to the stage, even if he couldn’t be on stage again.

“I have a day every day, if I can perform again, I will.”

The original lineup of Black Sabbath, founded in Birmingham in 1968, released their groundbreaking debut album of the same name in February 1970. Osbourne led the band in the band during his most successful business period, but quit his solo in 1979.

Black Sabbath with former Rainbow singer Ronnie James Dioformer dark purple singer Ian Gillan and Tony Martin By the 1990s, Osbourne placed the group at various locations before re-announced its long-awaited tour in 1997.

Drumist Ward later resigned from the Black Sabbath in 2012 due to a contract dispute, leaving only three-quarters of the band’s original lineup intact for the 2016 farewell tour.