Ozzy Osbourne bids farewell to the stage with Black Sabbath's all-star Back To The Beginning show
6 July 2025, 14:39 | Updated: 7 July 2025, 17:59
Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning saw the iconic heavy metal band return to Birmingham for a hometown show at Villa Park, with an all-star line-up of rock legends.
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Last night (5th July), Aston Villa F.C.'s Villa Park witnessed heavy metal history as Ozzy Osbourne and the original members of Black Sabbath reunited for a once-in-a-lifetime farewell performance, Back To The Beginning: Ozzy’s Final Bow.
The all-day event, produced by Live Nation and hosted by hollywood actor Jason Momoa, featured a supergroup of legendary artists, including Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Tool, Slayer, Pantera, Andrew Watt, The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith , Disturbed's David Draiman, Tom Morello - who also curated the show - Gojira, Halestorm, Alice in Chains, Lamb of God, Anthrax and many more.
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Surprise appearances came from Ronnie Wood, Steven Tyler, YungBlud, with a special video tribute coming from Jack Black featuring Tom Morello's son Roman, Revel Ian, Yoyoka Soma & Hugo Weiss.
Yungblud encouraged the packed-out stadium to join him in a moving rendition of the ballad Changes, which first appeared on Sabbath's 1972 Vol.2 album.
Ozzy, who performed seated on his black throne, kicked off by shouting: "Let the madness begin," before treating the crowd to his solo tracks I Don't Know, Mr. Crowley, Suicide Solution and Mama, I'm Coming Home - all of which he'd performed for the first time since 2018 as well as his Crazy Train anthem.
Black Sabbath delivered a thunderous set at the sold-out event, which included performances of their anthems War Pigs, Iron Man, Children of the Grave, and a blistering finale of Paranoid.
Watch a clip of the band performing War Pigs below, courtesy of Universal Music Group/Mercury Studios:
Black Sabbath - War Pigs (live from Back To The Beginning)
Watch Black Sabbath performing Iron Man courtesy of Universal Music Group/Mercury Studios:
Black Sabbath - Iron Man (live from Back To The Beginning)
Fans can still celebrate with the band by watching the stream, which available on demand until midnight Monday 7th July.
Watch Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow now via www.backtothebeginning.com
Ozzy Osbourne's setlist at Back To The Beginning 2025:
- I Don't Know
- Mr. Crowley
- Suicide Solution
- Mama, I'm Coming Home
- Crazy Train
Black Sabbath's setlist at Back To The Beginning 2025:
- War Pigs
- N.I.B.
- Iron Man
- Paranoid
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