‘This is his full stop’

Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath reunite for a last time to play a collection concert in Birmingham on July 5th.

Heavy Metal Pioneerers will overwrite a spectacular one-day festival in Villa Park with dozens of bands, the inspired, including Metallica, Pantera, Slayer, Gojira and Anthrax.

The concert marks the first time that Black Sabbath’s original line -Up – Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – have played together in 20 years.

Osbourne, who has largely been forced to stop touring because of a combination of Parkinson’s and spinal cord injuries, will play a short solo set before joining his bandmates.

His wife, Sharon, told BBC News he was determined to put on one last show.

“He’s doing well. He’s really good, ”she said. “He’s so excited about this about being with the guys again and all his friends. It’s exciting for everyone.”

However, she said the concert would definitely be the 76-year-old’s last show.

“Ozzy didn’t have a chance to say goodbye to his friends, to his fans, and he feels there has been no full stop.

“This is his full stop.”

The concert, called back to the beginning, was announced at Villa Park on Wednesday by Sharon and Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi.

Rage against machineist Tom Morello, who serves as the musical director of the event, said it would be “the biggest Heavy Metal show ever”.

Revenue from the show will support Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn Children’s Hospice, a children’s hospice supported by Aston Villa.

Other actions on line-up include Alice in Chains, Halstorm, Lamb of Good and Mastodon.

In addition, the concert will include a “super group” with stars such as Billy Corgan, Slash, Fred Durst, Wolfgang van Halen and Tom Morello.

“It’s an endless amount of people,” Sharon Osbourne said. “They want to make some sabbat songs, some Ozzy songs, and they will all blend together.

“Different small groups come on, but they are all icons.”

Black Sabbath formed in 1968 and held their first general test in the Newtown Community Center, a stone’s throw from Villa Park.

They previously played a goodbye show to a sold -out audience of 16,000 people at the city’s NEC Arena in 2017.

The set consisted mainly of songs from their early days – including war pigs, nib and black sabbath – before finishing on their breakthrough hit and signature song, paranoid.

The concert came at the end of an extensive 81-date world tour, and Osbourne thanked the fans for their support in the band’s career.

“I have to tell you something what journey we have all had,” he said.

“We started this in 1968, and now it’s 2017 – I don’t think that man. But you know what? We wouldn’t survive if it wasn’t for the fan base. So if you’re a veteran fan, amazing.

After this concert, Osbourne released two solo albums – ordinary man and patient number 9.

He revealed his Parkinson’s diagnosis in 2020 and came back largely from tour after playing the closing ceremony for the Commonwealth Games in 2022.

However, He recently told Rolling Stone UK of his desire to return to the stage.

“I’ll take it one day at a time, and if I can perform again, I will,” he said. “But it’s been like saying goodbye to the best relationship of my life.”

He added, “I won’t get up there and make a half -hearted ozzy looking for sympathy. What is it (expressive) point in it? I don’t go up there in a (express) wheelchair.”