Over the past 30 years Ozzy Osbourne He said goodbye to the stage 4 times. Every time he came back. This time, the 76-year-old vocalist and metal father claims that the concert planned for July 5, 2025 at the stadium Villa Park In Birmingham he will be 100 % his last.
“This is my last encore; this is my chance to thank my fans for always supporting me and they were with me. I couldn’t do it anywhere else. I had to go back to the beginning” – he told the media.
How many times did Ozzy Osbourne say goodbye to the stage?
Group Black Sabbath It was founded in 1968, in 1980 Ozzy Osbourne began his solo career. Life like a rock star, however, firmly affected the vocalist’s health, so in 1992, the 43-year-old set off on the farewell route “No More Tours”. After a break lasting only three years, the musician returned to the stage again.
In 1999, Black Sabbath said goodbye to fans within the route “The Last Supper”which is part Ozzfest ’99but then after only two years the musicians returned to concerts.
After numerous perturbations in the composition, Black Sabbath released their last studio album in 2013 “13”, And three years later they set off on a farewell route, which stretched to 2017. It is worth noting that during these concerts there was a lack of Bill Ward, the original drummer of the band.
A year later, Ozzy wanted to say goodbye to concerts, offering fans “No More Tours II“. An unlucky accident, as a result of which the musician damaged his spine, the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease and Pandemia, however, crossed the chances of performing concerts.
However, the musician was still created and his last solo album “Patient Number 9” It was released in 2022.
Last farewell to Black Sabbath?
On July 5, 2025, Black Sabbath in the original composition (Ozzy Osbourne, Tony IOMMI, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward) will perform in the hometown of Birmingham at the Villa Park stadium. The greatest metal stars such as Metallica, Slayer, Panther Whether Tool. Osbourne himself will be able to sing only a few songs due to his health condition.
Where to watch the Black Sabbath concert?
Due to the huge interest in the event, a broadcast of the concert was also prepared. Access for around PLN 50 can be obtained on the official website of the project. According to the organizers: “That Ozzy’s fans around the world can experience this monumental event, live broadcast will be delayed by 2 hours from the start in the arena.” This means that in our time zone the transmission will start at 16:00. In addition, after finishing we will have the opportunity to see the concert again until July 7.
Who will perform at the last Black Sabbath concert?
According to information available on the web, the list of artists performing that evening on the stage is as follows:
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Mastodon
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Rival Sons
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Anthrax
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Halestorm
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Lamb of god
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Supergroup A
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Alice in chains
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Gojira
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Supergroup B
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Panther
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Tool
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Slayer
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Guns N ‘Roses
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Metallica
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Ozzy Osbourne
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Black Sabbath