Original Black Sabbath Members Reuniting For Final Concert

The four original members of Black Sabbath will perform a final concert this summer at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, where the influential band formed in 1968. Billed as “Back To The Beginning – The Final Show,” the all-day event will take place on July 5 and feature additional performances by Metallica, Slayer, Pantera and many others.

Black Sabbath co-founders Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward will share the stage for the first time in 20 years. The “Back To The Beginning” farewell concert will feature a short Ozzy Osbourne solo set before he joins his bandmates for a final time.

“It’s my time to go Back to the Beginning … time for me to give back to the place where I was born,” Osbourne stated. “How blessed am I to do it with the help of people whom I love. Birmingham is the true home of metal. Birmingham Forever.”

The “Back To The Beginning” lineup also includes Gojira, Halestorm, Alice in Chains, Lamb of God, Anthrax and Mastodon.

The event will present an all-star supergroup composed of Billy Corgan (The The Smashing Pumpkins), David Draiman (Disturbed), Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses), Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit), Lzzy Hale, Jake E Lee, Jonathan Davis (Korn), KK Downing, Mike Bordin (Faith No More), Papa V Perpetua (GHOST), Rudy Sarzo, Sammy Hagar, Slash (Guns ‘N Roses), Sleep Token ii (Sleep Token), Wolfgang Van Halen and musical director Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine). More participants are expected to be added.

“This will be the greatest heavy metal show ever,” said Morello.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, February 14 at 10 a.m. GMT. Proceeds will go to Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn Children’s Hospice.