BLACK SABBATH’S FINAL SHOW, “BACK TO THE BEGINNING,” SET TO LIVESTREAM

On July 5th, music history will be made and now, fans around the globe won’t miss a second, Ozzy Osbourne, the Prince Of Darkness, will take to the stage for his last-ever live performance, joined by the original Black Sabbath lineup for the first and last time in two decades.

With a lineup that reads like a Hall Of Fame roll call, Back To The Beginning, isn’t just a concert; it’s a global celebration of metal, culminating in a final, thunderous farewell to the genre’s godfather.

Black Sabbath‘s original lineup — Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward — will reunite for the first time in 20 years to headline the sold-out event. They’ll be joined by metal’s most iconic and influential acts — Metallica, Guns N’ ROSES, Tool, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Halestrom, Alice In Chains, Lamb Of God, Anthrax, Mastodon and Rival Sons — all performing as part of this monumental moment, now confirmed for a global livestream.

With the concert, which proudly supports charities close to Osbourne‘s heart selling out in under 16 minutes, those who missed out on being there in person can immerse themselves in what is set to be the greatest heavy metal show ever. Broadcast directly from Birmingham, United Kingdom’s Villa Park, fans around the world will be able to watch the entire metal family come together to celebrate ‘s legacy, as he takes the stage for the last time. Osbourne is set to play his own short set before joining with Black Sabbath for their final-ever performance.

This won’t just be watched, it will be remembered. For fans who’ve followed Osbourne‘s 50-year reign, the global livestream offers a front row seat to a once-in-a-lifetime goodbye. They’ll have access to the raw livestream from 3:00 p.m. on July 5th, and will also have exclusive access to rewatch the concert in its entirety for another 48 hours.

Livestream tickets will go on sale at 5:00pm EST on June 6th at www.backtothebeginning.com.

Ozzy‘s wife and manager Sharon Osbourne said, “We had such an overwhelming demand from fans from around the globe, who couldn’t get tickets to the show, and they took to social media, pleading with us to broadcast a livestream of the show. Being this is such a historic event, we just couldn’t let them down.”

Back To The Beginning will be captured, produced and distributed by Mercury Studios (One To One: John & Yoko, American Symphony, Metallica Saved My Life),who are pioneering the way for premium, music-driven storytelling across film, television, podcasts and immersive formats. Mercury has partnered with Kiswe — the global D2C streaming partner behind the record-breaking BTS concert livestream — to deliver this unforgettable moment of music history to fans across the globe.

Kelly Sweeney, managing director of Mercury Studios, said, “Mercury Studios are incredibly proud to be involved in capturing this monumental milestone at Villa Park. Back To The Beginning will be an unforgettable experience, and our aim is to deliver this moment to fans worldwide, wherever they are, so they don’t miss out on seeing music history being made.”

The all-day event at Villa Park, produced by Live Nation, will be hosted and compered by American actor Jason Momoa, and feature a supergroup of musicians.

Proceeds from the Back To The Beginning show will support Cure Parkinson’s, the Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn Children’s Hospice, a Children’s Hospice supported by Aston Villa.

In addition, there will be a performance by a “supergroup of musicians” including Duff McKagan and Slash (Guns N’ Roses), Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins), Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit), K.K. Downing (Judas Priest), Jake E. Lee (Ozzy Osbourne, Badlands, Red Dragon Cartel),Wolfgang Van Halen (Van Halen, Mammoth WVH) and Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine).

“It’s an endless amount of people,” said Sharon. “They’re going to be doing some Sabbath songs, some Ozzy songs, and they’ll all mix together. Different little groups will be coming on, but they’re all icons.”

The original lineup of Black Sabbath last performed in 2005. Since then, Sabbath has played in partial reunions but never in its original lineup.

“For Ozzy right now, it’s definitely: ‘I love you and good night’,” Sharon told Reuters.

She added that Ozzy was doing well and excited about the gig. “It’s stimulated him,” she said. “He’s very, very excited and very thankful that he can do it.”