Black Sabbath, who will be reuniting, for one last Back To The Beginning farewell show at Birmingham’s Villa Park has admitted they could take inspiration from ABBA with a virtual project in the future.
When Ozzy Osbourne’s wife, and manager, Sharon Osbourne, was asked if she’d consider the idea, she told Metal Hammer magazine, “Sure I would, yeah. Technology keeps moving on and on. You can do incredible things now, so what you could do in five years will be even better. You never know what the opportunities are.”
Before that can become a reality, everyone is focused on the huge stadium show on July 5th as Osbourne reunites with Sabbath members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward for the first time in 20 years.
Osbourne will join the group for a select number of tracks, although his health won’t allow him to perform a full set with them.
Drummer Ward hasn’t played with the group since 2005, having skipped 2013’s comeback record 13 and their The End tour eight years ago due to a contract dispute.
But Sharon said, “Bill has always been fantastic with Ozzy. I always say they’ve got that invisible connection between the four of them, and he’s gonna be there, which is amazing. I’m not going to bulls*** you and say we’re the best of friends. We’re not. We are such different people. But I respect Bill so much, and I’m so happy that he has agreed to come, for the band and for the fans.”
As well as his old bandmates, this special event will also feature an all-star lineup includes Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Slayer and more, plus other metal icons making guest appearances.
Osbourne is [reportedly] “overwhelmed” with emotion knowing so many of his friends are taking part.
Sharon added, “Ozzy‘s very excited and feels very overwhelmed that all the guys in Sabbath and his mates are all turning up. It’s the perfect way to say goodbye to his fans, because that was his big regret – he felt he never had a chance to say ‘thank you’ to the fans, and this is the perfect way his career should end.”
Meanwhile, she insisted everyone is taking part “for the right reasons.” She said, “It’s gonna be a great day for every musician up there, because they’re all mates. Everybody’s there for the right reasons. They all love doing what they do, they all love the music.”
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Maybe, the Black Sabbath holograms could tour with the Dio hologram? Then, the Ozzy hologram and the Dio hologram could wrestle each other. 😉
Hahaha, very funny. Very funny!! Or Sharon can put out another deluxe BS cd for 200$. To keep the money flowing! I just bought the Jethro Tull Bursting Out live Deluxe version.4 or five discs for 38 dollars. Anybody that loves music should own one of these Jethro Tull deluxe version. I never heard music so clear and every instrument in a song. New actually good band alert, Dead Pony. Really good!!!
Yes, it seems that is a common, and a systemic issue, that many musicians bleed their catalogs dry, by releasing “special editions.”I think one problem, has been the changing landscape of the music industry, the past 25 years or so?
I wonder when, and if, Van Halen will ever release that Oakland Coliseum Stadium show from 1981?
Dio would come out of his grave and burn the place down if his hologram had to share the stage with an Ozzy hologram!
I hope this hologram stuff goes away. It’s just wrong.
LOL!!!!
Gene simmons should have married Sharon …..
LOL!!!!!!!!!!
I’m not against holograms IF the ticket prices are very very affordable. To charge someone close to the price of seeing the actual band is a rip-off