Black Sabbath have announced they will play one "final concert" in their hometown of Birmingham, UK this summer, featuring support from an all-star cast of metal's biggest names.
Titled "Back to the Beginning," the final Black Sabbath performance will take place at Villa Park and feature the original lineup of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, who will play together for the first time in 20 years.
“It’s my time to go Back to the Beginning….time for me to give back to the place where I was born,” Ozzy Osbourne said in a statement. “How blessed am I to do it with the help of people whom I love. Birmingham is the true
The concert will also feature sets by Ozzy Osbourne (solo), Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Halestorm, Alice In Chains, Lamb Of God, Anthrax and Mastodon, with even more names to be announced shortly.
In addition there will also be a performance by a supergroup consisting of Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins), David Draiman (Disturbed), Duff McKagan & Slash (Guns ‘n Roses), Frank Bello (Anthrax), Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit), Jake E Lee, Jonathan Davis (Korn), KK Downing, Lzzy Hale (Halestorm), Mike Bordin (Faith No More), Rudy Sarzo, Sammy Hagar, Scott Ian (Anthrax), Sleep Token, Papa V Perpetua (Ghost), Wolfgang Van Halen, Zakk Wylde and Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine), who will also act as musical director of the concert.
“This will be the greatest heavy metal show ever," Morello has promised.
Tickets for the concert will go on sale at 10:00AM GMT on Friday, February 14 at LiveNation.co.uk.
Black Sabbath Announce ‘Back To The Beginning’
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Icons of Metal come together to celebrate @OzzyOsbourne’s Final Performance
July 5th at Villa Park
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