The original Black Sabbath will reunite for what’s being billed as the final show by Ozzy Osbourne. Dubbed Back To The Beginning, the day-long show will bring Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward back to Sabbath’s hometown of Birmingham, England for a show at Villa Park on July 5th. Osbourne will play a short solo set before reuniting with Black Sabbath for his final bow [ticketing information].

As if the final Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne concert wasn’t exciting enough, Back To The Beginning boasts a stacked lineup of metal all-stars. Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Halestorm, Alice In Chains, Lamb Of God, Anthrax, and Mastodon will all perform their own sets with additional performances by Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins), David Draiman (Disturbed), Slash and Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses), Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit), Lzzy Hale (Halestorm), Jake E Lee (Ozzy Osbourne), Jonathon Davis (Korn), K.K. Downing (Judas Priest), Mike Bordlin (Faith No More), Papa V Perpetua (Ghost), Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot, Whitesnake), Sammy Hagar, Scott Ian (Anthrax), Sleep Token ii, Tom Morello, Wolfgang Van Halen, and Zakk Wylde. A press release notes that more names will be added to the roster as the event approaches.

[Update 2/17/25]: Over the weekend, organizers added Guns N’ Roses, Tool, and Rival Sons to the lineup for Back To The Beginning, plus Vernon Reid (Living Colour), Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), David Ellefson (Megadeath), Whitfield Crane (Ugly Kid Joe), and Andrew Watt. Additionally, Osbourne revealed on his SiriusXM channel that he will only perform “bits and pieces” with Sabbath, “I am doing what I can, where I feel comfortable.”

“It’s my time to go Back to the Beginning… time for me to give back to the place where I was born,” Osbourne said upon the initial announcement. “How blessed am I to do it with the help of people whom I love. Birmingham is the true home of metal. Birmingham Forever.” Tom Morello, who will serve as the show’s music director, added, “This will be the greatest heavy metal show ever.”

A Live Nation pre-sale for tickets to the final Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath show, Back To The Beginning, will begin on Thursday, February 13th at 10 a.m. GMT (5:00 a.m. ET). Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, February 14th at 10 a.m. GMT. Find full ticketing details here. All profits from the concert will benefit Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, and Acorns Children’s Hospice, a Children’s Hospice supported by Aston Villa FC.

Black Sabbath played what was thought to be its final show in 2017 following the release of the 2013 reunion album, 13. Due to a contract dispute, Ward did not participate in the album or tour; he was replaced in the studio by Brad Wilk (Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave) and onstage by Ozzy’s longtime solo drummer Tommy Clufetos. All four original members last performed together two decades ago on the 2005 Ozzfest tour.

Other than a one-off performance of “Paranoid” with Iommi in 2022 (also in Birmingham), Osbourne has not played live since 2018. The better part of the past decade has seen a series of health setbacks for the Prince of Darkness, including a Parkinson’s diagnosis in 2020 and a fall the year prior that left him with a spinal cord injury. In 2023, Osbourne attempted to mount a comeback with a return to the stage at Power Trip, only for the then-74-year-old to ultimately cancel and be ably replaced by Judas Priest. Even as rumors that he was dead circulated online, Osbourne continued floating the idea of one final concert to thank his fans, most likely in Birmingham.

Osbourne last appeared publicly at this past fall’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, where he was inducted for the second time, this time as a solo artist (Sabbath was inducted in 2006 by Metallica). The 76-year-old singer appeared onstage on a throne and delivered a few brief words thanking his fans, his wife Sharon Osbourne, and late guitarist Randy Rhoads.

“If I hadn’t met Randy Rhoads, I don’t think I’d be sitting here right now,” Osbourne said before thanking Sharon, “She saved my life.”