Black Sabbath prepare for their last-ever concert in Birmingham
It's Ozzy Osbourne's final performance, and 20 years since the original Black Sabbath have played together.
Last updated 5th Jul 2025
Rock legends Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne will be reunited for the first time in 20 years for a 'final show' at Villa Park in Birmingham at the weekend.
The performance was announced by Ozzy's wife Sharon Osbourne and Black Sabbath co-founder Tony Iommi back in February.
The show on Saturday (5 July 2025) will feature the original band line-up: Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward.
Ozzy Osbourne is also expected to perform his own short set before joining with Black Sabbath for his final bow.
Black Sabbath were formed in Birmingham in 1968, going on to sell over 75 million albums worldwide.
The Back to the Beginning concert features rock and metal giants including Metallica, Anthrax, Pantera, Gojira, Alice in Chains and Halestorm.
Individual performers at the all-day concert including Guns N’ Roses’ Slash and Duff McKagan, and Ghost’s Papa V Perpetua, Ozzy’s former solo band mates Jake E Lee and Rudy Sarzo, KK Downing, Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst, Sammy Hagar and Disturbed’s David Draiman.
The gig takes place at Villa Park - the football ground is a stone's throw from Ozzy's childhood terraced home in the suburb of Aston.
"Birmingham Forever"
Ozzy Osbourne said he was pleased his last show was taking place in Birmingham:
"It’s my time to go Back to the Beginning….time for me to give back to the place where I was born.
"How blessed am I to do it with the help of people whom I love. Birmingham is the true home of metal. Birmingham Forever."
Black Sabbath last performed live at Birmingham Genting Arena on 4th February, 2017 at the culmination of The End tour.
They haven’t performed a full show with Bill Ward since Ozzfest at the Sound Advice Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida in September 2005.
Bill was part of the Black Sabbath’s original line-up reunion in 2011, but he dropped out the following year due to a bitter contract dispute.
All profits from the sold out gig will go to the following charities: Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn Children’s Hospice, a Children’s Hospice supported by Aston Villa.
Gates at Villa Park open at 11am - with the event starting at 1pm.