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Black Sabbath Reunites Original Members for Sold-Out Farewell at Villa Park

Ozzy Osbourne has pledged to continue recording after the July 5 concert set to stream live worldwide

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Overview

  • The festival-scale “Back to the Beginning” show is sold out and will stream live pay-per-view on July 5
  • Organizers have finalized a star-studded lineup that now features Steven Tyler and the surviving members of Soundgarden alongside Metallica and Slayer
  • Villa Park’s seating layout for 42,000 fans has been confirmed with general admission, gold circle and seated sections on the Doug Ellis, Trinity Road and Holte End stands
  • Osbourne, managing Parkinson’s disease with daily physical therapy in Los Angeles, will perform seated on a custom throne and vowed to keep recording after the finale
  • Drummer Bill Ward has ramped up fitness training through sparring and boxing to meet the demands of the two-hour set