Overview

• Guinness World Records has certified the July 5 “Back to the Beginning” concert at Villa Park as the highest-ever live streaming event with 5.8 million concurrent viewers
• The in-person show drew 40,000 attendees and marked the first reunion in 20 years of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward
• Tom Morello served as musical director for a nearly nine-hour marathon featuring Metallica, Slayer, Guns N’ Roses, Pantera, Anthrax and other genre pioneers
• Paid streaming and ticket sales generated $190 million USD and over £140 million for charity
• All proceeds have been fully distributed to Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn Children’s Hospice, closing Black Sabbath’s live performance era