Overview

• Ozzy has not performed a full concert since 2018 and is rebuilding his stamina through daily sessions with a live-in trainer, using a pulse oximeter and receiving blood-pressure checks up to 15 times a day.
• He contends with Parkinson’s disease, multiple spinal surgeries and severe mobility issues that complicate his ability to walk and stand.
• Despite battling intense stage fright and ADHD-related self-doubt, Ozzy vows to “give 120 percent” as the show approaches.
• He remains undecided on performing standing, seated on a throne or riding a movable cart, and intends to play only selected songs rather than a full set.
• The July 5 ‘Back to the Beginning’ concert at Villa Park will reunite Black Sabbath’s original lineup with Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and other metal acts, with all proceeds benefiting Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn Children’s Hospice.