Overview
- On July 7, Osbourne and Rose each posted on X about their inaugural meeting, with Osbourne praising Rose as an “utter gentleman” and Rose calling the moment “extremely overwhelming.”
- Backstage at Villa Park, Axl Rose and Metallica’s James Hetfield reconciled decades of tension stemming from their tumultuous 1992 co-headlining tour.
- The sold-out “Back to the Beginning” concert marked the first full reunion of Black Sabbath’s original lineup in 20 years and drew over 40,000 fans.
- Guns N’ Roses delivered a 25-minute tribute set, playing four Sabbath tracks as a five-piece for the first time in 35 years without keyboardist Dizzy Reed or Melissa Reese.
- Despite living with Parkinson’s disease and multiple spinal surgeries, Osbourne closed the show seated in a gothic throne before joining Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward for a four-song farewell.