Okay, metalheads – if you didn’t snag tickets to BLACK SABBATH’s ‘Back to the Beginning’ gig, let’s just say you’re outta luck (and maybe cursed by Tony Iommi’s guitar riffs). In a Classic Rock chat, the Prince of Darkness himself, Ozzy Osbourne, dropped the mic: this is IT for the original BLACK SABBATH lineup. No encores, no reunion, no holograms. Probably.
“It’s very important. The original Sabbath will never be on stage together again. From the late 60s, we’re probably one of the only bands where the original members are still alive and speaking with one another.”
Alright, let’s pause for a fun fact: Did you know BLACK SABBATH got its name from a 1963 Boris Karloff horror movie? Fitting, since their sound once made a guy in the 70s literally faint. Anyway…
Now, Ozzy says “never again,” but let’s be real – rockstars retiring is about as permanent as Ozzy’s memory after the 80s. Remember their first farewell tour in 1999? Or the super final “The End Tour” in 2016-2017? Yeah. We’ll just leave this grain of salt here for fans to nibble on. (Side note: Ozzy once bit a bat’s head off onstage. Just sayin’. Fearlessness confirmed.)
The officially sold-out ‘Back to the Beginning’ shindig goes down July 5 at Villa Park in Birmingham, UK – the birthplace of the band. Expect all the classics, maybe some crying, and definitely zero bats.
So, final show? Sure, Ozzy. We’ll see you in 2030 when hologram Geezer Butler drops a new bass solo.
