Back to the Beginning
| Farewell concert by Black Sabbath | |
Black Sabbath performing at the concert | |
| Location | Aston, Birmingham, England |
|---|---|
| Venue | Villa Park |
| Date(s) | 5 July 2025 |
| Attendance | 45,000 |
| Box office | £140 million |
| Website | backtothebeginning |
| Black Sabbath concert chronology | |
Back to the Beginning was a charity concert by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, with other music artists. It happened on 5 July 2025 at Villa Park in Aston, Birmingham, England. This is very near to where the band was started in 1968. All four members of the band at the start in 1968 were there: Ozzy Osbourne (singing), Tony Iommi (electric guitar), Geezer Butler (bass guitar), and Bill Ward (drums). These had not played on stage together for 20 years.[1]
Osbourne could not walk because of Parkinson's disease, and sat in a large seat that looked like a throne. It was Osbourne's last performance as he died seventeen days later.[2][3]
£140 million was raised by the event for charity, which will be divided equally between Acorns Children's Hospice, Birmingham Children's Hospital, and Cure Parkinson's.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Hughes, Chloe (25 June 2025). "Black Sabbath at Villa Park in Birmingham: All you need to know". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ↑ Peplow, Gemma (6 July 2025). "Ozzy Osbourne reunites with Black Sabbath for 'final bow' in emotional metal goodbye". Sky News. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ↑ Peplow, Gemma (23 July 2025). "Ozzy Osbourne dies just weeks after farewell show". Sky News. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ↑ Fofana, Aida (9 July 2025). "Black Sabbath's final performance raised £140m, director says". BBC News. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ↑ Hughes, Chloe (6 July 2025). "Meet the charities receiving Birmingham Black Sabbath gig's proceeds". BBC News. Retrieved 7 July 2025.