The live reunion of Black Sabbath was announced in the middle of the week with a large train station and top guests in her hometown Birmingham. The first meeting of the legendary line -up with drummer Bill Ward in twenty years. A reunion that will be a farewell forever.
Singer Ozzy Osborne commented on the megas show in the Aston Villa stadium on the Siriusxm platform on the Siriusxm platform. He announced that his legs no longer really take part, gymnastics on stage could hardly be thought.
“I did it until 2025. I can’t walk anymore, ok. But do you know what I thought about the holidays? Despite my whining, I’m still alive, ”he said with a fighter spirit. “Maybe I’ll whine, but otherwise I look around. There are people out there who did not experience half as much as I did and have not lasted as long. ”
The biggest heavy metal concert ever?
The high mass in Birmingham operates under the motto “Back to the starting”. As already registered, many prominent bands and music buddies have a look at short shows. Among them Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax Pantera, Lamb of God, Mastodon or Alice in Chains. In the meantime there is talk of “the biggest heavy metal show ever”.
Tom Morello, ex-guitarist from Rage Against the Machine, takes over the coordination and musical direction.
The profits of the stadium show benefit regional charity organizations and a children’s hospital, plus “Cure Parkinson’s”. This is the British section for researching and therapy for the disease, which was first diagnosed with Ozzy Osbourne in 2019.
Updates on health at Ozzy Osbourne
In the interview of the BBC, manager Sharon Osborne said that “Back to the Beginning” was a worthy conclusion to his career for her husband. In recent years there have been repeated cancellations due to the health problems. “He’s really well,” she said. “He is excited because he wants to be with the boys and all his friends again. It is exciting for everyone. So far, Ozzy has had no opportunity to say goodbye to his friends and fans and also feel that they were lost. Here he finds a stop again! “
In the British daily newspaper “The Sun” she gave further details about the current situation at Ozzy. “He is very happy that he comes back and very emotionally about it. Parkinson’s is a progressive illness. Nothing that can be stabilized. It affects different parts of the body, especially its legs. But his voice is almost never before. “
Villa Park visited the Villa Park in a preliminary shift for the “NME” and guitarist Tony Iommi, where flocked jerseys with the names of the celebrity guest bands hung in the changing room.
On this occasion, Iommi thanked all colleagues who had easily agreed to pay tribute to Black Sabbath. “Can you imagine the photo at the end, with all these boys?, So Sharon Osborne. “An absolute meeting of the icons. This final photo will be incredible and it will go down in history. ”