It was announced today that that Black Sabbath Mk I will reunite for one final show in 2025. That’s Ozzy, Tony, Geezer, & Bill. Yeah, Bill Ward.
It’s a single concert – 5 Jul in Villa Park (#UpTheVilla), and Sabbath will be the headliner on a day of concerts, which will also include a solo set by Ozzy. Sharon & Ozzy have both stated that this is “full stop” for Ozzy and Black Sabbath (the later confirmed elsewhere too). So it really is one last show.
It will be a bloody madhouse if you’re going to attempt to go, with prices off the bloody charts. People have been emailing the hell out of me asking what the pre-sale code is (I don’t bloody know people!!), I know the interest is high.
There was a press conference at Villa Park with Sharon Osbourne & Tony Iommi. Geezer Butler said on social media that he couldn’t attend due to a commitment with one of his granddaughters. Good on him.
The full list of bands is in the image below. It has been stated that due to Ozzy’s health, he will perform sitting down (ala Phil Collins or Axl Rose at the first few Axl/DC shows). He will do both a solo and Sabbath set, but how long the sets ARE is unknown. I can’t imagine it will be more than a handful of songs – won’t be a full 90 min set for sure. Iron Man, War Pigs, Paranoid, Children of the Grave, the usual suspects, and then done.
“The End” indeed.
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