Ozzy Osbourne brings final Black Sabbath show to theaters

Ozzy’s Final show comes to theaters

Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath played their last show on July 5, 2025, in Birmingham, England. The concert was called Back to the Beginning and took place at Villa Park, their hometown stadium. Mercury Studios is turning the show into a 100-minute film.

The movie is titled Back to the Beginning: Ozzy’s Final Bow. It will be released in theaters in 2026. The film will include highlights from the show, giving fans who missed it a chance to watch it. It will also be available physically later that year, with more details coming soon.

Ozzy and Sabbath reunite onstage

Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward performed together on stage. This was the first time the original Black Sabbath lineup had played together since 2005. They performed four songs at the end of the concert.

Ozzy, who is 76 years old, sat on a throne during the show. He had retired from touring in 2023 due to Parkinson’s disease and spinal surgeries. The concert gave the original members a chance to reunite.

42,000 fans fill Villa Park stadium

The Back to the Beginning concert was a sold-out event held at Villa Park in Birmingham. The stadium welcomed 42,000 fans for the all-day concert. Attendees came to see Ozzy, Black Sabbath, and other major rock bands perform live.

More than five million people also streamed the concert on video on demand. The high turnout in person and online showed the global interest in the event. Fans who could not attend the concert will now have a chance to watch it in theaters through the upcoming movie.

Concert film shows key highlights

The concert film will include exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes footage. It will also feature performances of songs like War Pigs, Iron Man, Children of the Grave, and Paranoid. The movie will focus on the most important moments.

It is described as a condensed version of the full event. Only the best and most meaningful parts of the day will be shown. Viewers can expect a 100-minute presentation capturing what happened at Villa Park on July 5, 2025, during the final Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne concert.

Paramount+ will show Ozzy’s documentary

Before the concert film, a documentary about Ozzy Osbourne will be released. It is called No Escape From Now and will be available on Paramount+. The documentary will cover Ozzy’s health struggles and how he prepared for the concert.

It includes his experience with Parkinson’s disease and the work he did to get ready for the show. He shared that he used weights and bike riding to build strength again. The film will show what it took for him to perform after dealing with medical challenges for several years.

Metallica and Pantera joined the event

Metallica and Pantera performed during the Back to the Beginning concert on July 5, 2025. They played shortened versions of their songs and also included covers of Ozzy or Black Sabbath tracks as part of the show lineup.

The bands were part of a long list of performers celebrating Ozzy and Sabbath. This included other well-known names in metal. Each group played a part in honoring Ozzy’s legacy. The concert brought together some of the most respected acts in rock and heavy metal for one final live event.

Slayer and Anthrax took the stage

Slayer and Anthrax also played at the concert. Like other bands, they performed condensed sets. The show served as a tribute to the music of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath. The crowd watched as many rock favorites took turns performing.

Gojira and Mastodon were also on the lineup. The day included a steady stream of acts from start to finish. The full lineup of bands played in support of Ozzy’s final public performance, making it a historic day in heavy metal and rock music.

Guns N’ Roses joined Ozzy’s farewell

Guns N’ Roses appeared at the Back to the Beginning concert. They played as part of the stacked lineup honoring Ozzy and Black Sabbath. Their appearance was one of many high-profile performances that filled the day at Villa Park.

The concert also featured members of other bands teaming up in special groups. Each performance brought something different to the stage. With so many iconic musicians involved, the concert was filled with major names from across the hard rock and heavy metal world.

Supergroup included Smashing Pumpkins

Members of the Smashing Pumpkins were part of a special supergroup formed just for the concert. This group also featured musicians from Rage Against the Machine, Limp Bizkit, and Judas Priest. They collaborated to play unique sets.

Each group included artists who had worked with or been inspired by Ozzy and Black Sabbath. These performances added variety to the event. They helped to show the wide influence of Ozzy’s career, bringing musicians from different styles together on the same stage for one show.

Yungblud performed ‘Changes’ cover

Yungblud performed a version of the song Changes from the 1972 Black Sabbath album Vol. 4. He played as part of Supergroup A, which also included Nuno Bettencourt, II from Sleep Token, and Adam Wakeman on keyboard.

Yungblud dedicated the song to Liverpool player Jota, who had died in a car accident on July 3, 2025. His performance was approved by Ozzy, who said, “I couldn’t have done better myself.” The cover was later released as an official track for charity purposes.

Tool and Korn also performed live

Tool and Korn were among the other major bands that played during the July 5 concert. Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler also took part in the show. Each act performed during the full-day schedule of music at Villa Park in Birmingham.

The event featured back-to-back sets from major bands. These performances were held before Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath closed the night. The concert was created to bring together artists who had been shaped by Ozzy’s influence on heavy metal and rock.

Solo set and Sabbath set by Ozzy

Ozzy Osbourne performed five solo songs before rejoining Black Sabbath on stage. He was joined by Zakk Wylde, Tommy Clufetos, Adam Wakeman, and Mike Inez for the solo part of the show.

Later, Ozzy sang four more songs with the original Sabbath members. His solo set included Mr. Crowley, Mama I’m Coming Home, and Crazy Train. These songs were part of his final live appearance. Each song was selected from Ozzy’s career outside of Black Sabbath.

Ozzy received a cake on-stage

After the final song, Geezer Butler gave Ozzy Osbourne a cake on stage. The cake had a portrait of Ozzy on top and his name written in his signature font. The words “The Final” were also added on the cake.

Fans who streamed the concert live did not see this moment. The camera cut to a wide shot of the stadium while fireworks were happening. Ozzy later posted a close-up photo of the cake on his social media account after the concert ended.

The event set a charity concert record

The concert raised over 190 million dollars for charity. This made it the highest-grossing charity concert in history. The money was split among Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Acorn Children’s Hospice, and Cure Parkinson’s.

Ozzy has been living with Parkinson’s since 2019. The concert became the top charity concert of all time, beating previous records held by other large events. The money will go toward health and medical organizations that were chosen by the event organizers.

Other top charity concerts ranked

Back to the Beginning raised more than any other concert. FireAid in 2025 made over 100 million dollars. Live Aid in 1985 raised about 100 million dollars for charity.

Farm Aid, which began in 1985, has made more than 80 million dollars. Hope for Haiti raised 57 million dollars in 2010. The Ozzy and Sabbath concert now holds the number one spot among all these events in total charity money raised.

In other news, Wolfgang Van Halen unexpectedly dropped out of Black Sabbath’s farewell show due to a scheduling clash.

Kelly Osbourne denied health rumors

Kelly Osbourne responded to rumors about her father’s health. She said Ozzy is not dying and denied that he is in stage 5 of Parkinson’s. She posted the reply on her Instagram Story on July 14, 2025.

Kelly also said an AI-generated video about Ozzy’s death was fake. She explained that Ozzy’s kind of Parkinson’s works differently. She denied past talk of a suicide pact and said it was something her mother said once for attention, which is not true now.

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