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Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's final show

Here's everything you need to know about Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne's final ever show

Black Sabbath retired following an extensive farewell tour from 2016 to 2017. The shows featured three of the band’s four founding members – singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler – but not original drummer Bill Ward, who pulled out of the band several years earlier due to a contract dispute.

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Black Sabbath farewell gig under way in Birmingham

Black Sabbath are headlining an all-star line-up at Villa Park which also features Metallica, Pantera and Slayer.

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'Heartbreaking' reason why Black Sabbath fired Ozzy Osbourne 46 years ago

In the late 1970s, Black Sabbath was experiencing an incredible low, both in the recording studio and on stage, and lead singer Ozzy Osbourne did not make things easier

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The Other Founding Father – Black Sabbath’s Bill Ward Deserves His Final Bow

Original Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward will take one final, long-deserved bow with Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Ozzy ...

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Black Sabbath’s Back to the Beginning live: Jason Momoa hosts Villa Park concert with Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica and Guns N Roses

Jason Momoa hosts Villa Park concert with Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica and Guns N Roses - Legendary acts including Metallica, ...

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Black Sabbath Founding Member Tony Iommi Gives the Final Word on the Possibility of Future Shows

Iommi’s confirmation comes after longtime Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde expressed hope that Black Sabbath could tour again in ...

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Black Sabbath share new photo featuring some of the metal legends set to honour them at their farewell show in Birmingham

Ozzy, Tony, Geezer, Bill and friends, including Metallica, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, Sammy Hagar, Smashing Pumpkins' Billy ...

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How Black Sabbath Would Like to Be Remembered

Members of Black Sabbath wrote their own band’s epitaphs ahead of their final concert in Birmingham, England on July 5. The ...

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Why Black Sabbath’s 2025 Reunion Matters More Than All Their Other Ones

The best thing Live Aid did for Sabbath was simply remind the world the band still exists. Still, there was no followup opportunity as 1986's Seventh Star (confusingly billed as "Black Sabbath ...

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Black Sabbath's Early Demos Will Be Released as ‘The Legendary Lost Tapes'

The upcoming collection contains tracks the metal greats recorded in 1969, when they were performing under the name Earth ...

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