The original Black Sabbath – Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – will perform together for the first time in 20 years when they take to the stage to headline the Back To The Beginning, taking place on July 5 at Villa Park in Birmingham, England.
The all-star event will celebrate the true creators of heavy metal and will see Ozzy – who is battling Parkinson’s Disease – play his own short set before joining with Black Sabbath for his final bow.
Birmingham Live is reporting that when Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne donated two tickets to Black Sabbath’s final gig to Acorns Children’s Hospital, the charity couldn’t have known how much heavy metal fans were willing to pay to be at Villa Park on Saturday, July 5.
Acorns put the pair of tickets up for bids in its silent auction to raise money to support the lifeline care it offers to seriously ill children and their families in our region.
Now, with the auction still running until March 26, the current highest bid sits at a soaring £16,700 at the time of writing.
The winner will get two tickets to see Black Sabbath and a huge line-up of other bands and performers, including Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax.
Dubbed by Acorns as ‘the metal gig of the century’, ticket sales from the show will benefit three charities including the hospice, with Cure Parkinson’s and the Birmingham Children’s Hospital the other beneficiaries.
Learn more at Birmingham Live.
Formed in Birmingham in 1968 and going on to become one of most successful metal bands of all time, Black Sabbath have sold over 75 million albums worldwide across their legendary career. Setting the blueprint for the many routes heavy metal took, Black Sabbath’s influence and importance is as vital today as it was in the early 1970s.
Music Director Tom Morello said: “This will be the greatest heavy metal show ever.”
Back To The Beginning will feature sets from Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Halestorm, Alice In Chains, Lamb Of God, Anthrax and Mastodon.
The all-day event will also feature a supergroup of musicians. Artists announced so far include Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins), David Draiman (Disturbed), Duff McKagan & Slash (Guns ‘n Roses), Frank Bello (Anthrax), Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit), Jake E Lee, Jonathan Davis (Korn), KK Downing, Lzzy Hale (Halestorm), Mike Bordin (Faith No More), Rudy Sarzo, Sammy Hagar, Scott Ian (Anthrax), Sleep Token ii (Sleep Token), Papa V Perpetua (Ghost), Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine), Wolfgang Van Halen and Zakk Wylde.
All profits will go to the following charities: Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn Children’s Hospice, a Children’s Hospice supported by Aston Villa.
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The all-star event will celebrate the true creators of heavy metal and will see Ozzy – who is battling Parkinson’s Disease – play his own short set before joining with Black Sabbath for his final bow.
Birmingham Live is reporting that when Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne donated two tickets to Black Sabbath’s final gig to Acorns Children’s Hospital, the charity couldn’t have known how much heavy metal fans were willing to pay to be at Villa Park on Saturday, July 5.
Acorns put the pair of tickets up for bids in its silent auction to raise money to support the lifeline care it offers to seriously ill children and their families in our region.
Now, with the auction still running until March 26, the current highest bid sits at a soaring £16,700 at the time of writing.
The winner will get two tickets to see Black Sabbath and a huge line-up of other bands and performers, including Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax.
Dubbed by Acorns as ‘the metal gig of the century’, ticket sales from the show will benefit three charities including the hospice, with Cure Parkinson’s and the Birmingham Children’s Hospital the other beneficiaries.
Learn more at Birmingham Live.
Formed in Birmingham in 1968 and going on to become one of most successful metal bands of all time, Black Sabbath have sold over 75 million albums worldwide across their legendary career. Setting the blueprint for the many routes heavy metal took, Black Sabbath’s influence and importance is as vital today as it was in the early 1970s.
Music Director Tom Morello said: “This will be the greatest heavy metal show ever.”
Back To The Beginning will feature sets from Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Halestorm, Alice In Chains, Lamb Of God, Anthrax and Mastodon.
The all-day event will also feature a supergroup of musicians. Artists announced so far include Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins), David Draiman (Disturbed), Duff McKagan & Slash (Guns ‘n Roses), Frank Bello (Anthrax), Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit), Jake E Lee, Jonathan Davis (Korn), KK Downing, Lzzy Hale (Halestorm), Mike Bordin (Faith No More), Rudy Sarzo, Sammy Hagar, Scott Ian (Anthrax), Sleep Token ii (Sleep Token), Papa V Perpetua (Ghost), Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine), Wolfgang Van Halen and Zakk Wylde.
All profits will go to the following charities: Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn Children’s Hospice, a Children’s Hospice supported by Aston Villa.
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