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.
Phil Campbell guested on the Everblack podcast and the guitarist was asked if he will attend the show.
“I think we are away anyway, but I don’t go very far to see acts now. I’d rather stay home with my wife and my dogs, to be honest, I value my home time now. I’ve been doing so much touring. But I wish Ozzy all the best, and I’m sure it’ll be a great day. I wouldn’t like to be in Tom Morello’s shoes, though. He is the M.D. of the day, organizing it all, so he’s probably got a hardest job of the lot, taking on that.”
The former Motörhead guitarist would go on to say, “Yeah, it is gonna be amazing some brilliant bands on there. And I don’t how long the sets are gonna be; I don’t think they’re gonna be that long, with all them bands; probably about 20 minutes each band or something like that. I don’t know. I’m just guessing. But I hope Ozzy goes out in style again. And, yeah, I’m sure it’ll be a fantastic day for everyone.”
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.
Phil Campbell guested on the Everblack podcast and the guitarist was asked if he will attend the show.
“I think we are away anyway, but I don’t go very far to see acts now. I’d rather stay home with my wife and my dogs, to be honest, I value my home time now. I’ve been doing so much touring. But I wish Ozzy all the best, and I’m sure it’ll be a great day. I wouldn’t like to be in Tom Morello’s shoes, though. He is the M.D. of the day, organizing it all, so he’s probably got a hardest job of the lot, taking on that.”
The former Motörhead guitarist would go on to say, “Yeah, it is gonna be amazing some brilliant bands on there. And I don’t how long the sets are gonna be; I don’t think they’re gonna be that long, with all them bands; probably about 20 minutes each band or something like that. I don’t know. I’m just guessing. But I hope Ozzy goes out in style again. And, yeah, I’m sure it’ll be a fantastic day for everyone.”
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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