As if the line-up wasn’t already epic enough, more bands and artists have been added to the bill for Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s final concert at Villa Park later this year.
The Back to the Beginning concert will see Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward and Ozzy reunite onstage for the first time in 20 years in their hometown of Birmingham where the band formed 57 years ago.
It was announced this morning that Tool, Rival Sons, and all members of Guns N’ Roses will now be joining the mammoth line-up, which already includes Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Alice in Chains, Gojira, and way, wayyyy more.
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith has also just been added to the bill, along with Ozzy Osbourne producer Andrew Watt, former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson, Living Colour’s Vernon Reid, and Ugly Kid Joe’s Whitfield Crane.
Plus, American actor and metal-lover Jason Momoa has just been announced as the host of the concert.
While fans will be excited to watch the living legend back on stage for a final time, Osbourne has revealed he won't be able to perform the entire set as he battles with his health.
He said, per the Daily Mail, "I'm not planning on doing a set with Black Sabbath but I am doing little bits and pieces with them. I am doing what I can, where I feel comfortable."
The Paranoid singer was diagnosed with the progressive neurological disorder Parkinsons disease in 2019 - and has also struggled to recover from an accident in 2003 when he was thrown from an ATV.
Tickets for the huge send-off concert went on sale last Friday, and sold out within ten minutes.
Proceeds from the concert are set to benefit three charities; Cure Parkinson's, Birmingham Children's Hospital, and Acorn Children's Hospice.
This show is gonna be huuuuuuge.
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