The original lineup of BLACK SABBATH — Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward — will play its final concert in July.
Dubbed "Back To The Beginning", the charity show will be held at Villa Park in Birmingham, United Kingdom on July 5, with tickets on sale from 10 a.m. on February 14. Support at the gig will come from METALLICA, SLAYER, PANTERA and many more.
Rounding out the event will be an all-star group featuring Billy Corgan (THE SMASHING PUMPKINS),Tom Morello(RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE),Fred Durst (LIMP BIZKIT),Jonathan Davis(KORN),Wolfgang Van Halen and many others. Morello will also serve as the musical director for the event.
Morello promises: "This will be the greatest heavy metal show ever."
All proceeds from the show will go to Birmingham charities Cure Parkinson's, the Birmingham Children's Hospital and Acorn Children's Hospice.
Osbourne comments: "It's my time to go 'Back To The Beginning'… time for me to give back to the place where I was born. How blessed am I to do it with the help of people whom I love. Birmingham is the true home of metal. Birmingham Forever."
METALLICA says: "We are beyond honored and humbled to be invited to perform at BLACK SABBATH's final show, back where it all began in Birmingham, England. On July 5 at Villa Park — home of Aston Villa — Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward will reunite to play their first show together in 20 years. Tickets go on sale at 10 AM GMT on Friday, February 14, via Ticketmaster UK and Live Nation UK.
"As part of this huge celebration of nearly six decades of BLACK SABBATH, we'll hit the stage just before a short solo set from Ozzy Osbourne, followed by the mighty SABBATH closing the show. ANTHRAX, ALICE IN CHAINS, GOJIRA, HALESTORM, LAMB OF GOD, MASTODON, PANTERA, and SLAYER will also be a part of the massive night.
"An incredible lineup of musicians from around the globe will also be on hand to pay tribute, including 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),K.K. Downing, Lzzy Hale (HALESTORM),Mike Bordin (FAITH NO MORE),Rudy Sarzo, Sammy Hagar, Scott Ian (ANTHRAX),II(SLEEP TOKEN),Papa V Perpetua(GHOST),Tom Morello (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE),Wolfgang Van Halen, and Zakk Wylde.
"All profits from the night 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.
