A movie of Black Sabbath’s closing stay present is about to be launched in theatres early subsequent yr. Discover out the main points beneath.
The occasion was held earlier this month on the Villa Park venue within the band’s hometown of Birmingham. With a star-studded line-up boasting names like Weapons N’ Roses, KoRn, Software, Slayer, Pantera, Metallica, Alice In Chains, Gojira, Anthrax, and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler the gig would go on to grow to be the highest-grossing charity live performance of all time, bringing in just below £200million for good causes.
It noticed founding members Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Invoice Ward carry out collectively for the primary time in 20 years, and marked the ultimate live performance to be performed by Black Sabbath and by Osbourne as a solo artist.
Now, a movie documenting the sold-out gig is at the moment in manufacturing from Mercury Studios and set to reach in cinemas in 2026.
It has a run time of 100minutes, and is described in a brand new press launch as “a love letter to Ozzy and the pioneering sound of Black Sabbath”.
“The theatrical launch can be a distilled model of the epic all-day occasion held at Villa Park,” it added (by way of Selection). “That includes thunderous performances of ‘Conflict Pigs,’ ‘Iron Man,’ ‘Kids of the Grave’ and a show-stopping ‘Paranoid,’ the movie guarantees a deeply private and electrifying farewell from the godfather of heavy steel with unique behind-the-scenes entry and interviews from this iconic stay efficiency.”
Actor Jason Momoa hosted the large occasion in Birmingham, and Rage Towards The Machine guitarist and soloist Tom Morello served as musical director.
For the 4 songs Sabbath performed, Osbourne remained seated, and highlights of the night time included a wide range of supergroups shaped particularly for the event.
Yungblud, for instance, appeared on the invoice as a part of ‘Supergroup A’ – forming a band alongside Excessive guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, II from Sleep Token on drums, and Adam Wakeman of Osbourne’s solo band – and son of rock legend Rick – on keys.
They performed a canopy of ‘Adjustments’, the Sabbath ballad from their 1972 album ‘Vol. 4’, and devoted the rendition to the late Liverpool star Diogo Jota, who tragically misplaced his life in a automotive accident in northern Spain on Thursday (July 3).
From there, Software’s Danny Carey, Blink-182’s Travis Barker and Purple Sizzling Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith took half in a drum-off whereas masking Sabbath’s ‘Symptom Of The Universe’. They have been additionally joined by Morello, bassist Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne’s solo materials), and Bettencourt.
On prime of that, Morello, Steven Tyler, Travis Barker and The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wooden got here collectively to cowl Led Zeppelin to the 41,000-strong crowd (and a further 3million who paid for the livestream).
At time of writing, a precise theatrical launch date for the live performance movie, dubbed Again to the Starting: Ozzy’s Last Bow, has not but been confirmed, though it’s anticipated by early 2026. A bodily copy of the movie can be obtainable at a later date.
In different Black Sabbath information, at the moment (July 18) Yungblud confirmed that he can be sharing his Ozzy Osbourne-approved cowl of ‘Adjustments’ as an official single, with proceeds going to kids’s charities.
Simply days earlier than then, footage went viral of him gifting the heavy steel pioneer a custom-made gold cross backstage on the present – returning the sentiment after Ozzy gave him a necklace as a great luck allure years in the past.
Weapons N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose and The Smashing Pumpkins singer Billy Corgan are among the many many who’ve shared what the star-studded present meant to them too.
