After months of anticipation and hypothesis, Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne rode off into the sundown at this time, July 05th. The founding fathers of heavy metallic and their iconic frontman Ozzy closed out their respective reside careers as a part of an all-star present that discovered metallic and arduous rock royalty all paying their respects. Every efficiency was layered with originals and covers of tracks from the Sabbath and Osbourne catalog.
The occasion was held at Villa Park in Birmingham, UK and billed as ‘Again To The Starting‘. It discovered the basic lineup of Sabbath returning to the stage for one final hurrah. Osbourne, who has been going through mounting well being struggles in recent times, additionally took to the stage for his ultimate deliberate reside present, performing whereas seated on a bat-adorned throne not in contrast to the one he sat upon final fall throughout his Rock N’ Roll Corridor Of Fame induction.
Abbreviated units had been carried out by all artists, with some performers allotted as little as quarter-hour. Units from Osbourne and Sabbath themselves had been booked for 20 minutes and half-hour respectively. Outdoors of going out with a bang, a portion of the proceeds from this monumental occasion went in direction of Treatment Parkinson’s, the Birmingham Youngsters’s Hospital and Acorn Youngsters’s Hospice.
Some shock visitors had been concerned. Actor/musician Jack Black, who inducted Osbourne into the Rock N’ Roll Corridor Of Fame final fall, delivered a beforehand recorded cowl Osbourne‘s “Mr. Crowley” through the massive screens on the present.
A pre-recorded cowl of Osbourne‘s adjustments by Limp Bizkit vocalist Fred Durst was additionally aired, whereas YUNGBLUD hit the stage for a canopy of “Adjustments” in an unbilled efficiency. The entire occasion was livestreamed through backtothebeginning.com, with tons of of hundreds tuning in from throughout the globe. Whereas some audio issues and points with the stream had been reported, there was additionally some controversy to be discovered at at this time’s proceedings as properly.
Disturbed vocalist David Draiman, who served because the vocalist for one of many supergroup collectives orchestrated by Rage In opposition to The Machine‘s Tom Morello, obtained a cold reception — probably in response to his outspoken political views. A pre-recorded message of help for Ozzy from controversial shock rocker Marilyn Manson that aired on the live performance additionally drew the ire of some. Manson‘s ongoing musical comeback after dozens of allegations of sexual assault/misconduct, has confirmed to be controversial within the UK particularly.
Actor Jason Momoa served because the host for the massive occasion, with the next performances having taken place.
Mastodon:
“Black Tongue”
“Blood And Thunder”
“Supernaut” (Black Sabbath cowl) (feat. Device‘s Danny Carey, Slipknot‘s Eloy Casagrande and Gojira‘s Mario Duplantier)
Rival Sons:
“Do Your Worst”
“Electrical Funeral” (Black Sabbath cowl)
“Secret”
Anthrax:
“Indians”
“Into The Void” (Black Sabbath cowl)
Halestorm:
“Love Bites (So Do I)”
“Rain Your Blood On Me”
“Perry Mason (Ozzy Osbourne cowl)
Lamb Of God:
“Laid To Relaxation”
“Redneck”
“Youngsters Of The Grave” (Black Sabbath cowl)
‘Supergroup A’:
“The Final Sin” (Ozzy Osbourne cowl) (Lzzy Hale, Jake E. Lee, David Ellefson, Adam Wakeman, Nuno Bettencourt & Mike Bordin)
“Shot Within the Darkish” (Ozzy Osbourne cowl) (David Draiman, Jake E. Lee, David Ellefson, Adam Wakeman, Nuno Bettencourt & Mike Bordin)
“Candy Leaf” (Black Sabbath cowl) (David Draiman, Scott Ian, David Ellefson, Adam Wakeman, Nuno Bettencourt & Mike Bordin)
“Believer” (Ozzy Osbourne cowl) (Whitfield Crane, Scott Ian, Frank Bello, II and Adam Wakeman)
“Adjustments” (YUNGBLUD, Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bellow, II and Adam Wakeman)
“Mr. Crowley” (Ozzy Osbourne cowl) (Jack Black, Revel Ian, Roman Morello and extra)
Alice In Chains (with Sean Kinney again on drums):
“Man In The Field”
“Would?”
“Fairies Put on Boots” (Black Sabbath cowl)
Gojira:
“Standed”
“Silvera”
“Mea culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)”
“Beneath The Solar” (Black Sabbath cowl)
‘Drum-off’:
“Symptom Of The Universe” (Black Sabbath cowl):
Tom Morello (Rage In opposition to The Machine)
Nuno Bettencourt (Excessive)
Danny Carey (Device)
Chad Smith (Crimson Scorching Chili Peppers, Ozzy Osbourne)
Travis Barker (Blink-182)
Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, and many others.)
Supergroup B:
“Breaking The Legislation” (Judas Priest cowl) (Billy Corgan, Tom Morello, Adam Jones, Ok.Ok. Downing, Rudy Sarzo & Danny Carey)
“Snowblind” (Black Sabbath cowl) (Billy Corgan, Tom Morello, Adam Jones, Ok.Ok. Downing, Rudy Sarzo & Danny Carey)
“Flying Excessive Once more” (Ozzy Osbourne cowl) (Sammy Hagar, Nuno Bettencourt, Vernon Reid, Adam Wakeman, Rudy Sarzo & Chad Smith)
“Rock Sweet” (Montrose cowl) (Sammy Hagar, Nuno Bettencourt, Adam Wakeman, Rudy Sarzo, Chad Smith & Tom Morello)
“Bark At The Moon” (Ozzy Osbourne cowl) (Papa V Perpetua, Vernon Reid, Nuno Bettencourt, Adam Wakeman, Rudy Sarzo and Travis Barker)
“The Prepare Stored-A-Rollin’ (Aerosmith, and many others. cowl) (Steven Tyler, Ronnie Wooden, Nuno Bettencourt, Tom Morello, Andrew Watt, Rudy Sarzo and Travis Barker)
“Stroll This Means” / “Complete Lotta Love” (Aerosmith/Led Zeppelin cowl) (Steven Tyler, Nuno Bettencourt, Tom Morello, Andrew Watt, Rudy Sarzo & Chad Smith)
Pantera:
“Cowboys From Hell”
“Stroll”
“Planet Caravan (Black Sabbath cowl)
“Electrical Funeral” (Black Sabbath cowl)
Device:
“Forty Six & 2”
“Hand Of Doom” (Black Sabbath cowl)
“Ænema”
Slayer:
“Disciple”
“Struggle Ensemble”
“South Of Heaven” (feat. reprise of a canopy of Black Sabbath‘s “Depraved World“)
“Raining Blood”
“Angel Of Loss of life”
Weapons N’ Roses:
“It’s Alright” (Black Sabbath cowl)
“By no means Say Die” (Black Sabbath cowl)
“Junior’s Eyes” (Black Sabbath cowl)
“Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” (Black Sabbath cowl)
“Welcome To The Jungle”
“Paradise Metropolis”
Metallica:
“Gap In The Sky” (Black Sabbath cowl)
“Creeping Loss of life”
“For Whom The Bell Tolls”
“Johnny Blade” (Black Sabbath cowl)
“Battery”
“Grasp Of Puppets”
Ozzy Osbourne:
“I Don’t Know”
“Mr. Crowley”
“Suicide Resolution”
“Mama, I’m Coming House”
“Loopy Prepare”
With Zakk Wylde, Mike Inez, Adam Wakeman and Tommy Clufetos.
Black Sabbath:
“Struggle Pigs”
“N.I.B.”
“Iron Man”
“Paranoid”
