A few months ago, Ozzy Osbourne said in an interview that he felt that Black Sabbath wasn’t over, because the original drummer and co-founder Bill Ward was not part of their final album and tour. He said that he would love to do at least one last show with Bill and then Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler also said that they would also be up for it but were not sure if Bill could do it. Now, the drummer posted a message on his social media saying that he is totally up for it and would love to play those songs again one last time again with his bandmates.
Bill Ward says he would like to play with Black Sabbath one last time
“Hey ya,
Bill Ward checking in regarding all the updates on a possible Sabbath show in England.
I’m in for playing some of everyone’s old favorites. Loved playing them then, I’d love to play them one last time.
I’m not going to talk about my health publicly except to say, everyday I’m pretty good for 76 years old, I’m active musically every day, and I have a very busy and gratifying life.
Love you all, all the fucking time.
Bill”
The most recent kind of Black Sabbath reunion that happened was during the Commonwealth Games which happened in Birmingham, their hometown. Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi performed live at the closing ceremony.
Back in May, in an interview for his own internet show “The Madhouse Chronicles” (Transcribed by Blabbermouth), Ozzy said that he would like to do a final Black Sabbath show with Bill Ward. He even said that it would be cool if it was a surprise show in some small club.
“I can’t remember why Bill didn’t do it (The reunion). I’ve gotta be truthful. It wasn’t really Black Sabbath because Bill wasn’t there. I mean, if you had Ginger Baker playing with The Beatles, it wouldn’t be The Beatles.”
“Yeah (We did the final show in Birmingham), but I was sad that Bill wasn’t there. I mean, I mean, Tommy (Clufetos), my drummer , did a great job, but he ain’t Bill Ward.”
“(That’s unfinished business) because it wasn’t Black Sabbath that finished it. It’s unfinished. If they wanted to do one more gig with Bill, I would jump at the chance. Do you know what would be cool? If we went to a club or something unannounced and we just got up and did it. We started up in a club,” Ozzy Osbourne said.