Ozzy Osbourne wants Black Sabbath reunion at his final show

Ozzy Osbourne’s final tour took place in 2018, but that same year, the musician had to cancel the remaining dates due to health issues. In the following years, he faced many health challenges, including Parkinson’s disease. In 2022, he performed a few songs on special occasions but can no longer do a full show. However, he still hopes to perform a farewell concert. According to Black Sabbath‘s bassist and main lyricist, Geezer Butler, Ozzy told him he would like to have the original Sabbath lineup with him.

Ozzy Osbourne wants Black Sabbath reunion at his final show

Geezer Butler revealed in an interview with Lifeminute that he frequently talks with Ozzy Osbourne and shared an interesting insight:

“Ozzy was talking to me about, when he does his farewell concert – which he still wants to do – he’s dying to get out there and play. And he suggested, at his very final concert, for the four of us to get up on stage and maybe do three or four songs together. And that would be it, finished.”

However, as the bassist noted, it would be a “one-off” show since Ozzy is no longer able to tour. This isn’t the first time the original Black Sabbath members have discussed a potential reunion. All of them have expressed this year that they’d be open to a final show. Ozzy, in particular, has said that he wasn’t satisfied with their farewell tour because the original drummer, Bill Ward, wasn’t part of it. He emphasized that a proper final show would need to include Ward.

In 2024, the Prince of Darkness was finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist. He had previously been inducted in 2006 as a member of Black Sabbath. Their final album was “13”, released in 2013 during their reunion but the drummer Bill Ward also wasn’t part of the record. It was the Rage Against the Machine drummer Brad Wilk who played the drums.