Black Sabbath announced this week their final show, which will also serve as a farewell to Ozzy Osbourne, who has been facing numerous health issues in recent years, including Parkinson’s disease. His wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne, confirmed in an interview with Birmingham Live that it will be Ozzy’s final gig.
Sharon Osbourne said Black Sabbath’s final show will also be Ozzy Osbourne’s last gig
“I left that to Ozzy (To decide when the reunion would happen). He’s in constant contact with Tony and Geezer. And Bill, too. They talk all the time. Ozzy said ‘I’m going to do my goodnight gig, my farewell, and would you come up and do Sabbath with me’ He couldn’t do it on his own. And they all said yes. When they heard it was for charity, it was easy.”
“(…) I think it’s the best metal gig ever. It’s easy when you have such good friends and friends that support you. We’ve known these guys for years and years and many of them were passed the torch by Sabbath. It goes down the line. When you need them, they come.”
“For Ozzy, it’s goodnight to his fans. The other guys in Sabbath will go on to their various projects but for Ozzy, it’s definitely farewell. Our friends want to come, and they know it’s for charity, so it’s brilliant. It’s a win-win for everybody… But especially the fans,” Sharon Osbourne said.
The show will happen next July 5 at the Villa Park in Birmingham, the city were the band was formed.
The concert’s revenue will go to Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Acorn Children’s Hospice, and Cure Parkinson’s. Besides the headliners: Black Sabbath and Ozzy as a solo act, were also announced bands and artists like Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, Pantera, Alice in Chains, Slash, Sammy Hagar, KK Downing, Jake E. Lee, Papa V Perpetua (Ghost), Rudy Sarzo, Tom Morello and Wolfgang Van Halen.
