You had to know this was coming. A movie about Black Sabbath‘s final live show is coming to theatres early next year!
Sabbath’s last show was held earlier this month at the Villa Park venue in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, England. And talk about a show! Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, Korn, Slayer, Anthrax, Tool, Pantera, Alice In Chains, Gojira and so many more bands/musicians played what is now the highest-grossing charity concert of all time. They brought in just under 200 million pounds.
The show was the last time that founding Sabbath members Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward performed together. It had been two decades previous.
Okay, news to the movie coming to theatres: apparently it’s 100 minutes and is being described in a new press release as a “love letter to Ozzy and the pioneering sound of Black Sabbath. The theatrical release will be a distilled version of the epic all-day event held at Villa Park. Featuring thunderous performances of ‘War Pigs,’ ‘Iron Man,’ ‘Children of the Grave’ and a show-stopping ‘Paranoid,’ the film promises a deeply personal and electrifying farewell from the godfather of heavy metal with exclusive behind-the-scenes access and interviews from this iconic live performance.”
Actor Jason Momoa hosted the event, while Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello was the musical director.
And what a job Morello did! Beyond the bands/artist that played, there were ‘supergroups’ – Yungblud fronted a band comprised of Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt, Sleep Token drummer II and Adam Wakeman (Ozzy’s solo band) on keyboards. They played a cover of Sabbath’s ‘Changes’, which will be officially released.
Oh, and there was a drum-off between Tool’s Danny Carey, blink-182’s Travis Barker and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith (while they covered Sabbath’s ‘Symptom Of The Universe’. They were also joined by Morello, Ozzy’s former bassist Rudy Sarzo and Bettencourt.
Then you had Tom Morello, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, Barker and The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood blast out a Led Zeppelin cover.
41,000 people attended in-person, 3 million watched the livestream.
The exact theatrical release date for Back to the Beginning: Ozzy’s Final Bow hasn’t been announced, but it’s expected in early ’26.
Do you think that’s it for Ozzy? Do you think he’ll ever play again, even one song? The metalhead in me doesn’t want the dream to die.
