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Geezer Butler

“I dreamed everything went wrong on stage and we all turned to dust.” Geezer Butler is having nightmares ahead of Black Sabbath's final show

By Paul Brannigan published

Anticipation for Black Sabbath's farewell bow is making even the most experienced musicians nervous

Steven Tyler in 2025 and Soundgarden in 2012

Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler and Soundgarden members have been added to Black Sabbath’s farewell show, Sharon Osbourne reveals

By Matt Mills published

The legends will join Metallica, Slayer, Guns N’ Roses and other rock/metal stars at Villa Park in Birmingham on July 5

Black Sabbath, 2012

"I don’t want people thinking, ‘We’re getting ripped off'." Ozzy Osbourne says he will "do the best I can" at Black Sabbath's farewell show, admits that fans will only be getting a "sample" of his solo career and Sabbath's catalogue

By Paul Brannigan published

Ozzy Osbourne is determined to give his fans a memorable farewell show

Ozzy Osbourne in 2022 and Sammy Hagar in 2025

Ozzy Osbourne will only sing five solo songs at his final show this summer, support act Sammy Hagar reports

By Matt Mills published

And one of them will be No More Tears

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne together in 2020

Sharon Osbourne remembers first thoughts when she laid eyes on Ozzy: “What the f*ck?!”

By Matt Mills published

Sharon Osbourne first saw her husband at a Black Sabbath show when she was 18 – and it was unlike anything she’d experienced before

Lzzy Hale of Halestorm performing onstage in 2024

Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale says it’s an “honour” to be the only woman performing at Black Sabbath’s farewell show

By Matt Mills published

The singer/guitarist believes that other leading women in rock and metal will “be there in spirit”

Kerry King

"It's gonna be killer. What we're doing is cool." Kerry King has picked the Black Sabbath song that Slayer will cover at Sabbath's Back To The Beginning show, and says it's an "honour' for Slayer to pay tribute to the Godfathers of Metal

By Paul Brannigan published

Kerry King is more than a little excited at the prospect of Slayer honouring Black Sabbath at Villa Park on July 5

Ozzy Osbourne performing onstage in 2022

“It really is like starting from scratch”: Ozzy Osbourne is doing “endurance training” ahead of final Black Sabbath show

By Matt Mills published

The Prince Of Darkness will step onstage for the last time at Birmingham’s Villa Park on July 5

Photographs of Black Sabbath’s Bill Ward and Led Zeppelin”s John Bonham

“He was, without question, the best rock drummer in the world”: What Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward really thought of Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham

By Classic Rock published

Black Sabbath’s Bill Ward and Led Zeppelin”s John Bonham rose through the ranks together

Burton C. Bell/Ozzy Osbourne

"They'd throw shrapnel at us - coins. I collected enough to buy a beer." Burton C. Bell recalls the trials of supporting Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath in the 90s

By Rich Hobson published

The former Fear Factory frontman did meet Brian May though, so it wasn't all bad

Ozzy Osbourne live 2022

We got rock and metal's best bands to pick the greatest Ozzy Osbourne (and Black Sabbath) songs ever

By Rich Hobson published

Members of Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Halestorm and more choose the best songs featuring the Prince Of Darkness

Black Sabbath standing in front of their tour bus in 1975

"Ozzy jumped from one subject to another with astonishing rapidity, like some frantic pigeon": A mind-mincing encounter with Black Sabbath on the Sabotage tour

By Geoff Barton published

By 1976, Black Sabbath already had a huge heritage to live up to. We joined them on the road in Portsmouth

Jason Momoa in 2025 and Ozzy Osbourne in 2022

“I was begging for tickets, now I turn out to be hosting”: Jason Momoa reveals how he got the job compering Black Sabbath’s final show

By Matt Mills published

The Minecraft Movie actor still has no idea what he’s going to do onstage, though

Ozzy Osbourne looking over the crowd at the California Jam

"Our manager gave us each $1000 and put us on the plane, economy class. We later found out we had received $250,000 for the show: he kept it all." The true story behind Black Sabbath's biggest show ever

By Paul Brannigan published

On April 6, 1974, Black Sabbath performed for 250,000 rock fans at the first California Jam festival. It was a gig that would live long in the memory for all involved, for reasons both good and bad

Metallica in 2014, Black Sabbath in 2016 and Ghost in 2023

“If it wasn’t for those four guys, we might still be wandering around in the dark”: While Kirk Hammett hails Black Sabbath as metal’s founders, Ghost’s Tobias Forge names the “neglected” aspect of their sound

By Matt Mills published

As the build-up to Black Sabbath’s farewell show continues, Metallica’s guitarist and Ghost’s mastermind explain why the Birmingham four-piece are so special

Tom Morello

"We have a very, very simple goal, to make this the greatest day in the history of heavy metal." Tom Morello reveals what we can expect from Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning mega-gig, teases added surprise from "huge superstars"

By Paul Brannigan published

As if we weren't already excited enough for Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne's final show

Ozzy Osbourne, Paul McCartney, Robert Plant, Jim Morrison and Joe Strummer onstage

The greatest gig I've ever seen: 24 writers pick the most memorable live show of their lives

By Classic Rock Magazine published

24 life-changing live shows from 60 years of gigs

Black Sabbath posing for a photograph with singer Ian Gillan in 1983

“I agreed to join the band when I was drunk. I’ve not much recollection of what went on!”: The chaotic story of Black Sabbath’s Born Again and the tour that inspired Spinal Tap

By Malcolm Dome published

Black Sabbath’s Born Again: flawed classic or total disaster? Ian Gillan has opinions

Zakk Wylde and Ozzy Osbourne

"Everybody's gonna be playing Sabbath songs, it's gonna be pretty mindblowing." Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde says that Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning homecoming will be "special for everybody", but he hopes it won't be Ozzy's last show

By Paul Brannigan published

Zakk Wylde is excited for Ozzy and Black Sabbath's final bow this summer, but would be up for another Ozzy tour

Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi onstage with Black Sabbath in 1985

“I had a dreadful hangover, so I put my dark glasses on and we played Children Of The Grave, Iron Man and Paranoid”: What happened when Black Sabbath reunited for one day only at Live Aid 1985

By Matt Mills published

Back To The Beginning won’t be the first time Black Sabbath’s founding lineup briefly got back together to raise money for charity…