More names have been added to Ozzy Osbourne's final performance show in July - but fans will be left disappointed. As more icons of metal have been announced, tickets for the July 5 show at Ozzy's beloved Aston Villa's Villa Park were sold out in under 10 minutes. The sold-out show will see the original Black Sabbath – Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – return to play for the first time in 20 years.
Back to the Beginning will be hosted and compered by American actor Jason Momoa. It will see Ozzy Osbourne play his own short set before joining with Black Sabbath for his final bow. Now, new acts added to the bill include Tool, Guns ‘N’ Roses and Rival Sons, who will join Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Alice In Chains, Halestorm, Lamb Of God, Anthrax and Mastodon. The all-day event in Ozzy's native Birmingham will also feature a supergroup of musicians. In it, there will be Andrew Watt and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dave Ellefson and Vernon Reid of Living Colour and Whitfield Crane of Ugly Kid Joe. They will join up with join Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins, David Draiman (Disturbed), Frank Bello from Anthrax and Fred Durst Limp Bizkit. Korn's Jake E Lee and Jonathan Davis KK Downing, Lzzy Hale (Halestorm) and Mike Bordin of Faith No More, will also take part, as will Rudy Sarzo, Sammy Hagar, Scott Ian of Anthrax, Papa V Perpetua (Ghost), Tom Morello fromRage Against The Machine, and Wolfgang Van Halen.
Speaking ahead of the momentous occasion, Ozzy said: "It’s my time to go Back to the Beginning….time for me to give back to the place where I was born. How blessed am I to do it with the help of people whom I love. Birmingham is the true home of metal. Birmingham Forever.". He recently admitted he can’t commit to a full performance, confessing he can only manage "little bits and pieces." Ozzy confirmed last month that the original line-up of the band would reunite for one last charity performance.
On his decision to scale back his involvement in Black Sabbath’s final performance, the rock legend said on the Ozzy Speaks show: "I'm not planning on doing a set with Black Sabbath but I am doing little bits and pieces with them. I am doing what I can, where I feel comfortable.". All profits from the show will be shared equally between the a number of charities, including Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn Children’s Hospice, a Children’s Hospice supported by Aston Villa.
