Black Sabbath’s Back To The Beginning farewell gig to be released in cinemas
Ozzy and Sabbath's last gig will be released in cinemas next month.
By Nick Reilly
Black Sabbath‘s triumphant farewell gig last year, which came just weeks before Ozzy Osbourne‘s death, will be shown in cinemas for the first time next month.
Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning will arrive on October 28 and definitively captures the triumphant final live performance from Ozzy Osbourne and the original Black Sabbath lineup: Ozzy (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass), and Bill Ward (drums) at Villa Park in July 2025.
The film will run as an event release beginning October 28 2026 in cinemas worldwide and tickets go on sale at 7am PT / 10am ET / 3pm BST / 4pm CEST on Thursday September 24 here.
It captures Ozzy’s historic final farewell performance for his fans in his Birmingham hometown, just 17 days before his untimely passing. The show not only included a solo set from Ozzy, but a reunion of Black Sabbath’s original members performing together for the first time in more than 20 years.
The show was also hosted by Jason Momoa with Tom Morello serving as Musical Director for Back to the Beginning. The night included sets from Alice in Chains, Anthrax, Gojira, Guns N Roses, Halestorm, Lamb of God, Mastodon, Metallica, Pantera, Rival Sons, Slayer, and Tool, along with special guests Adam Wakeman, Andrew Watt, Billy Corgan, Chad Smith, David Draiman, David Ellefson, Jake E. Lee, KK Downing, Mike Bordin, Nuno Bettencourt, Papa V Perpetua (Ghost), Ronnie Wood, Rudy Sarzo, Sammy Hagar, Sleep Token II, Steven Tyler, Travis Barker, Vernon Reid, Whitfield Crane, and Yungblud.
“Back to the Beginning came about because I asked Ozzy what would really make him happy,” said Sharon Osbourne. “And he said the only thing that would make him happy was if he could perform again and say goodbye to his fans. That’s all he wanted to do. He wanted to say goodbye and thank you.”
“To me it was like pure love. It was just a wave of love,” said Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi. “It’s the only way I can describe it really. I mean I could feel it as if it is like tangible.”
Reviewing the show, Rolling Stone UK wrote: “For all the false farewells and goodbyes in his career, there’s something so final about this one that adds a crushing poignancy to the night. The great tragedy is that so often such legends have passed before celebrations on this level can take place, yet by some great miracle or divine intervention Ozzy is here to take his final bow with his own tribe.”