The original line up of Black Sabbath - Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, and Bill Ward - will play their first and only show in 20 years this summer in Birmingham

The Back To The Beginning all day show at Birmingham's Villa Park will feature sets from Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Halestorm, Alice In Chains, Lamb Of God, Anthrax and Mastodon.

Black Sabbath have announced a mammoth farewell show at Villa Park, Birmingham, on July 5. Entitled Back To The Beginning: The Final Show, it will feature the original Sabbath line-up of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward playing together for the first time in 20 years.

For the final time, Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne will perform on July 5th at Villa Park in Birmingham with support including Metallica, Slayer, and Pantera.

The final Black Sabbath show - Back To The Beginning - will feature a number of great bands and artists including Metallica

Black Sabbath have just announced one final gig with rock legend Ozzy Osbourne, as the band's original line up - completed by Tony Lommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward - will be coming together to play at Villa Park.

The heavy metal legend will be joined by the original Black Sabbath line-up at Villa Park Stadium on Saturday, July 5, 2025. And not only that, he's going to be joined by a who's who of musical heroes. All the details are in our live blog below.

Metallica, Slayer and Pantera join line-up for farewell to heavy metal star Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham in July

The show also appears to be Osbourne 's farewell show, who notes he'll "play his own short set before joining with Black Sabbath for his final bow." The full lineup for Back To The Beginning is:

Black Sabbath have announced the 'final' show by their original lineup, a benefit titled 'Back to the Beginning' with Metallica, Slayer and others.