Here Are the Songs Black Sabbath Practiced but Didn’t Play at Farewell Gig—and Why originally appeared on Parade.

Tony Iommi revealed the two songs Black Sabbath had rehearsed for their final show, but ended up not playing in July 2025.

According to Iommi, Black Sabbath rehearsed “Fairies Wear Boots,” the closing track to 1970’s Paranoid, and the title track from their debut album: “Black Sabbath.” ...

Iommi’s world-altering riffs led to some of the all-star farewell show’s biggest singalongs – no wonder the supporting cast ...

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Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi revealed the band had set aside “six or seven” songs for their Back to the Beginning ...

But Iommi and co were schooled in the blues, so more traditional rock outfits like Rival Sons, Guns N’ Roses (Sabbath Bloody Sabbath) and, especially, Alice in Chains (Fairies Wear Boots) were ...

Iommi goes on to say that Sabbath rehearsed "six or seven" songs for the show, including Black Sabbath and Fairies Wear Boots ...

Concerns about the show’s scheduling and drummer Bill Ward’s first Sabbath gig in 20 years cut Sabbath’s final set to just four songs. Iommi says there was a couple more in the tank ...