With a pioneering sound that essentially created the genre of heavy metal, it’s no overstatement to call Black Sabbath one of the most important rock bands of all time. In 1967, bassist and lyricist Geezer Butler formed Rare Breed,

Birmingham, England benefit concert Back to the Beginning also features Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira and more on the July lineup

Titled Back to the Beginning, the all-day charity concert will see Osbourne, bassist Geezer Butler, guitarist Tony Iommi, and drummer Bill Ward reunite onstage for the first time in 20 years at Birmingham’s Villa Park on July 5. Osbourne will play his own short set at the gig before joining Black Sabbath to take his final bow with his bandmates.

Ozzy Osbourne is to reunite with all his original Black Sabbath bandmates for his final performance. The Back To The Beginning show on July 5 will see the 76-year-old singer deliver his own short set before Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward play together for the first time in 20 years.

Singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler, and drummer Bill Ward. At first, they called themselves the Polka Tulk Blues Band. They changed their name a couple of times, first to Earth and then to Black Sabbath.

Ozzy Osbourne has announced his final show — and it will feature a reunion of the original lineup of Black Sabbath for the first time in 20 years. Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward will finally play together onstage again at a one-day festival this summer featuring an all-star lineup of metal bands,

The Prince of Darkness will play his final show in July, with Black Sabbath, Metallica, Slaye, Anthrax, and more featured on the high-profile bill.

Ozzy Osbourne spoke about his health on his radio show, saying he "can't walk" but is grateful to still be alive ahead of his Black Sabbath reunion show.

Ozzy Osbourne will come out of touring retirement and reunite with the full Black Sabbath lineup for the first time in 20 years.

The original line-up of heavy metal legends Black Sabbath, including Ozzy Osbourne, will play together for the first time in 20 years at a one-off concert on July 5 in Birmingham, England, organizers said on Wednesday (February 5).