Black Sabbath Reunites for Ozzy Osbourne's Final Performance, Joined by Metallica, GNR, Steven Tyler and Other Hard Rock All-Stars: The Complete Setlists
'It's so good to be on this fucking stage, you have no idea,' Osbourne told the crowd of 42,000 when his winged throne first rose up from under the stage. 'Let the madness begin!'
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Black Sabbath bassist had indicated earlier that the group would only be doing four songs, due to their collective stamina issues, and that indeed turned out to be the case, with him, Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward performing 'War Pigs,' 'NIB,' 'Iron Man' and 'Paranoid' to close out the 10-hour day at the stadium. Following the last number, the now presumably retired-for-good Osbourne was presented with a cake, as fireworks went off over Villa Park.
Earlier, for his 'solo' set, Osbourne was supported by a band that included his longtime post-Sabbath guitarist Zakk Wylde as he sang 'I Don't Know,' 'Mr. Crowley,' 'Suicide Solution,' 'Mama I'm Coming Home' and 'Crazy Train.' Before performing 'Mama,' he told the audience that he had been 'laid up for six years' and added, 'Thank you from the bottom of my heart.'
Metallica, Guns N Roses, Slayer, Tool, Pantera, Gojira, Alice in Chains, Lamb of God, Halestorm, Anthrax, Rival Sons and Mastodon did sets ranging from two to seven songs in length.
That's not counting a pair of supergroups that included such figures as Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, Billy Corgan, Ronnie Wood, Travis Barker, Sammy Hagar, Andrew Watt, Yungblud, Korn's Jonathan Davis, Nuno Bettencourt, Chad Smith, Vernon Reid and many others. Sitting in with one of the supergroups was Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello, who served as the official curator of the day's lineup. Acor Jason Momoa was the host for the festivities, when not jumping into the moshpit.
(Scroll down to see the complete setlists for each of the day's performances, along with video excerpts of some of the main attractions.)
The show was viewed not just by the 42,000 in attendance at Villa Park in Birmingham in central England, but at least 1.5 million more who paid for a livestream — which was a bit of a misnomer, since the stream ran about two hours behind the live festivities.
The day went off without many obvious hitches, although one unexpected development was Disturbed singer David Draiman being greeted with boos as well as cheers. (Draiman participated in one of the all-star jams, singing covers of 'Sweet Leaf' and Osbourne's solo song 'Shot in the Dark.') 'We gonna start this?' he defiantly asked the crowd. It was believed that the booing had to do with the singer's very vocal support of Israel; he recently congratulated Sharon Osbourne after she called for Kneecap's visas to be revoked, among other controversial statements.
It did not come as a surprise that Osbourne was seated for this final performance. Although he had still been performing standing in 2022, by the time of 2024, when he was inducted as a solo artist into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Osbourne was seated for that show. The 76-year-old has suffered from back problems in recent years as well as his long-diagnosed case of Parkinsons disease. On his SiriusXM radio show this year, he said, 'I can't walk, but you know what I was thinking over the holidays? For all my complaining, I'm still alive.'
Here are the complete setlists for the epic Birmingham concert, from the first act of the day through the reunited Black Sabbath's grand finale:
Mastodon
'Black Tongue'
'Blood and Thunder'
'Supernaut' (Black Sabbath Cover)
Rival Sons
'Do Your Worst'
'Electric Funeral' (Black Sabbath cover)
'Secret'
Anthrax
'Indians'
'Into the Void' (Black Sabbath Cover)
Halestorm
'Love Bites (So Do I)'
'Rain Your Blood on Me'
'Perry Mason' (Ozzy Osbourne Cover)
Lamb of God
'Laid to Rest'
'Redneck'
'Children of the Grave' (Black Sabbath cover)
Supergroup No. 1 (with Yungblud, Lzzy Hale, Nuno Bettencourt, David Draiman, Whitfield Crane, Jake E. Lee, Mike Bordin, David Ellefson, Adam Wakeman, Scott Ian, Frank Bello, Sleep Token II)
'Ultimate Sin' (Ozzy Osbourne cover)
'Shot in the Dark' (Ozzy Osbourne cover)
'Sweet Leaf' (Black Sabbath cover)
'Believer' (Ozzy Osbourne cover)
'Changes' (Ozzy Osbourne cover)
Jack Black, Revel Ian, Roman Morello (pre-recorded video)
'Mr. Crowley' (Ozzy Osbourne Cover, pre-taped video performance)
Alice in Chains
'Man in the Box'
'Would?'
'Fairies Wear Boots' (Black Sabbath cover
Gojira
'Stranded'
'Silvera'
'Mea Culpa' (with Marina Viotti)
'Under the Sun' (Black Sabbath cover)
Supergroup No. 2 (Billy Corgan, Sammy Hagar, Papa V Perpetua, Steven Tyler, Tom Morello, Nuno Bettencourt, Rudy Sarzo, Travis Barker, Chad Smith, Danny Carey, K.K. Downing, Adam Jones, Adam Wakeman, Vernon Reid, Ron Wood, Andrew Watt)
'Symptom of the Universe' (Black Sabbath cover)
'Breaking the Law' (Judas Priest cover)
'Snowblind' (Black Sabbath cover)
'Flying High Again' (Ozzy Osbourne cover)
'Rock Candy' (Montrose cover)
'Bark at the Moon' (Ozzy Osbourne cover)
'Train Kept A Rollin' (Aerosmith cover)
'Walk This Way' / 'Whole Lotta Love' (Aerosmith / Led Zeppelin Covers)
Pantera
'Cowboys From Hell'
'Walk'
'Planet Caravan' (Black Sabbath cover)
Electric Funeral (Black Sabbath cover)
Tool
'Forty Six & 2'
'Hand of Doom' (Black Sabbath cover)
'Ænema'
Slayer
'Disciple'
'War Ensemble'
'Wicked World' (Black Sabbath cover)
'South of Heaven'
'Wicked World' (Black Sabbath cover)
'Raining Blood'
'Angel of Death'
Guns N' Roses
'It's Alright' (Black Sabbath cover)
'Never Say Die!' (Black Sabbath cover)
'Junior's Eyes' (Black Sabbath cover)
'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' (Blood Sabbath cover)
'Welcome to the Jungle'
'Paradise City'
Metallica
'Hole in the Sky' (Black Sabbath cover)
'Creeping Death'
'For Whom the Bell Tolls'
'Johnny Blade' (Black Sabbath cover)
'Battery'
'Master of Puppets'
Ozzy Osbourne
'I Don't Know'
'Mr. Crowley'
'Suicide Solution'
'Mama I'm Coming Home'
'Crazy Train'
1. 'War Pigs'2. 'N.I.B.'3. 'Iron Man'4. 'Paranoid'
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