Sharon Osbourne AXES huge rock band from husband Ozzy's final Black Sabbath gig line-up after furious bust-up
Black Sabbath are set to take to the stage for the first time in two decades for their last ever performance.
Their Back to the Beginning show takes place on July 5 in Birmingham 's Villa Park and is expected to include performances from Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, and Gojira.
But as the date approaches, The wife and manager of Ozzy has revealed there is some backstage drama.
In an interview with Metal Hammer, Sharon, 72, said she booted off an unnamed group from the line-up after an argument with the act's manager.
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She told the publication: 'I had a huge, huge to-do with a manager over this celebration for Ozzy and Sabbath.
'And it was probably the worst way I've felt in years. And I don't care what this person says about me, thinks about it, because he doesn't know me. And he's now going around making up bulls**t lies because I threw his band off the bill.'
The star continued: 'I don't care what people say. Because do you know what? I don't love them. I care about people who love me, what they say about me. You can't care what an industry says, because you don't love them, so how can it hurt you? It doesn't.'
While Sharon kept tight-lipped, there was speculation that she was referring to Tool, whose name was mysteriously vanished from the official livestream promotion.
However, it has since been confirmed that the band will still play and it turned out to be a design oversight.
It comes after Ozzy insisted that he will perform at what is being billed at his final concert in July, despite concerns about his ailing health.
The rock legend, 76, has undergone seven surgeries in the past five years, including a fourth spinal operation in September 2023, and has been privately battling Parkinson's disease since 2003.
However, despite being plagued by a string of health issues, Ozzy defiantly told The Guardian: 'I'll be there, and I'll do the best I can. So all I can do is turn up.'
Despite Ozzy's insistence, Tool front man Maynard James Keenan has expressed his doubts about whether the rocker will actually make it.
He said of the gigs, which his band are also playing: 'I'm cautious about saying, "Yeah! All in, he's gonna do it". I don't know what kind of modern miracles we'll come up with to get him on stage to do the songs, but this is gonna be a challenge for them. So, I'm honoured to be a part of it, but I'm kinda preparing for the worst, but hoping for the best.'
But Ozzy is well aware of the toll that the concert will take and has been physically and mentally preparing himself for it, with his wife Sharon noting that the gig is a 'reason to get up in the morning'.
Explaining his preparation, he shared: 'I do weights, bike riding, I've got a guy living at my house who's working with me. It's tough – I've been laid up for such a long time. I've been lying on my back doing nothing and the first thing to go is your strength. It's like starting all over again.'
The singer has also enlisted a vocal coach to ensure his voice is up to scratch for the big day.
Despite his enthusiasm, Ozzy admitted that he won't be very active on stage and 'may be sitting down' as he noted further health problems including problems with walking and blood clots on his legs that lead to blood pressure issues.
Back in 2020, Ozzy candidly spoke about his health, admitting he is in 'unbelievable pain 24/7'.
The rocker who had recently been diagnosed with Parkinson's at the time, says a nasty fall in 2019 aggravated a neck injury from his 2003 quad bike accident.
At the time, Ozzy said the crippling nerve damage is the reason why he made the decision to call off his North American leg of his No More Tours 2 tour, so he could seek further treatment in Switzerland.
'If I had a choice between the Parkinson's and the f***ing neck, I'd go for the Parkinson's, I've been laid up for a year now', Ozzy told The Sun.
'First I had an infection in my hand — that pulled me off the road — then I got pneumonia, then I had the fall, then I had surgery and here I am today, it's driving me nuts.'
His upcoming 2025 concert was first announced back in February with Ozzy's wife Sharon and the band's guitarist Tony Iommi at the big reveal at the concert's venue, Villa Park.
The show will feature Ozzy, Tommy, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward.
The group pioneered heavy metal music in the early 1970s with hits such as War Pigs, Paranoid and Iron Man.
Since their last gig together in 2005, Black Sabbath has played in partial reunions but never in their original line-up.
Top a line-up of rock and heavy metal icons will include sets from the likes of Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Alice in Chains, Lamb Of God, Anthrax, Gojira, Halestorm and Mastodon.
The all-day event will also feature a supergroup of musicians.
Artists announced so far include Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins), David Draiman (Disturbed), Duff McKagan, Frank Bello (Anthrax), Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit), Jake E Lee, Jonathan Davis (Korn), KK Downing and Lzzy Hale (Halestorm).
Profits from the show will be shared equally between the following charities: Cure Parkinson's, Birmingham Children's Hospital and Acorn Children's Hospice, a Children's Hospice supported by Aston Villa.
Ozzy, the group's charismatic frontman who left the band in 1979 due to drug and alcohol problems and went on to pursue a highly successful solo career, said in 2020 he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
The all-star event will celebrate the true creators of heavy metal and will see Ozzy play his own short set before joining with Black Sabbath for his final bow.
He said in a statement: 'It's ... time for me to give back to the place where I was born. How blessed am I to do it with the help of people whom I love. Birmingham is the true home of metal.'
Formed in Birmingham in 1968 and going on to become one of most successful metal bands of all time, Black Sabbath have sold over 75 million albums worldwide across their legendary career.
Setting the blueprint for the many routes heavy metal took, Black Sabbath's influence and importance is as vital today as it was in the early 1970s.
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