Where to stream Black Sabbath's final show with Ozzy Osbourne

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Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne will reunite with his original bandmates this weekend for his final live performance.
The heavy metal star, 76, will rock Birmingham's Villa Park on Saturday, 5 July, as part of an all-day event called Back to the Beginning. He will deliver his own solo set before playing together with bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward for the first time in 20 years.
Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, who will serve as the gig's musical director and one of the support acts, said it would be "the greatest heavy metal show ever".
But what else can fans expect from Osbourne's final bow? Here's everything you need to know about the concert, including how to watch it live.
Black Sabbath's farewell show will be live-streamed on a dedicated site this Saturday from 3pm. Tickets for the live stream are priced at £24.99, while a ticket and T-shirt bundle costs £59.99.
Viewers will be able to rewatch the gig on demand for 48 hours afterwards.
Osbourne said the stream was "a great chance for people who didn't have the opportunity to get a ticket to be able to see the show".
The gig will take place at Villa Park in Birmingham, the city where the music pioneers formed in 1968. The stadium is the home ground of Osbourne's favourite football team, Aston Villa, and has a capacity of around 40,000.
Black Sabbath played their "last" gig in 2017 in Birmingham with Osbourne, guitarist Iommi and bassist Butler, but without Ward on drums.
Tickets for Black Sabbath's Back to the Beginning event sold out in February, within 10 minutes of going on sale. However, a limited number of last-minute resale tickets may become available on Ticketmaster ahead of the show.
They were priced between £197.50 and £834, with a handling fee of £2.75 per order. All profits will go to three charities: Cure Parkinson's, Birmingham Children's Hospital and Acorn Children's Hospice.
Osbourne first planned to retire from live performing in 1992, when he embarked on a tour dubbed No More Tours. He later reversed his decision.
But the War Pigs singer is now bowing out for good following several health issues, including a near-fatal quad bike crash in 2003.
The star's injuries were aggravated by a fall at home in 2019, forcing him to cut short his second farewell tour, No More Tours 2. The tour had previously been rescheduled several times because of illness, the Covid pandemic and logistical issues.
In 2020, Osbourne revealed he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and he paused touring "for now" in 2023 after extensive spinal surgery.
His most recent UK performance came during a surprise appearance at the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony in his hometown in 2022.
Osbourne told The Guardian that Saturday's reunion concert was conceived by his Sharon to give him "a reason to get up in the morning". He said he "may be sitting down" for the gig due to his health issues, adding: "I'll be there, and I'll do the best I can."
In a separate statement, the self-styled Prince of Darkness said: "It's my time to go back to the beginning… 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. Birmingham forever."
The Black Sabbath gig will be hosted by Aquaman actor Jason Momoa. Many major bands will serve as support acts, including Guns N' Roses, Metallica, Slayer and Alice in Chains. The event will also see performances by Pantera, Gojira, Halestorm, Lamb of God, Anthrax and Mastodon.
Other musicians on the packed line-up include Tool, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, Limp Bizkit singer Fred Durst, Halestorm's Lzzy Hale and Rage Against the Machine star Tom Morello.
They will be joined by Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, Judas Priest guitarist KK Downing, Disturbed frontman David Draiman and Korn's Jonathan Davis.
The line-up also boasts Ghost singer Papa V Perpetua, Faith No More drummer Mike Bordin and metal band Sleep Token.
Osbourne formed the metal group in 1968 while looking to escape a life of factory work. Their self-titled debut album in 1970 made the UK top 10 and paved the way for hit singles including Paranoid, War Pigs and Iron Man.
They went on to sell more than 75 million albums worldwide, and have been credited with influencing generations of rock and metal acts. Their final LP, 13, was released in 2013, but Rage Against the Machine drummer Brad Wilk filled in for Ward.
The group were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, and Osbourne was added for a second time last year.
The frontman rose to further fame alongside his wife Sharon, who he married in 1982, through their reality TV series The Osbournes. The couple have three children, Aimee, Jack and Kelly.
Sharon told the BBC: "Ozzy didn't have a chance to say goodbye to his friends, to his fans, and he feels there's been no full stop. This is his full stop."
Black Sabbath's Back to the Beginning gig will take place on 5 July