Every band confirmed for Ozzy's 'greatest heavy metal show' including Metallica

The Back To The Beginning all-day event with the original Black Sabbath line up will take place at Villa Park Stadium in Birmingham on July 5
Every band confirmed for Ozzy's 'greatest heavy metal show' including Metallica

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Ozzy Osbourne has confirmed that the original Black Sabbath line-up will reunite for the star' 'final bow' at Villa Park Stadium this summer. On Saturday, July 5 2025, Ozzy will be joined by Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward to headline a star-studded all-day show celebrating the genre the band was so intrinsic in forming the foundation of.

And the four Birmingham musicians won’t be the only superstars descending on Villa Park to thrill crowds at the 'Back To The Beginning' show. The line-up reads like a who's who of heavy metal and it features sets from Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Halestorm, Alice In Chains, Lamb Of God, Anthrax and Mastodon.

Meanwhile, other musicians will be in Birmingham, forming a 'supergroup' to honour Ozzy's last show. We're sharing a full list of everyone featuring below, with Sharon Osbourne and Tony Iommi confirming there are more to be announced when they made the gig announcement at Villa Park this morning, Wednesday, February 5.

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It include Ozzy's long-time collaborator Zakk Wylde as well as Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine, who will be music director for the event. Tom said, simply: "This will be the greatest heavy metal show ever."

Tickets for the gig go on sale at 10am Birmingham time on Friday, February 14 at LiveNation.co.uk. All profits will go to Cure Parkinson's, Birmingham Children's Hospital and Acorn Children's Hospice, a charity supported by Aston Villa.

Here's the full list of every artist confirmed to appear during the event so far:

Metallica

Slayer

Pantera

Gojira

Halestorm

Alice In Chains

Lamb Of God

Anthrax

Mastodon

Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins)

David Draiman (Disturbed)

Duff McKagan (Guns 'N Roses)

Slash (Guns 'N Roses)

Frank Bello (Anthrax)

Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit)

Jake E Lee

Jonathan Davis (Korn)

KK Downing

Lzzy Hale (Halestorm)

Mike Bordin (Faith No More)

Rudy Sarzo

Sammy Hagar

Scott Ian (Anthrax)

Sleep Token ii (Sleep Token)

Papa V Perpetua (Ghost)

Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine)

Wolfgang Van Halen

Zakk Wylde

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