The soundtrack and film for Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath‘s epic ‘Back To The Beginning’ show are getting an official release, and will feature behind-the-scenes footage, video tributes from Dolly Parton, and more.
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The huge one-day event, organised by Sharon Osbourne with musical direction from Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello, took place at Villa Park in Birmingham in July 2025. It marked both Osbourne’s final solo performance and the last ever show from Sabbath’s original line-up – with the frontman Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward playing live together for the first time in two decades.
Other performances on the night came from Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Tool, Slayer, Pantera, Alice In Chains, Gojira, Anthrax, Lamb Of God,Mastodon and Halestorm, as well as Yungblud, Nuno Bettencourt, Ghost’s Tobias Forge, Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan, Andrew Watt, Steven Tyler, Travis Barker, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and more.
Osbourne died just over two weeks later aged 76, and it was confirmed that the gig raised around £11million for charity. The footage from the event was also made into a concert film which arrives in cinemas today (Wednesday October 28).
Now, it has been announced that the soundtrack and concert film will be released on December 11, and available on a variety of formats including 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, CD, and vinyl.
Highlights on the Blu-ray release include footage of Jack Black performing ‘Mr. Crowley’ and Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst performing ‘Changes’, as well as a Sounds of Birmingham documentary. Video tributes to Osbourne from Dolly Parton, AC/DC, Ricky Gervais and more are included too.
On April 23, 2027, there will also be the release of a ‘Deluxe Box Set’ of the concert film, which will feature memorabilia, collectables, and a bonus HD Blu-ray featuring all 35 Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath songs, including the covers performed by the guests. That version will also come with a limited edition film poster, a hardback book about the show, and an Ozzy Pendant Necklace.
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“‘Back to the Beginning’ was a once-in-a-lifetime event that will go down in music history,” said Sharon Osbourne. “Ozzy suffered from chronic pain during the final six years of his life. His only wish was to perform one last time to thank his fans and say goodbye. It was an incredible day when his peers in the rock world descended on Aston from all over the globe to celebrate his legendary talent and extraordinary legacy.”
She also opened up about the epic show while at the London premiere of the film last week, and said that she wanted the night to be a celebration of the artists who had “been considered the b******* of the music industry for so long”.
“It represents a genre of music, a community,” she said. “It’s finally got to [the point] where you see artist after artist that are filling stadiums now with this music, and it’s just wonderful to see it.”
She added: “It’s amazing, because it was never really big in the press for a long time. It was like ‘I don’t want to write about him, he’s a nutter’, but now it has become acceptable. We have seen genres come and go, but this stayed, and it will continue to stay. ‘Back To The Beginning’ is a celebration of that.”
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