JAKARTA - Black Sabbath is completely finished. Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar),ester Butler (bass), and Bill Ward (drums) performed for the last time at Villa Park, Birmingham on Saturday, July 5 evening.
The historic show with the title 'Back To The Beginning' is the final farewell for a heavy metal pioneer, who appeared in an early formation for the first time since 2005.
Sabbath appeared on the stage at around 22.00 local time, after the appearance of dozens of guest stars. The appearance of Ozzy, Tony, personal and bill was accompanied by sirens and spotlights.
They opened this historic performance with War Pigs an anti-war song from the album Paranoid which was released in 1970.
As previously announced, Ozzy appeared in the middle of the stage while sitting on his chair. Not without reason, his poor health condition made him unable to appear like 20 or 40 years ago.
Meanwhile, other personnel, appeared to show their capabilities as real loud music performers. Tony plays with the iconic Gibson SG guitar,minher plays with bass with the Aston Villa football club logo, and Bill appears shirtless.
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Sabbath is still playing three other songs, namely N.IB, Iron Man, and closed with Paranoid.
As Tony previously said, the guitarist said the rehearsal for the farewell concert went smoothly, but it was still not easy. There is anxiety, especially because more than 40,000 people from all over the world come to the stadium.
"I wouldn't say it was easy, it was difficult, because none of us got younger. And standing there for a few hours was tiring," Tony said.
Meanwhile, the big names who appeared in this historic concert included The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Rage Against The Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, to Blink-182.
For information, Ozzy has not performed fully since 2018, and has undergone many operations and has had many health problems, including Parkinson's disease in recent years.
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