Members of The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Rage Towards The Machine, Crimson Sizzling Chili Peppers and Blink-182 got here collectively on the last Black Sabbath present.
The historic gig, dubbed ‘Again To The Starting’, is ready to be the ultimate farewell for the long-lasting heavy steel band. The all-day occasion goes down at Villa Park in Birmingham at the moment (July 5) and incorporates a who’s who of exhausting rock music, with RATM’s Tom Morello serving as musical director for the live performance.
Morello additionally made an look on stage throughout what was listed because the ‘Supergroup B’ part of the present. Alongside Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler on vocals, The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wooden and Excessive’s Nuno Bettencourt on guitar, Quiet Riot’s Rudy Sarzo on bass and Blink-182’s Travis Barker on drums, they performed the ‘50s blues track ‘Practice Stored A Rollin’.
Crimson Sizzling Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith then changed Barker on drums they usually performed a medley of Aerosmith’s ‘Stroll This Means’ and Led Zeppelin’s ‘Complete Lotta Love’. Watch clips from the efficiency under.
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Steven Tyler of Aerosmith performingLed Zeppelin’s Complete Lotta Love dwell at Black Sabbath’s Again to the Starting live performance.
The best present of many years began with banger performances! pic.twitter.com/tWgGoLOl4H
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Travis Barker (blink-182) • Tom Morello (Rage Towards the Machine) • Steven Taylor (Aerosmith) • Andrew Watt • Chad Smith (Crimson Sizzling Chili Peppers) pic.twitter.com/22Nnyqnuak— Braian Ortiz (@braian182) July 5, 2025
A tremendous set by a supergroup made up of
Aerosmith
Crimson Sizzling Chili Peppers
Rolling StonesThat is getting ridiculous #BackToTheBeginning pic.twitter.com/c04UAPs9sm
— Lesley – FPL ⚽️ (@Weggster) July 5, 2025
VILLA PARK !!!!! Bouncing
STEVEN TYLER turned up for OZZIE !!!! ❤️ @AVFCOfficial pic.twitter.com/7Ef6o6zSSh— Alan McInally (@AlanMcInally) July 5, 2025
New photograph! Of Black Sabbath alongside members of Metallica, Pantera, Jake E. Lee, Tom Morello, Steven Tyler, Chad Smith, David Ellefson and extra Rock and Heavy Steel legends earlier than their last live performance referred to as ‘Again To The Starting’ that’s streaming now! pic.twitter.com/QXqnA4o5u6
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The gig can also be enjoying host to many different big names within the style, together with Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Alice In Chains, Gojira, Anthrax, Smashing Pumpkins‘ Billy Corgan, Weapons N’ Roses, KoRn, Software, and the surviving members of Soundgarden.
The Prince Of Darkness has not performed a full gig since 2018, and has undergone a number of surgical procedures and skilled quite a few well being issues, together with Parkinson’s illness in recent times.
In an interview with The Guardian earlier this yr, Osbourne seemed forward to enjoying the final Black Sabbath present in good well being, saying: “I’ll be there, and I’ll do the very best I can. All I can do is flip up.” From there, there have been additionally options that he “could also be sitting down” on stage, and rumours that he’d be acting from a “throne that flies over the stadium”.
His spouse and supervisor, Sharon, additionally mentioned to NME that, though he now “can’t stroll” on account of Parkinson’s, his sickness “doesn’t have an effect on his voice”. “He desires to say thanks to everyone,” she defined to us at Villa Park. “He didn’t have that probability due to his sickness, however now he does have the possibility.”
