{"id":148316,"date":"2025-02-05T18:37:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T18:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/05\/ozzy-osbourne-announces-retirement-will-reunite-with-black-sabbath-for-final-concert\/"},"modified":"2025-02-05T18:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T18:37:09","slug":"ozzy-osbourne-announces-retirement-will-reunite-with-black-sabbath-for-final-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/05\/ozzy-osbourne-announces-retirement-will-reunite-with-black-sabbath-for-final-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Ozzy Osbourne Announces Retirement, Will Reunite With Black Sabbath For Final Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the end of the tour for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/07\/ozzy-osbourne-slams-britney-spears-dancing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ozzy Osbourne<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After more than 60 years of live performances, the legendary rocker has announced that his next show will be his last.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a bittersweet moment for fans, as the sadness of Osbourne\u2019s retirement is mingled with the excitement of another announcement:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1243042935-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ozzy Osbourne attends the Ozzy Osbourne Album Special on SiriusXM's Ozzy's Boneyard Channel at at SiriusXM Studios on July 29, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.\" class=\"wp-image-518559 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1243042935-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1243042935-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1243042935-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1243042935-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1243042935-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1243042935-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1243042935-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1243042935-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ozzy Osbourne attends the Ozzy Osbourne Album Special on SiriusXM\u2019s Ozzy\u2019s Boneyard Channel at at SiriusXM Studios on July 29, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images for SiriusXM)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ozzy-s-big-send-off\">Ozzy\u2019s Big Send-Off<\/h2>\n<p>For his July farewell show, Ozzy will be joined by the original lineup of Black Sabbath, the band he co-founded back in 1968.<\/p>\n<p>The band will perform as part of the one-day Back to the Beginning festival at Villa Park in Birmingham, England.<\/p>\n<p>The lineup will also include Metallica, Slayer, Lamb of God, Alice in Chains, and Anthrax.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422074438-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Musician Ozzy Osbourne performs during half-time of the NFL game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills at SoFi Stadium on September 08, 2022 in Inglewood, California.\" class=\"wp-image-518562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422074438-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422074438-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422074438-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422074438-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422074438-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422074438-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422074438-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422074438-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Musician Ozzy Osbourne performs during half-time of the NFL game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills at SoFi Stadium on September 08, 2022 in Inglewood, California.\" class=\"wp-image-518562 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422074438-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422074438-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422074438-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422074438-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422074438-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422074438-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422074438-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422074438-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Musician Ozzy Osbourne performs during half-time of the NFL game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills at SoFi Stadium on September 08, 2022 in Inglewood, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Harry How\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s my time to go Back to the Beginning\u2026 time for me to give back to the place where I was born,\u201d Osbourne <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OzzyOsbourne\/status\/1887125163818234142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said today <\/a>in a post on X (formerly Twitter). <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow blessed am I to do it with the help of people whom I love. Birmingham is the true home of metal. Birmingham Forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will be the greatest heavy metal show ever,\u201d the festival\u2019s music director, Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, was quoted  in the post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1413685893-729x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath performs during the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony at Alexander Stadium on August 08, 2022 on the Birmingham, England. \" class=\"wp-image-518560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1413685893-729x1024.jpg 729w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1413685893-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1413685893-768x1079.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1413685893-1458x2048.jpg 1458w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1413685893-683x960.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1413685893-769x1080.jpg 769w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1413685893-854x1200.jpg 854w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1413685893-scaled.jpg 1822w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1413685893-729x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath performs during the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony at Alexander Stadium on August 08, 2022 on the Birmingham, England. \" class=\"wp-image-518560 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1413685893-729x1024.jpg 729w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1413685893-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1413685893-768x1079.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1413685893-1458x2048.jpg 1458w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1413685893-683x960.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1413685893-769x1080.jpg 769w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1413685893-854x1200.jpg 854w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1413685893-scaled.jpg 1822w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1413685893-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath performs during the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony at Alexander Stadium on August 08, 2022 on the Birmingham, England. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Alex Pantling\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Osbourne previously reunited with Tommy Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward for a 2023 tour, but he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/06\/ozzy-osbourne-health-worries-sharon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">forced to cancel the shows<\/a> due to health issues.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/02\/01\/entertainment\/ozzy-osbourne-tour-retirement-announcement-intl-scli\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ozzy believed that<\/a> his performing career had come to an end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy singing voice is fine. However, after three operations, stem cell treatments, endless physical therapy, and most recently groundbreaking Cybernics (HAL) Treatment, my body is still physically weak,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422073774-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Musician Ozzy Osbourne performs during half-time of the NFL game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills at SoFi Stadium on September 08, 2022 in Inglewood, California.\" class=\"wp-image-518561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422073774-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422073774-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422073774-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422073774-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422073774-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422073774-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422073774-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422073774-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Musician Ozzy Osbourne performs during half-time of the NFL game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills at SoFi Stadium on September 08, 2022 in Inglewood, California.\" class=\"wp-image-518561 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422073774-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422073774-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422073774-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422073774-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422073774-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422073774-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422073774-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1422073774-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Musician Ozzy Osbourne performs during half-time of the NFL game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills at SoFi Stadium on September 08, 2022 in Inglewood, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Harry How\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But in a later interview with <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.co.uk\/music\/features\/ozzy-osbourne-interview-rolling-stone-black-sabbath-34700\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rolling Stone<\/a><\/em>, Osbourne stated that he would \u201cdie a happy man\u201d if he could put on one final show for his fans.<\/p>\n<p>In a conversation with BBC News, Ozzy\u2019s wife and longtime manager, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/10\/sharon-osbourne-blames-music-industry-for-death-of-liam-payne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sharon Osbourne<\/a>, revealed that her husband is excited for the show. She also confirmed that it will be his very last.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s doing great. He\u2019s doing really great. He\u2019s so excited about this, about being with the guys again and all his friends. It\u2019s exciting for everyone,\u201d she told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOzzy didn\u2019t have a chance to say goodbye to his friends, to his fans, and he feels there\u2019s no been no full stop. This is his full stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the Back to the Beginning festival go on sale February 14, with the bulk of the proceeds going to charity.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/ozzy-osbourne-announces-retirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes It\u2019s the end of the tour for Ozzy Osbourne. After more than 60 years of live performances, the legendary rocker has announced that his next show will be his last. It\u2019s a bittersweet moment for fans, as the sadness of Osbourne\u2019s retirement is mingled with the excitement of another announcement: Ozzy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":148317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-148316","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148316\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}