Zakk Wylde revealed an important detail about the upcoming Black Sabbath reunion show , will Ozzy Osbourne 's farewell show .
In a recent conversation with MetalXS [ transcription via Loudwire ], the guitarist detailed how all the bands involved in the show will perform. "Considering all the bands on the lineup, everyone will be playing Sabbath songs, it's going to be pretty mind-blowing."
“It’s going to be pretty incredible. And to see Ozzy go up there and do a song with them and then watch Sabbath play. I think for all the bands that are going to be there, because if it weren’t for Sabbath, none of us would exist. So I think it’s going to be special for everyone.”
Zakk Wylde also expressed hope that the show would inspire Ozzy Osbourne to perform more shows. “I hope we do this, and then Ozzy says, ‘Let’s turn the machine back on and do another tour.’ You know? With Ozzy and his throne flying over the stadium or something, throwing buckets of water and doing all that stuff.”
Black Sabbath's farewell with the original lineup.
Vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi , bassist Geezer Butler , and drummer Bill Ward will take the stage together for the last time at a benefit festival.
The performance, titled Back to the Beginning, will take place on July 5th at Villa Park , a stadium in Birmingham, the city in England where the group was formed in the late 1960s.
All profits from the event will be donated to Cure Parkinson's, Birmingham Children's Hospital , and Acorn Children's Hospice .
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