After Metallica’s performance, Osbourne, 76, came out on stage and performed a five-song set by himself, before he was joined by his former bandmates Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Geezer Butler for four of the group’s songs.

Metallica rocked Birmingham, England’s Villa Park as part of Black Sabbath‘s gargantuan Back to the Beginning concert, storming through a six-song set of Sabbath covers and originals that got the audience primed for the evening’s main attractions.

Birmingham plays host to big events including Black Sabbath's farewell gig, Test cricket, Jeff Lynne, and Colmore Food Festival.

Black Sabbath's farewell concert, which included hits like "Iron Man" and "War Pigs," comes as the rocker is living with Parkinson's disease.

Heavy Metal Icon's, 61, Heartfelt Thank You to Black Sabbath for 'Giving Us Purpose' Will Give You All the Feels first appeared on Parade on Jul 6, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 6, 2025, where it first appeared.

Now that Back To The Beginning is in the rear-view mirror, heavy metal’s foundational guitarist is returning to work on his first solo album in 20 years

Black Sabbath are playing their final show today at the Back To The Beginning festival, and all the bands are paying tribute to them during their sets. In addition to Tool covering “Hand Of Doom,” Metallica performed two Black Sabbath songs and Guns N’ Roses tackled four.