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Kelly Osbourne engaged as Sid Wilson proposes backstage at Black Sabbath show

Kelly Osbourne got engaged backstage at Black Sabbath's farewell concert.

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"It's not until Ozzy's actually there, thanking fans and getting tearful, that it sinks in." Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning: our ultimate review of their triumphant final show

Our blow-by-blow review of the biggest heavy metal show ever as Black Sabbath triumphantly bow out

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Drake seemingly calls out friends who ditched him amid Kendrick Lamar beef in new song

Drake released the new tune, ‘What Did I Miss?’ on Friday

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Kelly Osbourne celebrates dad Ozzy's 'magical' final show

Kelly Osbourne has admitted her dad Ozzy Osbourne's farewell concert on Saturday (05.07.25) was one of the "most magical" experiences of her life.

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Every guitar hero, special guest and all-star cover from Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s epic Back to the Beginning farewell show

Jake E. Lee, Ronnie Wood and Nuno Bettencourt were among the six-string royalty joining the likes of Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Slayer, Tool, Pantera, Alice In Chains, Gojira for the nine-hour celebration

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Sharon Osbourne says she’s finally ‘done’ with music industry after Ozzy’s last Black Sabbath gig

Osbourne said she and her husband are ready to ‘live our life and do what we want to do’

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Ozzy Osbourne says farewell to live performance with a hometown show for 40,000 fans

Ozzy Osbourne has performed what he says is his final live show, thrilling 40,000 fans in Birmingham, England, on Saturday

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Black Sabbath started the metal era, says Sammy Hagar

Sammy Hagar has hailed the impact of Black Sabbath, claiming that the band started the "metal era".

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"Black Sabbath invented heavy metal and in doing so, they changed the world": Lamb Of God release studio cover of Sabbath classic Children Of The Grave

Lamb Of God's version of Children Of The Grave arrives just hours after they played at Black Sabbath's triumphant Back To The Beginning show in Birmingham

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Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne bids farewell with Black Sabbath reunion

The rocker – who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019 – plans to continue to record music but will not perform live again.

Evening Standard

Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s historic farewell show was less Live Aid, more Loud Aid

5/5 With merging and collaborating metal acts swapping over on a revolving stage, it’s a fast-spinning Lazy Susan of metal history. Yet there’s precious little ego and plenty of heartfelt humility

The Independent UK

Here's every single special guest and song played from Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning show

Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Slayer, Tool, Pantera, Alice In Chains, Gojira amongst a cast of superstar guests as Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath play live for the last time

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Watch Ozzy Osbourne's good friend Yungblud absolutely nail a cover of Black Sabbath's Changes with a one-off supergroup featuring members of Sleep Token, Extreme and Anthrax, at Sabbath's last ever show

Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning mega-gig, currently taking place at Villa Park, Birmingham, has already thrown up some unforgettable performances

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Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s final gig – as it happened

The influential Birmingham band played their final concert – called Back to the Beginning – and were joined by the cream of heavy metal. Relive all 11 hours of mayhem here

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Black Sabbath farewell concert live: Ozzy Osbourne’s last show ends with fireworks and cake

All-day event saw snumber of metal acts, including Metallica, Guns N Roses, Alice in Chains and Tom Morello, take part in the Birmingham show at Villa Park

Guitar World

“I watched Tony a lot. We became friends. It was emotional – not in a ‘pinch me!’ sense, but realizing how on-point he was – and how much he was not phoning in that performance”: Rival Sons’ Scott Holiday on what it’s like to open a Black Sabbath show

Supporting Sabbath throughout The End Tour, Rival Sons got a better view of metal's godfathers than anyone – and will pay tribute to them at their final show. What will they play? Holiday's sworn to secrecy

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Ozzy Osbourne Set For Swansong At Black Sabbath Hometown Gig

Birmingham braced Saturday for wildman rocker Ozzy Osbourne's final ever gig as Black Sabbath's frontman, with thousands flocking to his UK hometown for a celebration of the heavy metal genre he helped to create.

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Here's everything you need to know about Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne's final ever show, Back To The Beginning, including who's playing, where you can watch it and more

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Stacked bills, short sets and stumbling singers: Slayer's first UK gig in six years wasn't perfect, but their set was

Amon Amarth, Anthrax, Mastodon and Hatebreed supported Slayer for their spectacular UK comeback

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Yungblud 'found solace' in Ozzy Osbourne

Yungblud can see similarities between himself and Black Sabbath star Ozzy Osbourne.

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"One of the scariest songs I ever heard." Slipknot's Corey Taylor pays tribute to Black Sabbath, reveals the song he listens to so he can "go some place mentally."

Slipknot aren't playing Black Sabbath's final show, but the metal legends have had a profound impact on Corey et al all the same

Guitar World

“Oz said, ‘Let’s just do Free Bird twice. That should take up an hour!’” Zakk Wylde on Tony Iommi’s genius, Black Sabbath’s immeasurable influence – and Ozzy’s unlikely Back to the Beginning demands

Ozzy Osbourne’s longest serving six-string lieutenant on what it means to be one of the family, and what to expect at Black Sabbath's emotional homecoming and farewell concert

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"This is totally different from anything else we've done. This is nerve-racking." Tony Iommi explains why Black Sabbath are "all nervous" ahead of final show

Even metal icons get the pre-show jitters, as Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi reveals ahead of tomorrow's historic final gig

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Black Sabbath's Toni Iommi reveals 'nerves' ahead of Villa Park gig

Toni Iommi has confessed to feeling anxious ahead of Black Sabbath's Villa Park performance.

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“The Eagles were in the same studio, in the room next to us. They had to pack up and go because we were too loud!”: The highs and lows of Black Sabbath in the ’70s - by Tony Iommi

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