Osbourne Family to Host ‘Back to the Beginning’ World Premiere in Los Angeles
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Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s farewell concert film is getting a Los Angeles world premiere ahead of its global theatrical release. The Osbourne family will host a purple-carpet screening of Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back to the Beginning at the Orpheum Theatre. The film captures Osbourne’s final performance and the last show by Black Sabbath’s original lineup.
In a press release, the Osbourne family announced that the world premiere of Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back to the Beginning will take place Wednesday, October 14, at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. A limited number of tickets are on sale, with 50% of proceeds from each ticket being donated to Los Angeles homeless charities, while the concert film opens in cinemas worldwide on October 28.
The film documents the July 5, 2025 Back To The Beginning show at Birmingham’s Villa Park marking Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell performance (in his hometown just 17 days before his untimely death) reuniting with his Black Sabbath band mates: Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward marking the iconic group’s first performance together in more than 20 years and their triumphant final show. The sold-out show commanded more than three million requests for the 44,000 available tickets.
The night included sets from Alice in Chains, Anthrax, Gojira, Guns N Roses, Halestorm, Lamb of God, Mastodon, Metallica, Pantera, Rival Sons, Slayer, and Tool, along with All-Star segments with special guests Adam Wakeman, Andrew Watt, Billy Corgan, Chad Smith, David Draiman, David Ellefson, Jake E. Lee, KK Downing, Mike Bordin, Nuno Bettencourt, Papa V Perpetua (Ghost), Ronnie Wood, Rudy Sarzo, Sammy Hagar, Sleep Token II, Steven Tyler, Travis Barker, Vernon Reid, Whitfield Crane, and Yungblud.
The two-hour, thirty-minute cinematic release is highlighted by performances from some of the most influential names in rock coming together to celebrate Black Sabbath’s legacy in front of generations of fans along with personal reflections from the superstar musicians Ozzy and Black Sabbath inspired, and a behind the scenes look at the day itself including insight from show host Jason Momoa and Musical Director Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine guitarist).
Watch the official trailer for Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back to the Beginning below:
Here’s what some of the artists who performed at BACK TO THE BEGINNING had to say about the historic event:
“Look at all this love towards heavy metal. Metallica is so grateful to be invited here to see all your beautiful faces and celebrate the band Black Sabbath. Thank you boys for giving us a purpose in life.”
—JAMES HETFIELD – Metallica
“I mean first of all, this is an absolute fever dream… This is wild. Ozzy’s been a part of my life for as long as I can remember.”
—YUNGBLUD – Singer-songwriter
“It’s one of those rare moments in life where you know what’s happening, you’re gonna wanna remember for the rest of your life. So you’re soaking in like every detail. It turned out to be such a historical day. I’m so glad that I took the time to really soak it in.”
—BILLY CORGAN – The Smashing Pumpkins
“There is just something just magical about that show. Like I don’t think I’ll ever be done processing that week.”
—MIKE INEZ – Bassist, Ozzy Osbourne / Alice in Chains
“Ozzy put me on the biggest stage in the world… and [to] have that faith in me is just huge.”
—ZAKK WYLDE – Guitarist, Ozzy Osbourne / Black Label Society
“I would say at this stage anybody that plays any rock and roll has all been influenced by Sabbath.”
—JERRY CANTRELL – Alice in Chains
“As a little boy growing up in New Orleans I had a lot of music thrown at me. The type of music that appealed to me was Black Sabbath.”
–PHIL ANSELMO – Pantera
“You know, in my mind Sabbath’s got hundreds of great songs… because you know, of course he’s been an influence since the dawn of time.”
–KERRY KING – Slayer
Back to the Beginning Film Performances
The OZZY & BLACK SABBATH: BACK TO THE BEGINNING performances are as follows:
| Ozzy Osbourne | I Don’t Know |
| Mastodon | Supernaut |
| Rival Sons | Electric Funeral |
| Anthrax | Into the Void |
| Halestorm | Perry Mason |
| Tool | Hand Of Doom |
| Ozzy Osbourne | Mr Crowley |
| Tom Morello’s All Stars ft David Draiman, Jake E. Lee, David Ellefson, Mike Bordin, Adam Wakeman | Shot in the Dark |
| Tom Morello’s All Stars ft Whitfield Crane, Scott Ian, Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, II (Sleep Token), Adam Wakeman | Believer |
| Tom Morello’s All Stars ft YUNGBLUD, Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, II (Sleep Token), Adam Wakeman | Changes |
| Lamb of God | Children of the Grave |
| Alice In Chains | Fairies Wear Boots |
| Gojira | Under the Sun |
| Pantera | Electric Funeral |
| Slayer | Wicked World |
| Ozzy Osbourne | Suicide Solution |
| Tom Morello’s All Stars ft Travis Barker, Danny Carey, Chad Smith, Tom Morello, Nuno Bettencourt, Rudy Sarzo | Symptom Of The Universe |
| Tom Morello’s All Stars ft Billy Corgan, Tom Morello, K.K. Downing, Adam Jones, Rudy Sarzo, Danny Carey | Snowblind |
| Tom Morello’s All Stars ft Sammy Hagar, Nuno Bettencourt, Adam Wakeman, Rudy Sarzo, Chad Smith, Vernon Reid | Flying High Again |
| Tom Morello’s All Stars ft Papa V Perpetua, Vernon Reid, Nuno Bettencourt, Adam Wakeman, Rudy Sarzo, Travis Barker | Bark At The Moon |
| Tom Morello’s All Stars ft Steven Tyler, Ronnie Wood, Nuno Bettencourt, Tom Morello, Andrew Watt, Rudy Sarzo, Travis Barker | The Train Kept A-Rollin’ |
| Tom Morello’s All Stars ft Steven Tyler, Nuno Bettencourt, Tom Morello, Andrew Watt, Rudy Sarzo, Chad Smith | Walk This Way |
| Guns ‘N’ Roses | Never Say Die |
| Metallica | Hole In The Sky |
| Ozzy Osbourne | Crazy Train |
| Black Sabbath | War Pigs |
| Black Sabbath | N.I.B. |
| Black Sabbath | Iron Man |
| Black Sabbath | Paranoid |
| Ozzy Osbourne | Mama I’m Coming Home |
Presented in Dolby Atmos and 5.1 surround sound, the film is directed for screen by Ben Wainwright-Pearce, with the live concert directed by Tim van Someren, and produced by Jim Parsons, Jamie Silk and Dan Seliger.
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Trafalgar Releasing, the global leader in event cinema distribution, harnesses the power of cinema to bring fans together in more than 15,000 cinemas across 132 countries. A subsidiary of Trafalgar Entertainment, Trafalgar Releasing’s operations include production, acquisition, marketing, and distribution of live or pre-recorded content to cinemas worldwide. Featuring live concerts, music documentaries, world-class opera, award-winning theatre, and more from leading names in entertainment such as Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, BTS, Metallica, Oasis, Coldplay, Billie Eilish, the Royal Opera House and others, Trafalgar Releasing has repeatedly shattered event cinema box office records, most recently with international distribution for TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR, the highest-grossing concert film of all time. More information at www.trafalgar-releasing.com.
About Mercury Studios
Mercury Studios brings music performance to audiences around the world, creating and extending iconic music moments across content, platforms and experiences. Part of Universal Music Group, the company develops, produces and distributes world-class music content, with current and recent projects including the upcoming GEORGE MICHAEL: THE FAITH TOUR, ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO, AMERICAN SYMPHONY and BACK TO THE BEGINNING, the original live broadcast of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s historic final show.
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