Vocalist will hold the last presentation of his career in Megafestival, ending both the solo career and Black Sabbath
As reported, the Black Sabbath Will do a farewell show, July 5, at Villa Park Stadium, in the English city of Birmingham. Will be the closure of a megaphostival with presentations of several other bands, since Metallic the Gojirabesides a series of individual guests.
The big question is: Does the band, formed by gentlemen over 70, can even perform? Three of the four members are known to deal with health problems and have not taken on a stage for a long time.
The guitarist Tony Iommi It was diagnosed with a lymphoma for over a decade and, although in remission, treatment has a little affected its overall picture. The drummer Bill Ward He suffers from heart problems for decades and was excluded from the last Sabbath meeting for not being properly conditioned. The vocalist Ozzy Osbourne It has Parkinson and deals with spine damage caused by falls suffered in 2003 and 2019.
The main fear is around Osbourne, who could not even sing at the event that marked its entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Famein the last month of October. However, Iommi and the vocalist’s wife and businesswoman, Sharon Osbournereassured the public in an interview with NME.
Sharon initially stressed:
“He’s really great. He has Parkinson, what we all know, but he’s great and it doesn’t affect his voice. ”
Tony, in turn, pointed out:
“Doing this show will do it well. In truth. That’s what it is: he wants to go out and do something. ”
The singer’s wife and businesswoman also recalled that Ozzy never had a chance to make a real farewell. His final solo tour at More Tours II had to be canceled after successive postponements, given the health problems mentioned.
“He feels he never had a chance to thank the fans; to say ‘thank you for this unbelievable life’. ”
The format of the Black Sabbath megafestival
Still during the interview, Sharon Osbourne shared the first details about the event. She said:
“It starts at noon. An star will play with another star, playing a Sabbath song and one or two of his own songs. Combinations of musicians you would never see. Tom Morello will play with the Tool drummer [Danny Carey] And they will have Billy Corgan, because everyone is from Chicago. Then Slash and Duff McKagan with someone, David Draiman will sing, Jonathan Davis will be here and may be playing with Chad Smith or anyone. Alice in Chains will play as a band. ”
The farewell
After their own members were favorable to the possibility, the original formation of the Black Sabbath will do a farewell show. The presentation is scheduled to take place on July 5 at Villa Park, a stadium in Birmingham, a city in England where the group was formed in the late 1960s.
The vocalist Ozzy Osbournethe guitarist Tony Iommithe bassist Geezer Butler and the drummer Bill Ward It will go to the stage together for the last time at a charity festival, with a series of artists and metal bands. See below the list of attractions:
- Black Sabbath
- Ozzy Osbourne (solo)
- Metallic
- Slayer
- Panther
- Gojira
- Alice in Chains
- Halestorm
- LAMB OF GOD
- Anthrax
- Mastodon
Additional guests:
- Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins)
- David Draiman (Disturbed)
- DUFF MCKAGAN
- Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit)
- LZZY HALE
- Jake E. Lee
- Jonathan Davis (Korn)
- Kk Downing
- Mike Bordin (Faith no More)
- Pope V Perpetua (Ghost)
- Rudy Sarzo
- Sammy Hagar
- Slash
- Sleep Token II (Sleep token)
- Tom Morello
- Wolfgang van Halen
The event will be charity, with all the profit for three charity institutions: Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Awk Children’s Hospice. Tickets will be on sale from February 14.
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Goodbye to Black Sabbath
All original members of the Black Sabbath They have manifested themselves in recent months in favor of performing a last show of the band. The vocalist Ozzy Osbournethe guitarist Tony Iommithe bassist Geezer Butler and even the drummer Bill Wardleft out of the last meeting, a farewell came to Ward, as the final tour between 2016 and 2017 was held with Tommy Clufetos in its function.
Among all involved, Ozzy Osbourne It is the one who is most debilitated. The vocalist could not even sing during his recent tribute in the Rock and Roll Hall of Famein the last month of October.
Diagnosed with Parkinson, the 76 -year -old singer has his movements committed after a domestic fall suffered in 2019. Severe tumble promoted a worsening in his column, operated in 2003 due to a quadcicyclo accident. His farewell tour as a solo artist, At More Tours IIneeded to be canceled definitively.
Tony Iommi76, was diagnosed with a lymphoma in 2012. The treatment was successful and in 2016 he revealed that cancer is in remission, but it is under constant accompaniment. The retirement of the Sabbath It was motivated especially for your health, as constant trips affect your immunity.
Bill Wardalso 76, dealing with health issues since the 1990s. In 1998, he stopped participating in two shows Black Sabbath due to a heart attack. One of the reasons for being disregarded from the meeting announced in 2011 was the fact that it was out of shape, according to Osbourne. The singer said in a statement published in 2015 that his colleague was in the hospital several times in 2013 and had had a shoulder surgery. Already in 2017, he was hospitalized again with heart problems.
The only one to not deal with health problems, at least publicly, is Geezer Butler. However, the bassist some time announced his retirement from the world of music. Today, 75, he says he no longer has the disposition of other times for a fresh start – which had been tempted with the supergroup Deadland Ritual.
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