Original band education will meet for the farewell presentation, ending megafestival that will have Metallica, Guns n ‘Roses and more
As reported, 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, stadium in Birmingham, a city in England where the group was formed in the late 1960s. A megafestival will take place the occasion, with shows of Metallic, Guns n ‘Roses, Slayer, Alice in Chains, Gojiraamong many others.
However, two controversies are already marking the event, days after your announcement and months before its realization. The first of these has to do with virtually every show of great interest: the ticket sales process has been marked by problems.
With values in pounds that under conversion are between R $ 1.2 thousand and R $ 5.7 thousandthe entrances were running out in approximately 16 minutes. Many fans reported difficulties in the purchase – with the right to a netizen show that he was in the position 532.238 in the virtual line (via Metal injection). Not even pre-sale, open days earlier, flowed correctly.
To make matters worse, Ozzy Osbourne made a statement about his performance. In statement to Siriusxm (via Igor Miranda website), the singer revealed that he will only participate in “small excerpts” in the show with Black Sabbath, scheduled to end the night.
He said:
“I’m not planning to make a set [inteiro] With Black Sabbath, but small excerpts. I’m doing what I can, which makes me comfortable. ”
It is not unexpected, as Osbourne deals with serious health problems – especially a diagnosis of Parkinson that even prevents him from walking. Even so, many fans got upset that he addressed the theme only now, with all the tickets sold out.
Regarding their current condition, Madman reflected:
“I’m trying to stand… when you get up in the morning, simply jumps out of bed. I need to balance myself, but I’m not dead. I’m still actively doing things. ”
Farewell show with megafestival
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
- Guns n ‘Roses
- Tool
- Slayer
- Panther
- Gojira
- Alice in Chains
- Halestorm
- LAMB OF GOD
- Anthrax
- Mastodon
- Rival sounds
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.
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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