Liverpool striker died in a car accident last Thursday, 3, at 28, and was remembered at the Back to The Beginning Festival
Emotion is at the flower of the skin in Back to the beginningfestival that marks the farewells of the Black Sabbath and from Ozzy Osbourne. The event takes place this Saturday, 5, at Villa Park in Birmingham, England.
In addition to the main attractions and a series of guests – Guns n ‘Roses, Metallic, Tool, Slayer, Alice in Chainsamong others – the lineup has isolated musicians performing special performances together. True “supergroups” are being assembled, under the direction of Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine).
One of these combinations certainly yielded one of the most exciting moments of the festival. “Changes”beautiful ballad of Black Sabbath, was touched:
- Yungblud – vocal
- Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme) – Guitar
- Frank Bello (Anthrax) – low
- II (Sleep token) – battery
- Adam Wakeman (Support musician by Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath) – Keyboards
In addition to the sentimental load inherent in the song – which talks about the end of a relationship – performance has generated commotion by a simple but important gesture on the part of Bettencourt. The Extreme guitarist wore a T -shirt Diogo Jotaathlete of the English soccer club Liverpool killed at 28 in a car accident last Thursday, 3.
Nice Touch From Nuno Bettencourt For Diogo Jota. pic.twitter.com/dstilnvwat
– Ratty Fudgesicle (@jackson1556) July 5, 2025
Back to the Beginning Supergroups
There will be two supergroups in all playing songs by Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne amid the other attractions. One of them has already introduced itself. Check out the musicians involved and the songs performed.
1. “The Ultimate Sin” (original from Ozzy Osbourne) Played by:
LZZY HALE (Halestorm) – Vocal
Jake E. Lee (ex -Ozzy Osbourne) – Guitar
Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme) – Guitar
David Ellefson (former Megadeth) – Bass
Mike Bordin (Faith no More, former Ozzy Osbourne) – Battery
Adam Wakeman (support musician of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath) – Keyboards
2. “Sweet Leaf” (original Black Sabbath) Played by:
David Draiman (Disturbed) – Vocal
Scott Ian (Anthrax) – Guitar
Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme) – Guitar
David Ellefson (former Megadeth) – Bass
Mike Bordin (Faith no More, former Ozzy Osbourne) – Battery
Adam Wakeman (support musician of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath) – Keyboards
3. “Believer” (original from Ozzy Osbourne) Played by:
Whitfield Crane (Ugly Kid Joe) – Vocal
Scott Ian (Anthrax) – Guitar
Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme) – Guitar
Frank Bello (Anthrax) – Guitar
II (Sleep token) – Battery
Adam Wakeman (support musician of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath) – Keyboards
4. “Changes” (original Black Sabbath) Played by:
Yungblud – Vocal
Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme) – Guitar
Frank Bello (Anthrax) – Bass
II (Sleep token) – Battery
Adam Wakeman (support musician of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath) – Keyboards
5. “MR Crowley” (Original by Ozzy Osbourne) Pre-recorded:
Jack Black video singing with young musicians
The festival Back to the beginning It has online transmission on the backtothebeginning.com website. To access, you must pay a ticket of $ 82.25 + eventual fees. Stream is delayed in two hours compared to what happens on site.
Black Sabbath’s farewell
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
The event will be charity, with all the profit for three charity institutions: Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and AHREN CHILDREN’S HOSPICE.
The festival Back to the beginning You will be transmitted online starting from 11am on the Backtothebeginning.com website. To access, you must pay a ticket of $ 82.25 + eventual fees. Stream is delayed in two hours compared to what happens on site.
See also:
+++ Read more: Why Black Sabbath brought mobsters to be his entrepreneurs
+++ Read more: Ian Gillan’s opinion on ‘Born Again’, his only album with Black Sabbath
+++ Read more: Black Sabbath’s best song with Ozzy, according to Ronnie James Dio
+++ Read more: the social character of Black Sabbath music, according to Tom Morello
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Source: Rollingstone
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