Music great lie told about Ozzy’s farewell show, according to Sharon Osbourne

Days after the realization of the Back to the beginningfestival that marked the farewells of Ozzy Osbourne and from Black Sabbathinformation was released about the amount collected by the event. Beneficent, Megashow would have gotten $ 190 million (more than $ 1 billion) overall – which would encompass not only ticket sales, but also access to online transmission, auction items, among other initiatives.

The data came from a reliable source: Tom Morelloguitarist of Rage Against The Machine and music director of the party promoted in Birmingham, England, on July 5. Vehicles like The Guardian and Billboard shared similar or equal data.

But according to Sharon Osbourne, it’s not real. In an interview with Pollstar (via website Igor Miranda) granted before Ozzy’s death, the widow and businesswoman of the late singer stated that The event did not get US $ 190 million. She stated:

“One of the things that scares me is the lying press saying we got $ 140 million from the farewell show. I think, ‘My God, I wish we had won it, by a single show.’ These stories they invent are simply ridiculous. I entered the internet the next morning and was there: 140 million, 160 million.

Then Sharon explained that the data has not even been cleared so far. The businesswoman stated:

“It takes a long time to calculate the values, because we need to add the expenses of all the bands that participated and will take at least six weeks until we have a final number.”

Privileged institutions

As mentioned, Back to the Beginning had a charity, with all the profit from ticket sales for three charity institutions:

• Cure Parkinson’sEnglish entity that finances research aiming to cure, interrupt or reduce the evolution of Parkinson;
• Birmingham Children’s HospitalMedical Center in Birmingham specializing in taking care of children and adolescents;
• AHREN CHILDREN’S HOSPICEinstitution that provides palliative care and support to children with serious health problems and their families throughout the West Midlands region.

The choices did not occur by chance. Osbourne revealed by 2020 being diagnosed with Parkinson, so Cure Parkinson’s. The other two entities work in the city and in the region where Sabbath was created.

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