A concert film of Ozzy Osbourne & Black Sabbath‘s legendary ‘Back To The Beginning’ show will hit cinemas worldwide this October.
Produced by Mercury Studios, the world’s leading music-focused content studio, the concert film will be shown in cinemas globally beginning on October 28.
Tickets will go on sale at 3pm BST next Thursday (September 24) at backtothebeginning.com.
Taking place just 17 days before his tragic passing, the ‘Back To The Beginning’ film documents Ozzy Osbourne’s historic final farewell performance for his fans in his Birmingham hometown.
To mark the special occasion, Black Sabbath’s original lineup of Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward performed together for the first time in 20 years, joined by a whole host of rock and metal icons at Villa Park.
Directed for screen by Ben Wainwright-Pearce (Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, George Michael: The Faith Tour), the concert film has been crafted specifically for cinematic presentation, presented in Dolby Atmos and 5.1 surround sound.
Speaking on the release, Mercury Studios co-leads, Ken Danquah and Andrea Dunn have shared:
“Ozzy Osbourne is one of the most influential figures in music history, and his final performance with Black Sabbath deserves to be seen on the biggest possible stage. Last year, we brought this legendary concert to fans across the globe, offering millions the chance to be there through an unprecedented livestream. This film is the next chapter, giving fans a new way to experience that night on the big screen.Back To The Beginning captures the scale of a stadium performance and the intimacy of a farewell, crafted specifically for the cinema screen.”
All profits from the original show were shared equally between the following charities: Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn Children’s Hospice, a Children’s Hospice supported by Aston Villa.
Since that day, Black Sabbath’s members have all spoken about what ‘Back To The Beginning’ meant to them.
“It was a closure for the band and it was a good way to go out, I think.” – Tony Iommi.
“To me it was like pure love. It was just a wave of love. It’s the only way I can describe it really. I mean I could feel it as if it is like tangible.” – Geezer Butler.
“Felt completely at home in a place where I belong. It almost felt like I was in a dream.“ – Bill Ward.
Rock Sound also spoke to some of the people involved in the show for a special feature last year.
On the inspiration of Ozzy and his involvement in the show, Yungblud shared:
“Back then I was just a kid with his fucking tongue out, and looking at Ozzy felt like me personified. Seeing him felt like looking at myself. And I think that’s why people see a lot of similarities between us. We’ve got massive hearts, we’re a little bit crazy, and we’ve both got massive mouths as well. I’ve always carried him in my pocket, because with all of that, he made it. Not only did they make it in rock music, but they also made it as human beings who were always going to be themselves. I can’t believe that they asked me to sing a song like ‘Changes’ either. They could have got me out to try and get the crowd rocking. They know I know how to do that. But putting me on the microphone with a piano in front of 70,000 people and front of Ozzy is something else entirely. A way to say thank you. I feel like it is the most relevant Sabbath song to my life at the minute, especially alongside the art and the album that I’ve just put out. And to be able to look at that motherfucker and say, ‘Thank you for every turning point in my life’, the only way I could do that is by going out and singing that song for him.”
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