Members of The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Rage In opposition to The Machine, Purple Scorching Chili Peppers and Blink-182 got here collectively on the ultimate Black Sabbath present.
The historic gig, dubbed ‘Again To The Starting’, is about to be the ultimate farewell for the enduring heavy metallic band. The all-day occasion goes down at Villa Park in Birmingham at this time (July 5) and incorporates a who’s who of onerous rock music, with RATM’s Tom Morello serving as musical director for the live performance.
Morello additionally made an look on stage throughout what was listed because the ‘Supergroup B’ part of the present. Alongside Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler on vocals, The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wooden and Excessive’s Nuno Bettencourt on guitar, Quiet Riot’s Rudy Sarzo on bass and Blink-182’s Travis Barker on drums, they performed the ‘50s blues track ‘Practice Stored A Rollin’.
Purple Scorching Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith then changed Barker on drums and so they performed a medley of Aerosmith’s ‘Stroll This Method’ and Led Zeppelin’s ‘Entire Lotta Love’. Watch clips from the efficiency under.
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Steven Tyler of Aerosmith performingLed Zeppelin’s Entire Lotta Love reside at Black Sabbath’s Again to the Starting live performance.
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Travis Barker (blink-182) • Tom Morello (Rage In opposition to the Machine) • Steven Taylor (Aerosmith) • Andrew Watt • Chad Smith (Purple Scorching Chili Peppers) pic.twitter.com/22Nnyqnuak— Braian Ortiz (@braian182) July 5, 2025
An incredible set by a supergroup made up of
Aerosmith
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Rolling StonesThat is getting ridiculous #BackToTheBeginning pic.twitter.com/c04UAPs9sm
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New picture! Of Black Sabbath alongside members of Metallica, Pantera, Jake E. Lee, Tom Morello, Steven Tyler, Chad Smith, David Ellefson and extra Rock and Heavy Steel legends earlier than their ultimate live performance known as ‘Again To The Starting’ that’s streaming now! pic.twitter.com/QXqnA4o5u6
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The gig can also be taking part in host to many different enormous names within the style, together with Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Alice In Chains, Gojira, Anthrax, Smashing Pumpkins‘ Billy Corgan, Weapons N’ Roses, KoRn, Instrument, and the surviving members of Soundgarden.
The Prince Of Darkness has not performed a full gig since 2018, and has undergone a number of surgical procedures and skilled quite a few well being issues, together with Parkinson’s illness in recent times.
In an interview with The Guardian earlier this yr, Osbourne appeared forward to taking part in the final Black Sabbath present in good well being, saying: “I’ll be there, and I’ll do one of the best I can. All I can do is flip up.” From there, there have been additionally solutions that he “could also be sitting down” on stage, and rumours that he’d be acting from a “throne that flies over the stadium”.
His spouse and supervisor, Sharon, additionally stated to NME that, though he now “can’t stroll” on account of Parkinson’s, his sickness “doesn’t have an effect on his voice”. “He needs to say thanks to everyone,” she defined to us at Villa Park. “He didn’t have that likelihood due to his sickness, however now he does have the possibility.”
