Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s Villa Park farewell show heads to home formats
Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s historic Back To The Beginning concert will be released as a film and soundtrack on 11 December 2026, following its worldwide cinema premiere.
Captured at Birmingham’s Villa Park on 5 July 2025, the show marked Osbourne’s final performance and reunited the original Black Sabbath line-up of Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward for the first time in more than 20 years. The event, staged in Osbourne’s hometown, was watched by a global live audience after demand reportedly exceeded three million ticket requests for the 44,000-capacity show.
The film is currently playing in more than 250 UK cinemas and will arrive on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, CD, 2LP vinyl and digital via Mercury Studios. Osbourne’s performance of Mr. Crowley has also been released as an advance track and video.
A final bow at Villa Park
The three-and-a-half-hour film centres on Osbourne’s solo set and Black Sabbath’s closing performance, while also including appearances from the guests assembled for the occasion. Alice in Chains, Anthrax, Gojira, Guns N’ Roses, Halestorm, Lamb of God, Mastodon, Metallica, Pantera, Rival Sons, Slayer and Tool were among the artists on the bill.
The Blu-ray editions will also feature Jack Black’s rendition of Mr. Crowley and Fred Durst’s performance of Changes, alongside a behind-the-scenes featurette, video tributes and the Sounds of Birmingham documentary.
Sharon Osbourne, who executive-produced the concert film, said: “Back to the Beginning was a once-in-a-lifetime event that will go down in music history. Ozzy suffered from chronic pain during the final six years of his life. His only wish was to perform one last time to thank his fans and say goodbye.
“It was an incredible day when his peers in the rock world descended on Aston from all over the globe to celebrate his legendary talent and extraordinary legacy.”
The soundtrack captures Ozzy and Sabbath’s final sets
The digital live soundtrack will be available in standard, HD and Dolby Atmos editions. Its nine-track sequence draws from Osbourne’s solo material before moving into Black Sabbath’s definitive closing run.
- I Don’t Know
- Mr. Crowley
- Suicide Solution
- Mama, I’m Coming Home
- Crazy Train
- War Pigs
- N.I.B.
- Iron Man
- Paranoid
Expanded box set due in April
A deluxe Back To The Beginning box set will follow on 23 April 2027. The collection includes three Blu-rays, two CDs, three 180g vinyl LPs, a 72-page hardback book, a numbered certificate of authenticity, poster art print and an Ozzy pendant necklace.
Its bonus Blu-ray will include all 35 Osbourne and Black Sabbath songs, plus covers performed by special guests across the day. The hardback book will feature photography, interviews and commentary from Sharon Osbourne, musical director Tom Morello, Live Nation’s Andy Copping and production manager Jake Berry.
