Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s Final Concert Film Sets October Release Date

Ozzy Osbourne’s last performance with Black Sabbath is heading to cinemas worldwide. The concert film, titled “Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back to the Beginning,” will screen globally on Oct. 28. Ben Wainwright-Pearce, who directed “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” for Disney+, is at the helm. Promoters are billing the release as a “fully immersive audio-visual experience.” For context, Wainwright-Pearce’s Swift film became the highest-grossing concert movie ever at the time of its release, a precedent that raises expectations for this project.

The show was captured in Birmingham, U.K., a mere 17 days before Osbourne died. For the heavy metal icon, the night carried dual significance: a return to his home city and a final goodbye to his fans. Osbourne performed a solo set before joining original Black Sabbath members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward onstage together for the first time in two decades. Black Sabbath, formed in Birmingham in 1968, is often credited with inventing heavy metal; albums like “Paranoid” and “Master of Reality” helped define the genre’s early sound. That reunion alone made the concert a historic event, as the four founding members had not shared a stage since the late 1990s.

Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy’s wife and manager, explained how the event originated. “Back to the Beginning came about because I asked Ozzy what would really make him happy,” she recalled. “And he said the only thing that would make him happy was if he could perform again and say goodbye to his fans. That’s all he wanted to do. He wanted to say goodbye and thank you.” Osbourne died on July 22, 2025, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that affects movement and speech. His diagnosis, first disclosed in 2019, had already forced him to postpone and later cancel several farewell tour dates.

Jason Momoa hosted the event, which featured a wide array of metal and alternative acts. The lineup included Disturbed’s David Draiman, Halestorm, Travis Barker, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, Slayer, Pantera, Tool and Alice in Chains. Villa Park stadium in Birmingham welcomed 42,000 attendees on July 5 last year, while an additional 3 million watched via a paid livestream. Tim van Someren directed the live concert, with Jim Parsons, Jamie Silk and Dan Seliger serving as producers. Villa Park, home to Aston Villa Football Club, has hosted major concerts before, but this event marked one of its most high-profile heavy metal gatherings.

Trafalgar Releasing is distributing the film, which Mercury Studios produced. Tickets go on sale Sept. 24 through backtothebeginning.com. Marc Allenby, CEO of Trafalgar Releasing, commented on the project’s significance. “Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s Back to the Beginning concert was a landmark cultural moment,” he said. “Bringing it to cinemas worldwide is an opportunity to further cement Ozzy’s legacy and impact. We are really looking forward to giving fans around the world a chance to experience this final celebration of Ozzy and Black Sabbath together on the big screen.” Trafalgar Releasing has handled other music cinema events, including films by BTS and Coldplay, but this marks its first foray into the heavy metal legend’s farewell.