Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning

Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning will reach cinemas worldwide on October 28. The limited-run concert movie documents the July 5, 2025 farewell performance at Villa Park in Birmingham, directed by Ben Wainwright-Pearce.

Fans should care because this isn’t just another live release: the film captures the original Black Sabbath lineup — Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward — performing together for the first time in 20 years, and it contains Ozzy’s last ever solo performance; he died on July 22, 2025, just over two weeks after the show.

The Back To The Beginning bill was huge by any measure. Alongside sets from Ozzy and Black Sabbath, the event featured Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Tool, Slayer, Halestorm and a raft of other rock and metal figures. Sharon Osbourne has confirmed that footage of those guest performances is included in the movie, so it’s as much a festival document as a band farewell.

“There’s never been anything like that that’s happened in the history of rock and roll.”
— Tom Morello

Tom Morello served as musical director for the show and helped assemble the lineup; his involvement underlines how the night was intended as a definitive closing chapter for the band in the city where heavy metal was forged. Director Ben Wainwright-Pearce, who also worked on the recent Eras Tour concert film, brings a cinematic approach designed to translate the scale of Villa Park to the big screen.

Producers say the movie aims to preserve the emotional and historical weight of the evening — a last-goodbye set for one of rock’s foundational groups and a final stage moment for Ozzy. For collectors and casual viewers alike, the cinema release turns a one-night event into a chance to see that finale under proper theatrical conditions: big sound, big picture, limited engagement.

Tickets go on sale Thursday September 24 at 3pm BST/7am PT/10am ET/4pm CEST and will be available from backtothebeginning.com. If you want to witness a closing chapter of heavy-metal history on the big screen, this is the theatrical event to mark on your calendar.