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Ozzy Osbourne is heading to his home to take his final bow with a little help from his heavy metal friends. The self-styled Prince of Darkness announced in February he was getting the band back together for the first time in 20 years for one last concert. The singer and his original Black Sabbath bandmates will reunite on stage to perform as part of a day dedicated to the music. Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello, the show’s music director, said: “This will be the greatest heavy metal show ever.” It will also be a fundraising event for charities chosen by the artist and an opportunity for the 76-year-old, who has Parkinson’s, to bid farewell to fans and the genre he was instrumental in creating. When is the Black Sabbath ‘Back to the Beginning’ gig? Black Sabbath’s Back to the Beginning concert will be held on Saturday 5 July at Villa Park, the home ground of Aston Villa FC . Osbourne has been a life-long supporter of the club. Gates open at 1...

Aerosmith’s founding member Joe Perry has teased a possible reunion tour, which would come as a shock to fans after frontman Steven Tyler’s vocal issues . Last year the I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing hitmakers announced they would not be touring again after Steven , 77, damaged his vocal cords during the band’s Peace Out tour in 2023. 10 months into their Peace Out Farewell Tour – which saw a string of concerts rescheduled – the band announced Steven’s ‘recovery from his vocal injury is not possible’ and said they had made the ‘heartbreaking and difficult decision’ to retire from touring. Following a one-off charity performance in February, former Guns N’ Roses drummer Matt Sorum shared an update on his friend Steven, saying: ‘Now, is he going to tour again? No, he’s not. ‘Because, and I explained this to people, Steven cannot put himself under the rigors of doing a full worldwide tour because there’s a lot of pressure.’ Now, Aerosmith guitarist Joe has given fr...

It's a great day for Aussie rock fans with one of the world's greatest bands announcing their return to our shores. For the first time in a decade, Aussie rock icons AC/DC are headed home! It was announced on Monday June 23, that the band will tour stadiums all across the country, with tickets going on sale this Thursday, June 26. READ MORE: Meet Ines De Ramon, Brad Pitt's girlfriend of three years The tour will kick off on Wednesday November 12 at the MCG in Melbourne, before heading to Sydney for one show at Accor Stadium on Friday November 21. The band will then head south to Adelaide for a performance on Sunday November 30 at the bp Adelaide Grand Final, which also sees Lenny Kravitz taking to the stage the night prior. Perth is up next with a show at Optus Stadium on December 4, and the tour will wrap up on Sunday December 14 at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium. The Power Up tour shares it's name with the band's latest a...