After 57 years of making music - Black Sabbath have performed their final-ever show in the UK.
Fans from all over the world packed out Villa Park in Birmingham, watching on as Ozzy Osbourne and his band performed popular songs including War Pigs, Iron Man, and wrapped up with Paranoid.
Flicks.co.nz editor Steve Newall says the tribute show was opened by other rock icons, including Tool, Metallica and Guns N Roses.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sunday Session podcast with Francesca Rudkin
from News Talk SEDB.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
So Lord released her fourth album, Virgin What.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
Would It Be About a week ago now and it
has done extremely well. It is number one in the
UK and Australia and New Zealand. It's gonna be really
interesting to see how where it ends up. In about
a week next week we should find out how well
it is doing in the US as well. I'm loving
it turn it up loud. I think this album is
absolutely glorious pop.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
So enjoying it very much. Good honor. Joining me now
to talk entertainment is Steve Newill, editor at flick Stock.
Coded in ze, good morning, Good morning. You've brought in
something a little bit different. You have just shown me
the opening to Ozzie Osbourne and Black Sabbath's last ever show,
which is happening right now, and actually I'm pretty impressed
(00:56):
the guy's still going considering what he's dealing with.
Speaker 4 (00:59):
Indeed, indeed, the live stream of Back to the Beginning
has just gotten up to the part where Ozzie has
taken the stage, elevating through the stage floor in his
throne and not able to stand and perform these days. Unfortunately,
the show itself has wrapped, so there's a live stream
that currently has according to The Guardian, three point three
million people paying to watch paying to watch the show.
(01:22):
When the schedule came out, it kind of gave me
conniptions thinking about how they were going to make this
thing work. The set times seemed extremely shall we say,
ambitious for a show with one stage. The lineup is
starting at one thirty pm in the afternoon, Mastered on
Rival Sons, Anthrax, Hailstorm, Lamb of God, Supergroup A, Allison
(01:45):
Chains Go, Jira, drum Off, Supergroup B, Pantera, Tool Slayer,
Guns N' Roses, Metallica, now Ossie and then shortly Black
Sabbath crazy sets of as short as fifteen minutes with
like seven minute change arounds, absolute like hair raising.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Okay, so sorry? Was this part of a festival? Were
these just people that they had come on board to
celebrate this?
Speaker 4 (02:06):
This This is a celebration of Black Sabbath and a
farewell to live performances by Ozzie Osbourne. The show's called
Back to the Beginning. It's taking place at Villa Park
in Aston, Birmingham. It's where Black Sabbath formed over fifty
years ago. It's impossible to really understand I think the
(02:26):
impact I've had on music, not just sparking a genre
of music, but you can see the kind of tendrils
of Black Sabbath kind of creeping into so many different
things over the years.
Speaker 2 (02:37):
You know, I'm watching him perform here as you say,
he can't stand. He has to sit on a stack,
he has to sit on this. They've got this wonderful,
elaborate black throne for him and things. A lot of
artists probably at this point wouldn't be prepared to do this.
It's kind of cool seeing regardless of the health issues
that he has, kind of having his moment to farewell,
(02:57):
say goodbye.
Speaker 4 (02:58):
I think so. And it's you know, there must be
a temptation to stay on the road as long as possible.
Clearly like the touring lifestyle does not work once once
you kind of reached this level of complications. But you know,
it's it's it's no coincidence of this event is for
three charities. It's for Cure Parkinson's, for Birmingham Children's Hospital
(03:19):
and for Acorn's Children's Hospice. Very much an attempt to
pay tribute not to not just to Oussie, but give
something back to the to the city he's from and
recognize the challenges that he's faced with his own health.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
I mentioned Lord just before and how while that album's doing.
Do you think that's pretty impressive?
Speaker 4 (03:39):
Yeah, absolutely, Along with the stats you've mentioned, it was
the Spotify global top album debut. It was the biggest
ever Spotify streaming day for Lord on release day. So
these are all you know, this is all setting up
this phase phase of activity really well. I mean of
the kind of niggles that have emerged in this role
out the problems with the transparent CD not playing properly.
(03:59):
It is probably the only the only hiccup in the
last week. It's a really nice idea to have a
c through CD, but it seems according to the reporting
that it might might not be compatible with all CD players.
Speaker 2 (04:11):
I think it's really cute people still buying CDs.
Speaker 4 (04:13):
Oh, it's great. Yeah, and it's very I think it's
kind of generational that I can imagine a large proportion
of Lord's fan base exactly the age that are kind
of discovering that.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
Is they're coming back, aren't they. They're sort of coming
back the CDs big time.
Speaker 4 (04:28):
So yeah, BBC and Rolling Stone, a bunch of other
outlets are reported on this. It does seem relatively well documented,
but as yet doesn't seem like there's been any formal
response to that. But you know, if you can make
recyclable transparent CDs and they work good on you.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
Yeah, no, I've never seen one before. I've got transparent vinyl.
Speaker 4 (04:47):
Yeah absolutely, I'm not a fan. Actually, to be perfectly honest,
like I like my things traditional. Let's go a black
vinyl in a CD that plays in your car. I'm
going to hop back in the car shortly and finished
watching the show. If you want to catch up on
this insane lineup of metal legends, you can buy these.
(05:08):
You can buy a stream of Back to the Beginning.
It'll be available for the next forty eight hours.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
So please please don't get in the car and drive
and watch.
Speaker 4 (05:17):
Oh no, I'm going to be the guy sitting in
the car headbanging viciously.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
I love it.
Speaker 4 (05:23):
And you know, I think a Sunday, maybe a Sunday
afternoon is the perfect tast to watch a bunch of
Black Sabbath.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (05:29):
Black Sabeth covers have been scattered all through this lineup
as well. This is a true tribute show to the
inventors of a significantly enormous genre, seventy five million records, Black.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
Sabbath, Amazing Gas. Thank you so much, Steve. We will
catch up next.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
Week for more from the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin.
Listen live to news talks he'd be from nine am Sunday,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the Sunday Session podcast with Francesca Rudkin
from News Talk SEDB.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
So Lord released her fourth album, Virgin What.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
Would It Be About a week ago now and it
has done extremely well. It is number one in the
UK and Australia and New Zealand. It's gonna be really
interesting to see how where it ends up. In about
a week next week we should find out how well
it is doing in the US as well. I'm loving
it turn it up loud. I think this album is
absolutely glorious pop.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
So enjoying it very much. Good honor. Joining me now
to talk entertainment is Steve Newill, editor at flick Stock.
Coded in ze, good morning, Good morning. You've brought in
something a little bit different. You have just shown me
the opening to Ozzie Osbourne and Black Sabbath's last ever show,
which is happening right now, and actually I'm pretty impressed
(00:56):
the guy's still going considering what he's dealing with.
Speaker 4 (00:59):
Indeed, indeed, the live stream of Back to the Beginning
has just gotten up to the part where Ozzie has
taken the stage, elevating through the stage floor in his
throne and not able to stand and perform these days. Unfortunately,
the show itself has wrapped, so there's a live stream
that currently has according to The Guardian, three point three
million people paying to watch paying to watch the show.
(01:22):
When the schedule came out, it kind of gave me
conniptions thinking about how they were going to make this
thing work. The set times seemed extremely shall we say,
ambitious for a show with one stage. The lineup is
starting at one thirty pm in the afternoon, Mastered on
Rival Sons, Anthrax, Hailstorm, Lamb of God, Supergroup A, Allison
(01:45):
Chains Go, Jira, drum Off, Supergroup B, Pantera, Tool Slayer,
Guns N' Roses, Metallica, now Ossie and then shortly Black
Sabbath crazy sets of as short as fifteen minutes with
like seven minute change arounds, absolute like hair raising.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Okay, so sorry? Was this part of a festival? Were
these just people that they had come on board to
celebrate this?
Speaker 4 (02:06):
This This is a celebration of Black Sabbath and a
farewell to live performances by Ozzie Osbourne. The show's called
Back to the Beginning. It's taking place at Villa Park
in Aston, Birmingham. It's where Black Sabbath formed over fifty
years ago. It's impossible to really understand I think the
(02:26):
impact I've had on music, not just sparking a genre
of music, but you can see the kind of tendrils
of Black Sabbath kind of creeping into so many different
things over the years.
Speaker 2 (02:37):
You know, I'm watching him perform here as you say,
he can't stand. He has to sit on a stack,
he has to sit on this. They've got this wonderful,
elaborate black throne for him and things. A lot of
artists probably at this point wouldn't be prepared to do this.
It's kind of cool seeing regardless of the health issues
that he has, kind of having his moment to farewell,
(02:57):
say goodbye.
Speaker 4 (02:58):
I think so. And it's you know, there must be
a temptation to stay on the road as long as possible.
Clearly like the touring lifestyle does not work once once
you kind of reached this level of complications. But you know,
it's it's it's no coincidence of this event is for
three charities. It's for Cure Parkinson's, for Birmingham Children's Hospital
(03:19):
and for Acorn's Children's Hospice. Very much an attempt to
pay tribute not to not just to Oussie, but give
something back to the to the city he's from and
recognize the challenges that he's faced with his own health.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
I mentioned Lord just before and how while that album's doing.
Do you think that's pretty impressive?
Speaker 4 (03:39):
Yeah, absolutely, Along with the stats you've mentioned, it was
the Spotify global top album debut. It was the biggest
ever Spotify streaming day for Lord on release day. So
these are all you know, this is all setting up
this phase phase of activity really well. I mean of
the kind of niggles that have emerged in this role
out the problems with the transparent CD not playing properly.
(03:59):
It is probably the only the only hiccup in the
last week. It's a really nice idea to have a
c through CD, but it seems according to the reporting
that it might might not be compatible with all CD players.
Speaker 2 (04:11):
I think it's really cute people still buying CDs.
Speaker 4 (04:13):
Oh, it's great. Yeah, and it's very I think it's
kind of generational that I can imagine a large proportion
of Lord's fan base exactly the age that are kind
of discovering that.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
Is they're coming back, aren't they. They're sort of coming
back the CDs big time.
Speaker 4 (04:28):
So yeah, BBC and Rolling Stone, a bunch of other
outlets are reported on this. It does seem relatively well documented,
but as yet doesn't seem like there's been any formal
response to that. But you know, if you can make
recyclable transparent CDs and they work good on you.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
Yeah, no, I've never seen one before. I've got transparent vinyl.
Speaker 4 (04:47):
Yeah absolutely, I'm not a fan. Actually, to be perfectly honest,
like I like my things traditional. Let's go a black
vinyl in a CD that plays in your car. I'm
going to hop back in the car shortly and finished
watching the show. If you want to catch up on
this insane lineup of metal legends, you can buy these.
(05:08):
You can buy a stream of Back to the Beginning.
It'll be available for the next forty eight hours.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
So please please don't get in the car and drive
and watch.
Speaker 4 (05:17):
Oh no, I'm going to be the guy sitting in
the car headbanging viciously.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
I love it.
Speaker 4 (05:23):
And you know, I think a Sunday, maybe a Sunday
afternoon is the perfect tast to watch a bunch of
Black Sabbath.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (05:29):
Black Sabeth covers have been scattered all through this lineup
as well. This is a true tribute show to the
inventors of a significantly enormous genre, seventy five million records, Black.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
Sabbath, Amazing Gas. Thank you so much, Steve. We will
catch up next.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
Week for more from the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin.
Listen live to news talks he'd be from nine am Sunday,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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