Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath Back to the Beginning concert film to hit cinemas
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Last updated 16th Sep 2026
Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s historic homecoming show at Villa Park in July 2025 is being released as a concert film.
Produced by Mercury Studios, Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back to the Beginning definitively captures the triumphant final live performance of Ozzy Osbourne and the original Black Sabbath line-up of Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward.
Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back to the Beginning will hit cinemas in the UK and worldwide for a limited time only on Wednesday 28th October 2026.
Tickets go on sale from backtothebeginning.com at 3pm on Thursday 24th September.
“Back to the Beginning came about because I asked Ozzy what would really make him happy,” says Sharon Osbourne. “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.”
Hosted by Jason Momoa with Tom Morello serving as musical director, Back to the Beginning also featured sets from Alice in Chains, Anthrax, Gojira, Guns N Roses, Halestorm, Lamb of God, Mastodon, Metallica, Pantera, Rival Sons, Slayer, and Tool.
The all-star segments featured special guests Adam Wakeman, Andrew Watt, Billy Corgan, Chad Smith, David Draiman, David Ellefson, Jake E. Lee, KK Downing, Mike Bordin, Nuno Bettencourt, Papa V Perpetua (Ghost), Ronnie Wood, Rudy Sarzo, Sammy Hagar, Sleep Token II, Steven Tyler, Travis Barker, Vernon Reid, Whitfield Crane, and Yungblud.
Ozzy Osbourne died on 22nd July 2025, just 17 days after the farewell concert.
“There’s never been anything like that that’s happened in the history of rock and roll,” says Tom Morello. “There’s never been a precedent for a show like this… Black Sabbath gets to play their final show basically in the Ground Zero of where they created heavy metal.”
The film has been directed for screen by Ben Wainwright-Pearce (Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, George Michael: The Faith Tour), with the live concert directed by Tim van Someren, and produced by Jim Parsons, Jamie Silk, and Dan Seliger. It has been crafted specifically for cinematic presentation, designed to immerse audiences in both the scale of the stadium production and the intimacy of the final performance.
Presented in Dolby Atmos and 5.1 surround sound, the film has been engineered to deliver a fully immersive audio-visual experience, bringing audiences into the heart of the performance with unprecedented clarity and power.
Mercury Studios co-leads, Ken Danquah and Andrea Dunn, said in a joint statement: "Ozzy Osbourne is one of the most influential figures in music history, and his final performance with Black Sabbath deserves to be seen on the biggest possible stage. Last year, we brought this legendary concert to fans across the globe, offering millions the chance to be there through an unprecedented livestream. This film is the next chapter, giving fans a new way to experience that night on the big screen. Back To The Beginning captures the scale of a stadium performance and the intimacy of a farewell, crafted specifically for the cinema screen."
“Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s Back to the Beginning concert was a landmark cultural moment”, adds Marc Allenby, CEO of Trafalgar Releasing. "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.”