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Sharon Osbourne: ‘Back To The Beginning’ celebrated “the bastards of the music industry"

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Sharon Osbourne opened up about the epic ‘Back To The Beginning’ show and new movie, sharing how she she wanted the night to be a celebration of the artists who had “been considered the bastards of the music industry for so long”.

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The mammoth show took place at Villa Park in Birmingham last summer, and marked both Ozzy Osbourne ’s final solo performance and the last ever show from Black Sabbath ’s original line-up. It was the first time that Osbourne, Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler and Bill Ward performed live together in more than 20 years, and was organised by Sharon with musical direction from Rage Against The Machine icon Tom Morello .

Performances came from the likes of Metallica , Guns N’ Roses , Tool , Slayer , Pantera , Alice In Chains , Gojira , Anthrax , Lamb Of God , Mastodon , Rival Sons and Halestorm – who all covered songs from across Ozzy’s discography – and there were also guest appearances…

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