Geezer Butler has revealed Ozzy Osbourne’s plans for Black Sabbath’s final performance.
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Rumors have been swirling in recent months about a potential one-off reunion show for the band. Earlier this year, Osbourne said he would “jump at the chance” to perform with co-founder drummer Bill Ward on Black Sabbath’s final show.
Former Black Sabbath bassist Butler also revealed earlier this year that he and Osbourne had “agreed” to play their final show. Now, in a recent conversation with Life Minutes, Butler revealed that he is still in touch with the ailing singer, saying: Then, at the last concert, he suggested that the four of us get on stage and sing three or four songs together. That’s it. ”
The bassist said the potential show would be a “one-off” and not a Black Sabbath reunion, adding: “There will definitely be no more tours.”
Back in May, on an episode of his Madhouse Chronicles podcast, Osbourne reflected on the band’s final climactic show at Birmingham Arena in 2017, and noted that Ward wasn’t there. “It was sad,” he said. The drummer parted ways with the metal legend in 2012, claiming it was an “unfair contract”.
The ‘Mr’ Crowley singer revealed that he feels Black Sabbath are ‘unfinished’, adding: ‘If they wanted to do one more gig with Bill, I’d jump at the chance. You know what would be cool? Just go to a club or something unannounced and just get up and do it. We started at the club.”
That same month, the Prince of Darkness’ wife and manager Sharon said that Ozzy was planning “two more farewell shows” before he retired for good.
Ward shared on his official X/Twitter account that he would be open to performing with Black Sabbath at their final show, tweeting: It was so much fun to play back then that I’m looking forward to playing it one last time. ”
Guitarist Tommy Iommi also expressed interest in performing with the band on their final show, saying, “That would be nice, but whether that happens is another story.”
Last November, Ozzy addressed his declining health and “accepted the fact” that a return to live performances was potentially impossible due to issues such as battling Parkinson’s disease and recovering from multiple surgeries. He said it may be necessary.
“I’m taking it one day at a time. If I could perform again, I would,” he told Rolling Stone UK at the time. “But it was like saying goodbye to the best relationship of my life.
In other news, Butler recently reacted to Aston Villa FC’s debut of the new Black Sabbath football kit, calling it a “dream come true”.
