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9 Best Moments From Black Sabbath & Ozzy Osbourne’s Epic All-Star Farewell Show

Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne performed their final live concerts in Birmingham, England on July 4 alongside huge support names.

Openers Mastodon (who decried that the ensuing day will be the “greatest metal show of all time”) started the trend off in spectacular fashion with their rendition of “Supernaut.” Drummer Brann Dailor handled lead vocals and did a great job of matching the famous depths of power that Ozzy summons up on that Sabbath classic. Opening with a solid, if un-spectacular cover of “Hole in the Sky,” their set immediately shifts into fifth gear with a one-two punch of “Creeping Death” and “For Whom the Bell Tolls.” The four-piece seem extremely up for it, bouncing around the stage, pulling out all the signature moves (from bassist Robert Trujillo’s crab walking to drummer Lars Ulrich’s gurning) and ripping through these iconic songs with such effortless élan you’d think they were in their practice room. Seated at the front of the stage in an ornate black chair (atop of which is, of course, a giant bat), Ozzy Osbourne explained to his feverish audience: “I’ve been laid up for six f—ing years, you have no idea how much this means to me.” His words surmise the tone of this set, which saw him give five of his finest solo tracks a run out.

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