Black Sabbath Share First Reunion Rehearsal Picture With Invoice Ward

Black Sabbath have shared a dispatch from rehearsals for his or her upcoming Again to the Starting reunion/farewell live performance, posting a photograph with Ozzy Osbourne, bassist Geezer Butler and, most excitingly, drummer Invoice Ward.

The three steel legends are sitting cozily and smiling on a sofa within the picture, which you’ll see beneath. “Rehearsals are underway for Again to the Starting: Ozzy’s Closing Bow,” the captions says.

Guitarist Tony Iommi is nowhere to be discovered. Given the blurry and usually unprofessional nature of the picture, maybe the riffmonger was behind the digital camera.

Particulars About Black Sabbath’s ‘Again to the Starting’ Present

The star-studded Again to the Starting present will happen on July 5 at Villa Park in Black Sabbath’s hometown of Birmingham, England. The large occasion will characteristic Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Weapons N’ Roses, Device, Gojira, Halestorm, Alice in Chains, Lamb of God, Anthrax, Mastodon, Rival Sons and extra.

The present will function each a reunion of Black Sabbath’s classic-era lineup and a last bow for Osbourne, whose well being issues have saved him off the street for the previous a number of years. Ward final performed with Black Sabbath in 2005 and he didn’t take part within the band’s 2013 reunion album 13 or the following tour.

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Followers who cannot attend the Again to the Starting present can catch the motion through livestream. A trailer for the occasion dropped final week. The livestream will start at 3PM BST on July 5, and people who buy the livestream could have unique entry to your entire live performance for a further 48 hours.

“Contemplating all of the bands which might be on that factor, and everyone’s gonna be taking part in Sabbath songs, it is gonna be fairly mind-blowing,” guitarist Zakk Wylde mentioned again in March. “It is gonna be fairly superior. After which to see Ozz stand up there and do a tune with ’em after which watch Sabbath play. I feel for all of the bands which might be gonna be there — ‘trigger if it wasn’t for Sabbath, none of us would exist. You recognize what I imply? So I feel it is gonna be particular for everyone.”