Ozzy & Black Sabbath farewell concert film sets worldwide cinema date
“Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back to the Beginning” will open in cinemas worldwide on Oct. 28, as reported by Variety. The concert film is directed by Ben Wainwright-Pearce. It captures the farewell concert that brought Ozzy Osbourne back together with Black Sabbath in Birmingham. The announcement sets the theatrical date more than a year after the live show.
The concert took place on July 5 at Villa Park stadium in Birmingham, U.K. Osbourne played a solo set, then joined original Black Sabbath members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward for the first time in 20 years. Actor Jason Momoa hosted the night, according to Variety.
In the stadium, 42,000 people watched in person. Another 3 million watched through a paid livestream, which charges viewers to watch live online. The scale was large even by stadium standards.
The Birmingham show was sold out, as reported earlier by Variety. A concert film re-edits live footage for big screens and cinema sound. It lets people who could not get into the stadium see the same set in a theatre.
Trafalgar Releasing is distributing the film, which was produced by Mercury Studios, as reported by Variety. Tickets go on sale on Sept. 24 through backtothebeginning.com. The official ticketing site is the place to check for local cinemas and times.
The live concert was directed by Tim van Someren. It was produced by Jim Parsons, Jamie Silk and Dan Seliger. Those credits cover the staging on the night, separate from the cinema direction.
Osbourne died on July 22, 2025, after a yearslong struggle with Parkinson’s disease. His death came just over two weeks after the Villa Park show. It was his last performance.
This type of cinema release is usually built around a shared date or a short run, rather than a long theatrical window, the period when a film plays only in cinemas before home viewing. The Oct. 28 bow gives audiences in different markets the same starting point. That shared calendar is part of the appeal for music events.
For fans, this means volume, scale and company. The livestream has closed. The cinema run is now the public place to hear the farewell set together.
