The Back to the Beginning concert paying homage to Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath that is serving as both of their final performances is now underway.
It’s a partially sunny and warm day at the Villa Park venue in Birmingham, England and the first sets of the day are now underway. As the day continues, we’ll be updating the setlists of all of the performers and letting you know who has played what as they share their nods of respect to the metal pioneers.
There were also video messages sent and played throughout the day. AC/DC, Def Leppard, Billy Idol, Korn’s Jonathan Davis, Dolly Parton, Cyndi Lauper, Elton John, Marilyn Manson and Kathy Rhoads, Randy Rhoads’ sister, were among those sending along their best wishes and memories of Sabbath and Ozzy through video tributes.
And just this reminder, if you’re looking to watch the Back to the Beginning livestream, be sure to purchase your tickets online now.
Check out the running setlists below and keep returning throughout the day as we update this post.
Mastodon
1. “Black Tongue”2. “Blood and Thunder”
3. “Supernaut” (Black Sabbath Cover)
Notes: Gojira’s Mario Duplantier, Slipknot’s Eloy Casagrande and Tool’s Danny Carey joined the band on “Supernaut.”
Rival Sons
1. “Do Your Worst”2. “Electric Funeral” (Black Sabbath cover)
3. “Secret”
READ MORE: How You Can Watch Ozzy + Black Sabbath’s Back to the Beginning Livestream
Anthrax
1. “Indians”
2. “Into the Void” (Black Sabbath Cover)
Halestorm
1. “Love Bites (So Do I)”2. “Rain Your Blood on Me”
3. “Perry Mason” (Ozzy Osbourne Cover)
Lamb of God
1. “Laid to Rest”2. “Redneck”
3. “Children of the Grave” (Black Sabbath cover)
Notes: Randy Blythe sang first and third verse of “Children of the Grave” clean. He finished the set tossing his shoes into the crowd.
Supergroup (Lzzy Hale, David Draiman, Whitfield Crane, Yungblud, Jake E. Lee, Mike Bordin, David Ellefson, Adam Wakeman, Nuno Bettencourt, Scott Ian, Frank Bello, Sleep Token II)
1. “Ultimate Sin” (Ozzy Osbourne cover)2. “Shot in the Dark” (Ozzy Osbourne cover)3. “Sweet Leaf” (Black Sabbath cover)4. “Believer” (Ozzy Osbourne cover)5. “Changes” (Ozzy Osbourne cover)
Notes: Lzzy Hale sang “Ultimate Sin,” with Jake E. Lee, Mike Bordin, David Ellefson, Adam Wakeman and Nuno Bettencourt. David Draiman sang “Shot in the Dark” with Lee, Bordin, Ellefson and Wakeman. Draiman also sang on “Sweet Leaf” with Bettencourt, Bordin, Ellefson and Scott Ian. Whitfield Crane, Frank Bello, Sleep Token II, Scott Ian, Nuno Bettencourt and Adam Wakeman on “Believer.” Yungblud, Nuno Bettecourt, Sleep Token II, Frank Bello and Adam Wakeman on “Changes.”
Jack Black, Revel Ian, Roman Morello
1. “Mr. Crowley” (Ozzy Osbourne Cover, pre-taped video performance)
Alice in Chains
1. “Man in the Box”2. “Would?”3. “Fairies Wear Boots” (Black Sabbath cover)
Notes: Drummer Sean Kinney returned to the stage with Alice in Chains.
Gojira
1. “Stranded”2. “Silvera”3. “Mea Culpa” (with Marina Viotti)
4. “Under the Sun” (Black Sabbath cover)
Supergroup (Billy Corgan, Sammy Hagar, Papa V Perpetua, Steven Tyler, Tom Morello, Nuno Bettencourt, Rudy Sarzo, Travis Barker, Chad Smith, Danny Carey, K.K. Downing, Adam Jones, Adam Wakeman, Vernon Reid, Ron Wood, Andrew Watt)
1. “Symptom of the Universe” (Black Sabbath cover)2. “Breaking the Law” (Judas Priest cover)3. “Snowblind” (Black Sabbath cover)4. “Flying High Again” (Ozzy Osbourne cover)5. “Rock Candy” (Montrose cover)6. “Bark at the Moon” (Ozzy Osbourne cover)7. “Train Kept A Rollin” (Aerosmith cover)
8. “Walk This Way” / “Whole Lotta Love” (Aerosmith / Led Zeppelin Covers)
Notes: Tom Morello, Nuno Bettencourt, Rudy Sarzo, Travis Barker, Chad Smith, Danny Carey on “Symptom of the Universe” drum off. Billy Corgan, Tom Morello, K.K. Downing, Adam Jones, Rudy Sarzo and Danny Carey on “Breaking the Law” and “Snowblind.” Sammy Hagar, Nuno Bettencourt, Adam Wakeman, Rudy Sarzo, Chad Smith and Vernon Reid on “Flying High Again.” Hagar, Bettencourt, Wakeman, Sarzo, Smith and Morello on “Rock Candy.” Papa V Perpetua, Vernon Reid, Nuno Bettencourt, Adam Wakeman, Rudy Sarzo and Travis Barker on “Bark at the Moon.” Steven Tyler, Ron Wood, Nuno Bettencourt, Tom Morello, Andrew Watt, Rudy Sarzo and Travis Barker on “Train Kept a Rollin.” Tyler, Bettencourt, Morello, Watt, Sarzo and Smith on “Walk This Way” / “Whole Lotta Love.”
Pantera
1. “Cowboys From Hell”2. “Walk”3. “Planet Caravan” (Black Sabbath cover)
4. Electric Funeral (Black Sabbath cover)
Tool
1. “Forty Six & 2″2. “Hand of Doom” (Black Sabbath cover)
3. “Ænema”
Slayer
1. “Disciple”2. “War Ensemble”3. “Wicked World” (Black Sabbath cover)4. “South of Heaven”5. “Wicked World” (Black Sabbath cover)6. “Raining Blood”
7. “Angel of Death”
Guns N’ Roses
1. “It’s Alright” (Black Sabbath cover)2. “Never Say Die!” (Black Sabbath cover)3. “Junior’s Eyes” (Black Sabbath cover)4. “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” (Blood Sabbath cover)5. “Welcome to the Jungle”
6. “Paradise City”
Metallica
1. “Hole in the Sky” (Black Sabbath cover)2. “Creeping Death”3. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”4. “Johnny Blade” (Black Sabbath cover)5. “Battery”
6. “Master of Puppets”
Notes: James Hetfield commented, “Thank you for giving us a purpose in life. Thank you Black Sabbath.”
Ozzy Osbourne
1. “I Don’t Know”2. “Mr. Crowley”3. “Suicide Solution”4. “Mama I’m Coming Home”
5. “Crazy Train”
Notes: Solo band features drummer Tommy Clufetos, guitarist Zakk Wylde, keyboardist Adam Wakeman and bassist Mike Inez.
Black Sabbath
1. “War Pigs”2. “N.I.B.”3. “Iron Man”
4. “Paranoid”
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