Back to the beginning

Back to the beginning var en konsert med det brittiska rockbandet Black Sabbath och hölls den 5 juli 2025 på Villa Park i Birmingham. Det var första gången bandets ursprungliga medlemmar uppträdde tillsammans sedan 2005, och blev också den sista konserten Ozzy Osbourne framförde på grund av dennes parkinsonsjukdom. Sångarens sjukdom medförde att denne satt ner under hela framförandet. Arenan för konserten valdes då den ligger nära platsen där bandet bildades. Innan hela bandet återförenades på scen framförde Osbourne ensam fem av sina solo-låtar. ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Musikaliska samarbeten och förband

Konserten programleddes av skådespelaren Jason Momoa och innehöll även framträdanden av andra grupper liksom musikaliska samarbeten. Bland annat spelade förband som Metallica, Guns n Roses, Alice in Chains, Anthrax, Pantera, Lamb of God och Slayer. Utöver förbanden innehöll konserten också musikaliska samarbeten vid namn Super Group A och Super Group B. Dessa samarbeten innehöll musiker som Adam Wakeman, David Ellefson, Jack Black, Billy Corgan, Steven Tyler, Tom Morello, Travis Barker och Chad Smith. Konserten bjöd även på en "drum-off" med de två sistnämnda och Danny Carey samt med Nuno Bettencourt, Rudy Sarzo och Tom Morello medverkande på scen. ^[1]^[4]

Låtlista

Villa Park, arenan där konserten framfördes.

Nr.	Artist	Låtar
1	Mastodon Brann Dailor, Nick Johnston, Bill Kelliher, Rasta, Troy Sanders	"Black Tongue" "Blood and Thunder" "Supernaut"^[a] (ft. Danny Carey, Eloy Casagrande, Mario Duplantier)
2	Rival Sons Dave Beste, Jay Buchanan, Scott Holiday, Michael Miley, Jesse Nason	"Do Your Worst" "Electric Funeral"^[a] "Secret"
3	Anthrax Joey Belladonna, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante, Jonathan Donais, Scott Ian	"Indians" "Into the Void"^[a]
4	Halestorm Arejay Hale, Lzzy Hale, Joe Hottinger, Josh Smith	"Love Bites (So Do I)" "Rain Your Blood On Me" "Perry Mason"^[b]
5	Lamb of God Willie Adler, Randy Blythe, John Campbell, Art Cruz, Mark Morton	"Laid to Rest" "Redneck" "Children of the Grave"^[a]
6	Tom Morellos All Stars (supergrupp A)	"The Ultimate Sin"^[b] (ft. Nuno Bettencourt, Mike Bordin, David Ellefson, Lzzy Hale, Jake E. Lee, Adam Wakeman) "Shot in the Dark"^[b] (ft. Bordin, David Draiman, Ellefson, Lee, Wakeman) "Sweet Leaf"^[a] (ft. Bettencourt, Bordin, Draiman, Ellefson, Ian) "Believer"^[b] (ft. Bello, Bettencourt, Whitfield Crane, Ian, Sleep Token II, Wakeman) "Changes"^[a] (ft. Bello, Bettencourt, Sleep Token II, Wakeman, Yungblud)
7	Jack Black ft. Revel Ian, Roman Morello, Yoyoka Soma, Hugo Weiss	"Mr. Crowley"^[b] (förinspelad)
8	Alice in Chains Jerry Cantrell, William DuVall, Mike Inez, Sean Kinney	"Man in the Box" "Would?" "Fairies Wear Boots"^[a]
9	Gojira Christian Andreu, Joe Duplantier, Mario Duplantier, Jean-Michel Labadie	"Stranded" "Silvera" "Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)" (ft. Marina Viotti) "Under the Sun"^[a]
10	Drum-off ft. Travis Barker, Carey, Chad Smith	"Symptom of the Universe"^[a] (ft. Bettencourt, Morello, Rudy Sarzo)
11	Tom Morellos All Stars (supergrupp B)	"Breaking the Law" (ft. Carey, Billy Corgan, K.K. Downing, Adam Jones, Morello, Sarzo) "Snowblind"^[a] (ft. Carey, Corgan, Downing, Jones, Morello, Sarzo) "Flying High Again"^[b] (ft. Bettencourt, Sammy Hagar, Vernon Reid, Sarzo, Smith, Wakeman) "Rock Candy" (ft. Bettencourt, Hagar, Morello, Sarzo, Smith, Wakeman) "Bark at the Moon"^[b] (ft. Barker, Bettencourt, Papa V Perpetua, Reid, Sarzo, Wakeman) "Train Kept A-Rollin'" (ft. Barker, Bettencourt, Morello, Sarzo, Steven Tyler, Andrew Watt, Ronnie Wood) "Walk This Way" (ft. Bettencourt, Morello, Sarzo, Smith, Tyler, Watt) "Whole Lotta Love" (ft. Bettencourt, Morello, Sarzo, Smith, Tyler, Watt)
12	Pantera Phil Anselmo, Benante, Rex Brown, Zakk Wylde	"Cowboys from Hell" "Walk" "Planet Caravan"^[a] "Electric Funeral"^[a]
13	Tool Carey, Justin Chancellor, Jones, Maynard James Keenan	"Forty Six & 2" "Hand of Doom"^[a] "Ænema"
14	Slayer Tom Araya, Paul Bostaph, Gary Holt, Kerry King	"Disciple" "War Ensemble" "Wicked World"^[a] "South of Heaven" "Raining Blood" "Angel of Death"
15	Fred Durst	"Changes"^[a] (förinspelad)
16	Guns N' Roses Isaac Carpenter, Richard Fortus, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash	"It's Alright"^[a] "Never Say Die"^[a] "Junior's Eyes"^[a] "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath"^[a] "Welcome to the Jungle" "Paradise City"
17	Metallica Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Robert Trujillo, Lars Ulrich	"Hole in the Sky"^[a] "Creeping Death" "For Whom the Bell Tolls" "Johnny Blade"^[a] "Battery" "Master of Puppets"
18	Ozzy Osbourne ft. Tommy Clufetos, Inez, Wakeman, Wylde	"I Don't Know" "Mr. Crowley" "Suicide Solution" "Mama, I'm Coming Home" "Crazy Train"
19	Black Sabbath Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Osbourne, Bill Ward	"War Pigs" "N.I.B." "Iron Man" "Paranoid"

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Black Sabbath cover.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ozzy Osbourne cover.

Källor

1 2 ”Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne: Back to the Beginning review – all-star farewell to the gods of metal is epic and emotional”. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jul/06/black-sabbath-and-ozzy-osbourne-back-to-the-beginning-review-all-star-farewell-to-the-gods-of-metal-is-epic-and-emotiona. Läst 7 juli 2025.
↑ Rolling Stone UK (6 juli 2025). ”Ozzy Osbourne Gives Earth-Shaking Farewell at Black Sabbath's Back to the Beginning” (på amerikansk engelska). Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/ozzy-osbourne-black-sabbath-back-to-the-beginning-concert-1235379405/. Läst 7 juli 2025.
↑ Aston Villa Football Club. ”Black Sabbath: BACK TO THE BEGINNING”. Aston Villa Football Club. https://www.avfc.co.uk/concerts/back-to-the-beginning. Läst 7 juli 2025.
1 2 Fraser Lewrypublished (5 juli 2025). ”Here's every single special guest and song played from Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning show” (på engelska). Louder. https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/black-sabbath-back-to-the-beginning-setlist. Läst 7 juli 2025.

[Sabbath-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Black Sabbath cover.

[Ozzy-6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ozzy Osbourne cover.

[:0-1] 1 2 ”Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne: Back to the Beginning review – all-star farewell to the gods of metal is epic and emotional”. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jul/06/black-sabbath-and-ozzy-osbourne-back-to-the-beginning-review-all-star-farewell-to-the-gods-of-metal-is-epic-and-emotiona. Läst 7 juli 2025.

[2] Rolling Stone UK (6 juli 2025). ”Ozzy Osbourne Gives Earth-Shaking Farewell at Black Sabbath's Back to the Beginning” (på amerikansk engelska). Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/ozzy-osbourne-black-sabbath-back-to-the-beginning-concert-1235379405/. Läst 7 juli 2025.

[3] Aston Villa Football Club. ”Black Sabbath: BACK TO THE BEGINNING”. Aston Villa Football Club. https://www.avfc.co.uk/concerts/back-to-the-beginning. Läst 7 juli 2025.

[:1-4] 1 2 Fraser Lewrypublished (5 juli 2025). ”Here's every single special guest and song played from Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning show” (på engelska). Louder. https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/black-sabbath-back-to-the-beginning-setlist. Läst 7 juli 2025.

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