Not solely was Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s Again to the Starting live performance a triumphant finale for the heavy steel legends, but it surely was additionally a profitable one.
Per a report by The Guardian, the livestream for Sabbath’s last present was streamed by over 5 million followers worldwide. With digital tickets for the stream going for $29.99, that equates to roughly $150 million. Whereas proceeds from the live performance itself had been set to go to charity, it’s unclear whether or not the identical is true for the income from the livestream, which was on a two-hour delay.
The large farewell gig at Villa Park will stand as one of many biggest single occasions in steel historical past. In the course of the present, Ozzy sang and carried out 4 songs with Black Sabbath (“Battle Pigs,” “Iron Man,” “N.I.B.,” and “Paranoid”) and 5 numbers along with his solo band (“I Don’t Know,” “Mr. Crowley,” “Suicide Answer,” “Loopy Prepare,” and the ballad “Mama, I’m Coming Dwelling”). The remainder of the invoice featured an all-star forged of steel and onerous rock expertise, a number of of whom made ipromiseyoumedia’s new checklist of the 75 Greatest Steel Albums of All Time.