Back to the Beginning at Villa Park will host Ozzy Osbourne and his band Black Sabbath next month, along with a number of other musicians who are expected to be performing at the event.
One of the acts who was due to appear at Black Sabbath’s star-studded Back to the Beginning concert has pulled out of the charity event being held next week. The musician has announced that he now won’t be part of the line-up.
The sold-out event, which was announced back in February, will be headlined by Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, who are the original members of Black Sabbath. The reunion has been described as Ozzy’s “final performance” and is said to be raising money for charities.
A host of artists will take to the stage at Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on July 5 for the event, which is set to feature sets from acts like Metallica. It’s also been teased that there will be a “supergroup of musicians,” which was supposed to include Wolfgang Van Halen, 34.
Wolfgang however has now announced that he’s had to drop out of the special occasion due to scheduling conflicts. He’s shared that his band Mammoth has to be back in the US the next day to rehearse as the support act for Creed on tour.
He shared the news whilst on radio station WRIF’s Talkin’ Rock with Meltdown recently. Asked if he will be coming to the UK for the Back to the Beginning concert, he said: “I unfortunately had to back out because the Creed tour starts like the day after and I wouldn’t be able to pull it off, unfortunately.”
Wolfgang – who’s the son of Van Halen’s Eddie Van Halen – however said that he’s still looking forward to the event. He said: “I’m very excited to see … to watch it, y’know. But I unfortunately had to back out.”
On July 9, Creed’s Summer of ’99 tour is set to debut at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Along with Daughtry, Sevendust, and Big Wreck, Mammoth are scheduled to play on the tour’s “special guests.”
Four months prior to the one-off concert in July, Back to the Beginning was made public. The idea that “icons of metal” are gathered to celebrate Ozzy’s “final performance” at Villa Park Stadium on July 5th was teased at the time.
It was made known that the lineup would also include a number of other acts in addition to the band. According to reports, Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Halestorm, Alice in Chains, Lamb of God, Anthrax, and Mastodon are featured there.
It was also revealed that the line-up will feature a “supergroup,” which was meant to include Wolfgang. Other artists previously listed for the event included the Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan and Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash.
Ozzy will play his own “short” set before joining Black Sabbath for “his final bow,” according to the event’s promise to “celebrate the true creators of heavy metal.” The biggest heavy metal show to date, according to music director Tom Morello.
Ozzy stated in a statement that it was time for me to return to the birthplace. How fortunate am I to have people I care about to assist me in this endeavor. The true home of metal is in Birmingham. Forever in Birmingham.
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