The performance, called "The Back to the Beginning," will cap off an all-day event featuring sets from several iconic heavy metal acts.

Ozzy Osbourne is to reunite with all his original Black Sabbath bandmates for his final performance. The Back to the Beginning show on 5 July will see the 76-year-old deliver his own short solo set before Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler, and drummer Bill Ward play together with the singer for the first time in 20 years.

Metallica, Slayer and Pantera join line-up for farewell to heavy metal star Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham in July

Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne will reunite with his original bandmates this summer for his final live performance.

Black Sabbath, with Ozzy Osbourne, will headline a farewell concert at Villa Park on July 5, featuring legendary acts. The event will raise funds for multiple charities and mark their last reunion.

Black Sabbath fans snapped up the first tickets for the UK rock giants' hometown gig, where the original line-up will perform for the first time in decades.

Ozzy Osbourne’s wife/manager says that it was The Prince Of Darkness himself spearheading efforts for the band’s classic lineup to play together again