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Ozzy Osbourne's final performance both as a solo artist and with Black Sabbath is less than two weeks away, and as the date approaches the band shared a fun glimpse into rehearsals.
The carefree photo, posted to Black Sabbath's Instagram page, show Osbourne sitting on a couch with bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward. Guitarist Tony Iommi is notably not present in the photo, but it's possible he's the own behind the camera.
The performances are part of a large, all-day event being billed as "Back to the Beginning," which is set to go down July 5 at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Halestorm, Alice in Chains, Lamb of God, Mastodon, Anthrax, TOOL and Rival Sons will also be playing sets, along with solo performers.
See Black Sabbath's post below.
Butler recently admitted he was "having palpitations" while thinking about the reunion. “I’m already having palpitations,” he said in the interview. “In fact, I had a nightmare last night.”
“I dreamed everything went wrong on stage and we all turned to dust,” Butler recalled. “It’s important that we leave a great impression, since it’s the final time that people will experience us live. So it has to be great on the night.”
During the same interview, Osbourne spoke about his involvement and why he's worried fans might feel "ripped off" if they attend the concert.
“We’re only playing a couple of songs each,” he divulged. “I don’t want people thinking, ‘We’re getting ripped off,’ because it’s just going to be … what’s the word? … a sample, you’re going to get a few songs each by Ozzy and Sabbath.”