Black Sabbath: will the Reunion Ozzy be “on a Flying throne”?

The longtime collaborator and guitarist of Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylderecently offered ideas to answer the question that some could ask themselves How the 76 -year -old artist will present himself on stage at the event “Back to the Beginning“of the next July 5th at the Villa Park in Birmingham. The day will meet the Original training of Black Sabbath composed of Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, and will mark the last live show for both the historic band and for Osbourne.

In a recent interview by defining the scope of the event as something “shocking” and sharing some details on how Ozzy could face a concert of this importance, Wylde has in fact hinted that Ozzy Osbourne could perform on a “Fly Throne Above the stadium “. In the chat, granted to” Metal XS “of Riff X and taken up by the US edition of” Billboard “, the guitarist explained:” The plan is this: we hope it will be what will happen. We must always look at the positive side of life, because Ozzy sang at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony. Sitting on a chair he made ‘Mama, I’m coming home’, and went great. We hope to do this concert, and then Ozzy will say: ‘Let’s put the car in motion and make another tour. “

Describing a detail that could be interpreted as an anticipation of how scenically Osbourne will perform, Zakk Wylde then added: “With Ozzy on his throne flies over the stadium or anything else, while he launches buckets of water and does everything. If Ozzy has fun and says ‘I want to go back on tour’, then it will simply be ‘good, let’s do it again’ “.

To feed the questions on how Osbourne will face the event was the producer Andrew Watt who – at work with the prince of darkness on the last two studio albums, “Ordinary Man” (2020) and “Patient Number 9” (2022) – had spoken of his state of health during an apparition at the Howard Stern show on Siriusxm. “The problem is that his body does not always do what he would like,” Watt said – as taken from the Nme, adding that Ozzy is “an iron man in real life“And that” nothing has happened to his voice, which still excellent as always “.

Ozzy himself had spoken of his state of health, explaining that his physical problems will lead him to perform less than expected During the concert: “I don’t plan to make an entire set with the Black Sabbathbut I’ll do a few pieces with them. I will do what I can, where I feel comfortable, “said the artist in an interview with Siriusxm a few weeks ago:” I’m trying to get back on my feet. When you wake up in the morning, you usually get up from the bed. I have to find the balance, but I’m not dead. I am still active and I do things“.

In addition to the reunion of the Black Sabbath and the final concert of Ozzy Osbourne, “Back to the Beginning“He will also see a stellar cast of artists and guests made up of – among others – Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Lamb of God, Tool, Mastodon, Alice in Chains, Guns N ‘Roses, Halestorm and Gojira.