Tony Iommi shares his concerns about the “Back to the Beginning” event

The legendary heavy metal band Black Sabbath is getting ready for their historic farewell show, “Back To The Beginning,” which will happen on July 5, 2025, at Birmingham, UK’s Villa Park. The original band, which included Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward, will perform reunited in their hometown for the first time in twenty years. Guitarist Tony Iommi talked candidly about the show’s logistical difficulties and emotional burden in an exclusive conversation with Music Week.

This would be a big, monumental thing if it all comes good. The worrying thing for me is the unknown. We don’t know what’s going to happen. Normally, when we’d tour, we’d rehearse and run through the thing for a while, and it’s just us, but with this event there are so many other moving parts. You’re used to Ozzy running around, but he certainly won’t be doing that for this show. I don’t know if he’s going to be standing or sitting on a throne or what. I’m approaching this show with excitement mixed with fear. Once we start playing, then we’ll know we’re doing it. It’s always a worry, even when we did tours before, there’s always that build-up, and then it gets to the point that we do it and it’s okay.