In a recent interview with Lifeminute, Geezer Butler confirmed that he is still in touch with Ozzy Osbourne, and he shared that the singer hopes to reunite Black Sabbath for his final show.
“Ozzy was talking to me about, when he does his farewell concert – which he still wants to do – He’s dying to still get out there and play,” Butler explained. “And he suggested, at his very final concert, for the four of us to get up on stage and maybe do three or four songs together. And that would be it, finished.”
The last official Black Sabbath concert took place in 2017. Since then, some of the band members have reunited on stage, such as when Osbourne and Tony Iommi performed ‘Paranoid’ at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The last time the full original lineup—Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, and Bill Ward—played together was in 2005.
In January 2024, Sharon Osbourne, wife and manager of Ozzy, told Rolling Stone that Ozzy plans to perform two more shows as a proper goodbye to his fans. Although the exact dates have not been announced, the shows will take place in Birmingham.
Sharon praised Ozzy’s vocal ability, saying, “His voice is still absolutely perfect. And all the time he has been off he still does his singing lessons so his voice is perfect.”
Ozzy has struggled with various health issues over the years. He underwent spine and neck surgery in 2019 after a fall in his Los Angeles home aggravated old injuries from a 2003 ATV accident, nearly costing him his life. At one point, doctors feared Ozzy might never walk again.
In February 2023, Ozzy officially canceled all remaining tour dates, stating that he was physically unable to tour anymore.
