Ozzy Osbourne sadly took his remaining bow on the star-studded Again To The Starting pageant in July of this 12 months. Whereas it might have marked the top of the street for the Prince of Darkness, it appears the legacy for this explicit pageant is barely simply getting began.
In response to The Mirror, a U.S. trademark software has been filed for the pageant identify, with authorized safety requested for each stay leisure and merchandise beneath the banner of Ozzy‘s longtime rights-holding firm, Monowise Ltd. A UK software is reportedly within the works too, pointing towards what may very well be the delivery of a brand new tribute occasion honoring the person himself.
And albeit, this may be cool? Who is aware of. We do not have Ozzfest anymore, however some type of equal effort as a Again To The Starting pageant occurring yearly may be a pleasant substitute. I am assuming we can’t hear the rest about this till early 2026, given the prolonged logistics it will take to plot a pageant of this measurement. Doubly so if it is touring.
The unique Again To The Starting live performance went down on July 5, 2025, at Villa Park in Birmingham — the identical metropolis the place Osbourne‘s legendary journey with Black Sabbath first started. Billed as Ozzy‘s last-ever stay efficiency (and Black Sabbath‘s too), the night time grew to become a who’s-who of rock and metallic royalty: Metallica, Weapons N’ Roses, Slayer, and extra all took to the stage to carry out Sabbath and Ozzy deep cuts in entrance of a worldwide livestream viewers.
Simply 17 days later, on July 22, Osbourne handed away from a coronary heart assault at age 76 — making the pageant an much more poignant and highly effective farewell. All proceeds from the historic gig (however much that was) had been break up between Acorns Kids’s Hospice, Birmingham Kids’s Hospital, and Remedy Parkinson’s, the latter reflecting Ozzy‘s personal battle with Parkinson’s since his 2019 analysis.
A 100-minute live performance movie, specializing in the Osbourne-related performances from the night time, is currently in the works and slated for a 2026 release — although it is not but clear whether or not the current trademark filings are straight tied to the movie, or a part of a broader plan to show Again To The Starting right into a recurring tribute occasion.
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