Ozzy Osbourne’s final Black Sabbath show is getting a film and soundtrack release
Back To The Beginning reaches cinemas on October 28, with a film and soundtrack release set for December 11 and an expanded box set due in April 2027.
Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s Back To The Beginning concert film and soundtrack are set for release on December 11, 2026, following the film’s October 28 cinema release. The project preserves the July 2025 farewell show at Birmingham’s Villa Park, where Osbourne performed with his Black Sabbath bandmates shortly before his death.
Pre-orders opened on October 28, according to BLABBERMOUTH.NET, which also reported that a track and video of Osbourne performing ‘Mr. Crowley’ became available that day. The December release is planned in digital and physical formats, including 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, CD and vinyl.
What is in the Back To The Beginning release?
BLABBERMOUTH.NET describes a two-disc Blu-ray and CD edition, a two-LP vinyl release and a digital album. It says Mercury Studios will release the soundtrack worldwide. That December date is for the home release; NME reported that the concert film was scheduled to reach cinemas on October 28.
The Blu-ray extras described by NME include footage of Jack Black performing ‘Mr. Crowley’ and Fred Durst performing ‘Changes’. A Sounds of Birmingham documentary and video tributes from Dolly Parton, AC/DC and Ricky Gervais are also among the reported features.
When does the deluxe box set arrive?
A separate deluxe box set is scheduled for April 2027, with pre-orders beginning October 28, 2026. NME says it will add a bonus HD Blu-ray featuring all 35 Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath songs and covers performed by guests, along with a film poster, a hardback book about the show and an Ozzy pendant necklace.
The original concert took place on July 5, 2025, at Villa Park in Osbourne’s hometown of Birmingham. It reunited him with Black Sabbath members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward for his final performance, 17 days before his death, according to BLABBERMOUTH.NET. The Telegraph’s review of the cinema film, republished by Yahoo Entertainment, describes a roughly two-and-a-half-hour cut featuring Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Slayer, Pantera and Tool. Those appearances show the scale of the event behind the new releases.
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Sources and context
- Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's 'Back To The Beginning' soundtrack and film set for releaseNME
- OZZY OSBOURNE And BLACK SABBATH: 'Back To The Beginning' Soundtrack And Film Set For Release In DecemberBLABBERMOUTH.NET
- There’s more to the Black Sabbath story than Ozzy OsbourneThe Telegraph (republished by Yahoo Entertainment)
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