The soundtrack and film of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath‘s Back To The Beginning concert will be released on 11 December 2026. The release comes after the film’s worldwide cinema premiere, which includes more than 250 UK cinemas. It will arrive on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, CD, 2LP vinyl and digital formats via Mercury Studios. Pre-orders begin today, 28 October. Ozzy Osbourne‘s ‘Mr. Crowley’ track and video are also available now.
The concert took place on 5 July 2025 at Villa Park in Birmingham. It was Ozzy Osbourne‘s last performance, 17 days before his death. He reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, in the group’s first performance together in more than 20 years.
More than three million requests were made for the 44,000 available tickets, and the show drew a record-breaking global live audience. Jason Momoa hosted, with Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine as musical director.
Sets came from Alice in Chains, Anthrax, Gojira, Guns N Roses, Halestorm, Lamb of God, Mastodon, Metallica, Pantera, Rival Sons, Slayer and Tool. All-star segments featured guests including Adam Wakeman, Andrew Watt, Billy Corgan, Chad Smith, David Draiman, David Ellefson, Jake E. Lee, KK Downing, Mike Bordin, Nuno Bettencourt, Papa V Perpetua (Ghost), Ronnie Wood, Rudy Sarzo, Sammy Hagar, Sleep Token II, Steven Tyler, Travis Barker, Vernon Reid, Whitfield Crane and Yungblud.
Formats
The film is presented in Dolby Atmos, as well as Dolby 2.1 and 5.1. It runs for three and a half hours and features highlights from the July 5 performances. It also includes Jack Black performing ‘Mr. Crowley’ and Fred Durst performing ‘Changes’.
Bonus features include a behind-the-scenes featurette, video tributes and a documentary, Sounds of Birmingham. The tributes include clips from Dolly Parton, AC/DC and Ricky Gervais.
The physical editions are:
- A three-disc set with 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, HD Blu-ray and CD, in standard retail and retail-exclusive versions.
- A set with 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, HD Blu-ray and 2LP vinyl, in four variants: standard black, purple splatter, silver splatter and metallic. The grey splatter is sold through Ozzy’s store, the purple splatter through the Black Sabbath store, and the metallic at specialist and indie shops.
- A Japan-only edition with 4K Blu-ray, Blu-ray and SHM-CD.
The digital live soundtrack is available in standard, HD and Dolby Atmos formats. Its tracklisting is:
- ‘I Don’t Know’
- ‘Mr. Crowley’
- ‘Suicide Solution’
- ‘Mama, I’m Coming Home’
- ‘Crazy Train’
- ‘War Pigs’
- ‘N.I.B.’
- ‘Iron Man’
- ‘Paranoid’
Deluxe box set
A deluxe box set can be pre-ordered from 28 October and is released on 23 April 2027. It contains:
- Three Blu-rays: the film on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and on HD Blu-ray, both with bonus features, plus a bonus HD Blu-ray with all 35 Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath songs and covers by special guests, in concert running order.
- Two CDs: the Ozzy and Black Sabbath set, and a bonus CD of nine cover tracks by special guests.
- Three 180g black vinyl LPs: one for Ozzy Osbourne, one for Black Sabbath and one of the nine cover tracks.
- A 72-page hardback book with interviews, photography and commentary. Interviewees include organisers Sharon Osbourne, Tom Morello, Andy Copping of Live Nation and production manager Jake Berry.
- An Ozzy pendant necklace, a numbered certificate of authenticity and a film poster art print.
Production and comments
Ben Wainwright-Pearce directed the film for screen, and Tim van Someren directed the live concert. Mercury Studios produced it, and Trafalgar Releasing brought it to cinemas worldwide.
Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne‘s wife and manager, oversaw the concert and executive-produced the film. She says: “Ozzy suffered from chronic pain during the final six years of his life. His only wish was to perform one last time to thank his fans and say goodbye.”
Tristan Whitlam of Mercury Studios says: “These special home entertainment and music releases gives fans the opportunity to revisit that historic day and experience the performances, tributes and emotion of the occasion for years to come.”