Black Sabbath’s final gig in Birmingham: ticket prices revealed

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Black Sabbath‘s final-ever show have been revealed. Find all the details below.The legendary heavy metal band will be reuniting for one last concert at Villa Park in their hometown of Birmingham on Saturday July 5, as announced last week.The gig will see the group’s most iconic line-up – comprising frontman Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward – play live together for the first time in two decades.There is also a stacked line-up of other major acts set to perform at the event, dubbed ‘Back To The Beginning’.

These include Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Tom Morello, Alice In Chains, Gojira, Smashing Pumpkins‘ Billy Corgan, Slash and Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses, and KoRn.As well as playing live, former Rage Against The Machine member Morello will serve as musical director of the show.A post shared by Black Sabbath (@blacksabbath)A ticket pre-sale for “invited fans only” went live this morning (February 11) ahead of the general sale at 10am GMT this Friday (February 14).In a message to fans in the waiting room, Ticketmaster said: “Tickets have been priced in advance by the tour ranging from £197.50 to £834 (including fees) with a per order handling fee of £2.75.“Please note that this does not include VIP package prices, and tickets are subject to availability.”The note added: “All profits will be split equally across Cure Parkinson’s, the Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn Children’s Hospice.”At 10:33am GMT, Ticketmaster told fans that tickets were “now limited and options may vary throughout the venue”.

It added: “Additional tickets will be available during the general sale on Friday, 14 February at 10am.”Some of those who managed to get through the queue have shared the.