Fans react to rush for Black Sabbath final gig tickets

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Black Sabbath‘s final-ever live show went on sale this morning (February 14) – with eager fans rushing to secure their place.

Find a range of reactions below.The iconic heavy metal band will return for one last concert at Villa Park in their hometown of Birmingham on Saturday July 5, as announced last week.It was later revealed that tickets were priced between £197.50 and £834 (including fees) with a handling fee of £2.75 per order.

Following various pre-sales throughout the week, the general sale went live at 10am GMT.All Tickets Now Onsale!https://t.co/m2Io9eZbLO pic.twitter.com/DqL6AEqXob— BlackSabbath (@BlackSabbath) February 14, 2025As the booking process got underway, many hopeful fans shared their experiences in attempting to get past Ticketmaster’s online queuing system.

One frustrated user reported being “number 128,531” in line – with similarly huge figures being shared on X/Twitter.“I thought 75,000 was bad,” someone else wrote, noting Villa Park stadium’s seating capacity of over 42,000.