Sharon Osbourne is open to Black Sabbath ABBA-style hologram show

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Black Sabbath hologram show in the future.The legendary heavy metal band will be reuniting for one final live concert at Villa Park in their hometown of Birmingham on Saturday July 5.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 on stage 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, Alice In Chains, Gojira, Smashing Pumpkins‘ Billy Corgan, Slash and Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses, and KoRn.Additionally, Tom Morello will be performing and serving as the show’s musical director.

In February, Guns N’ Roses, Tool and more were added to the bill.Speaking to Metal Hammer magazine, Ozzy’s wife and manager was asked if she would ever consider an ‘ABBA Voyage’-style return for Sabbath. “Sure I would, yeah,” Sharon responded (via Music-News).A post shared by Tony Iommi (@tonyiommi)“Technology keeps moving on and on.

You can do incredible things now, so what you could do in five years will be even better. You never know what the opportunities are.”As for the return of drummer Ward – who did not participate in Sabbath’s farewell tour ‘The End’ in 2016/2017 – Sharon told the publication: “Bill has always been fantastic with Ozzy.“I always say they’ve got that invisible connection between the four of them, and he’s gonna be there, which is amazing.”She added: “I’m not going to bullshit you and say we’re the best of friends.