Thousands of metal fans are due to descend on Birmingham on Saturday 5 July, as Black Sabbath hosts its Back To The Beginning concert. Held at Villa Park, the gig features dozens

The Black Sabbath frontman's last gig was at Villa Park. He meant an awful lot to the people of Birmingham and never forgot his roots

Black Sabbath held a huge one-day event at Birmingham's Villa Park called Back to the Beginning, bringing their legendary story full circle. The renowned band's last event in their hometown, where heavy metal was born,

Black Sabbath have been given the freedom of the city of Birmingham. All four original band members were present at Saturday's private ceremony, with Terence "Geezer" Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward presented with scrolls and medals by the Lord Mayor.

The musical director of Black Sabbath's final ever gig at Villa Park Stadium says that 'more than $190m' (£140m) has been raised for the three charities set to benefit from the July 5 show. Back To The Beginning was an all-day event celebrating the music of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath and featured Ozzy's final live performances.

Thousands of metal fans are due to descend on Birmingham on Saturday 5th July, as Black Sabbath hosts its Back To The Beginning concert. Held at Villa Park, the gig features dozens of huge names ...