When Black Sabbath walked out onto the turf at Villa Park on July 5, 2025, everyone in the stadium understood what was happening. This was not a routine stop on a stadium circuit. It was the definitive end of Ozzy Osbourne's solo touring life, and it reunited Sabbath's founding four of Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler, and drummer Bill Ward on stage together for the first time in more than twenty years. Just seventeen days later, Osbourne passed away at the age of 76. That final afternoon in Birmingham is now heading to cinemas worldwide on October 28 in the feature film Back To The Beginning, which has just surfaced with its first official trailer.
Running for about a minute, the preview focuses squarely on the gravity of the occasion. Tom Morello, who took charge as musical director for the stadium event, opens the clip by putting the day into perspective. He remarks that no gig had ever set such a precedent, describing it as an opportunity for millions of listeners around the world to send a collective thank you to Osbourne and his bandmates.
The footage also confronts the physical reality facing Osbourne at the time. In the trailer, Sharon Osbourne explains that doctors had cautioned her husband that the sheer physical strain of performing might kill him. He chose to take the stage anyway, telling her he intended to play regardless of the consequences. The closing moments of the teaser underline that resolve, catching Osbourne smiling across the vast Birmingham crowd, delivering a short blessing, and offering his love to the audience before leaving the stage.
The concert itself pulled together a massive gathering of heavy music royalty. With actor Jason Momoa handling hosting duties, the day featured sets and appearances from Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Slayer, Tool, Pantera, Gojira, Alice In Chains, Anthrax, Mastodon, Lamb Of God, Rival Sons, and Halestorm. Back To The Beginning balances these stadium performances with backstage interactions and crowd scenes, preserving the community spirit of an afternoon that ultimately raised roughly 11 million pounds for charitable causes.
Among the one-off collaborations documented in the film is a performance of Changes. The ballad brought together Yungblud on lead vocals, Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, Anthrax bassist Frank Bello, Sleep Token drummer II, and keyboardist Adam Wakeman. That particular recording was subsequently released as a standalone charity single, carrying Osbourne's direct approval.
The film traces the full arc of the day, balancing Osbourne's standalone work with the foundational Sabbath material. Fans get to see his solo career represented through tracks like I Don't Know, Mr Crowley, Suicide Solution, and Crazy Train. From there, the original quartet take over the set with War Pigs, N.I.B., Iron Man, and Paranoid. The cinematic version of the concert draws to a close with Osbourne's ballad Mama I'm Coming Home.
In the aftermath of the gig, the surviving members found real peace in how things wrapped up. Iommi reflected that sharing the stage once more gave the band genuine closure, while Butler described the feeling inside Villa Park as pure love. The days that followed brought immediate grief, however. Iommi later spoke about their final telephone conversation, which took place the evening before Osbourne died. The guitarist remembered his lifelong friend talking about how entirely worn out and exhausted he felt after carrying the immense weight of that last Birmingham show, a quiet final word before rock lost one of its original giants.
