The concert film Ozzy Osbourne & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning opens in cinemas worldwide today, October 28, and Mercury Studios has already set its next stop: the official soundtrack and the full film arrive on December 11, 2026, on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, CD, vinyl and digital. Pre-orders open today, and Ozzy's solo "Mr. Crowley" from the show is out now as a first taste.
The July 5, 2025 show at Villa Park in Birmingham was Ozzy Osbourne's final performance — he died 17 days later — and the last time the original BLACK SABBATH lineup of Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward shared a stage, their first show together in more than 20 years. We wrote about the cinema run when it was announced in September.
What's coming on December 11:
- 2-disc Blu-ray + CD edition
- 2LP vinyl + 2-disc Blu-ray set, with limited colored variants: grey splatter (Ozzy's store), purple splatter (BLACK SABBATH store) and metallic (indie and specialty shops)
- 4K Ultra HD and a digital album
The film runs three and a half hours and is mixed in Dolby Atmos, 2.1 and 5.1. It collects highlights from the whole day, plus guest turns from Jack Black ("Mr. Crowley") and Fred Durst ("Changes"). Extras include a behind-the-scenes featurette, video tributes and the "Sounds Of Birmingham" documentary.
A deluxe box set with more music and memorabilia also goes up for pre-order today, but it won't ship until April 2027. Its bonus HD Blu-ray carries all 35 OZZY OSBOURNE and BLACK SABBATH songs and covers played by the guest artists — a day that featured METALLICA, SLAYER, PANTERA, TOOL, GOJIRA, LAMB OF GOD, MASTODON, ANTHRAX and many more, with Tom Morello as musical director.
"'Back To The Beginning' was a once-in-a-lifetime event that will go down in music history," says Sharon Osbourne, who oversaw the concert and executive-produced the film. She adds that Ozzy lived with chronic pain for the last six years of his life, and that his only wish was to play one last time to thank his fans and say goodbye.
The film was directed for screen by Ben Wainwright-Pearce, with the concert itself directed by Tim van Someren.