SHARON OSBOURNE Praises 'Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning' Concert Film But Says She 'Probably' Won't Watch It Again

Fifteen months after Ozzy Osbourne's death, his wife and manager Sharon Osbourne sat down with the BBC's Mark Savage to talk about his final performance, last year's "Back To The Beginning" charity concert in Birmingham, United Kingdom, being made into a theatrical release. Produced by Mercury Studios, the "Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning" movie — which will hit theaters beginning on October 28 — chronicles the farewell show by Osbourne and his SABBATH bandmates, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward, in Osbourne's original hometown at Aston Villa football club's home stadium at Villa Park on July 5, 2025. The concert featured both solo sets from Osbourne and a reunion of the original SABBATH lineup for the first time in more than two decades, along with a long list of performers influenced by Ozzy and the rest of SABBATH. Hosted by actor Jason Momoa and overseen by musical director, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello, the concert featured sets from ALICE IN CHAINS, ANTHRAX, GUNS N' ROSES, LAMB OF GOD, MASTODON, METALLICA, PANTERA, SLAYER and TOOL, as well as special guests SMASHING PUMPKINS leader Billy Corgan, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith, Sammy Hagar, AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler, Yungblud, BLINK-182 drummer Travis Barker and many more.

"It was just a very emotional day because everybody was there," Sharon told BBC (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). "There were no egos. It was like everybody was having a great time. And, of course, the fans were incredible. It was just overwhelming, the feeling that I got from everybody. I was like, 'Whoa.' I've said it a million times, but to ask people for their time — it's hard. It was just overwhelming, the feeling of support."

Sharon went on to say that Ozzy was "overwhelmed" the day of the show," because he was sat in his dressing room watching everybody on a screen performing, and so he was, like, 'I just can't believe this.' And he was just in awe of everybody else," she recalled. "He was just, like, 'I cannot believe they're here.' And it just made him feel like he was alive again."

Asked if there was ever a point where she was thinking, "We're gonna have to call this off", due to the fact that Ozzy was "in agony" after having had five major operations and three other minor operations in a six-and-a-half-year period, Sharon said: "Listen, he was warned two weeks before, 'Don't do it,' by the doctors, his team of doctors, and they said, 'You can't do this. We're advising you not to do this. Your heart's too weak. Don't do it.' He said, 'I'm doing it.'"

Sharon continued: "It's amazing what support and love and determination can do for somebody, 'cause he was somebody that couldn't breathe. Some days, just to even talk was an effort, let alone sing, and I don't know how he did it, but he did it. I mean, he delivered, and you saw in his eyes and his face, he just loved it. It was what he wanted, it's what made him happy, and the days afterwards that he was with us, he was so happy. It was like, 'Yes.'"

Sharon added: "I always think of us as such an unusual relationship anyway, 'cause we had such highs and such terrible lows. No mid-ground — it was either [great highs] or [great lows]. And it was just the perfect way for Ozzy to pass on."

Asked what she is doing to balance grief over losing her husband with moving forward with life, Sharon said: "Grief will be with me forever. It's not anything that you can say, 'Oh, it'll go away in a couple of weeks. In a couple of years I'm gonna be fine.' It's with you. You've lost the love of your life, so you don't just wake up and go, 'Ah, I'm fine now. I'm cured.' You never get over it, but you learn to live with it."

As for how she felt watching "Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning" for the first time at the movie's world-premiere event on October 14 at The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, Sharon said: "When I saw it last week in a cinema, it was like going to a gig, 'cause the crowd was singing along. They had the lights on their phones, and everybody was up. Nobody was sat down, and it was just like being in a gig. It was great. It was joyous."

Asked if she will ever watch it again, Sharon said: "Probably not, no. You don't wanna think of passing, and it's tears, and everybody's around you, and you're just bed bound, 'cause that's when Ozzy said to the doctors, 'Well, how long have I got, then?' And they go, 'Well, months.' And, like, 'I've had such a great life. A few months? No, I wanna do what I wanna do.' He said, 'If I could do it all again, I wouldn't change a thing. Nothing.'"

Trafalgar Releasing recently released the official trailer for the global cinematic release of "Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning", produced by Mercury Studios, the world's leading music-focused content studio. Check it out below. The film definitively captures the triumphant final live performance from Ozzy Osbourne and the original BLACK SABBATH lineup: Ozzy (vocals),Tony Iommi (guitar),Geezer Butler (bass) and Bill Ward (drums).

The film will run as an event release beginning October 28, 2026 in cinemas worldwide. It documents a landmark moment in music history: Ozzy Osbourne's historic final farewell performance for his fans in his Birmingham hometown — captured just 17 days before his untimely passing. The sold-out "Back To The Beginning" show at Birmingham's Villa Park stadium on July 5 last year not only included a solo set from Ozzy, but a reunion of BLACK SABBATH's original members performing together for the first time in more than 20 years.

"Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning" celebrates two-time Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Ozzy and Grammy-winning Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees BLACK SABBATH's enduring legacy, featuring the iconic group's triumphant final show, personal reflections from the superstar musicians they inspired, and a behind the scenes look at the day itself.

The event — which sold out in minutes — brought together generations of fans alongside some of the most influential names in rock to celebrate BLACK SABBATH's legacy. The show was hosted by Jason Momoa with Tom Morello (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist) serving as musical director for "Back To The Beginning". The night included sets from ALICE IN CHAINS, ANTHRAX, GOJIRA, GUNS N' ROSES, HALESTORM, LAMB OF GOD, MASTODON, METALLICA, PANTERA, RIVAL SONS, SLAYER and TOOL, along with all-star segments with special guests Adam Wakeman, Andrew Watt, Billy Corgan, Chad Smith, David Draiman, David Ellefson, Jake E. Lee, K.K. Downing, Mike Bordin, Nuno Bettencourt, Papa V Perpetua (GHOST),Ronnie Wood, Rudy Sarzo, Sammy Hagar, Sleep Token II, Steven Tyler, Travis Barker, Vernon Reid, Whitfield Crane and Yungblud.

The film has been directed for screen by Ben Wainwright-Pearce ("Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour", "George Michael: The Faith Tour"),with the live concert directed by Tim Van Someren, and produced by Jim Parsons, Jamie Silk and Dan Seliger. It has been crafted specifically for cinematic presentation, designed to immerse audiences in both the scale of the stadium production and the intimacy of the final performance.

Presented in Dolby Atmos and 5.1 surround sound, the film has been engineered to deliver a fully immersive audio-visual experience, bringing audiences into the heart of the performance with unprecedented clarity and power.