BLACK SABBATH fans were outraged and disappointed when tickets for the band’s final Birmingham concert sold out in just 16 minutes on Ticketmaster. The July 5th fundraising gig, with ticket packages ranging from £495 to £795, will benefit Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Acorn Children’s Hospice, and Cure Parkinson’s, a charity close to Osbourne‘s heart as he battles the disease.
Ticket prices started at £197.50 (approximately $249) and, according to one X user, soared as high as £2,932.50 (around $3,700) for “The Ultimate Side of Stage Experience.”
“I’ve been a fan of this band for decades and have been trying all week to get presale tickets and now they’re sold out in like 15 minutes? Absolute joke. How have they got so many fans all of a sudden? Fake fans that’s what,” one angry fan wrote on social media.
Another added: “Was 800 in the Queue For BLACK SABBATH Final Show, and when I got in it wouldn’t let me pick any seats, what a f***ing joke I hate Ticketmaster, they weren’t sold out by that point, if you’re reselling overpriced tickets, then f**k you.”
This event mark a reunion for BLACK SABBATH’s original lineup—Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward—playing together for the first time in two decades.
The legendary heavy metal band will headline a special one-day festival at Villa Park, showcasing numerous bands they influenced, such as METALLICA, PANTERA, SLAYER, GOJIRA, and ANTHRAX.
When asked what needed to happen for the SABBATH reunion to become a reality, Sharon Osbourne told Birmingham Live: “I left that to Ozzy. He’s in constant contact with Tony and Geezer. And Bill too. They talk all the time.
“Ozzy said ‘I’m going to do my goodnight gig, my farewell, and would you come up and do SABBATH with me’,” she continued. “He couldn’t do it on his own. And they all said yes. When they heard it was for charity, it was easy.”
Speaking about the all-star lineup of bands set to perform at the concert, Sharon stated: “I think it’s the best metal gig ever. It’s easy when you have such good friends and friends that support you. We’ve known these guys for years and years and many of them were passed the torch by SABBATH. It goes down the line. When you need them, they come.”
Source: metaladdicts.com
