The final Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne show took place on July 5 at Villa Park in Birmingham, their hometown. In addition to the fans who attended in person, millions around the world were able to watch the event via pay-per-view, with all proceeds donated to charity. Viewers had access to the full festival for 48 hours, but at the time, there was no information about a future release. Now, the band has announced that a 100-minute film of the festival will be released in theatres in 2026. Although it was Black Sabbath's final performance, the title of the upcoming movie unfortunately doesn’t reflect that as it should, since it will be called "Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow." After its theatrical release, the film will also be available on home media. Black Sabbath's farewell success The RATM and Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello, who was the music producer of the celebration recently revealed that the festival grossed over 190 million dollars to charity. According to Billboard, it is more than any other major charity concert ever made. Besides the two headliners, many famous artists were part of the “tribute festival“, like Slayer, Metallica, Anthrax, Guns N’ Roses, Steven Tyler, Papa V Perpetua, Sammy Hagar, Jake E. Lee, Billy Corgan and Nuno Bettencourt. The bands performed Black Sabbath and Ozzy covers, but also played some of their most famous songs in small sets, of 3 to 6 songs. Many covers from other bands were also performed, like the supergroup with Steven Tyler on vocals, which played, for example, Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love”. Ozzy Osbourne sang five songs of his solo career and four more with Black Sabbath. https://youtu.be/DivwM2EVro4 The post Black Sabbath’s final show will be released in theaters appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

Ghost is currently on the road promoting their latest album "Skeletá" and the band's mastermind and frontman Tobias Forge decided to ban phones in all the shows they are playing. He explained his decision during a series of Q&A with fans. According to him, he was even considering ending his touring career because people were on their phones and not interacting with the band. Ghost’s Tobias Forge tells why phones were banned at their shows “(Management and his agent said he shouldn't do that) Because it adds a lot of baggage to the administration part and the practical bit of the concert, and anything that makes things harder is always frowned upon. We had to really vet that idea. What does it mean? Who has done this before? Oh, not many.” “It really hit me when we came to certain countries where they have generally been much more enthusiastic. You come out, there’s like 18,000 people there, and there’s like, 10,000 phones. And not even bouncing anymore. And you’re just like, ‘What is this – what has happened?’” “You come out on a stage and you’re expecting like, ‘Fucking people are gonna rage!’ … [but] the crowd … has just got less and less and less engaged in exchange for these phones. I came to a point where I’m like, ‘I don’t think I wanna do this. … If this is how it’s gonna be, I’d rather not do it.’ That that's how worthless it became.” “If you came into a dress rehearsal and saw us do the same thing, but without a crowd, it’s dramatically worse. But when you have an engaged crowd… it’s an exchange. And if someone in the act of doing it just takes a phone out?” "(It was) a fucking life-changer for the existence of the band. I think that there are a lot of bands that are looking at this and (thinking,) ‘Okay, so how do we do that too?’” he said (Transcribed by Blabbermouth). Ghost was formed in Sweden back in 2006 but only released their first album in 2011. Since then the group gained following and became one of the most influential "new" Metal bands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8g7DUarkKoThe post Ghost’s Tobias Forge tells why phones were banned at their shows appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

The drummer Nicko McBrain (72), who recently announced tour dates with his band Titanium Tart, praised in an interview with Eddie Trunk (Transcribed by Blabbermouth) the new Iron Maiden drummer Simon Dawson. Iron Maiden is currently touring in Europe to celebrate their 50th anniversary. Nicko McBrain praises the new Iron Maiden drummer "Well, I've known Simon for a number of years. He actually was a British Drum Company endorsee for a bit. I got him his deal, actually, probably six, seven years back. When I first went with British Drum Company back in 2018, yeah, about six years ago I got Simon a deal. He left British Drum Company. He went with Natal. But I knew Simon. And we were hanging out. Now obviously Steve took British Lion on tour with him on 'The Future Past Tour', and we discussed the possibility of… When we started the North American tour, we were down in San Diego, then we came out to L.A. and I sat with Steve and that was basically when I decided that it was time to let him know that I was gonna retire." "And we had a chat about it, and he said, 'Well, would you mind if we have a rehearsal with Simon?' And I went, 'Absolutely not. I mean, he's been on tour with us since Asia and Australia.' I said, 'He's bound to know the songs.' I said, 'Why not?' So they had a rehearsal with him in Portland. And it went really well. And it wasn't a question of, 'Well, let's replace you now, Nick.' The understanding was I was gonna finish the tour and that he was gonna replace me… This was a decision that Steve made, and I thought, well, fine. He's a great player… And so I had no issues with that whatsoever." "So, yeah, that was when I knew. We were in North America. I knew Simon was gonna rehearse with the band and that he was chosen one to replace me. So, yeah, I knew Simon. We had a relationship. We were sitting in Japan. We had a couple of nights together. We sat down, had a cup of tea, a couple of sandwiches in the clubhouse at the hotel… And he's a great guy, and he's doing a fantastic job. I mean, he's not me. And they didn't want somebody like me, like a Nicko clone or whatever. But he's got his own fingerprint, which is great. And the one thing I'm really happy about is I'm still the best-looking bloke in Iron Maiden. (Laughs)" Why he decided to retire from Maiden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrm5KavmvyU "Primarily, I was fed up with touring in terms of the travel and not having days to recoup my body. As of December, prior to December last year, I was a granddad of the band. I was four years older than Harry (Steve Harris) and five years older than Dave (Murray and Adrian (Smith). Bruce is a baby at 66. (Laughs) He's a baby at 66. (Laughs) Can you believe it?" "I wasn't so much slowing down, although we did play the songs that… I got told off at rehearsals last year because I was playing the songs too fast, 'cause I'd been playing with Titanium Tart before I went off and did the rehearsals in Australia with Maiden. And I actually got told off for playing too quick. So it wasn't a question of not being able to drive the band. It was just not being able to drive the band with the drum fills that I'd been used to playing for 42 years. So the question mark was raised about the performance side. And that's quite right…So that was part of the decision that I made," he said. Nicko McBrain’s Titanium Tart 2025 tour dates The drummer Nicko McBrain announced four tour dates with his project Titanium Tart which performs Iron Maiden songs. The shows will happen next July in Florida. Besides him, are also part of the group Rob Stokes (Bass), Eldad Kira (Keyboards), Mike Rivera (Guitar), Mich Tanne (Guitar) and Paolo Velazquez (Vocals). July 17 – Capt Hirams – Sebastian, FL 19 – Piper’s Pub – Pompano Beach, FL 25 – The Barn – Sanford, FL 26 – OCC Road House – Clearwater, FL The post Nicko McBrain praises the new Iron Maiden drummer appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

Even though Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson grew up in England where many incredible bands were emerging in the late 60s and early 70s he did not have the chance to see many of them live. Over the years he talked about some of those groups and revealed three bands he wishes he had seen perform 3 bands Bruce Dickinson wished he had seen live Deep Purple https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDyO7jTIKDc&list=RDnDyO7jTIKDc&start_radio=1&pp=ygUKc3BlZWQga2luZ6AHAQ%3D%3D Bruce Dickinson had the chance to see many incredible bands over the years but he revealed during an interview at the Musician's Institute in Hollywood in 2025 which were three he really wanted to see but never had the chance when he was a teenager. The first one is Deep Purple, the band that influenced the most and that is his favorite one. (Transcribed by Rock and Roll Garage) "I never saw any of the bands that I really, really wanted to see, like Purple. Never saw Purple," he said. Because of the kind of music they made, he used to believe that they would be quite active on stage and was surprised when he first had the chance to see a video of the band. "When I first saw like imagery of like Purple, I'm like 'they just stand there, what?' (But) I like Ritchie (Blackmore), Richie was always chucking his guitar. But everybody else was just standing there. I'm just like 'What's wrong with you?' So I decided that whatever music I was going to do was going to be kind of kinetic. Which is why to this day I still run around like a lunatic (on stage)," Bruce Dickinson said. Ian Gillan was a huge inspiration to the Iron Maiden frontman and later on he had the chance to meet the Deep Purple members face to face and become a good friend of his hero. During the past decades Bruce was featured in many special concerts with them, singing Purple songs and also on his own with other musicians, like when he toured with an Orchestra as a tribute to the late keyboardist Jon Lord. His favorite Deep Purple albums One of his favorite albums by the band is "In Rock" (1970), which according to him changed his life. “I was walking up and down the corridor at boarding school. I heard this racket coming from behind a door. (Then) I thought, ‘Oh my god, what is that?!’ I knocked on the door and this senior boy opened the door. (He) looked at me with a big sneer on his face. I asked, ‘Who was that?’. He went, ‘Oh, it’s Deep Purple if you must know, ‘Speed King’’ and shut the door.” “That was that. I was hooked. We used to have little auctions in the boarding house. People would be short of money and wouldn’t have enough money to have enough to pay their bill at the school shop. So they’d auction their stuff off.” “The second LP that I got was Deep Purple In Rock. Scratched to bits. So I paid 50 cents Australian for it. I loved it and played it absolutely to death. I think I might have blown up my parents’ stereogram with it,” Bruce Dickinson told h Double J in 2018. That record had famous tracks like "Speed King", "Black Night" and "Child in Time". Over the years he also revealed he loves the albums "Made In Japan" (1972) and "Fireball" (1971). Led Zeppelin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqF3J8DpEb4&list=RDKqF3J8DpEb4&start_radio=1&pp=ygUXY29tbXVuaWNhdGlvbiBicmVha2Rvd26gBwE%3D The second one mentioned by Bruce was Led Zeppelin, which he at least had the chance to cover with Iron Maiden when they recorded a version of "Communication Breakdown". The song was released as the b-side of "Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter" in 1990. Unlike many Led Zeppelin fans, what Bruce likes the most about the band is their English folk influence. “I was always a bigger Purple fan than Zeppelin. But I never saw either Zeppelin or Purple when I was a kid, when they were in their heyday. Zeppelin were adopted by American radio big-style.  But I’ve got to confess that the thing I loved most about Zeppelin was their English folk roots. Not their copies of American blues tracks. ‘Ramble On’ is one of my favorite Led Zeppelin songs. But that’s just me,” Bruce Dickinson told Metal Hammer in 2016. During that conversation he revealed that "Ramble On", from their second album "Led Zeppelin II" (1969) was one of his favorite songs by them. That was the first album by Zeppelin that he had the chance to hear when he was young. Although his biggest influence has always been Ian Gillan,  Bruce already recognized Robert Plant's importance for the evolution of Heavy Metal singing. “There are basically 3 bases for the metal style of singing. If you join aspect of these 3 singers, you have everything. These 3 singers are Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin), Ian Gillan (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath) and Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company). If you join them in various combinations you have everyone was always talking about well,” Dickinson told Metal Rules in 2000. Besides "Led Zeppelin II", another record he mentioned as a favorite over the years is "Led Zeppelin IV" (1971). Jethro Tull https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSUdlUmtg3Q&list=RDeSUdlUmtg3Q&start_radio=1&pp=ygULSmV0aHJvIFR1bGygBwE%3D "Never saw Tull. (...) I loved Ian Anderson because he didn't (stand still, he moved on stage). He was doing all these crazy stuff, throwing his flute around," Bruce Dickinson said during the appearance at the Musician's institute in Hollywood. Although he didn't have the chance to see Jethro Tull in the early days, he was lucky enough to share the stage with Ian Anderson. In 2011 the Progressive Rock musician invited him to be part of a special show at Canterbury Cathedral. His favorite album by the band is the classic "Aqualung" (1971). “Oh ‘Aqualung’, fantastic. The old overcoat and everything. I didn’t realize until I read the credits that his (Ian Anderson) wife, his first wife, wrote the lyrics to ‘Aqualung’.” “But yeah, it’s an amazing album. It’s almost, for me, it’s his most perfect album, you know. I love a lot of his records but ‘Aqualung’ for me, probably, because it was in a way my first (of the band),” Bruce Dickinson said in an interview with Qobuz (Transcribed by Rock and Roll Garage). Besides the title-track, other famous songs on that record are “Locomotive Breath”, “Mother Goose” and “Cross-Eyed Mary”. The last one was even covered by Maiden in the 80s.The post 3 bands Bruce Dickinson wished he had seen live appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

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Denzel Washington is a generational talent, beloved by both critics and fans, and has starred in some of the most important movies of the past 40 years, including Glory, American Gangster, Training Day, Malcom X, and Flight. But his success didn’t come overnight. Like most actors who weren’t born into Hollywood royalty, he endured countless failed auditions until he finally made it.The actor shared his life-changing advice on failure in 2011 during a commencement speech at the University of Pennsylvania, and the insight remains as relevant today as it was then. Recently, it was reshared on Twitter by Blake Burge and received 2.5 million views. In his speech, Washington warns the graduates who are clinging to the idea of having something to fall back on if their dreams work out. Instead, he believes they should position themselves to “fall forward.”Washington shared a positive example of the power of persistence by juxtaposing a failed audition at the Cort Theater on Broadway when he was younger with a recent performance at the theater where he played the lead. However, he also warns against being afraid of failure, which can lead to an eternity of regret.Denzel Washington's advice on failure — (@) Last year, I did a play called Fences on Broadway. Someone talked about it. Won the Tony Award. And I didn't have to sing, by the way. But here's the kicker. It was at the Cort Theatre. It was at the same theater that I failed that first audition, 30 years prior… The point is every graduate here today has the training and the talent to succeed. But do you have the guts to fail?Here's my second point about failure. If you don't fail, you're not even trying. I'll say it again. If you don't fail, you're not even trying. My wife told me this great expression. To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did. Les Brown's a motivational speaker. He made an analogy about this. He says, "Imagine you're on your deathbed, and standing around your deathbed are the ghosts representing your unfulfilled potential, the ghost of the ideas you never acted on, the ghost of the talents you didn't use. And they're standing around your bed, angry, disappointed, and upset. They say, 'We came to you because you could have brought us to life,' they say. 'And now we have to go to the grave together.'"So I ask you today, how many ghosts are going to be around your bed when your time comes? You've invested a lot in your education, and people have invested in you. And let me tell you, the world needs your talents.Washington’s speech teaches people a bittersweet lesson by providing a window into seeing all the possibilities that their lives can hold. But also, like a visit from the ghosts of Christmas future, it gives people a dark glimpse into what their life can look and feel like if they don’t pursue their dreams. In the speech, he shares a great piece of actionable advice: “To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.” This is an invasion to everyone who hears it: What do you really want in life, and what can you change to get it?Here is the entire speech. - YouTube www.youtube.com

Friends are one of life's most valuable treasures, and if you're fortunate enough to find a close group of friends, it's like hitting the jackpot. This is especially true during certain big life milestones, which is why a video of three women sharing a key life moment with a mutual friend has people celebrating the beauty of true friendship.Alyana South shared the video with the caption, "This was one of the greatest gifts I’ve ever had. Being in the room with my best friends during this beautiful moment was everything. I love you guys so much! Thank you @lexigelz for allowing us to be a part of your big day!! I love him soooo much!!!" Getting to witness a baby come into the world is a gift.Photo credit: CanvaIt's a genuinely powerful birth video, despite the fact that it doesn't show even one iota of the birth, the birthing mom, or the baby. All we see is the friends' reactions during the final pushes and the wee one's arrival, but that part of the story is beautiful in its own right. The first thing we see are the friends huddled together on a sofa along the wall of a dim room. We hear voices coaching the mom, but the friends stay totally silent. Their body language, however, says it all. First, they lean over and pile on top of one another to be able to see. As the baby starts to come out, the women slap each other's legs in excitement and hold one another's hands in anticipation, and their excitement is palpable. The hands over the mouths. The smiles. The tears. They're so clearly proud of their friend, and when the baby's first cry hits, the joy is just too much. Watch: @alyanaksouth This was one of the greatest gifts I’ve ever had. Being in the room with my best friends during this beautiful moment was everything. I love you guys so much! Thank you @lexigelz for allowing us to be a part of your big day!! I love him soooo much!!! The comments did not disappoint."The way they silently watched and let mommy and daddy have their time while supporting….so beautiful!!!!!""The way you all were quiet but so supportive was absolutely amazing. That’s true friendship ?"""They were dying but remained quiet and did not take away from the moment for their friend. This was so sweet. Made me cry.""So quiet and respectful. What an honor// and those aunties gonna be saying for the rest of baby’s life, 'I was there when you were born…'??""And these are your three fairy godmothers my sweet! ✨✨✨" Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather, the three fairy godmothers in Disney's "Sleeping Beauty." Giphy "Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather at the birth of Aurora like…""The way they all pile up on each other is so sweet to me. You can tell they’ve all known each other for a very long time. This is the final phase of, “we were girls together.” Now they’re all women and their friend is a mother.""It’s the way they silently celebrate. They slap each others leg, hold each other, don’t take from the moment from their bestie. And they’re SO proud too I love it, literally gives me goosebumps ?❤️""Women are such magic! I love the adult version of girl hood. What a beautiful moment of women celebrating women!""Womanhood and girlhood in one video." Friends that are there for the big milestones carry a special place in your heart forever.Photo credit: CanvaAnd that's really the crux of what makes this video so viscerally beautiful. The giddiness over what they're seeing and their expression of friendship is reminiscent of girlhood, but what's they're actually experiencing is sheer womanhood. Women have supported one another through childbirth for millennia. Friends we are close to in one season of life we may not be as close to in another, but the ones who see us through big life milestones always hold a special place in our memories and hearts. Wherever life takes these friends, this is a moment none of them will ever forget.

In a sea of unsavory stories featuring toxic, uninvolved grandparents out there on the interwebs, stories like this feel all the more uplifting and wholesome. Enter Paula, or “Oma,” as she’s affectionately known as by her grandkids. In a clip posted to TikTok, we learn that she and her husband, “Papa”, not only agreed to watch the grandchildren—aged 5, 4 and 2— for nine days while their adult children celebrated their anniversary, they fill the stay with fun activities in a project they aptly named “Camp OmaPapa.”Seriously, no stone was left unturned while dreaming up this next-level camp. To stoke some excitement, Paula had mailed the kiddos an official invitation to Camp Oma Papa, telling them what to bring and what type of activities to look forward to. @pbev12 Camp OmaPapa begins✨ #summercamp #campomapapa #oma #papa #grandkids #welcomecampers ♬ Soft and minimal instrumental music(1259336) - MaxRecStudio The carefully curated list of activities (ice cream on Sunday, zoo on Wednesday, scooter ride on Monday, etc.) lived on one wall, while another hall had a single blue frame out of painter’s tape that would feature that day’s schedule—providing a perfect balance of structure and free play that all kids need, even in the summertime. They even created official Camp OmaPapa shirts for their little campers, along with a ”Welcome to Camp OmaPapa” ushering them in. How cute is that?! Talk about going all out. Needless to say, viewers were impressed…if not a little jealous. “They don’t make grandparents like this anymore, ” noted one person“As a mom with no village this is amazing, our kids and grandkids are lucky to have you,” lamented another. Still a third wrote, “My parents have never even taken my kids out for an ice cream cone. This is so awesome.” In a response to the aforementioned comment, Paula reveals that her own kids had grandparents that “didn’t want anything to do with them,“ which taught her what kind of grandparent she didn’t want to be. However, several others chimed in with similar “camps” created by other similarly awesome grandparents. “Yes! My mom and I do this every year but it’s ‘cousin camp.’ We all look forward to it every year!"“My mom has a ‘bidi bootcamp.’ Originally it was because every time the grands went to bidi’s house they learned something new. Potty training, paci withdrawal, bottle to cup, etc…The name ‘bidi’s bootcamp’ is just for fun now.”And of course, several were asking if Camp OmaPapa would be accepting new campers next year—kids and adults alike. For those next-level grandparents wanting to create something like this for their own grandkids, Paula has more detailed videos breaking down what the kids did each day. Here are a few samples: @pbev12 Day 1 of Camp OmaPapa✨ #summercamp #campomapapa #oma #kazoo #pinkponyclub #babyshark #scooter #artsandcrafts #pacman ♬ Ambient Music 1 - Instrumental @pbev12 Water Day at Camp OmaPapa✨ #summercamp #campomapapa #oma #papa #artsandcrafts #waterday #gamenight ♬ Inspirational - neozilla @pbev12 Day 3 in the books! Stay tuned for Day 4 of Camp OmaPapa✨ #summercamp #campomapapa #columbuszoo #jerseymikes #artsandcrafts #smores #oma #papa @jerseymikes @Columbus Zoo and Aquarium ♬ Soft - The Pianist & D'Michel leb One important thing to note: it’s pretty evident that Camp OmaPapa isn’t just creating core memories for the kiddos, but for Oma and Papa as well. All while giving parents the village they so desperately need. All in all, it’s a pretty beautiful thing to see.Check out more things OmaPapa-related by giving Paula a follow on TikTok.