Black Sabbath’s Last Stand Is Being Live-Streamed: Here’s How To Watch It In Australia

Black Sabbath are going out with a bang, and they’ll be streaming it to the world. Here’s how and when you can watch it live in Australia.

Black Sabbath’s final show, dubbed Back to the Beginning, is set for July 5 at Villa Park, and now, it’s been confirmed: the whole thing will be livestreamed globally. That’s right – Ozzy, Iommi, Butler, and Ward, back together for the first (and last) time in two decades, beamed straight to your screen.

And they’re not doing it alone – it’s an all-out celebration of heavy music’s wildest legacy. Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Billy Corgan, Slash, Duff, Alice In Chains, members of Korn, Limp Bizkit, Disturbed, Tool, and Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello (who’s also acting as musical director) are all joining the chaos. Basically, if you’ve ever owned a black T-shirt, someone you love is probably on the bill.

Back Sabbath Back To The Beginning: When & Where To Watch In Australia

Livestream access to Black Sabbath’s final stand will be pay-per-view via the Back to the Beginning website, with footage available on demand for 48 hours after the show. It kicks off at 3pm BST on July 5, and promises to be less a “gig” and more a generational torch-passing. Here’s when Aussies can catch the show live:

• 12:00am AEST Sunday, July 6th (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
• 11:30pm ACST Saturday, July 5th (Adelaide/Darwin)
• 10:00pm AWST Saturday, July 5th (Perth)
• 2:00am NZST Sunday, July 6th (Wellington)

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Don’t expect full Black Sabbath or Ozzy sets, though. In typical unfiltered Ozzy fashion, he’s been honest about his health limitations: “I may be sitting down,” he told The Guardian. “We’re only playing a couple of songs each… I don’t want people thinking they’re getting ripped off.” But the legend’s showing up one last time, and that counts for everything.

His reason for bowing out is simple: “I’ve lived on the road for 50-odd years… I want to spend the rest of my life with my family. I don’t want to die in a hotel room somewhere.”

Fair. But before he hangs up the mic, he’s giving fans one final, massive “thank you” with some of the biggest names in heavy music.

Is it a final goodbye? Maybe. But like Sharon Osbourne said—this isn’t really the end. With a catalogue that changed everything, Black Sabbath’s shadow isn’t fading anytime soon.