Sharon Osbourne gives an update on Ozzfest – and confirms there will be a Back To The Beginning film: “Ozzy’s legacy isn’t fading”
Sharon Osbourne has confirmed that Ozzfest will return in 2027, alongside a forthcoming film of the Back To The Beginning tribute show, as part of a year of events marking Ozzy Osbourne's legacy since his death. Speaking to Metal Hammer around the first anniversary of his death, Sharon said the response to his memory had been overwhelming, insisting his influence on rock and metal remains undimmed. The plans underline the continued cultural significance of Osbourne, who helped define heavy metal both as Black Sabbath's frontman and as the driving force behind the original Ozzfest festival.
The revived Ozzfest, which helped shape metal in the late 1990s and early 2000s, will be held at Villa Park in Birmingham, close to Osbourne's home city. It forms part of a broader 12 months of tributes that also include a film capturing the Back To The Beginning farewell concert and a controversial AI-generated avatar of the singer. Sharon Osbourne made the comments in an interview featured in the latest issue of Metal Hammer magazine.
In short
- Ozzfest confirmed to return in 2027 at Villa Park
- Back To The Beginning concert to be made into a film
- Comes as tributes mark a year since Ozzy Osbourne's death
Explained simply
Ozzy Osbourne, the singer known as the frontman of Black Sabbath and a pioneering figure in heavy metal, died in July 2025. Sharon Osbourne, his widow and long-time manager, has been involved in organising events to mark his legacy in the year since his death. Among these was Back To The Beginning, a farewell concert that took place before Ozzy's death, which is now set to be turned into a film.
Ozzfest was a touring rock and metal festival that Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne launched in the 1990s, becoming a major fixture in the genre and helping launch or boost the careers of numerous bands. It had not run in recent years, so news of its return is significant for fans of the festival and of Osbourne's wider musical legacy.
This matters because Ozzy Osbourne remains one of the most influential figures in rock and metal music, and decisions about how his legacy is honoured, from festivals to films to more unusual tributes like AI-generated recreations, are of wide interest to fans and the music industry alike.