Black Sabbath‘s 2013 concert film Live… Gathered In Their Masses has been released onto YouTube for free – check it out below.
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In 2013, Black Sabbath performed in Australia for the final time – and was coincidentally the band’s first time in the continent with Ozzy Osbourne in over four decades – where they filmed a live album and accompanying concert film.
Dubbed Live… Gathered In Their Masses, the film and album was recorded over two nights at the Rod Laver arena in Melbourne, and was packed to the brim with beloved Black Sabbath classics as well as new tunes from their final studio album ’13’. Among the songs performed were ‘War Pigs’, ‘Black Sabbath’, ‘Iron Man’, ‘Sabbath Bloody Sabbath’ and ‘Paranoid’.
Now, the complete concert film has been uploaded onto YouTube for free, courtesy of American concert-streaming platform Qello. You can check it out below.
The concert film’s upload comes ahead of the band’s blockbuster (and sold out) final reunion gig at Villa Park in their hometown of Birmingham on Saturday July 5. For the show, the band will perform alongside Metallica, Slayer, Tool, Guns N’ Roses, Pantera, Lamb Of God and many more.
All profits from Sabbath’s final performance will go to charity Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn Children’s Hospice – a children’s hospice supported by Aston Villa.
Speaking to NME alongside Iommi at Villa Park recently, Sharon Osbourne explained that her husband Ozzy was currently doing “really great” and feeling “very emotional” about the final-ever Sabbath date. “It’s what he wants,” she said.
“He wants to say thank you to everybody. He didn’t have that chance because of his illness, but now he does have the chance.” Sharon told NME that ‘Back To The Beginning’ would be “just about celebrating the old music that still lives on”, rather than Black Sabbath releasing any new material beforehand.
“You get to a stage in your career where whatever you do just doesn’t stand up to what you did before,” she explained. “To be able to rest on your laurels and say, ‘People still love that and it’s still selling and we can’t do better than what we’ve done’, that’s enough.”
While Ozzy Osbourne’s performance with Black Sabbath has been confirmed, the extent of his involvement – given his ailing health – has been in question. Now, however, the legendary frontman and Prince of Darkness has opened up on just how much fans can expect him to be onstage with Black Sabbath come July.
He said of the upcoming sold-out gig on the latest episode of his Ozzy Speaks show on SiriusXM: “I’m not planning on doing a set with Black Sabbath but I am doing little bits and pieces with them. I am doing what I can, where I feel comfortable.”
Osbourne, who last performed a full set in 2018, added: “I am trying to get back on my feet. When you get up in the morning, you just jump out of bed. I have to balance myself, but I’m not dead. I’m still actively doing things.”
The update comes after Ozzy has revealed that he now “can’t walk” as a result of Parkinson’s disease. However, his wife and manager Sharon has assured fans that his illness “doesn’t affect his voice”.
Tickets for the concert went on sale two weeks ago (February 14), with many fans left frustrated trying to secure tickets. Some people also criticised the high ticket prices – despite all profits being split equally across Cure Parkinson’s, the Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn Children’s Hospice. Others though were delighted that they managed to get their hands on tickets for the show.
Meanwhile, Sabbath members Iommi and Butler both recently shared statements about the upcoming reunion on social media. Bob Daisley – the classic era Ozzy bassist – also talked about not being invited to perform at the band’s last show.
