In 2023, Osbourne retired from touring, but his wife/manager Sharon announced plans for a farewell Birmingham gig as early as January 2024. The event, Back To The Beginning, was confirmed this February. It will mark the first time the original Sabbath lineup – Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Geezer Butler – have shared the stage since 2005.

Ozzy will be on double duty on the night, it seems, with the show serving as a final bow out for both Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne, the solo artist. It’s for that set that Hagar’s pipes have been recruited.