During a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Zakk Wylde discussed Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s July 5th farewell show at Villa Park in Birmingham, UK. Even though it’s unlikely, the guitarist also expressed a desire to see more concerts from the metal legends down the line.
Wylde said the following about the upcoming show:
“I’ll be doing dishes and laundry, and it’ll be wonderful… No, we’re going to play with the boss [Osbourne]. I guess we’re scheduled to do a couple songs with Oz, and then sit and watch Sabbath play. And then obviously we’re going to jam with Pantera as well.”
He continued:
“I think all the bands are going to do… let’s say, if they do three or four songs, do two of their songs and then do one Sabbath song. I think that’s what everybody’s doing. Everybody’s going to pay tribute to Sabbath, and then we’ll sit and watch Sabbath at the end of the night, watch them crush it.”
He also revealed Osbourne’s solo lineup:
“[Bassist] Mike Inez is going to be there. [Drummer] Michael Bordin is going to be there. [Drummer] Tommy Clufetos will be there. [Bassist] Robert Trujillo will be there, [keyboardist] Adam Wakeman…It’ll be everyone that’s played with Ozzy over the years. We’re going to figure it out when we get there.”
Wylde then discussed the possibility of more shows:
“I’m sure the promoters are going to go, ‘Wow, that was pretty amazing. Let’s do another world tour right now.’ I think not only will all the other bands be on the side of the stage to watch the amazingness, I think all the promoters are going to be up there going, ‘Are you thinking what I’m thinking?’
He also added:
“If Oz sounds great and everything like that, if he wants to continue carrying on singing on a throne, we’ll just make the throne so it goes out over the audience. It shoots fire and water and dragons come out of it. You know what I mean? And we’ll make the throne part of the show. It’d be amazing.”
Wylde went on to discuss Osbourne and Bill Ward’s health issues:
“We’ll see. Let’s just pump Viagra and Cialis into both of them and let’s get this thing going. [Laughs].”
He then circled back to the idea of further concerts:
“Why not? I really think it would be great. If they do this Sabbath thing and it sounds amazing, and Ozzy sings great, and the band sounds amazing, and the only difference is Oz is just sitting down, like you said, like Phil Collins. Why not, right? You know every promoter’s just got their fingers crossed on this one.”
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