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Do not fill this in! ===Black Sabbath reunion=== [[File:Ozzy Farewell 2017.jpg|thumb|Osbourne singing at [[Black Sabbath]]'s [[The End: Live in Birmingham|final performance]] in [[Birmingham]] in February 2017]] It was announced on 11 November 2011 during a news conference at the [[Whisky a Go Go]] club on West Hollywood's [[Sunset Strip]] that the original Black Sabbath lineup of Ozzy, [[Tony Iommi]], [[Geezer Butler]], and [[Bill Ward (musician)|Bill Ward]] would reunite for a world tour and new album, to be produced by [[Rick Rubin]].<ref name="reunite">{{cite web|agency=Reuters |url=https://news.yahoo.com/black-sabbath-announce-album-world-tour-171928812.html |title=Black Sabbath announce new album, world tour |url-status=dead |access-date=14 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122013038/http://news.yahoo.com/black-sabbath-announce-album-world-tour-171928812.html |archive-date=22 November 2011 }}</ref> Bill Ward dropped out for contractual reasons, but the project continued with [[Rage Against the Machine]]'s [[Brad Wilk]] stepping in for Ward on drums. On 21 May 2012, Black Sabbath played at the [[O2 Academy Birmingham|O2 Academy]] in their hometown [[Birmingham]], their first concert since their reunion.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/18145654|title=Reunited Black Sabbath play Birmingham gig|work=BBC News|date=21 May 2012|access-date=9 February 2013}}</ref> The album, entitled ''[[13 (Black Sabbath album)|13]]'', was released on 11 June 2013,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=184790 |title=BLACK SABBATH: New Album Title Announced; Recording Drummer Revealed |publisher=Blabbermouth.Net |date=12 January 2013 |access-date=30 June 2013 |archive-date=16 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616074202/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=184790 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and topped both the [[UK Albums Chart]] and the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>{{cite magazine| first= Keith| last=Caulfield | url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1567354/black-sabbath-earns-first-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart | title= Black Sabbath Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart | magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=19 June 2013| access-date = 23 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| first=Daniel| last=Lane| url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/black-sabbath-make-chart-history-with-first-number-1-album-in-nearly-43-years-2287/| title =Black Sabbath make chart history with first Number 1 album in nearly 43 years| publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |date=16 June 2013|access-date=23 June 2013}}</ref> In January 2016, the band began a farewell tour, titled "[[The End Tour|The End]]", signifying the final performances of Black Sabbath.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/black-sabbath-set-last-ever-u-s-show-20160609|title=Black Sabbath Set Last U.S. Show|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=11 September 2017|date=9 June 2016|archive-date=11 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911161559/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/black-sabbath-set-last-ever-u-s-show-20160609|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/black-sabbaths-final-tour-ended-in-rare-form-in-phoenix-last-night-8672654|title=Black Sabbath's Final Tour Ended In Rare Form in Phoenix Last Night|first=David|last=Accomazzo|date=22 September 2016|access-date=11 September 2017}}</ref> The final shows of The End tour took place at the [[Genting Arena]] in their home city of Birmingham, England on 2 and 4 February 2017, with [[Tommy Clufetos]] replacing Bill Ward as the drummer for the final show.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ozzy expects to 'shed a few tears' at Black Sabbath farewell show|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38841175|publisher=BBC|date=10 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/199237/9 |title=Black Sabbath To Bring 'The End' Tour To The UK And Ireland |publisher=Stereoboard.com |date=10 June 2016 |access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref> On 8 August 2022, Osbourne and [[Tony Iommi|Iommi]] made a surprise appearance, during the closing ceremony of the [[2022 Commonwealth Games]] in Birmingham. This marked Osbourne's first live performance in three years, following a period of ill health.<ref>{{Cite news|date=8 August 2022|title=Commonwealth Games: Ozzy Osbourne surprise appearance headlines Birmingham 2022 closing ceremony|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/62468309|access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi Reunite for Commonwealth Games |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ozzy-osbourne-tony-iommi-black-sabbath-commonwealth-games-1392169/ |access-date=9 August 2022 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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