1 hour ago Black Sabbath farewell concert live: One million fans tune into livestream of Ozzy Osbourne tribute concert

All-day event has seen a number of metal acts, including Metallica, Guns N Roses, Alice in Chains and Tom Morello, take part in the Birmingham show at Villa Park

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3 h. ago Black Sabbath farewell concert live: Fans slam ‘disgraceful’ Marilyn Manson appearance as livestream hits 500,000 viewers

All-day event has seen a number of metal acts, including Metallica, Guns N Roses, Alice in Chains and Tom Morello, take part in the Birmingham show at Villa Park

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3 h. ago Black Sabbath farewell concert live: Fans slam ‘disgraceful’ Marilyn Manson appearance

Legendary acts including Metallica, Guns N Roses, Alice in Chains and Tom Morello are taking part in the band’s Birmingham homecoming show at Villa Park

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4 h. ago Black Sabbath LIVE: Ozzy Osbourne's farewell with Jack Black cameo and Diogo Jota tribute

Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne is preparing to hang up his crown once and for all with a mega farewell show at Villa Park, Birmingham today alongside fellow rock icons

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5 h. ago Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s final gig – follow it live!

The Birmingham band are back together for one last concert at Villa Park, entitled Back to the Beginning – joined by the cream of heavy metal. Follow every song hereYou’ll be thinking: show me photos of all these starry metal shenanigans! I’m really sorry but Live Nation have told me there won’t be any photos available until the end of the gig, and the livestream doesn’t allow screengrabs. Use the power of your mind, I guess.There are a notable number of empty seats there, but remember this was all going on two hours ago which is quite an early start for a massive stadium show. “Stadium really pretty full from the beginning – testament to the depth of the line up,” Michael says. “Maiden a fortnight ago had a higher proportion of battle jackets though.” Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Black Sabbath farewell concert live: Disturbed’s David Draiman booed during performance

Legendary acts including Metallica, Guns N Roses, Alice in Chains and Tom Morello are taking part in the band’s Birmingham homecoming show at Villa Park

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6 h. ago Black Sabbath’s Back to the Beginning live: Music world pays tribute Ozzy Osbourne in massive final show

Legendary acts including Metallica, Guns N Roses, Alice in Chains and Tom Morello are taking part in the band’s Birmingham homecoming show at Villa Park

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8 h. ago Inside Black Sabbath's biggest scandals from drugs woes to eating live bat on

Black Sabbath are a legendary band that helped define the genre of heavy metal, but in a career that has spanned more than 50 years they have had their fare share of scandal.

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6 d. ago The Script pay emotional tribute during Glastonbury set as they 'do fans proud'

Danny O’Donoghue paid tribute to former band member Mark Sheehan during their Glastonbury Festival performance

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7 d. ago Movie star famed for music video appearances dies at 42 as celebs pay tribute

Shefali Jariwala rose to fame while starring in a hit music video in India, but has now lost her life as her family and friends have been left bereft at their loved one's passing

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2 w. ago Grammy nominated music legend dies after health issues as wife pays sad tribute

Cavin Yarbrough, one half of the iconic R&B duo Yarbrough & Peoples, has died at the age of 72, his heartbroken wife and music partner Alisa Peoples has confirmed

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2 w. ago John Reid dead: Nightcrawlers DJ dies 'suddenly' aged 61 as music stars pay tribute to 'incredible' talent

The DJ, producer and prolific songwriter rose to fame as the frontman of Nightcrawlers

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3 w. ago ‘I yearned to be a California Girl – but I lived in Burnley’: readers on their love for Brian Wilson

From memories of photoshoots and telephone calls with the late Beach Boy, to appraisals of his complex but pure music, Guardian readers pay tribute to a greatWhether wistful or euphoric, Brian Wilson made pop’s most overwhelmingly beautiful musicRay Davies, Graham Nash and others on Brian Wilson’s songwriting geniusEndless summer: how Brian Wilson soundtracked CaliforniaI remember the Christmas after my mother’s death in 1989 when I was 15, I purchased the best-of collection from Asda, interested to see what I would hear. It had the hits, of course, but also a few of the deeper cuts from Pet Sounds and onwards. To say this changed my life is an understatement – Brian’s music, harmonies and subject matters struck an incredible chord in me. It did exactly what he existed for, bringing comfort to a heart and soul that needs it. I’ve been a fan ever since – I saw him at the Royal Festival Hall on his first Pet Sounds tour, watched him perform Smile in utter disbelief and wonder in Liver...

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3 w. ago ‘He taught the world how to smile’: Brian Wilson bandmates pay tribute along with Bob Dylan, Elton John and more

Beach Boys members Al Jardine and Mike Love give lengthy tributes to late songwriter, with Jardine calling him a ‘humble musical giant’• Brian Wilson: a life in pictures• Twelve of Brian Wilson’s greatest songsFollowing his death aged 82, Brian Wilson’s Beach Boys bandmates have been among those paying tribute to one of the great figures in American popular music.Speaking to the BBC’s Today programme, Al Jardine described Wilson as “a real gentleman, a real musical intellect, who taught the world how to smile.” Continue reading...

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