Black Sabbath and metal fans arrive early at Villa Park, Birmingham for the Back to the Beginning show

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Fans have come from all over the world to rock it out at the #Black Sabbath Back to the Beginning metal festival at #Birmingham's #Villa Park in aid of charity.

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00:00What's your name guys?

00:23I'm Lucy.

00:24I'm Michael.

00:25Right, and welcome to Birmingham.

00:27Beautiful Birmingham.

00:30You understand that you've had a bit of a journey down from?

00:34Scotland.

00:35Yes, and what's the name of the town?

00:37Kenymoor.

00:38Kenymoor.

00:39Well, welcome, and I know it might sound like an odd question, but what are you looking forward to the most today from the gig?

00:48I don't know, just everything is going to be great.

00:50Probably seeing them all together for the first time in 20 years is going to be something totally different for everyone else.

00:56Just the way it always is, the atmosphere is just amazing.

00:59Yeah, absolutely.

01:00It's going to be that good, probably.

01:01And is there any particular song that Black Sabbath are going to do that you're looking forward to the most?

01:08I don't know.

01:10More Pigs?

01:11More Pigs, probably.

01:12It's usually a very good one.

01:13That usually gets it going.

01:15Probably Crazy Train if Ozzy does that on his own.

01:18Yeah.

01:19That'll probably be the highlights of the day for us, I think.

01:21Yeah, absolutely.

01:22Wonderful.

01:23Well, I think that should be it.

01:24It's documentation.

01:25So, could you tell us your names?

01:39Vicki and Gaisler.

01:41And your names are local, aren't you?

01:43Yeah, very local.

01:44From?

01:45From?

01:46Yeah.

01:47Yeah.

01:48In Birmingham.

01:49Yay!

01:50And as Birmingham people, what does this event mean to you and the city?

01:57Well, this event means a lot for the economy of the city, for one.

02:00I mean, we'll be getting a lot of income from this event.

02:03Also, it kind of puts the city on the map, really, doesn't it, again?

02:10Okay.

02:11And what do you think it would mean for the star of the show?

02:15I do.

02:16It means a lot for the star of the show.

02:19Obviously, this being his hometown.

02:22Yeah.

02:23So, this is his last show being in his hometown.

02:25So, I think it means a lot to him, to be honest.

02:27Yeah.

02:28And do you think it's just fantastic to welcome all the thousands and thousands of people?

02:32Oh, yes.

02:33I love seeing all the different people come together for one show.

02:36Yeah.

02:46Good dibs.

02:47Right.

02:48Okay.

02:49So, guys, what are you looking forward to the most from this event?

02:52Probably getting on to the little part pitch.

02:54Yeah.

02:55Definitely, yeah.

02:56Will that be a first?

02:57That'll be a first, yeah.

02:58Okay.

02:59That sounds really good.

03:00And then, obviously, having a day, a night of entertainment with your favourite band.

03:05Yeah, yeah.

03:06And for me, it's the super group.

03:08You know, it's people like Lizzy Hale, Sammy Hagar, Slash.

03:15I mean, what a god.

03:16I saw him last week here when G&R were playing.

03:19Absolutely awesome.

03:20Yeah.

03:21And how about you?

03:22Metallica for me.

03:23I'm a huge fan of them.

03:24Obviously, Black Sabbath.

03:25Yeah.

03:26A local lad as well.

03:27Yeah.

03:28Okay.

03:29And are you going to have a good time?

03:30Oh, definitely.

03:31Yeah.

03:32Brilliant.

03:33All right.

03:34Thank you very much.

03:36Hi, Mike.

03:37Hi, Karen.

03:38Hi.

03:39So, this might sound hard, but why are you here today, exactly?

03:43Well, it's a once-in-a-lifetime thing, really.

03:44It's all the biggest bands that have ever lived in metal, all in one place at one time.

03:56And I think it's an event that will probably live on in memory for a long, long, long time.

04:01Yeah, yeah.

04:02And is that because of...

04:05Oh, yeah.

04:06I think it's all about Ozzy, isn't it?

04:08Yeah, yeah.

04:09He's been at the central metal for almost since it began.

04:16And it's his last show.

04:17It's his last send-off.

04:18So, yeah, we want to be there for it.

04:21What are you looking forward to going most?

04:24Perhaps in terms of a song that you want to be performing today?

04:28Sure.

04:29Kind of just the whole atmosphere, I mean, everything that's going on.

04:34Yeah.

04:35Yeah.

04:36Yeah, yeah.

04:37And the super fans, they'll be interested to see what happens.

04:40Apparently, some surprises coming up.

04:42Yeah.

04:43Hopefully.

04:44Yeah.

04:45Brilliant.

04:47Enjoy your day.

04:49Here we go.

04:50So, we're here outside Villa Park, and there's a unicorn.

04:52They do exist.

04:53Hello, sir.

04:54We do exist, and we do love metal as well.

04:56So, you're here despite sporting a rock and roll injury from a previous gig.

05:01I should be, you know, using the crotches.

05:04Yeah, yeah.

05:05But I was like, it's Black Sabbath.

05:08I think they can rest for now.

05:09Take the painkillers, get through the day.

05:11Yeah, yeah, that's tomorrow's problem, you know.

05:13Yeah, yeah.

05:14So, where have you come from for the gig?

05:16Oh, the way from Madrid.

05:17Yeah, yeah, fair do's.

05:19It's not big of a deal, because as I said before, like, there's people coming from Australia

05:24and South America and Asia and everything.

05:26Madrid still, you know, hats off to you.

05:28Was it always, when you heard they were playing, was it like, I'm going to be there.

05:31It's happening.

05:32I'm doing it.

05:33Was it...?

05:34No.

05:35Because, like, I tried to get the tickets.

05:36Yeah.

05:37Like, for four days in a row, it was impossible.

05:39Ah, okay.

05:40Because there were too many people in line in the queue, you know.

05:43Yeah, yeah.

05:44And...

05:45So, how did you manage to source it in the end, then?

05:47Well, I met someone yesterday who said that they can't...

05:51I just came without a ticket.

05:52Oh, wow.

05:53Yeah.

05:54Fingers crossed sort of thing.

05:55Yeah, yeah.

05:56He's coming now, actually.

05:57Oh, mate.

05:58To give me the ticket, yeah.

05:59Oh, I'm so pleased for you, then.

06:00Yeah.

06:01Well, your hard work has paid off.

06:02It is.

06:03Should I be looking at the camera, or do you?

06:04Nah, it's cool.

06:05It's cool, whichever.

06:06Well, we'll leave you to it, man.

06:07Have an amazing day.

06:09Give us the office one.

06:10Have a great day.

06:11And also the fist bump, fist bump.

06:14Shit.

06:15Hehehe.

06:16Interview me here at Aston Villa.

06:19Crowdsurfing and moshing are not advised at this performance.

06:24Pretty funny.

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