Geezer Butler: There "Definitely" Won't Be Any More Black Sabbath Gigs

After Ozzy Osbourne stated back in September that he doesn't have "any of the slightest interest" in reuniting Black Sabbath for live performances, Geezer Butler has also now made his stance clear: the band won't do it.

Speaking to Eon Music, the bassist/lyricist not only said that there will "definitely be no more Sabbath – it's done", he also suggested that his Deadland Ritual supergroup might well be over, too.

"We had an album worth of songs to record, then COVID struck, which put an end to recording, so I’m not sure if Deadland Ritual will ever carry on," Geezer admitted, before adding, "There will definitely be no more Sabbath – it’s done."

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He has, however, started work on a completely different project. “I’m currently putting together a book about growing up in Aston, Birmingham and how Sabbath came about…” he told Wall Of Sound last month, “but I’m really enjoying semi-retirement and not having to do anything or be anywhere, especially after being away from home for most of the last 50 years.”

Last week, Geezer added to Kerrang!: “I’m quite a private person as you know, so it’s quite a challenge really. But it has been fun looking back and thinking back to the early days.”

In early 2019, speaking to Kerrang! about Black Sabbath’s final tour and why he “didn’t really enjoy it”, Ozzy explained, “I didn’t like the fact that [original Sabbath drummer] Bill Ward wasn’t there, for a start. People put that down to me, but it wasn’t me, honestly. We [Sabbath] didn’t have the fucking time to hang around, we had to get going, but I’m sorry it didn’t work out with Bill. Tommy [Clufetos, Ozzy’s drummer, who played with Sabbath on their farewell tour] did great, but the four of us started this, and it should have been the four of us ending it. Those final gigs in Birmingham were bittersweet because you think of how far we came, and how much we did, and it would have been good to have shared that together.”

Ozzy is set to finally embark on his No More Tours II in 2022 alongside Judas Priest – catch them at the following:

January 2022

26 Germany – Berlin Mercedes-Benz Arena
28 Czech Republic – Prague O2 Arena
31 Switzerland – Zurich Hallenstadion

February 2022

2 Hungary – Budapest Budapest Arena*
5 Spain – Madrid WiZink Center
8 Italy – Bologna Unipol Arena
11 Germany – Mannheim SAP Arena
14 Germany – Hamburg Barclaycard Arena
17 Finland – Helsinki Hartwall Arena
19 Sweden – Stockholm Friends Arena
21 Germany – Dortmund Westfalenhalle
24 Germany – Munich Olympiahalle
27 UK – Nottingham Motorpoint Arena

March 2022

1 Ireland – Dublin 3Arena
4 UK – Birmingham Resorts World Arena
7 UK – London The O2
9 UK – Manchester AO Arena
12 UK – Newcastle Utilita Arena
14 UK – Glasgow The SSE Hydro

(* = New date without Judas Priest)

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