Though they’ve been in retirement since back in February, the mighty Black Sabbath continues to make news and this recent announcement will be appease all of the bands worldwide fans who could not manage to catch them during the final tour. Take a look at the press release below and know that I will return at the close.
The Press Release:
“The End of The End” chronicles the final tour from the band that spawned the metal genre–BLACK SABBATH. On February, 4 2017, BLACK SABBATH stormed the stage in e U.K. in their hometown of Birmingham, to play the 81st and final triumphant gig of “The End” tour. This monumental show brought down the curtain on a career that spanned almost half a century.
The sold-out performance marked the culmination of a global tour that saw the band play to over one and a half million fans. With their inception in 1968, BLACK SABBATH pioneered a sound that would form the basis of heavy metal, and to this day continues to influence bands the world over.
The film brings fans the up close and personal story of the final, emotionally charged concert, as the band perform hits including “Iron Man,” “Paranoid,” “War Pigs” and many more. BLACK SABBATH are also seen in the studio, as they deliver unique and exclusive performances of some of their favorite songs not played on the tour, and catch an intimate glimpse into the band’s world: the music, relationships and banter, alongside personal anecdotes.
The band said: “To bring it all back home after all these years was pretty special. It was so hard to say goodbye to the fans, who’ve been incredibly loyal to us through the years. We never dreamed in the early days that we’d be here 49 years later doing our last show on our home turf.”
“The End of The End” offers viewers the chance to witness BLACK SABBATH‘s swansong. As OZZY says, “What a journey we’ve all had. It’s fucking amazing.” This is the final word from the greatest heavy metal band of all time.
Marc Allenby from Trafalgar Releasing said: “Trafalgar Releasing are excited to be expanding our music events with the legendary band, BLACK SABBATH, and their final ever historic show. We look forward to collaborating with Eagle Rock and BLACK SABBATH‘s management on ‘The End of the End’.”
For one night only on September 28 2017, over 1,500 cinemas worldwide will be showing a specially edited version of “Black Sabbath: The End Of The End.”
The film will be distributed to cinemas worldwide by Trafalgar Releasing on September 28 and will include the historic final gig as well as unprecedented behind the scenes access to the band, filmed by director Dick Carruthers (Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day, Imagine Dragons: Smoke + Mirrors Live). “The End, Live In Birmingham” will be released in various formats later this year.
Tickets are now on sale worldwide with more cinemas to follow soon. If “Black Sabbath: The End Of The End“ is not screening in a specific area, fans can make a request for via ‘Demand It’ it by filling out a form on the website, and Trafalgar Releasing will do their best to bring the event to a cinema near them.
For details of cinemas taking part in this very special one night only event and ticket information, visit www.blacksabbathfilmtickets.com
About Trafalgar Releasing: Launching in 2010, Trafalgar Releasing (formerly operating as Picturehouse Entertainment) quickly established itself as a passionate, award-winning, market leader in global event distribution, working in partnership to unite audiences with entertainment and the arts.
Trafalgar Releasing distributes a total of more than 70 special events and films a year, around the world.
We work across music, theatre, high arts and feature films including Rammstein: Paris, directed by Jonas Åkerlund, Monty Python Live (mostly), The Rocky Horror Show Live, Roger Waters The Wall and Almeida Live: Richard III starring Ralph Fiennes and Vanessa Redgrave. We have worked with Nick Cave on two feature films; 20,000 Days on Earth (dir. Jane Pollard & Iain Forsyth) and One More Time With Feeling (dir. Andrew Dominik) as well as distributing award winning feature films like Paul Verhoeven’s Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner, Elle, starring Isabelle Huppert, BAFTA winner, The Imposter, The Lobster, starring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz and Green Room with Patrick Stewart.
Trafalgar Releasing also has long standing distribution relationships with the world’s most renowned houses & companies; distributing high-profile arts content to cinemas in the UK and around the world from the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Opera House, The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company, the Bolshoi Ballet, Glyndebourne, the National Theatre and the Metropolitan Opera.
About Eagle Rock: EAGLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT is the world’s largest producer and distributor of music programming for cinema, TV, DVD and Digital Media. Eagle produces quality HD programs, both concerts and documentaries, directly alongside artists including Black Sabbath, Madonna, Mumford & Sons, OneRepublic, Paul McCartney, Katy Perry, The Rolling Stones, Fall Out Boy, Ellie Goulding and Imagine Dragons. Eagle is a multiple Grammy® Award winner and has received numerous multi-platinum sales awards around the world. Eagle Rock is a Universal Music Group company, and is headquartered in London, UK.
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PiercingMetal Thoughts: I was fortunate enough to catch three of the final USA performances with two of them being at the famous Madison Square Garden. It was something else for sure and while I am not too sure that I can attend one of the screenings in my vicinity, I know for sure that I will be getting myself a copy of the concert on Blu-ray as soon as its available. According to the Amazon.com links below, it looks like we have to wait until November for that so let’s begin the countdown for that one. You readers can pre-order it via those links as well so get on it so you have it as soon as it hits the streets. Considering how small the brick and mortar music and video sections are getting who knows if they will even be in stock at the local stop. Sorry for going off topic, so anyway as I close this one out I ask you will you be in attendance at one of the screenings when the mighty Black Sabbath comes to your comes to your are movie house? Let me know down in the comments section below.
Official Websites:
Black Sabbath: http://www.blacksabbath.com
Eagle Rock Entertainment: http://www.eagle-rock.com