After the ultimate Black Sabbath gig in early July final yr, extraordinarily excessive estimates of how a lot the mighty celebration of metallic had earned its chosen charities have been reported throughout the media.

Ozzy Osbourne’s son Jack has since spoken out about these figures, and has stated that every of the three charities chosen by the band obtained round £1.5–2 million, with the tough complete coming in at round £6–7 million.

The gig was held at Villa Park in Black Sabbath’s dwelling metropolis of Birmingham, UK. It raised cash for Remedy Parkinson’s, the Birmingham Youngsters’s Hospital and Acorn Youngsters’s Hospice. The present featured solo music from Ozzy in addition to a efficiency from the unique lineup of Black Sabbath, and a mighty roster of different rock and metallic greats. Ozzy sadly handed away only a few weeks after the occasion.

Throughout the media, estimate figures of the gig’s earnings for charity have been as excessive as $190 million. Sharon Osbourne additionally shut down these claims, and equally to Jack, supplied a tough complete of round $11 million (about £8 million): an excellent complete that can have an actual influence, nonetheless.

Talking on the Punk Rock Sober podcast, Jack says, “That is how the information might be 90 % bullshit, ‘trigger it was, like, CNN and New York Occasions was saying ‘Ozzy raised $150 million.’ And it wasn’t that. I believe what it got here all the way down to was, like, when all was stated and achieved, as a result of it was a charity gig, you continue to need to pay for the precise gig. No bands acquired paid, and a lot of the crew donated their time.”

He provides, “However I believe when all stated [was] and achieved, every charity acquired, like, one and a half or two million kilos [approximately $2.7 million] every. So, it was, I believe, six or seven million kilos [approximately $9.4 million]. That’s what was donated to the three charities. I imply, we’d’ve liked it if it was a whole bunch of tens of millions. We’d have been, like, ‘Fuck yeah.’”

You possibly can watch the complete interview with Jack under:

Rachel started writing for Guitar.com in 2021 whereas ending up her diploma. A proud DIY guitarist, she has been enjoying for over 10 years and has written for the likes of Kerrang!, The Forty-5, and MusicTech. An enjoyer of all issues heavy, you’ll discover her at a competition or downtuning her guitars when away from her desk.