Black Sabbath fans disappointed to miss out on ‘once in a lifetime’ reunion gig - The show in Birmingham will see the band’s original line-up reunite for the first time in 20 years supported by many of the acts they influenced.

Easily the most insignificant piece of “music” ever committed to tape by Black Sabbath’s original foursome, “FX,” from 1972’s otherwise spectacular Vol. 4, offers nothing but muted, echoing sound effects, resembling some kind of meaningless S.O.S. dots and dashes. The only thing honest about this is its title. —Ed Rivadavia

Ozzy Osbourne is performing his farewell show with the band’s original lineup, backed by bands including Metallica, Slayer and Lamb of God

At one point he was 66,000th in the virtual ticket queue but vowed to stay to the bitter end. "I got stuck on about 53,000 for ages," he said, "then all of a sudden it went down to [just] 40-something and quicker from there.

Black Sabbath are reuniting for their final ever gig in Birmingham this summer, but fans have been left fuming with ticket sales after they disappeared at an alarming rate