Earlier this year, Black Sabbath announced they would be taking the stage for the final time during a hometown concert in Birmingham, England. The event, dubbed “Back to the Beginning,” will also be Ozzy Osbourne’s last ever live performance amid his battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Aside from Black Sabbath and Ozzy, the show’s lineup is massive. Among the many bands and artists announced to perform at the event is the Maynard James Keenan fronted band Tool.
On Friday (June 6th), however, Tool’s name seems to have suddenly gone missing from the official show poster – something noticed by a number of fans.
The poster in question was shared by Mercury Studios along with the announcement that “Back to the Beginning” will be streamed worldwide.
“The stadium may be sold out, but the world is invited… you asked, and your prayers have been answered,” the official announcement stated. “Ozzy & Black Sabbath’s monumental farewell performance, BACK TO THE BEGINNING will be streamed worldwide on 5th July!”
“And if that’s not enough, the full set will be available to watch on demand for 48 hours after the show,” it continued. “If you missed out on tickets for the huge lineup at Villa Park, you don’t have to miss out on being a part of music history.”
Fans quickly took to the comments after noticing Tool’s absence from the streaming announcement poster, with some expressing concern that they have been dropped from the event altogether.
“What happened to Tool?” one fan commented, while another added: “Tool no longer on the bill?”
Some fans, though, had a more logical explanation for why they think Tool has been removed from the poster.
“TOOL does not authorize streamings of their shows,” one fan wrote.
While it has not been confirmed by Maynard James Keenan and co., it seems likely that Tool will still perform at the event, but have opted out of the worldwide streaming portion of the concert.
According to Consequence, “Back to the Beginning” is set to stream on a two-hour delay, giving event organizers plenty of time to edit out Tool’s performance and any other artist that may have chosen to opt out.
