The Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath farewell concert was massively successful and rightfully so. It was well-conceived, and the bands who played were mostly great. Concert music director Tom Morello also did a brilliant job of letting bands know who was playing what and when they would play.
The other part that made the event so wonderful was that it was a fundraiser that will allow nearly $200 million to be donated to three different charities. That's even better than the excellent music.
But which bands could be close to saying goodbye themselves and might try to duplicate what Ozzy and Sabbath did? None of these might turn into reality, but here are four bands that could try saying goodbye in concert.
Four top rock bands who could take their final bow Black Sabbath-style
Aerosmith
This is the most natural band to fit this list. Vocalist Steven Tyler has been struggling with health issues and suffering from vocal cord damage. He showed at the Ozzy and Sabbath show that he can still sing well, but how often and how long he can do that no one knows.
Aerosmith also has a natural setting to play, just as Sabbath at Villa Park in Birmingham. The Boston boys could play one final show at Fenway Park and invite the best of those who didn't play the Ozzy farewell show. There are loads of bands who could show up, and making that into a fundraiser would be excellent.
Tyler began Janie's Fund in 2015 to assist young women who have been victims of abuse, so there is already a built-in charity to support.
Pink Floyd
Perhaps the group least likely to play a farewell show is this one. The magic would be having Roger Waters rejoin David Gilmour and company one last time. That would never happen, of course, and maybe Waters doesn't deserve it, but fans might love it.
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The key would be not to make it another performance of The Wall. Play songs from all the early albums, and then invite prog rock gods such as Yes and Jethro Tull, among others, to play as well. The problem, too, is that while it was easy for Sabbath and Ozzy to have loads of metal bands play, there are fewer of the kinds of bands like Pink Floyd to draw audiences.
Rolling Stones
The sad part of this would be that the Stones would stop touring, something they have rarely done. Somehow, even into their 80s, the band has as much energy as bands half their age (if not more and younger). Plus, they are still making albums, so there is no reason not to tour.
But why not have a farewell concert while they still can? This would need to happen at Wembley Stadium. Heck, maybe turn it into a two-day festival. The other great part is that the Rolling Stones are going to have a lot of bands from all different subgenres of rock that will want to play at the show.
Instead of the best day in heavy metal history, as the Ozzy and Black Sabbath farewell was, the goodbye of the Stones could be the greatest day in rock. (Still, there is no need for them to have to say farewell yet.)
The Who
The hitch is this idea is that we can assume the goodbye would be a lie. After all, the Who went on an extended farewell tour last decade, and yet they are back to playing gigs in 2025. At least, if this is a fundraiser, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend could be forgiven for having us watch a farewell show and then play together at some later point.
This one should probably also be held at Wembley, but we can assume there won't be any drum-offs. Not involving Zak Starkey anyway. Or who knows? Maybe he is back by then.