Mexico City to host symphonic concert honoring Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath

The dark, heavy sound of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath is set to take on a new form in Mexico City, where a symphonic concert will pair metal’s force with the scale of an orchestra.

The concert will take place on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 7 p.m. at the Centro Cultural Carranza in Jardín Balbuena, in the Venustiano Carranza borough. The venue stands beside the borough offices, near Parque de los Periodistas Ilustres and a few streets from Fray Servando station on Metro Line 4.

Organized by Symphonic Experience Concerts, the event will feature a rock band and orchestra, both with members of the Mex Pops Orquesta. The program will include Black Sabbath classics such as “War Pigs,” “Paranoid,” “Iron Man” and “Children of the Grave.” It will also feature solo hits associated with Osbourne, including “Mr. Crowley,” “Crazy Train,” “Mama, I’m Coming Home” and “No More Tears.”

Black Sabbath formed in Birmingham nearly 60 years ago with Osbourne, Bill Ward, Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi. The band held its final concert together more than a year ago, and Osbourne died sometime afterward, according to the report. The Mexico City performance will present the group’s legacy through arrangements described as unusual for the genre.

The theater has six seating sections. Tickets range from 690 to 750 pesos, before service charges, and are available through Boletia and the event website, symphonicx.com.