| | | | | 🎵 Welcome to Fans With Benefits—your VIP pass to the week in music that actually matters. | This week, we're turning it up to eleven. Ozzy Osbourne's final performance becomes a historic farewell, Yungblud drops a powerful Black Sabbath cover for charity (with Ozzy's blessing, no less), and a Guinness World Record scream proves the Prince of Darkness could blow the roof off a baseball stadium. Plus, festival season keeps rolling with Noah Kahan, Deftones, and Goose, while new tour dates from Brandy & Monica to Marcus King are filling up calendars fast. | So charge your earbuds and warm up your vocal cords—this week's playlist comes with legacy, legends, and a little bit of loud. 🎧 | | Stay sharp, stay loud—this is what's next. 🎧 |
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| | | | | 🤘 Backstage Pass | Ozzy Osbourne's Final Performance Was the Goodbye No One Saw Coming | | On July 5, 2025, Ozzy Osbourne made a surprise appearance at Back to the Beginning, a massive charity concert in Birmingham honoring the legacy of Black Sabbath. No one knew it at the time, but it would be his final performance. Seventeen days later, on July 22, Ozzy died at home, surrounded by his family, after a long and public battle with Parkinson's disease and lingering complications from a 2018 spinal injury. He was 76. | Now, that performance reads as a living farewell. Ozzy returned to the city where it all began, standing before a roaring hometown crowd alongside his Sabbath bandmates and a lineup of heavy metal royalty. With bands like Metallica, Tool, Pantera, and Guns N' Roses playing in his honor, the night raised a record-breaking $190 million for Cure Parkinson's, Birmingham Children's Hospital, and Acorn Children's Hospice—with every artist donating their time. | It didn't feel like a typical concert—it felt like a celebration of life in real time. Fans didn't realize they were witnessing his goodbye, but looking back, everything about it—his presence, the crowd, the city—felt like a final bow only Ozzy could deliver. |
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| | | | | 🫶 Artists Doing Good | Yungblud Covers Black Sabbath's "Changes" for Charity—and Earns Ozzy's Blessing | | Yungblud just turned the biggest moment of his life into something even bigger: impact. The 27-year-old rocker dropped a live cover of Black Sabbath's "Changes," recorded during Back to the Beginning, the historic charity concert and Ozzy Osbourne's final show. His version, featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, ii, and Adam Wakeman, delivered raw emotion and powerhouse vocals in front of 40,000 fans at Birmingham's Villa Park, becoming one of the best covers to come out in a long time. | All proceeds from the track are being donated to Cure Parkinson's, Birmingham Children's Hospital, and Acorns Children's Hospice—causes close to Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne's hearts. "Let's raise some f*cking money," Yungblud said of the release. The single also comes with a touching behind-the-scenes video of Yungblud gifting Ozzy a piece of custom jewelry and thanking him for everything. Ozzy's response? "He did an amazing job. I couldn't have done it better myself." | Turns out, the Prince of Darkness isn't the only one with rock royalty in his blood. |
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| | | | | 📢 Sound Off | Which Black Sabbath era was the best? | | 🗳️ Cast your vote, and yes—we know you've got opinions. Let's hear 'em. |
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| | | | | 🎶 Event Radar | Noah Kahan – Out Of The Blue Festival | | Noah Kahan is curating his own festival, and it's exactly what you'd expect: folky, intimate, and quietly epic. Out Of The Blue brings handpicked artists, moody mountain energy, and small-town heart to the big stage. Whether you're there for the emotional lyrics or the flannel vibes, this one's already a fan favorite in the making. | Get tickets here | | Global Citizen Festival – 2025 | | Shakira and The Weeknd will co-headline the 2025 Global Citizen Festival, returning to New York City's Central Park on September 27. Joining them are Tyla, Ayra Starr, and Mariah the Scientist, with Hugh Jackman hosting the free, high-impact event. More artists are expected to be announced, but the mission is already huge: increase energy access across Africa, protect 30 million hectares of the Amazon, and boost global education. Global Citizen also plans to rally 40,000 New Yorkers to volunteer. Tickets are free—but to earn yours, you'll need to take action through the Global Citizen app. | Get tickets here | | Marcus King – 2025 Tour Dates Incoming | | Marcus King is back and bringing the blues with bite. The "Darling Blue Tour Pt. 1" kicks off September 11 in Davenport, Iowa, covering 13 dates across the South and Midwest—including Memphis, Albuquerque, and Little Rock. The tour celebrates his upcoming album Darling Blue, dropping September 26, and features support from Angel White, Laci Kaye Booth, and Carter Faith on select nights. Expect soul-drenched guitar solos, Southern grit, and King's unmistakable voice tearing through new tracks and fan favorites. | Get tickets here | | Deftones – Día De Los Deftones 2025' | | Back for another round, Deftones' signature festival goes all-in this year with Clipse, Deafheaven, Knocked Loose, and more. Día De Los Deftones isn't just a concert—it's a genre-spanning, high-decibel fever dream that celebrates heavy music in all its forms. | Get tickets here | | Goose – Goosemas XII | | Psychedelic jam lords Goose are back with the 12th edition of their beloved Goosemas celebration, Dec. 12–13. Expect multiset shows, mind-melting visuals, and enough groove to keep your chakras spinning 'til New Year's. Sign up now to receive a unique code to access the presale open now through Thursday, July 24 at 10 pm ET. | Get tickets here | | Lukas Nelson – The American Romance Tour – Lukas Nelson hits the road this fall with The American Romance Tour, blending country soul and heartfelt storytelling. Expect twangy ballads, road-trip anthems, and a voice that sounds like it's been marinated in whiskey and wisdom. Get tickets here The Stars of "Nashville" – Global Tour 2026 – Cast favorites from Nashville reunite for a global tour in 2026, bringing the show's biggest hits to fans around the world. Drama, duets, and deep cuts await. Get tickets here Justice & Kaytranada – Fall North American Tour – Two genre-bending legends, one electrifying tour. Justice and Kaytranada promise dancefloor ecstasy from coast to coast this fall. Get tickets here David Byrne – Additional Shows Added – David Byrne adds new dates to his innovative live show, blending surreal visuals with sharp musicianship. Expect the unexpected—then expect it to blow your mind. Get tickets here Brandy & Monica – The Boy Is Mine Tour (Florida Dates Added) – R&B icons Brandy and Monica just expanded their reunion tour with Florida stops. Nostalgia, vocals, and that duet—live and in person. Get tickets here
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| | | | | 🎤 Mic Drop | Louder Than Hell: Ozzy's Guinness World Record Moment | | On June 11, 2010, Ozzy Osbourne turned a Dodgers-Angels baseball game into the world's loudest metal moment. During the fifth inning at Dodger Stadium, Ozzy led 52,000 fans in a unified, minute-long scream as part of Scream for a Cure!, breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest and loudest outdoor scream. The event doubled as the launch for his album Scream and raised money for ThinkCure!, a cancer charity close to Ozzy's heart after Sharon Osbourne's own battle with the disease. The Finnish Scouts may have reclaimed the record years later, but for one glorious inning, metal ruled the diamond—and Ozzy's scream echoed louder than any stadium chant in history. Read more here |
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| | | | | That's a wrap for this week! Until next time, catch you in the pit—or next week's email. 🎵🔥 | Signing off, | The Fandiem Team |
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