Boozers were decked with purple balloons and flags; murals were everywhere you looked; people donned Ozzy outfits, flooding the streets with battered T-shirts and denim jackets. It felt like a World Cup final for the metal fans who flooded in from every corner of the planet .

Earth: The Legendary Lost Tapes features previously unheard tracks, demos and alternative takes from the band's early days, starting out in Birmingham

Black Sabbath are headlining an all-star line-up at Villa Park which also features Metallica, Pantera and Slayer.