
“The boys and I had just gotten off tour. We got a call from our booking agent…” How a “fluke accident” led to Lzzy Hale playing at Dio’s last-ever show
Phil Weller
created: June 15, 2025, 9:30 a.m. | updated: June 20, 2025, 1:41 p.m.
The new issue of Guitar World looks ahead to the historic Back to the Beginning event, which will serve as both Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s final live gig.
As Hale recalls, Halestorm stepped in to save the last show at the last minute.
“We opened for them and got to know Ronnie James Dio, Geezer, and Tony,” she says.
Why did we start a band, keep going when things got tough, and remain in the same band as Halestorm?
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