Ozzy and Geezer Butler as Aston Villa Fans
Aston Villa football team decided to unveil their new Adidas home kit for the 2024/25 Premier League season with an unconventional video featuring Ozzy Osbourne and his Black Sabbath bandmate, bassist Geezer Butler. The choice of the main protagonists of the commercial spot was certainly not accidental, as both musicians come from Birmingham, where the club, founded in 1874, is based and where the heavy metal pioneers started their successful musical careers.
Perhaps thanks to the performances of Ozzy and Geezer, Aston Villa recorded their highest-ever home kit sales immediately after the official premiere of the video, both on the opening day at the club and online. The short video features the musicians playing themselves, with Ozzy phoning Geezer and suggesting they play at Villa Park. "As long as I'm left wing," Geezer replies. And then there's a scene featuring the team's fans, staff and manager Unai Emery, accompanied by the Black Sabbath hit "Paranoid".
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