Ozzy Osbourne reveled in being on stage a final time during his final Black Sabbath concert, just weeks before his death. This morning, at the home of Aston Villa, Sharon Osbourne and Tony Iommi announced that the original Black Sabbath – Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – will play for the first time in 20 years. The band will take to the stage to headline BACK TO THE BEGINNING on July 5 th at Villa Park. Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice — and drug-and-alcohol ravaged id — of heavy metal, died Iconic heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, who became a huge solo success and later a reality TV star after being fired from Black Sabbath, has died. John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is a Grammy Award winning English singer-songwriter, whose career has now spanned four decades. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead vocalist of pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and eventually achieved a multi-platinum solo career which revolutionized the heavy metal genre. As a result he is known as the "Godfather of Heavy The last photos of Ozzy Osbourne before his death were of him performing at the Black Sabbath farewell show on July 5 in Birmingham, England. Both Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne band are more of an influence on my singing, lyrics, songwriting, guitar playing than words can even speak. I love you Ozzy. It's impossible to narrow down Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's most important and influential songs to just 15, but these are a good point of entry. Ozzy Osbourne is saying goodbye to the stage after performing what has been billed as his final show with the original members of Black Sabbath. Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath frontman and heavy metal icon, dies at 76 Osbourne was instrumental in pioneering heavy metal as his band Black Sabbath enjoyed huge success in the 70s. Sharon Osbourne, the wife and manager of heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne, revealed that she disinvited a greedy group from her husband’s emotional last concert on Saturday because they wanted to Band Position: Lead Vocals Started in Band: 1968 – Founding Member Left Band: Sometime in 1979 Returned to Band: March 1997 Left Band: Spring 2006 somewhere Album Appearances: Black Sabbath through Never Say Die, plus Reunion through ‘Greatest Hits 1970-1978’ Other Bands: Blizzard of Ozz (aka Ozzy Osbourne band) Links Official Website Ozzy Osbourne's Black Sabbath bandmates paid tribute to the late rocker after the "heartbreaking news" of his passing broke Tuesday. Ozzy Osbourne, the “prince of darkness” and godfather of heavy metal, has died aged 76, just weeks after he reunited with Black Sabbath bandmates for a farewell concert in his hometown of We've got the setlists of everyone who performed at the Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath 'Back to the Beginning' concert on July 5 in Birmingham, England. Black Sabbath retired following an extensive farewell tour from 2016 to 2017. The shows featured three of the band’s four founding members – singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler – but not original drummer Bill Ward, who pulled out of the band several years earlier due to a contract dispute. In the 1970s, Ozzy Osbourne, Terrence "Geezer" Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward rose to fame as members of the legendary rock band Black Sabbath On July 22, three weeks after they reunited for a Ozzy Osbourne John Michael " Ozzy " Osbourne (3 December 1948 – 22 July 2025) was an English singer, songwriter and media personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adopted the nickname " Prince of Darkness ". [5] Legendary rockers Black Sabbath posted their first comments on the death of former frontman and metal icon Ozzy Osborne. Ozzy Osbourne was the lead singer of Black Sabbath and a reality TV star alongside his family on ‘The Osbournes.’ Learn about his songs, children, and death.
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