The heavy metal icon died just weeks after taking his final bow in Birmingham. Ozzy Osbourne, the legendary frontman of Black Sabbath and a pioneer of heavy metal music, has died. He was 76. He is Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s final concert ‘Back To The Beginning’ will be streamed online worldwide. Viewing tickets are available for purchase through the event’s official website at Back To The Beginning. Back to the Beginning was a benefit concert by the English rock band Black Sabbath, with a number of supporting artists. It took place on 5 July 2025 at Villa Park in Aston, Birmingham, England, very near where the band was formed in 1968. The event concluded with the final live performances of both the band and lead singer Ozzy Osbourne; it also marked the first time since 2005 that the In February 2025, he and the band announced one final performance, a benefit concert for Cure Parkinson's, Birmingham Children's Hospital and Acorns Children's Hospice. A Definitive End for Sabbath In a recent issue of Classic Rock, Ozzy explained that the upcoming concert at Villa Park in Birmingham on July 5, 2025, will not only close his own performance career but also mark the end of Black Sabbath as a live band. “ It’s very important,” Ozzy said about the show. “ The original Sabbath will never be on stage together again. From the late 60s, we Icons of Metal come together to celebrate Ozzy Osbourne’s Final Performance July 5th at Villa Park. All Profits From The Show Will Be SHARED EQUALLY BETWEEN Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn Children’s Hospice. In the city where heavy metal was born, the man who helped create it is saying his final goodbye. On July 5, 2025, at Villa Park in Birmingham, Ozzy Osbourne will take the stage one last time. It's the biggest heavy metal gig of the year, if not of all time; this weekend, Black Sabbath 's original four members - Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward - reunite on stage for the first time in 20 years as they play their final show together ever, back where it all began near their childhood homes in Aston, Birmingham. The show will also mark Ozzy's final ever concert A version of this article appears in print on July 7, 2025, Section C, Page 2 of the New York edition with the headline: With Old Band, Ozzy Osbourne Says Farewell. Ozzy Osbourne dies just weeks after farewell show The heavy metal star reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates on stage at Villa Park earlier in July. Ozzy Osbourne showed a ton of emotion in his final concert with Black Sabbath opening up onstage about how hard the past few years had been on him. Ozzy Osbourne died at 76 on July 22, 2025. His death comes just weeks after his final show on July 5. The show marked a reunion with his Black Sabbath bandmates and an epic farewell to fans. Here's how to watch and what to know about 'Back to the Beginning' — Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne's final bow. Ozzy Osbourne closed out his solo career with an emotional five-song performance on July 5, 2025. Ozzy Osbourne, the Prince Of Darkness, will take to the stage for his last-ever live performance, joined by the original BLACK SABBATH lineup for the first and last time in two decades. Ozzy Osbourne's Last Concert: Well-known Heavy Metal legend Ozzy Osbourne died on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at the age of 76. His death news was confirmed by the Osbourne family. Ozzy Osbourne was photographed for the final time at his Black Sabbath farewell show in England on July 5 before he died at age 76 on July 22. John Michael “Ozzy” Osbourne, the iconic heavy metal singer and self-styled “Prince of Darkness,” has once again captured global attention with the announcement of his final performance with Black Sabbath, scheduled for July 5, 2025, at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. The charity concert, described by his wife and manager Sharon Osbourne as his “full stop,” marks the end of a Ozzy Osbourne performed his final concert with Black Sabbath on July 5, 2025, at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, while sitting on a bat-themed throne. The 76-year-old rocker was diagnosed with Ozzy Osbourne's "final moment" at his farewell concert has gone viral on social media. The Black Sabbath frontman, known as the "Prince of Darkness," died on Tuesday at the age of 76.
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