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Ozzy Osbourne, heavy metal's godfather, passed away 17 days after his final concert in Birmingham, England at age 76. 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. A Historic Farewell Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s “Back to the Beginning” concert has made history. It raised more money than any other charity concert since the famous 1971 Concert for Bangladesh led by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar. That earlier show helped define what all-star benefit concerts could look like. This farewell show, promoted [] During the 10-hour show, fans saw performances from bands including Slayer, Tool, Gojira, Metallica, and Guns N’ Roses, while Osbourne himself performed some of his biggest solo hits from a The final two slots on "Back to the Beginning" were all about Ozzy Osbourne. Unable to walk, Osbourne occupied the stage in a giant throne decorated with dark imagery, befitting his status as the best-known purveyor of demonic rock. Vocally, Osbourne remained unbothered by illness or injury, as he churned through a five-song collection of some of his biggest solo hits, including "Mr. Crowley Ozzy Osbourne’s final concert earlier this month raised around $190 million for several charities, according to multiple news outlets. The rocker, who died Tuesday after battling a number of The day-long concert special featured standout performances from Osbourne and Black Sabbath, Metallica, Guns n' Roses, Jack Black and more. Ozzy Osbourne's final show appears to also be the largest-ever charity concert. Tom Morello, the musical director for "Back to the Beginning," said on Instagram The day-long concert special featured standout performances from Osbourne and Black Sabbath, Metallica, Guns n' Roses, Jack Black and more. Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s charity concert, Back to the Beginning, has become the highest-grossing charity concert of all time. On July 5, Ozzy Osbourne put on a farewell concert, performing as a solo artist and with Black Sabbath for the last time in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, UK. Billed as the “Back To The Entertainment Society World Ozzy Osbourne Delivers Heartfelt Farewell at Black Sabbath’s Final Concert in Birmingham; Largest Heavy Metal Gathering In History By Jessica Mcfadyen Last updated Jul 12, 2025 Beyond the music, the concert served as a major philanthropic endeavor. The highest-grossing charity concerts ever list is topped by Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath, surpassing the amount raised by FireAid and Farm Aid. Ozzy Osbourne's final concert performance was in July 2025. The “Back to the Beginning” farewell concert to Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath already made news earlier this month when it brought some of the biggest names in hard rock together to pay The highest-grossing charity concerts ever list is topped by Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath, surpassing the amount raised by FireAid and Farm Aid. Ozzy Osbourne, whose distinctly dark vocals and appetite for extreme behavior made him the ideal frontman for the transformational heavy metal band Black Sabbath — qualities which also propelled Music Final goodbye to Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath: the biggest farewell concert in metal history just before singer’s death Ozzy Osbourne left us with the biggest gathering in heavy metal On his first two solo records — Blizzard of Oz z and Diary of a Madman — Ozzy released some of his biggest hits, including what is inarguably his signature tune, "Crazy Train." Both of these records featured late guitarist Randy Rhoads, who, through those albums, became one of the most influential guitar players ever, and while that's mostly because of his incredible technical abilities on Marking the end of his legendary career in heavy metal, Ozzy Osbourne didn’t just walk off into the sunset—he blew the sky wide open. In a farewell that was as thunderous as his decades-long reign in music, Ozzy went out exactly the way fans expected: with power, heart, and a world-shaking bang. But no one—not even diehard fans—anticipated that his final bow would set a global record.
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