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Ozzy Osbourne's final Black Sabbath concert raised $190 million for Parkinson's research, children's hospital, and hospice charities. 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. If the Rage Against The Machine musician's calculations are correct, Ozzy's swansong raised the most money for any charity concert on record when not adjusted for inflation, Billboard reports. A Historic Night in Birmingham Ozzy Osbourne’s final show was more than just a farewell—it raised $190 million (£140 million) for charity. The event’s musical director, Tom Morello, confirmed the amount after the massive “Back to the Beginning” concert held at Villa Park in Birmingham. Now 76, Osbourne has been dealing with health issues for [] To put that figure into perspective: the combined totals of iconic charity events like Farm Aid and FireAid—two of the most impactful concerts in modern history—fall short of the sum raised by Back to the Beginning. According to Billboard, this cements the Villa Park event as the highest-earning benefit concert of all time. “This wasn’t just a concert—it was a mission,” Morello Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s charity concert, Back to the Beginning, has become the highest-grossing charity concert of all time. According to Billboard, the concert which was meant to honor Ozzy Osbourne’s final performance on stage raised approximately $190 million charitable donations. Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne's final concert raised “a ton of money” in charity aid, per Tom Morello. Ross Halfin* If the Rage Against The Machine musician's calculations are correct, Ozzy's swansong raised the most money for any charity concert on record when not adjusted for inflation, Billboard reports. Black Sabbath's final performance is said to have raised £140million for charity just two weeks before the band's frontman Ozzy Osbourne died yesterday aged 76. The gig in Birmingham on July 5 Legendary performer Ozzy Osbourne hosted his final concert on July 5th drawing a big crowd and stacked setlist. Music director and fellow musician Tom Morello curated performances from big names Late rock legend Ozzy Osbourne's July 5 farewell performance generated about $190 million for children's hospitals and Parkinson's research charities. Osbourne died at the age of 76 He reunited with Black Sabbath for a charity concert The show was the highest-grossing charity show of all time The show was filmed and is also set to be released in theaters next year. Osbourne joined Black Sabbath on stage, the first time the group’s original The highest-grossing charity concerts ever list is topped by Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath, surpassing the amount raised by FireAid and Farm Aid. Not only was the “Back to the Beginning” concert featuring the final performances by Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne an overwhelming success from a music standpoint, it also raised nearly $200 million to be split among three charities. Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, who served as Ozzy Osbourne's final concert with Black Sabbath raised $190 for charity. Proceeds for the July 5 show benefited Cure Parkinson's (which Osbourne suffers from), Birmingham Children's Hospital, and Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne's final concert has raised nearly $200million for charity – find out more here. 40,000 attendees descended upon Osbourne’s and Black Sabbath’s old stomping grounds with 5.8 million people streaming the concert online, as reported by The Guardian. With every member of the Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's 'Back to the Beginning' show raised 'a ton of money' for local charities, according to music director Tom Morello. The Prince of Darkness made his official curtain call recently with a benefit concert for Parkinson’s research and children’s hospitals that raised a staggering $190 million. 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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