A surprise finale performance from Birmingham’s own Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, reunited tonight with guitarist Tony Iommi, as well as drummer Tommy Clufetos and bassist Adam Wakeman. Artists from across the West Midlands come together for an iconic musical celebration to play out the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Taking place at Birmingham’s iconic Villa Park stadium, the sold-out event marks Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell performance, bringing together heavy metal’s biggest icons including Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, Metallica, and Guns N’ Roses. Two of Black Sabbath’s original iron men — Ozzy Osbourne and guitarist Tony Iommi — made a surprise reunion in their hometown of Birmingham, England, on Monday night with a performance at “Birmingham forever,” Ozzy Osbourne declared as he delighted spectators during a surprise performance at the 2022 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony in his home city. When the Brummie legend rocked the crowd at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham!Please like and subscribe to B31 Voices YouTube page, you can also find us Witness the legendary Ozzy Osbourne’s final full concert performance, captured live at Villa Park, Birmingham, on July 5, 2025. This powerful show marks the Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne will reunite with his original bandmates this weekend for his final live performance. The heavy metal star, 76, will rock Birmingham's Villa Park on Saturday, 5 July, as part of an all-day event called Back to the Beginning. Ozzy Osbourne ’s health issues have been well documented in recent years, but the ‘Prince Of Darkness’ vowed he’d return to the stage for a royal send off at some point in the future. That time has come. Heavy metal heavyweights from past and present will come together at Birmingham’s Villa Park on 5 July 2025 to celebrate pioneers Black Sabbath in their final ever show titled Music legend Ozzy Osbourne spent his final days in his beloved home of Birmingham before his sad death at the age of 76. The Black Sabbath star died today, surrounded by his wife Sharon, 72, and Ozzy Osbourne brings the house down in Birmingham for his final live show amid his ailing health as he emotionally tells fans 'you have no idea how I feel' - with 42,000 Black Sabbath fans going Ozzy Osbourne says farewell to live performance with a hometown show for 40,000 fans Ozzy Osbourne performs during the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony at the Alexander stadium in Birmingham, England, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File) Ozzy Osbourne, iconic frontman of Birmingham's Black Sabbath, died on Tuesday, July 22 aged 76 and tributes are pouring in for the Prince of Darkness. Back on Saturday, July 5, Ozzy - born John On Saturday 5 July, something historic is happening in Birmingham. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to BirminghamWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. Not just a concert, not just a homecoming — but the final live performance of Ozzy Osbourne, back where In 2022, Osbourne closed out the Commonwealth Games in his hometown of Birmingham that August alongside Iommi on guitar. The venue was just a five-minute drive from where Osbourne went to school Ozzy Osbourne fans have gathered in the singer's hometown of Birmingham, England to mourn and celebrate the life of the beloved heavy metal legend and former Black Sabbath frontman, who has died aged 76. The news was confirmed in a statement shared by Osbourne's family yesterday, Tuesday July 22 Crowds in Birmingham pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, gathering at the Black Sabbath Bridge and The Crown pub, where his legacy as a rock icon is deeply felt. How to Watch Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s Last Concert The concert is set to take place on July 5 in Osbourne’s hometown of Birmingham, England. The former Black Sabbath singer – who revealed he had Parkinson’s disease in 2020 – last performed in Birmingham at the closing ceremony for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Last year, he retired from touring altogether. Speaking to The Mirror, however, Sharon Osbourne revealed the 75-year-old will play one last time. Just weeks before his death, Ozzy Osbourne said farewell to performing live in a farewell show in his hometown of Birmingham, U.K. Here are moments from that final show. Broadcast directly from Birmingham’s Villa Park, fans around the world will now be able to watch the entire metal family come together to celebrate Ozzy Osbourne’s legacy.
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