Ozzy Osbourne has performed an emotional last solo present forward of Black Sabbath’s farewell live performance – see footage beneath.
The historic gig, dubbed ‘Again To The Starting’, is ready to be the ultimate farewell for Osbourne’s iconic heavy metallic band. The all-day occasion goes down at Villa Park in Birmingham as we speak (July 5) and contains a who’s who of laborious rock music, with Rage In opposition to The Machine’s Tom Morello serving as musical director for the live performance.
Forward of Sabbath’s set, Ozzy gave a last solo efficiency that noticed him stand up from beneath the stage on an enormous winged throne and launched into ‘I Don’t Know’ and ‘Mr. Crowley’ from his first solo album, 1980’s ‘Blizzard Of Ozz’.
“It’s so good to be on this fucking stage, you haven’t any thought,” he advised the large crowd. “Let the insanity start!”
He rounded out his set with 1991’s ‘Mama, I’m Coming House’ and ‘Loopy Practice’, the music performed earlier than kick-off at each Aston Villa recreation at Villa Park. Watch footage right here:
OZZY!!!#BackToTheBeginning pic.twitter.com/TeRanzgoJU
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Ozzy Osbourne reside! Black Sabbath’s Remaining Present! pic.twitter.com/x3CDAnVRNs
— Rock Pictures (@Photomusicrock) July 5, 2025
Ozzy has arrived on stage, seated on a throne on stage his voice sounds nice and you’ll really feel the love within the area. Astonishing ambiance. #blacksabbath pic.twitter.com/odTVlV9vH9
— Nina Nannar (@NinaNannarITV) July 5, 2025
Mi primera camiseta de #Steel fue de #BlackSabbath gracias por tanto Ozzy. La p^Ta madre estoy llorando 😭😅#Backtothebegining pic.twitter.com/ELTOoB56rn
— QueenBee🐝 (@aryamni) July 5, 2025
OZZY FUCKIN OSBOURNE!!!!! 🤟🏼 #backtothebeginning!! @OzzyOsbourne pic.twitter.com/AOKMCORVOc
— Supet (@SupirPete2) July 5, 2025
Ozzy Osbourne performed:
‘I Don’t Know’
‘Mr. Crowley’
‘Suicide Resolution’
‘Mama, I’m Coming House’
‘Loopy Practice’
Elsewhere at ‘Again To The Starting’, members of The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Rage In opposition to The Machine, Purple Scorching Chili Peppers and Blink-182 joined forces for a Led Zeppelin cowl and Yungblud led one other supergroup in a model of ‘Modifications’, which they devoted to the late footballer Diogo Jota.
The Prince Of Darkness has not performed a full gig since 2018, and has undergone a number of surgical procedures and skilled quite a few well being issues, together with Parkinson’s illness in recent times.
In an interview with The Guardian earlier this yr, Osbourne seemed forward to enjoying the final Black Sabbath present in good well being, saying: “I’ll be there, and I’ll do the perfect I can. All I can do is flip up.” From there, there have been additionally solutions that he “could also be sitting down” on stage, and rumours that he’d be acting from a “throne that flies over the stadium”.
Earlier than then, he advised followers that he was “in heavy coaching” for the forthcoming farewell live performance, and was again within the fitness center. Osbourne additionally stated he would solely be “doing little bits and items” with Sabbath at Villa Park amid his well being issues: “I’m doing what I can, the place I really feel snug.”
His spouse and supervisor, Sharon, additionally stated to NME that, though he now “can’t stroll” because of Parkinson’s, his sickness “doesn’t have an effect on his voice”. “He desires to say thanks to everyone,” she defined to us at Villa Park. “He didn’t have that likelihood due to his sickness, however now he does have the prospect.”