Emotion in Birmingham on Wednesday (24.07.2025), as a number of fans of Ozzy Osbourne He gathered to honor him after his death at the age of 76. The singer of Black Sabbath And “Prince of Darkness” had given his last concert in the city just two weeks earlier.
Near the city train station, a large fresco with the four founding members of Black Sabbath became a pilgrimage point for Ozzy Osbourne. On the spot they left flowers, candles, notes with phrases such as “Rip Ozzy” and “We thank for the music”, as well as plush animals and beer boxes.
45 -year -old Rebecca Braunell was there with her 13 -year -old son: “She just started listening to metal. When we learned the news, we knew we had to come. “
Nigel O’Conconel, 63, remembers his first experience at a Sabbath concert in the early 1980s: “He was chaotic – everyone was jumping and having fun. Ozzy was crazy, but everyone worshiped him. He made us proud. “
Posters with his face now cover Birmingham, while the “Black Sabbath Bridge” bridge has become a memory point.
One last concert full of emotion
On July 5, tens of thousands of people gathered to bid farewell to Ozzy Osbourne on stage for the last time. Although weakened by Parkinson’s disease, he sang sitting, with the audience warmly supporting him.
With him, representatives of the metal scene such as Metallica, Anthrax, Guns n ‘Roses and Pantera.
His memory was honored by artists inside and outside the genre. Elton John spoke of a “close friend”, while Tony Ayomi, Gieser Butler and Bill Ward spoke warmly about their old partner.
“He really wanted this last live,” Tony Ayomi told the BBC. “He felt at home here. Even if we took the music seriously, we were laughing on stage. That was Ozzy. “
According to the organizers, the concert raised £ 140m (about € 160m) that will be allocated to Pediatric Hospitals and organizations for patients with Parkinson’s.