8 h. ago Ozzy Osbourne's final words on stage: Black Sabbath rocker gives emotional message to fans as he closes out his last ever live performance amid his ailing health

The rocker, 76, reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward for their first performance in their original line-up since 2005 - and their final ever show.

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8 h. ago Ozzy Osbourne's emotional message to fans after his final Black Sabbath performance

Ozzy Osbourne performed live for the final time on Saturday night as he joined his Black Sabbath bandmates for the Back to the Beginning farewell concert, and he had one final message for his fans

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8 h. ago Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne bids farewell with Black Sabbath reunion

The rocker – who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019 – plans to continue to record music but will not perform live again.

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9 h. ago Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne: Back to the Beginning review – epic all

Villa Park, Birmingham The biggest names in rock, from Metallica to Slayer, came to pay tribute to the men who created their entire genre – and even in old age, Sabbath’s sound has bludgeoning forceFireworks burst over Villa Park’s pitch, Black Sabbath wave goodbye, and the inventors of metal leave the stage for the final time. It has not been an epic show – just War Pigs, NIB, Iron Man and Paranoid – but is the farewell this extraordinary band deserve, with an undercard of stadium-fillers and festival headliners come to pay tribute.The returning Bill Ward adds the swing other Sabbath drummers have never managed, Tony Iommi churns out those monstrous riffs, Geezer Butler flits around them on bass, and Ozzy Osbourne is Ozzy Osbourne, a baffled and discomfited force of nature. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne: Back to the Beginning review – all

Villa Park, Birmingham The biggest names in rock, from Metallica to Slayer, came to pay tribute to the men who created their entire genre – and even in old age, Sabbath’s sound has bludgeoning forceThe big farewell in pictures: Metallica, Jason Momoa and Ozzy’s middle fingerFireworks burst over Villa Park’s pitch, Black Sabbath wave goodbye, and the inventors of metal leave the stage for the final time. It has not been an epic show – just War Pigs, NIB, Iron Man and Paranoid – but is the farewell this extraordinary band deserve, with an undercard of stadium-fillers and festival headliners come to pay tribute.The returning Bill Ward adds the swing other Sabbath drummers have never managed, Tony Iommi churns out those monstrous riffs, Geezer Butler flits around them on bass, and Ozzy Osbourne is Ozzy Osbourne, a baffled and discomfited force of nature. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s historic farewell show was less Live Aid, more Loud Aid

With merging and collaborating metal acts swapping over on a revolving stage, it’s a fast-spinning Lazy Susan of metal history. Yet there’s precious little ego and plenty of heartfelt humility

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10 h. ago Black Sabbath farewell concert live: Ozzy Osbourne’s last show ends with fireworks and cake

All-day event saw snumber of metal acts, including Metallica, Guns N Roses, Alice in Chains and Tom Morello, take part in the Birmingham show at Villa Park

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11 h. ago Ozzy Osbourne's final ever performance at Black Sabbath gig hailed as 'incredible'

Ozzy Osbourne is currently performing on stage at Villa Park as he gives his final ever performance at the Black Sabbath Back to the Beginning gig tonight

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11 h. ago Ozzy Osbourne fans conflicted over his 'sad' final performance with Black Sabbath

Ozzy Osbourne fans have been left feeling 'conflicted' after watching the rock star's final performance with Black Sabbath in Birmingham amid his ongoing health battles

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12 h. ago Black Sabbath farewell concert live: Ozzy Osbourne takes to the stage on a black winged throne

All-day event has seen a number of metal acts, including Metallica, Guns N Roses, Alice in Chains and Tom Morello, take part in the Birmingham show at Villa Park

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13 h. ago Sharon Osbourne makes candid confession on husband Ozzy's career as she declares 'I'm done'

Sharon Osbourne has declared she's finally 'done' with following an itinerary and managing husband Ozzy after a lifetime in the music business.

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13 h. ago Black Sabbath farewell concert live: 1.5 million fans tune into livestream as Ricky Gervais sends message

All-day event has seen a number of metal acts, including Metallica, Guns N Roses, Alice in Chains and Tom Morello, take part in the Birmingham show at Villa Park

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14 h. ago Marilyn Manson sparks controversy as he appears at Black Sabbath's farewell show and pays tribute to Ozzy Osbourne in video message

The rock star, 56, featured in a video message as the concert got underway and paid tribute to his 'friend' Ozzy Osbourne on his final ever show.

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14 h. ago Black Sabbath live stream details as fans await Ozzy Osbourne's big moment on stage

The Black Sabbath Back to the Beginning concert is taking place today at Villa Park and fans not able to attend can still watch the entire event online

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15 h. ago Black Sabbath farewell concert live: One million fans tune into livestream of Ozzy Osbourne tribute concert

All-day event has seen a number of metal acts, including Metallica, Guns N Roses, Alice in Chains and Tom Morello, take part in the Birmingham show at Villa Park

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16 h. ago Black Sabbath farewell concert live: Fans slam ‘disgraceful’ Marilyn Manson appearance as livestream hits 500,000 viewers

All-day event has seen a number of metal acts, including Metallica, Guns N Roses, Alice in Chains and Tom Morello, take part in the Birmingham show at Villa Park

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16 h. ago Sharon Osbourne claims band was ‘disinvited’ from Black Sabbath show: ‘People will be shocked’

Wife and manager of Ozzy Osbourne said she would ‘let everybody know’ who the band was after the event

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17 h. ago Black Sabbath farewell concert live: Fans slam ‘disgraceful’ Marilyn Manson appearance

Legendary acts including Metallica, Guns N Roses, Alice in Chains and Tom Morello are taking part in the band’s Birmingham homecoming show at Villa Park

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18 h. ago Black Sabbath LIVE: Ozzy Osbourne's farewell with Jack Black cameo and Diogo Jota tribute

Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne is preparing to hang up his crown once and for all with a mega farewell show at Villa Park, Birmingham today alongside fellow rock icons

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18 h. ago Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s final gig – follow it live!

The Birmingham band are back together for one last concert at Villa Park, entitled Back to the Beginning – joined by the cream of heavy metal. Follow every song hereYou’ll be thinking: show me photos of all these starry metal shenanigans! I’m really sorry but Live Nation have told me there won’t be any photos available until the end of the gig, and the livestream doesn’t allow screengrabs. Use the power of your mind, I guess.There are a notable number of empty seats there, but remember this was all going on two hours ago which is quite an early start for a massive stadium show. “Stadium really pretty full from the beginning – testament to the depth of the line up,” Michael says. “Maiden a fortnight ago had a higher proportion of battle jackets though.” Continue reading...

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