Heartfelt message Ozzy Osbourne gave fans at his final Black Sabbath performance
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Ozzy Osbourne's final live performance ended with a heartfelt message to his fans.
The Black Sabbath has died at the age 76 'surrounded by love', according to a statement from his family today. Tributes are continuing to pour in from some of the biggest names in music, including Gene Simmons and Elton John.
Earlier this month, the frontman reunited with his bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward for their last ever performance at Birmingham's Villa Park Stadium.
Ozzy had spoken out about his recent health struggles after undergoing seven surgeries in the past five years. He had also been open about battling Parkinson's disease since 2003.
But, during an emotional performance on July 5 in Birmingham – where his band Black Sabbath formed 56 years ago -he brought the show to a close with a powerful message.
Closing the gig, Ozzy said: 'It's the last song ever. Your support has enabled us to live an amazing lifestyle, thank you from the bottom of our hearts.'
Caption: Ozzy Osbourne final perormance /** CREDITED TO rollingstoneuk and sharonosbourne / captioned: All aboard! Heavy metal royalty have descended on Villa Park to help @ozzyosbourne and @blacksabbath finish the journey where it all began. Head to rollingstone.co.uk for our full five star review of Ozzy?s farewell gig.@rosshalfin ? @rhys_buchanan_ / Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DLvvKOzNwgq/?img_index=1/Ozzy Ozbourne Black Sabath Villa Pary / 05 July 2025
A message on screen then read: 'Thank you for everything, you guys are f***ing amazing. Birmingham Forever,' before the sky lit up with fireworks.
Throughout the performance, Ozzy repeatedly thanked the 42,000 fans who had come to watch him sing.
At one point, he was even heard saying 'you have no idea how I feel', as the crowd cheered him on.
Prior to the performance he was worried whether he was going to be able to stand due to his spinal operations.
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But, as his band put on a stunning performance, he made an arrival on stage in a black throne with a bat on the top before belting out some of his best-known heavy metal hits.
Known as the 'prince of darkness', he said 'let the madness begin' at the beginning of the show as his wife Sharon and daughter Kelly watched on from the crowd.
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