Final farewell as Black Sabbath reunite

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Ozzy Osbourne returned home to Birmingham one last time. Seated, honest, and backed by Black Sabbath, he delivered a final salute that resonated across the city, boosted the local economy, and raised millions for charity. The farewell now leads to a documentary and an upcoming biopic.

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00:00Ozzy Osbourne didn't walk out, he was wheeled in.

00:04Frail, seated and visibly aged, but still defiant.

00:08Centre stage at Villa Park, back where it all began.

00:11Over 40,000 fans packed the stands, the biggest names in metal filled the bill.

00:16But this wasn't about noise, it was about closure.

00:19Ozzy's voice held, shaky in places, but still recognisably his.

00:23No dancing, no antics, just him, seated on a gothic throne,

00:27shaped like a crucified bat, delivering the end with dignity.

00:31Sabbath reunited, first time in more than two decades.

00:35No announcement, no fanfare.

00:36They opened with war pigs, tore through Iron Man and closed with Paranoid.

00:41At the halfway mark, a drum battle broke out.

00:44Barker, Carey, Portnoy, Smith, all taking turns, like it was their last night on Earth.

00:49It added theatre, but didn't distract.

00:51This was Ozzy's night.

00:53He's lived through Parkinson's, spinal surgery and years of cancelled shows.

00:58But for one evening, it was all held at bay.

01:01The pain, the frailty, the slow fading of movement.

01:04On stage, he looked like a man who'd beaten time, just long enough to say goodbye.

01:09Profits went to charity, cure Parkinson's, Birmingham's Children's Hospital,

01:14Icorn Hospice, not sponsors, no sellouts.

01:17Sharon Osbourne called it a gift to the city that raised him.

01:20Even their daughter, Kelly, took to the stage, freshly engaged.

01:24A quiet family moment, took between the noise.

01:27There's no comeback tour, no final farewell part two,

01:30just a documentary coming to Paramount Plus

01:32and a brutal, unsanitised biopic in the works.

01:36But for one last night in Birmingham,

01:38Ozzy ended things his way.

01:40Gritty, grounded and loud enough to be heard for years.

01:43Gritty, grounded and loud enough to be heard for years.

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