00:00Right here on Broad Street fans gathered to watch the procession roll through
00:05but while Ozzy's gone his presence is only growing louder.
00:10A feature length concert film Back to the Beginning is set to hit cinemas next year.
00:15It captures Ozzy's final show with Sabbath back in Birmingham
00:19and marks the last time all four original members stood on stage together.
00:24The tone, heavy, raw and symbolic. It's expected to anchor the legacy campaign.
00:30Then comes Last Right's final unfiltered autobiography.
00:35Slighted for October it includes private reflections on addiction, family and the choice to reunite with Sabbath.
00:42It's already topping pre-orders.
00:44Tribute acts on the road, Zach Sabbath led by Ozzy's long time guitarist is packing out venues across the US.
00:51There's even Max Sabbath, a parody band dressed like fast food mascots, keeping the weirdest alive.
00:57In Birmingham, the legend's being cemented. He was made a Freeman of the city weeks before his death.
01:03A mural's gone up near New Street and the Museum's Trust is planning an expanded exhibition.
01:09Even the airport could carry his name and online petitions still gathering pace.
01:15His image is being pushed posthumously too. Ozzy's branded iced tea cans, some spite with his DNA, are hitting resale markets.
01:25His gothic make-up line is also set to see a boost. Behind it all, a wider revival is coming.
01:31Box sets, remasters, even a podcast docuseries. It's part remembrance, part reinvention.
01:39What's next for Ozzy? A branded afterlife and a legacy louder than death.
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