Ozy Osbourne returned to the “house of home” on Wednesday as an emotional Birmingham honored one of his most funded sons.
Thousands of black Sabbath fans gave their respect to the band’s frontman as their horses made their way after their tearful wife and children through the city center.
The horses carrying Osbourne, who died last Tuesday at the age of 76, went to the Broad Street, one of the major routes of the city, went to the Black Sabbath bench, which was unveiled on Broad Street Canal Bridge in 2019.
“Ozi, Ozi, Ozi, Oi, Oi, Oi,” fans shouted.
Six vehicles carrying the Osbourne family followed the horses, along with the police motorcycle riders and a police car. The family emerged briefly to inspect the conference of tribute with Sharon, with his wife of 43 years, visually left and wiping tears.
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And after a long time the horse had proceeded to private funeral, the city, which adopted its reputation as a heavy metal stronghold, was getting faster to the beat of Black Sabbath.
It was in Birmingham, where he grew up, that in 1968 the world-wanner heavy metal band was formed. Osbourne hugged the city as much as it was hugged in Central England as it was clear on the streets.
Thousands of fans as a tribute to flowers in front of ‘Black Sabath Bridge’ to honor composer Ozi Osbourne made thousands of fans to see a funeral procession for Black Sabbath Frontman Ozi Osbourne, which after his death after his death on Birmingham, England, Wednesday, July 30, 2025. Photo Credit: Alberto Pagley
Long -time fan Antony Hunt said it had been a “emotional” day and wanted to live in the city to pay his honor. He said, “What’s amazing, from younger, young children, teenagers to their 60s, there are so many age groups for people in the 70s, so it is very good to see,” he said.
KT Brazier, the head of the events at the Birmingham City Council, said Osborne meant “everything” for the city. “He never forgot where he came from,” he said. “You can still hear that you know wherever he was, you know, I think some people are hidden away from the fact that they are from Birmingham and they have got that pronunciation, but they have kept it all the way.”
Sharon Osbourne, Jack Osbourne, Kelly Osborn and Amy Osbourne View paid tribute to the late Ozi Osbourne from Black Sabbath Bench and Bridge fans, as their funeral traveled through his home cities on 30 July, 2025 in Birmingham, England. , Photo Credit: Christopher Ferlong
Osbourne and his Black Sabbath Bandmates – Terence Butler, Tony Iom and Bill Ward – Birmingham was recently awarded the city’s independence in the recognition of his services.
The story of Black Sabbath began in 1968 in Birmingham when four original members were looking at the factory’s life to escape. Without doubt, the roots of heavy metal sound and fury were inherited the city’s construction. Osbourne could never forget the roots of his working class.
The band is credited with widely define and popularizing the sound of heavy metal – aggressive, but full of tunes.
Osbourne Black was the frontman of Sabbath during his extreme period in the 1970s. Their antics, on and off stage, were mythological, and often fuel by drinks and drugs. He was widely known as the “prince of darkness”.
Thousands of fans gathered to watch a funeral procession for Black Sabbath Frontman Ozi Osbourne as a tribute to honoring composer Ozi Osbourne, which after his death at Birmingham, England, Wednesday, 30 July, 2025 after his death at the age of 76 years. Photo Credit: Alberto Pagley
In 1970, the first album named Band made the UK Top 10 and a year later paved the way for a string of hit albums, including the 1971 “Master of Reality” and “Volume 4”. It became one of the most impressive and successful metal bands of all times, selling over 75 million albums worldwide.
In the final show on 5 July, 42,000 fans saw band performances for the first time in 20 years at the city’s house, Eston Villa’s house, sitting on a black throne. Osbourne was in poor health in recent years, especially after the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease in 2019.
Birmingham, England – July 30: Tribute is released to the funeral cortage of the first Ozi Osbourne, which is set to travel through its home city Birmingham in Birmingham, England on 30 July 2025. , Photo Credit: Leone Neel
Osborn, who also had a successful single career, found a new army of fans in the early 2000s reality shows OsbornsIn which he acted with Sharon and the two youngest children, Kelly and Jack.
Published – July 31, 2025 10:31 AM IST
