US EditionOzzy Osbourne and Axl Rose Finally Meet
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, JUL 7 – More than 40,000 fans attended Black Sabbath's final show where Axl Rose and Ozzy Osbourne met for the first time, marking an emotional end to Ozzy's live career.
- Ozzy Osbourne met Axl Rose for the first time backstage at Black Sabbath's final show, Back to the Beginning, at Villa Park in Birmingham on July 5.
- Ozzy Osbourne's final live show in Birmingham in 2025, prompted by Black Sabbath’s farewell, featured Guns N’ Roses' first meeting with Ozzy and a historic lineup.
- Variety reports over 40,000 fans attended Villa Park, with Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, and Guns N’ Roses performing tribute covers and hits.
- Ozzy Osbourne praised Rose as a 'gentleman' in social media posts, prompting fans to flood platforms with praise and highlighting the event's emotional significance.
- Ozzy Osbourne's final concert marked his retirement from touring, ending Black Sabbath's live performances and fostering a new friendship with Axl Rose, symbolizing a historic farewell and legacy shift.
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Ozzy Osbourne, Axl Rose Meet for First Time: Extremely Overwhelming
Rock legends Ozzy Osbourne and Axl Rose met backstage at Osbourne's final Black Sabbath concert in Birmingham, England, a significant encounter celebrated by both musicians, with Rose praising Osbourne's resilience amidst his health struggles and Osbourne expressing his honor at meeting a fellow legend.
Ozzy Osbourne reveals he met another rock legend for first time at his final Black Sabbath gig
Ozzy Osbourne revealed he finally got to meet a fellow rock legend as part of Black Sabbath’s final ever live show. The 76-year-old star performed his last show before retiring on Saturday 5th July, with band Black Sabbath bidding farewell forever back where it all began in Birmingham. In an all-out rock celebration held at Villa Park, dozens of musicians put on the show of a lifetime to a 40,000-strong audience to bid the heavy metal legends go…
Some of the legends presented on the “Back to the Beginning” shared their best moments on social media, such as the case of Axl Rose who was very excited when she was introduced to Ozzy
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