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Jack Osbourne likens Ozzy's farewell concert to 'a living wake'

Ozzy Osbourne's final concert featured his Black Sabbath bandmates and star guests, selling over 40,000 tickets to raise funds for children's hospices and Parkinson’s research.

  • On July 5, 2025, Jack Osbourne said the Back to the Beginning concert in Aston, Birmingham, marked Ozzy Osbourne's final performance and felt like a living wake where he said goodbye to fans.
  • Declining health, including Parkinson's disease, prompted Ozzy Osbourne to scale back public life, and he completed his memoir Last Rites ahead of its Oct. 7 release.
  • During the July 5 Villa Park concert, Jack Osbourne recalled saying `Before he went on stage, I ran back into the dressing room and I just gave him a big hug...`, according to him.
  • Ozzy Osbourne died on July 22 at age 76 and was honored in a July 30, 2025 funeral procession attended by family, while Sharon Osbourne, wife, thanked fans saying `Your comments, posts, and tributes have brought me more comfort than you know.`
  • With more than 100 million records sold, Ozzy's memoir Last Rites and the Paramount+ documentary Ozzy: No Escape From Now release on Oct. 7, highlighting his final years.
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TMZ broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Monday, October 6, 2025.
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