US EditionHow Ozzy Osbourne Made Birmingham the Birthplace of Metal
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Lita Ford Remembers Ozzy Osbourne: âIn Ozzyâs Name, Keep Rockingâ
âCan you believe Iâm in Ozzyâs hometown tonight?â Itâs a quarter to ten, and Lita Ford, 66, is backstage at K.K. Downingâs club in Birmingham, zipped into leather, the air thick with anticipation and sweat. Ford is about to deliver what will be the most wrenching live performance of âClose My Eyes Foreverâ â her aching 1989 power ballad with Ozzy Osbourne that became Osbourneâs first and only Top 10 hit. âItâs going to be really emotional,â sâŠ
Ozzy Osbourne made Birmingham his power
Rockers gathered in their masses in Birmingham the weekend of Ozzy Osbourneâs final gig, blinking in the bright sunlight like weâd just emerged from under our rock. I got headbangerâs neck from nodding to my fellow metal-heads as I exited New Street Station. My home city was transformed by a sea of Black Sabbath tees, and for once, our ancient subculture was on top. I couldnât get a ticket to see them play, so I spent the weekend doing Sabbath-aâŠ
In Birmingham, hometown of Ozzy Osbourne, admirers celebrated Wednesday the "rock" life of the heavy metal godfather and leader of Black Sabbath, who died the day before at the age of 76, fifteen days after a final concert in this central city of England.
People observe the tributes to the late British singer Ozzy Osbourne at the Crown pub, where Black Sabbath gave his first concert in Birmingham, Great Britain, on July 23, 2025. Osbourne died at the age of 76 on July 22, 2025, weeks after giving his last concert with Black Sabbath, as announced by his family. EFE The entry Homenajes in Birmingham after the death of British singer Ozzy Osbourne was first published in Digital Process.
Hundreds of Ozzy Osbourne fans gathered on Wednesday, in front of many more rehearsals from its native city, Birmingham, while many artists continued to praise their influence on heavy metal music, reports Reuters.
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