Thousands Gather to Pay Respects to Ozzy Osbourne

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Thousands of fans, friends, and family are gathering in Birmingham to pay their final respects to the rock legend, Ozzy Osbourne, as his body is taken to his home city for a private funeral. The hearse carrying his body will travel down Broad Street, stopping at the Black Sabbath bench and bridge, where fans have left thousands of tributes, balloons, and flowers since his death last week. The iconic singer, who helped birth the heavy metal genre, will be bid farewell by music legends, including Elton John, Metallica's James Hetfield, and Yungblud, at the private funeral on Wednesday, July 30.

Key Takeaways:

  • Ozzy Osbourne's funeral procession is expected to bring together thousands of fans, friends, and family to pay their respects to the rock legend.
  • The hearse carrying his body will travel down Broad Street, stopping at the Black Sabbath bench and bridge, where fans have left thousands of tributes, balloons, and flowers.
  • Music legends, including Elton John, Metallica's James Hetfield, and Yungblud, are expected to attend the private funeral.
  • Osbourne's funeral is taking place on Wednesday, July 30, exactly eight days after his death on July 22.
  • The iconic singer co-founded Black Sabbath in 1968 and made eight albums with the Godfathers of Metal before being dismissed in 1979 due to perceived excessive substance abuse.
  • Osbourne launched a successful solo career, beginning with 1980's Blizzard Of Ozz album and went on to release his most recent solo effort, Patient Number 9, in 2022.
  • The Black Sabbath bench and bridge, where fans have been leaving tributes, is located on Broad Street, the site of the funeral procession.
  • Fans can live stream the funeral procession and pay their respects via blacksabbathbench.co.uk.

Statistics:

  • 22: The day Ozzy Osbourne died, almost three weeks after performing at Black Sabbath's farewell gig, Back to the Beginning.
  • 8: The number of days after his death that the funeral procession will take place on Wednesday, July 30.
  • 1968: The year Ozzy Osbourne co-founded Black Sabbath.
  • 1979: The year Osbourne was dismissed from Black Sabbath due to perceived excessive substance abuse.
  • 1980: The year Osbourne's solo career began with the release of his first album, Blizzard Of Ozz.
  • 2022: The year Osbourne released his most recent solo effort, Patient Number 9.
  • 1pm BST: The time the hearse carrying Ozzy's body will start its procession down Broad Street.

Sources:

  • timescontent.com
  • blacksabbathbench.co.uk