The legendary rock star, Black Sabbath frontman and reality TV personality died on July 22 at 76. About two weeks prior, he played his final concert in his native Birmingham, England.

Birmingham’s heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne has died at the age of 76, just weeks after performing a farewell concert with Black Sabbath. His family confirmed he passed away surrounded by loved ones.

The Black Sabbath frontman's last gig was at Villa Park. He meant an awful lot to the people of Birmingham and never forgot his roots

Ozzy Osbourne has died at the age of 76, just weeks after his epic farewell gig at Villa Park - which was his last appearance before his death.

That was the case for Ozzy Osbourne, the frontman of British band Black Sabbath, whose four members laid the bedrock for what became a towering pillar known as heavy metal music. But Osbourne’s death – announced on Wednesday morning,

Two weeks before his death on Tuesday, Osbourne took part in Black Sabbath’s farewell show on July 5. He performed his final show with his bandmates — Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward — at the Villa Park Stadium in Birmingham, England, where the band was formed in the late ’60s.

Birmingham is the home of heavy metal, but in the decades since Ozzy, Tony and his friends got that moving, it has contributed to all sort of other musical innovation. Ska, reggae, ragga, grime, Bhangra, techno - we've had a hand in them all.

Gloucester Rugby are expanding their horizons for the 2025/26 season by taking a 'home' game away from Kingsholm to Ashton Villa's Premier League football ground Villa Park. The Cherry and Whites will take on Leicester Tigers for the Slater Cup in Birmingham on Saturday,