Overview
- At Villa Park on July 5, Ozzy Osbourne and Axl Rose greeted each other for the first time before their respective performances.
- On X, Axl Rose praised Osbourne’s perseverance through Parkinson’s disease and multiple surgeries, exclaiming “HE DID IT!!!!”
- Ozzy shared an Instagram photo of the handshake, calling Rose “seriously an utter gentleman” and noting his own age made such meetings rare.
- Metallica’s James Hetfield and Axl Rose set aside tensions dating back to their 1992 tour with a quiet backstage reunion.
- The sold-out “Back to the Beginning” concert continues to generate funds for Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorns Children’s Hospice.