Overview

• Thousands of fans lined Broad Street chanting “Ozzy! Ozzy! Ozzy!” and tossing flowers onto the hearse as it passed
• Sharon Osbourne and their children stopped at the Black Sabbath bench to read tributes and lay flowers, visibly moved by the communal mourning
• Birmingham City Council organized the public procession in collaboration with the Osbourne family, who covered all associated costs
• Local brass band Bostin’ Brass performed live renditions of Black Sabbath classics to punctuate the cortege’s route
• A private funeral service will follow at an undisclosed location, while a book of condolences and a museum exhibition remain open to honor his legacy