Overview
- Sharon Osbourne told Rolling Stone on Tuesday that a newly assembled team of six doctors and specialists met the family and advised against Ozzy performing the Back To The Beginning concert.
- She said the doctors warned the July 5, 2025 show at Villa Park could be fatal and that Ozzy nevertheless insisted on going on because he wanted to spend his remaining time that way.
- The farewell concert reunited Ozzy and Black Sabbath with major acts including Metallica, Slayer, Guns N' Roses, Mastodon, Tool and Gojira in what was billed as his final public performance.
- Ozzy died on July 22, 2025, and his death certificate lists acute myocardial infarction and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s disease with autonomic dysfunction as joint causes.
- The film Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning opens in limited cinemas on October 28 and is likely to renew public focus on the medical advice, family decisions and how his final wishes shaped his legacy.