Overview

• Morello told Chicago’s Q101 it “felt like he knew,” noting Osbourne had been frail for a while yet was seen at another Birmingham event a week after the show.
• Serving as musical director, Morello said he worked with Ozzy and Sharon for roughly two years to craft the July 5 Villa Park concert as a definitive finale.
• Osbourne performed seated for a solo set before reuniting with Black Sabbath, in a show Morello aimed to make “the greatest day in the history of heavy metal.”
• Billboard reporting cited by outlets says the benefit raised more than $190 million for Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn Children’s Hospice.
• Osbourne died on July 22 at 76, with official documents listing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s with autonomic dysfunction; the BBC has postponed a documentary at the family’s request.