Overview

• Yungblud opened the UBS Arena performance with “Crazy Train” and “Changes” before Steven Tyler and Joe Perry joined for “Mama, I’m Coming Home,” with Nuno Bettencourt and Adam Wakeman onstage.
• Jack Osbourne and several of Ozzy’s grandchildren introduced the segment via a pre‑taped message, saying the tribute would make him happy and urging viewers to “let’s go crazy.”
• Tyler’s appearance came after Aerosmith retired from touring in 2024 due to his vocal‑cord injury, adding significance to his return to a televised stage.
• Multiple participants, including Tyler, Yungblud and Bettencourt, had performed with Ozzy at his July farewell concert in Birmingham less than three weeks before his death at 76.
• The televised salute drew wide attention online, with many praising the performance while The Darkness guitarist Dan Hawkins criticized it on Instagram as “cynical” and “nauseating.”