Ozzy Osbourne's Final Concert with Black Sabbath Raised $190 Million for Charity
- - - Ozzy Osbourne's Final Concert with Black Sabbath Raised $190 Million for Charity
Marina WattsJuly 10, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Ozzy Osbourne in Los Angeles in July 2022
Ozzy Osbourne's final concert with Black Sabbath raised $190 million for charity
Proceeds from the concert benefit Cure Parkinson's, Birmingham's Children's Hospital and Acorn Children's Hospice
The July 5 concert marked the first show that Black Sabbath reunited for in 20 years
Ozzy Osbourne's final concert with Black Sabbath is helping those in need.
Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, who served as the music director for the epic all-day event, shared that the show raised $190 million for Cure Parkinson's (which Osbourne, 76, suffers from), Birmingham Children’s Hospital, and Acorn Children’s Hospice.
"We set out to not just create the greatest day in the history of heavy metal," Morello, 61, captioned his Instagram post recapping the show's highlights, which included the impressive proceeds. The guitarist also gave a shout-out to the Prince of Darkness himself, who performed from a throne during Black Sabbath's set.
"THANKYOU @ozzyosbourne for trusting me to be the Musical Director of the 'Back to the Beginning' show. It was over a year of hard work but heavy metal was the music that made me love music and it was a labor of love."
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Ozzy Osbourne in Long Beach in September 2022
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"We raised a ton of money for a great cause and so many great musicians & bands & fans all over the world paid tribute to the ALL TIME greats," added Morello.
5.8 million fans livestreamed the show online while 40,000 fans saw the concert live in Birmingham's Villa Park, the hometown of the heavy metal band. The show marked the first time Black Sabbath performed together in 20 years.
"It’s my time to go back to the beginning … time for me to give back to the place where I was born," Osbourne said in a statement when announcing the show in February.
"How blessed am I to do it with the help of people whom I love. Birmingham is the true home of metal. Birmingham for ever."
Osbourne sang seated on a bat-shaped throne with skull details that rose from beneath the stage for Black Sabbath's set, becoming the epitome of his nickname, the Prince of Darkness.
He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2003 and is unable to walk and has suffered a series of health setbacks in recent years.
"It’s so good to be on this f---ing stage, you have no idea," the British rocker said at the start of the set, per Variety. "Let the madness begin!"
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Ozzy Osbourne in Cleveland in October 2024
He sang solo hits "I Don’t Know," "Mr. Crowley," "Suicide Solution," "Mama, I’m Coming Home" and "Crazy Train." Black Sabbath performed "War Pigs," "N.I.B.," Iron Man" and closed out their show with "Paranoid."
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