Ozzy Osbourne will be laid to rest in a private funeral for family and friends tomorrow, but before that, there will be a special procession through Birmingham
Ozzy Osbourne will be laid to rest in a private funeral in Birmingham tomorrow. The Black Sabbath star died last week after paramedics spent two hours trying to revive the rocker.
He had a number of health complications before his death and just weeks before, he had performed at his final ever concert at Villa Park. Ozzy had always wanted to come back to the UK to spend time with his family before his death.
A procession will move down Broad Street in central Birmingham tomorrow, starting at around 1pm. The cortege will be followed by his family and they will make their way to Black Sabbath bridge and bench.
Broad Street will be closed from 7am to allow for the procession to take place and will reopen soon after. Fans are expected to arrive in their thousands to pay tribute to the Black Sabbath star.
The Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Zafar Iqbal MBE, JP, said: “Ozzy was more than a music legend – he was a son of Birmingham. Having recently been awarded the Freedom of the City and following his celebrated appearance at the Back to the Beginning concert at Villa Park earlier this month, it was important to the city that we support a fitting, dignified tribute ahead of a private family funeral. We know how much this moment will mean to his fans.
“We’re proud to host it here with his loving family in the place where it all began, and we are grateful that they have generously offered to pay to enable this to happen and support the city is giving him the farewell he deserves.”
For those unable to attend in person, they will be able to watch the live feed of the Black Sabbath bridge, where floral tributes have been left for the rocker. The cortege will also be brought here for one final look at the tributes left by fans.
Elsewhere, those wishing to pay tribute to Ozzy, can head to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery to sign a book of condolence. It sits alongside the Ozzy Osbourne Working Class Hero exhibition, which Sharon Osbourne opened last month.
There is also a Black Sabbath Mural on Navigation Street, Ozzy the Bull at New Street Station and The Station pub, which is where Black Sabbath first played all the way back in 1968.
Ozzy said he was “desperate to come home” to the UK and his native Birmingham but the move had been delayed by his battle with Parkinson’s and the various surgeries for a spinal injury that he had to undergo.
Back in May, he heartbreakingly said: “It’s time for me to spend some time with my grandkids. I don’t want to die in a hotel room somewhere. I want to spend the rest of my life with my family.”
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