Black Sabbath icon, Ozzy Osbourne, is being laid to rest tomorrow following his heartbreaking send-off in Birmingham today
Ozzy Osbourne’s legion of loyal fans have broken the barriers at his heartbreaking procession in Birmingham today as they tried to see the outpouring of tributes left for the Black Sabbath star before he is laid to rest tomorrow.
The dad-of-six has been given one final journey around his beloved hometown in honour of Ozzy’s legion of loyal fans, who have been left bereft by his death.
It comes as the star’s devasted family broke down amid the heartbreaking amount of flowers and tributes left for the singer. After widow Sharon and children Jack, Aimee and Kelly got back into their waiting cars to follow the hearse, fans broke through the barriers to get closer to the action.
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In moving scenes, fans shot through the police barriers set up for crowd control. They lifted the metal barriers and headed onto the street to flock to Black Sabbath Bridge to read tributes and lay down more flowers.
Security, while present, let the fans get on with celebrating Ozzy in their own way.
It has been a day of celebration rather than sadness for fans gathered to pay their respects to Ozzy. Thousands of fans lined Broad Street chanting ‘Ozzy,Ozzy,Ozzy’ as his procession arrived. His family was supported by chants of ‘We love Ozzy’ and ‘We love the Osbournes’.
Sharon, Kelly, Jack and Aimee were all dressed in black as they arrived for the procession, with Sharon and Kelly seen sobbing in truly heartbreaking scenes.
Ozzy died aged 76 on Tuesday last week, with his private funeral taking place just over a week later. His famous family – who admitted there were no words to describe their loss – wanted to give fans one last chance to pay their respects to the Changes star as a special procession will head down Broad Street in the city.
The hearse carrying the star’s coffin passed the star’s childhood home in Lodge Road, Aston, at about 12.45pm on its route into Birmingham city centre.
Flowers have been placed outside the terraced property, close to Villa Park, since the singer’s death, while the owners of the house have put up a picture of Osbourne in the front bay window.
The Jaguar hearse and six Mercedes funeral cars, accompanied by police motorcycle riders and a police car, drove slowly along the street watched by a handful of fans and the current owner of the house.
The procession passed Black Sabbath bridge and bench, where floral tributes have been laid out for the rock icon.
Proceedings started at 1pm, with Broad Street closed to traffic from 7am. Ozzy’s family are covering the costs, with the council helping with the road closure.
He was “desperate to come home” in recent years following his Parkinson’s diagnosis, and Ozzy made it back to England before his death. The poignant message above the statement announcing his death read “Birmingham, England July 22, 2025” – revealing that Ozzy made it back home, one last time.
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