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READ MORE:Kelly Osbourne’s Emotional Letter to ‘My Daddy’ Ozzy a Year After His Death
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Butler shared a photo of Ozzy from Back to the Beginning with the caption:
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One year ago today- hard to believe. I am so glad we were able to do the final show , back in our hometown, just a couple of weeks before Ozzy left us. Gone in body, but his legend lives on. Such incredible memories. Ozzy forever!
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One year ago today- hard to believe. I am so glad we were able to do the final show , back in our hometown, just a couple of weeks before Ozzy left us. Gone in body, but his legend lives on. Such incredible memories. Ozzy forever!
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Ward shared a screenshot of a message that read:
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Every day, there is a persistent silence,
We miss you so much,
Respectfully, with love to the Osbourne family,
Bill and Jackie Ward Family
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Every day, there is a persistent silence,
We miss you so much,
Respectfully, with love to the Osbourne family,
Bill and Jackie Ward Family
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Sabbath played four songs during their final performance at the Back to the Beginning show: “War Pigs,” “N.I.B.,” “Iron Man” and “Paranoid.” It was the first time all four founding members played together in 20 years, as drummer Ward did not take part in the band’s final tour in 2017.
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The evening ended with fireworks and Butler giving a cake to Ozzy, which had a portrait of him on it, his name and the words “The Final” underneath.
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Stay tuned as we share more tributes to Ozzy throughout the day.
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See how we ranked all of Black Sabbath’s songs with Ozzy in the gallery below.
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A total of 79 songs, including interludes!
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