{"id":300675,"date":"2025-07-29T08:03:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T08:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/300675\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T08:03:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T08:03:15","slug":"ozzy-osbourne-funeral-details-as-black-sabbath-icon-to-make-last-trip-through-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/300675\/","title":{"rendered":"Ozzy Osbourne funeral details as Black Sabbath icon to make last trip through Birmingham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ozyy Osbourne is set to be brought back to Birmingham following his death aged 76 &#8211; with his cortege set to visit the city where he will be brought to the floral tributes left by fans<\/p>\n<p>08:55, 29 Jul 2025Updated 08:58, 29 Jul 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3_RH-2025-07-05-4434.jpg\" alt=\"Back To The Beginning Concert\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Ozzy Osbourne&#8217;s cortege will go through Birmingham on Wednesday(Image: Ross Halfin)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Following his <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/breaking-ozzy-osbourne-dies-just-35599985\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">death at the age of 76<\/a>, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/latest\/ozzy-osbourne\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Ozzy Osbourne<\/a> is set to make a final journey through his hometown of Birmingham. The singer&#8217;s cortege will grace Birmingham&#8217;s Broad Street on Wednesday, July 30, where the city&#8217;s favourite son will be brought to the floral tributes left by fans at the Black Sabbath bridge and bench.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Accompanied by a live brass band, the procession will guide Ozzy and his family down Broad Street at 1pm on Wednesday, with Bostin&#8217; Brass providing the soundtrack for Ozzy&#8217;s last trip through the city before his private family funeral.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/showbiz\/ozzy-osbournes-family-devastated-sick-35634530\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Osbourne family<\/a> will bear the costs of security and other associated expenses for the procession.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_Obit-Ozzy-Osbourne-25203723411638.jpg\" alt=\"Ozzy Osbourne kisses his wife Sharon\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>The Osbourne family is footing the bill for costs of security(Image: Chris Pizzello\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Fans of Ozzy and those wishing to show their support for his family are invited to Broad Street to bid farewell to the Freeman of the City of Birmingham, reports <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/whats-on\/whats-on-news\/ozzy-osbourne-coming-home-birmingham-32155607\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham Live<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Black Sabbath bridge has been adorned with tributes and flowers as thousands descend upon the city to pay their respects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Zafar Iqbal MBE, JP, said: &#8220;Ozzy was more than a music legend &#8211; he was a son of Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;We know how much this moment will mean to his fans.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2_GettyImages-1422611631.jpg\" alt=\"LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 10: Musician Ozzy Osbourne signs copies of his album &quot;Patient Number 9&quot; at Fingerprints Music on September 10, 2022 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Ozzy Osbourne is returning to Birmingham(Image: Scott Dudelson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;We&#8217;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The council has expressed gratitude towards businesses and residents of Broad Street and the wider city centre for accommodating the procession, as well as West Midlands Police and the West Midlands Metro.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Broad Street will be off-limits to vehicles from 7am, with buses and trams rerouted during the proceedings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The procession is slated for 1pm, after which Broad Street will be reopened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Those planning to attend are advised to use public transport to arrive early, with stewards available to provide assistance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">For fans unable to attend, there&#8217;s a Black Sabbath bridge live camera \u2013 <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/blacksabbathbench.co.uk\/take-your-black-sabbath-bench-selfie\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"click here to access the live streamLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">click here to access the live stream<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Want all the biggest Showbiz and TV news straight to your inbox? <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Sign up for our free Daily Star Showbiz newsletter.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ozyy Osbourne is set to be brought back to Birmingham following his death aged 76 &#8211; with his&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300676,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,393,4884,29260,54129,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-300675","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-ozzy-osbourne","13":"tag-tributes","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300675"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300675\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}