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Ozzy Osbourne’s doctors advised against his final concert, family says
Doctors warned Ozzy Osbourne not to perform his farewell concert because of serious health problems.
He went ahead with the July 5, 2025, show in Birmingham, England, with his Black Sabbath bandmates.
His wife, Sharon, said she kept the severity of his illness from the band and their children.
His son Jack said doctors had raised concerns about his heart and arteries, while Sharon described his struggle to breathe and sing.
Ozzy died 17 days after the concert, aged 76.
Sharon said the performance lifted his spirits and that he remained happy and grateful afterward.
A concert film, *Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back to the Beginning*, is due in cinemas from October 28.
Sharon Osbourne said she kept the severity of Ozzy Osbourne’s illness from their children and his Black Sabbath bandmates before his final concert.
Ozzy performed at the Back to the Beginning farewell concert in Birmingham on July 5, 2025, despite doctors advising him not to take the stage.
Sharon said Ozzy had emphysema and struggled to breathe, and that he was hoping his lungs would work well enough for him to sing.
Ozzy died on July 22, 2025, aged 76.
Sharon said he remained happy and grateful after the concert, until the day he died.
- Who
- Sharon Osbourne said she concealed how ill her husband, Ozzy Osbourne, was from their children and his Black Sabbath bandmates.
- What
- She said they did not know the severity of his illness when he performed his final concert.
- When
- The concert was on July 5, 2025. Ozzy died on July 22, 2025.
- Where
- The concert took place at Villa Park in Birmingham, England.
- Why
- Sharon said she did not tell their children, and said the bandmates did not know how sick Ozzy was. Her reason for keeping the illness from them was not stated.
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Ozzy Osbourne performed his farewell concert with Black Sabbath at Villa Park in Birmingham.
Ozzy Osbourne died aged 76.
The Independent reported Sharon Osbourne’s comments at a screening of the concert film.
The Daily Mail reported Sharon Osbourne’s comments at the British premiere of the film.
- Final concert
- Back to the Beginning, July 5, 2025
- Concert venue
- Villa Park, Birmingham
- Death
- July 22, 2025, aged 76
- Health conditions mentioned
- Emphysema and Parkinson’s disease
- Black Sabbath bandmates
- Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Geezer Butler
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Doctors warned Ozzy Osbourne not to perform final concert just 17 days before his death, son Jack reveals
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Sharon Osbourne reveals no one knew 'how sick Ozzy was' when he took to the stage for final gig
Sharon Osbourne admits hiding severity of Ozzy's illness from children before final concert
What people are saying
The guys (Black Sabbath) didn't know how sick Ozzy was. Even my kids, we never told my kids. Nobody knew how sick he was.
He was just praying that his lungs would work and he could sing. With everything else that was wrong with him, he had emphysema so for him to breathe was very hard.
He was so happy. Until the day he passed, he was still on that high, so thankful to everyone.