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Ozzy Osbourne

Великобритания

Heavy Metal

http://www.ozzy.com
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9 авг 2025 :	OZZY OSBOURNE's Private Funeral Service Was 'Very Beautiful', Says ROBERT TRUJILLO: 'It Felt Like There Was A Closure'
8 авг 2025 :	SHARON OSBOURNE Blasts Reports That 'Back To The Beginning' Raised $190 Million For Charity: 'It's Just Ridiculous'
8 авг 2025 :	OZZY And SHARON OSBOURNE Biopic Is Still Moving Forward
7 авг 2025 :	See Photos Of OZZY OSBOURNE's Final Resting Place
6 авг 2025 :	OZZY OSBOURNE's Son JACK Pays Tribute To His Father: 'My Heart Is Heavy With Sadness And Sorrow, But Also Full Of Love And Gratitude'
6 авг 2025 :	OZZY OSBOURNE's Cause Of Death Revealed
5 авг 2025 :	GENE SIMMONS Says OZZY OSBOURNE Was 'A Giant' Who Was Always Authentic
5 авг 2025 :	TED NUGENT On OZZY OSBOURNE: 'As He Got Clean And Sober, He Was A Fun Guy'
5 авг 2025 :	Germany’s Wacken Open Air Festival Honours OZZY OSBOURNE With Drone Show; Video
3 авг 2025 :	VINNY APPICE On OZZY OSBOURNE: 'He Wasn't Known As The Greatest Rock Singer' But 'People Loved Him'
3 авг 2025 :	DON DOKKEN On OZZY OSBOURNE: 'He Was Different Than I Think A Lot Of People Perceive Him As'
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1 авг 2025 :	DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT On OZZY OSBOURNE: 'He Was A Great Guy And An Iconic Rock Artist'
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1 авг 2025 :	OZZY OSBOURNE Laid To Rest In Grounds Of His U.K. Mansion
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30 июл 2025 :	Pennsylvania Senator JOHN FETTERMAN Pays Tribute To OZZY OSBOURNE: 'He Was A Treasure'
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29 июл 2025 :	CELINE DION Pays Tribute To OZZY OSBOURNE: 'He Was A True Original'
28 июл 2025 :	TONY IOMMI On OZZY OSBOURNE's Death: 'It's Like Losing A Brother'
28 июл 2025 :	GEEZER BUTLER On OZZY OSBOURNE: 'Nobody Knew He'd Be Gone From Us Little More Than Two Weeks After The Final Show'
28 июл 2025 :	YUNGBLUD Vows To Play BLACK SABBATH's 'Changes' 'Every Night For The Rest' Of His Life in Honor of 'Hero' OZZY OSBOURNE
28 июл 2025 :	Watch: Fans Turn Birmingham's BLACK SABBATH Bench Into Makeshift Memorial For OZZY OSBOURNE

8 авг 2025

SHARON OSBOURNE Blasts Reports That 'Back To The Beginning' Raised $190 Million For Charity: 'It's Just Ridiculous'

Sharon Osbourne has shot down as "ridiculous" reports that BLACK SABBATH's farewell concert raised nearly $200 million.

In the days after the July 5 event, dubbed "Back To The Beginning", the event's musical director, Tom Morello, shared an Instagram post stating that roughly $190 million (140 million British pounds) would be donated to charity from the concert. Billboard magazine later also reported that the event had raised $190 million, while The Guardian reported that the pay-per-view livestream of the event reached nearly six million fans, generating an estimated $150 million in revenue. At the time, it was expected that the funds would be distributed equally to Birmingham Children's Hospital, Acorn Children's Hospice and Cure Parkinson's — an organization dedicated to finding a cure for the disease Osbourne had lived with since 2019.

In an interview with music industry trade publication Pollstar, conducted on July 17 — just five days before Ozzy's death — his wife and manager said that claims of "Back To The Beginning" raising nearly $200 million are highly inaccurate.

"One of the things that's frightening me is all this false press about [how], we've made $140 million and all of this, and I'm like, God, I wish we could have, for one gig," Sharon said. "It's just ridiculous, the different stories. I went on the internet the next morning and it was like, $140 million, $160 million. And I'm like, Where does this stuff come from?"

"It takes a really long time [to arrive at the final number that will be donated to charity], because we've had all of the bands that we had come in and their expenses, and it'll take a good six weeks to get the final number," she continued.

When Pollstar writer Ray Waddell noted that "these reports are not helpful for the Children's Hospital to see, waiting for their $190 million", Sharon responded: "Oh my God! It's the Children's Hospital, a children's hospice, and Parkinson's research. Everybody thinks that they're going to cure everything with this much money, but it's not the real world."

Sharon went on to say that the concert, which also featured a solo performance from Ozzy, as well as appearances by METALLICA, SLAYER, PANTERA, GUNS N' ROSES and TOOL, among many others, was "a huge success." She said: "It was a phenomenal event. It was the first time, I think, that anybody's gone into retirement and done it, where the show is streamed and it goes to charity. So it's the first time anybody has said goodnight like that, it's the perfect way, when you've had such a long career, to end it. I never wanted Ozzy to just disappear without some big event."

Billboard reported last month that the concert was watched by 40,000 ticketholders and 5.8 million individuals online, with each of the above-mentioned charities also raising tens of thousands of pounds in additional donations by raffling off tickets to the show, auctioning off iconic art and band photographs donated by BLACK SABBATH, and through individual contributions from fans as they streamed into the concert, which took place at Villa Park in Birmingham, England.

At "Back To The Beginning", Ozzy played a five-song set with his solo band — consisting of guitarist Zakk Wylde, bassist Mike Inez, keyboardist Adam Wakeman and drummer Tommy Clufetos — before being joined by fellow original BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Geezer Butler (bass) and Bill Ward (drums) for four classic SABBATH songs: "War Pigs", "Iron Man", "N.I.B." and "Paranoid".

Ozzy's solo set consisted of four songs from Osbourne's 1980 solo debut album "Blizzard Of Ozz" — "I Don't Know", "Mr. Crowley", "Suicide Solution" and "Crazy Train" — along with his 1991 "No More Tears" ballad "Mama, I'm Coming Home".

The 76-year-old heavy metal singer sang while seated on a black throne and appeared overcome with emotion at times. "You have no idea how I feel. Thank you from the bottom of my heart," he told the crowd.

At the end of SABBATH's set, Ozzy said: "It's the last song ever. Your support has enabled us to live an amazing lifestyle, thank you from the bottom of our hearts." Osbourne was then presented with a cake, while fireworks lit up the stadium from overhead.

A message on screen then read, "Thank you for everything, you guys are fucking amazing. Birmingham Forever," before the sky lit up with fireworks.

Ozzy died on July 22 of a heart attack, his death certificate revealed. The certificate also reportedly said the musician suffered from coronary artery disease and Parkinson's disease.

Photo credit: Ross Halfin

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