Ozzy Will Fittingly End His Career Perched Upon a Throne at Black Sabbath’s Final Show
If there’s anyone that could be considered heavy metal royalty, it’s the “Prince of Darkness” himself, Ozzy fuckin’ Osbourne. With nearly six decades in music under his belt, he’s see and done it all, becoming one of the most iconic musicians on the planet. Therefore, it’s only natural that he would end his career both as a solo artist and as the frontman of Black Sabbath in Birmingham, England, perched upon a throne during the “Back to the Beginning” show on July 5.
Now, the decision to have him seated during his set wasn’t some gaudy decision to inflate his ego or anything. As we’re all aware by now, he’s a 76 year old man battling Parkinson’s disease and dealing with ongoing medical issues surrounding past injuries. It’s gotten so bad that his wife and manager Sharon Osbourne told the world his voice was still good, but he can’t really walk anymore.
News of how Osbourne will be performing at that fateful show came about during the Riff X’s Metal XS show when guitarist Zakk Wylde mentioned the throne. He even said the throne might leave the stage and “fly”.
“The game plan is, let’s hope this is what happen, you always gotta stay on the bright side of life, because Oz was singing at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame thing. Ozzy was just sitting at the chair and he was singing ‘Mama, I’m Coming Home’, and it sounded great. So hopefully we’ll just do this, and then Oz will go, ‘Let’s just fire up the machine again and we’ll do another tour. With Oz and his throne that just flies over the stadium or whatever, [where he] shoots out buckets of water and does everything like that. So if Oz has a great time and it’s just, like, ‘I wanna go out on the road again,’ it’s just, like, ‘Good. Let’s do it again.’”
Knowing Wylde, there’s a chance he’s fucking around about the throne flying over the stadium and whatnot. Dude’s known for being a bit of a lil’ jokester, after all. That being said, the show’s going to be absolutely epic, with performances by Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Slayer, Pantera, Tool, Gojira, and a whole host of other big names slated for the big day. Not to mention individual artists like Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst, ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson, Faith No More’s Mike Bordin, Sammy Hagar, and Ghost’s Papa V Perpetua.
Oh and Ozzy will perform solo, as will the original Black Sabbath lineup of Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward for the very final time.
Regardless of whether Ozzy’s sitting or standing, July 5 will be one of the most momentous days for metal as a genre. If you’re going to attend, know there are tons of jealous people out there that wish they could make it out to the show… myself included…
