Eight days after his passing, the physique of heavy steel icon and Black Sabbath vocalist Ozzy Osbourne will head to its remaining resting place. Tomorrow afternoon, a procession together with Osbourne’s shut family and friends, in addition to the hearse carrying Ozzy, will make its manner by means of the musician’s hometown of Birmingham, U.Okay., giving followers an opportunity to say their remaining goodbyes alongside the route.
Beginning at 1 p.m., the hearse will head down Broad Road earlier than making its manner by means of town. Alongside the best way, the procession will cross the Black Sabbath Bridge and bench, the place followers from all around the world have positioned memorials to the fallen rock star.
Alongside the best way, the cortège shall be accompanied by Bostln’ Brass, an area reside brass band that may give one final musical second for the Ozzman. This procession will go to these extremely vital landmarks in Birmingham simply days after Osbourne and his fellow Black Sabbath members have been awarded the Freedom of the Metropolis. It seems that the Osbournes will cowl all bills related to the proceedings.
Birmingham’s Lord Mayor Zafar Iqbal stated tomorrow’s proceedings shall be an vital one for town, because it says good bye to certainly one of its personal.
“Ozzy was greater than a music legend — he was a son of Birmingham. Having not too long ago been awarded the Freedom Of The Metropolis and following his celebrated look on the ‘Again To The Starting’ live performance at Villa Park earlier this month, it was vital to town that we assist a becoming, dignified tribute forward of a personal household funeral. We all know how a lot this second will imply to his followers. We’re proud to host it right here along with his loving household within the place the place all of it started, and we’re grateful that they’ve generously provided to pay to allow this to occur and assist town is giving him the farewell he deserves.”
For these of us unable to make it there in individual, the livestream of the Black Sabbath bench shall be working on the time.