Sharon Osbourne Details Ozzy’s Final Show Decision
Sharon Osbourne has shared new details about the weeks leading up to Ozzy Osbourne’s final performance, saying the Black Sabbath legend understood his health was failing but was determined to take the stage one last time. Speaking on a recent podcast appearance, she reflected on grieving after Ozzy’s July 2025 death and described how the family approached the charity event billed as “Back To The Beginning,” which became his farewell.
Discussing the timing of the concert on the Dumb Blonde podcast, Sharon said doctors warned Ozzy he could die soon after the show, and she recalled being told two weeks before the performance that he “could probably die,” adding that Ozzy still wanted to go ahead because he felt he needed it and wanted to “go my way.”
Sharon also said Ozzy had suffered sepsis earlier in the year and that the diagnosis sharpened the family’s sense that time was running out. She described him leaving hospital in England and being told the concert could be fatal, but insisting he would still do it, framing the final performance as the ending he chose after a lifetime on stage.
In the same interview, Sharon spoke about Ozzy’s final hours, saying his decline was rapid and that she believed he was gone while attempts were made to revive him. She also revisited what the farewell meant for fans, noting the emotional response in Birmingham as he reunited with Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward for classic Black Sabbath songs after a short solo set.
Ozzy, who was 76, died following a heart attack, according to the account Sharon shared, after years of widely documented health struggles. Her comments underline how central that last concert was to the singer’s identity, and why the “Back To The Beginning” show has taken on added weight as the closing chapter of his career.
