Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne died July 22 at 76. The rock legend left Des Moines "with bat taste in mouth" after a show in 1982.

Artists including Alice Cooper, Coldplay, Lady Gaga, Cyndi Lauper and more paid tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne at their respective concerts in July 2025.

Thousands of metal fans gathered at the Allianz Amphitheater to see Hatebreed, GWAR and Lamb of God perform, while mourning the recent death of metal legend Ozzy Osbourne.

Ozzy Osbourne molded heavy metal with his definitive vocals as the legendary frontman of Black Sabbath and later as a solo artist with a career full of hits. Osbourne, who died Tu

The rapper walked out to Black Sabbath's "Iron Man," the 1970 hit track about a time-traveling metal monster off Paranoid. Taking the stage, Drake addressed the thousands gathered at Utilita Arena Birmingham, as fan footage captured: "Hey Birmingham! Rest in peace to the legendary Ozzy Osbourne."

"He said he would be coming to Birmingham again … We were hoping to see him this week," the rocker's two surviving sisters Jean and Gillian recalled

Yungblud—who covered Black Sabbath's "Changes" during Ozzy Osbourne's final show—said he will be playing the 1972 track "every night" for the rest of his life in honor of the late rocker.

Billy Corgan has suggested the idea of making Back to the Beginning an annual celebration in the memory of the late Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne.