Ozzy Osbourne and Axl Rose met for the very first time of their lives over the weekend, and that is left followers shocked the 2 rock icons lastly crossed paths.

Ozzy shared a backstage picture on Instagram on Monday, of himself and the Weapons N’ Roses frontman shaking fingers, writing … “My first time assembly Axl Rose, at my age you don’t get to fulfill many legends, significantly an utter gentleman.” The picture was from Saturday’s “Again to the Starting” live performance in Birmingham, England.

A day earlier, Axl posted his personal heartfelt message on X, calling the present “extraordinarily overwhelming” and gushing about assembly the Prince of Darkness. “MET OZZY!! (Loopy we’d by no means met b4!!) He was actually nice!! Was nice to fulfill Sabbath!!”

Axl additionally praised Ozzy’s resilience, referencing his latest well being struggles, saying … “Was onerous as I think about for anybody to look at [Ozzy’s] struggles whereas on the identical time everybody was rooting for him… and HE DID IT!!!!”

Throughout their set, Weapons N’ Roses paid tribute by masking 4 Black Sabbath classics, along with performing their very own anthems “Welcome to the Jungle” and “Paradise Metropolis.”

Ozzy closed out the night time together with his last performances ever — each as a solo artist and because the lead singer of Black Sabbath — in an emotional farewell to the town the place his profession started.