Ozzy Osbourne, the Black Sabbath star, will likely be privately laid to relaxation in Birmingham tomorrow following his loss of life final week. Regardless of paramedics’ greatest efforts, they had been unable to revive the rock legend after two hours. The star had been battling quite a few well being points previous to his loss of life and had given his remaining efficiency at Villa Park only a few weeks earlier. Ozzy had all the time expressed a need to return to the UK to spend time along with his household earlier than his demise. A procession is ready to start down Broad Avenue in central Birmingham tomorrow, beginning round 1pm. His household will observe the cortege because it makes its technique to the Black Sabbath bridge and bench.

Broad Avenue will likely be briefly closed from 7am to accommodate the procession and can reopen shortly afterwards. Hundreds of followers are anticipated to collect to pay their respects to the Black Sabbath icon. The Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Zafar Iqbal MBE, JP, commented: “Ozzy was greater than a music legend – he was a son of Birmingham. Having lately 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 essential to the 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,” experiences The Mirror.

He added: “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 supplied to pay to allow this to occur and assist the town is giving him the farewell he deserves.”

These unable to attend in particular person can have the chance to view the dwell stream from the Black Sabbath bridge, the place floral tributes have been positioned for the legendary musician.

The funeral procession can even pause right here for one remaining second to acknowledge the tributes left by devoted followers.

The Black Sabbath bench web site is planning to offer an ongoing livestream on Wednesday the place you’ll be able to sustain with the procession. It is anticipated to start at roughly 1PM BST. That is 8AM ET and 5AM PT for these within the US.

In the meantime, these wishing to honour Ozzy can go to Birmingham Museum and Artwork Gallery to signal a guide of condolence.

It’s positioned subsequent to the Ozzy Osbourne Working Class Hero exhibition, which Sharon Osbourne inaugurated final month.

There may be additionally a Black Sabbath mural on Navigation Avenue, Ozzy the Bull at New Avenue Station and The Station pub, which served because the venue the place Black Sabbath first carried out again in 1968.

Ozzy had expressed he was “determined to return dwelling” to the UK and his beloved Birmingham, although the relocation had been postponed attributable to his wrestle with Parkinson’s and a number of operations for a spinal damage.

In Could, he poignantly revealed: “It is time for me to spend a while with my grandkids. I do not wish to die in a lodge room someplace. I wish to spend the remainder of my life with my household.”