{"id":5899,"date":"2025-07-29T22:25:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T22:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=5899"},"modified":"2025-07-29T22:25:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T22:25:47","slug":"ozzy-osbournes-hearse-to-travel-through-birmingham-ahead-of-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=5899","title":{"rendered":"Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s hearse to travel through Birmingham ahead of funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fans will have the chance to say their goodbyes to\u00a0Ozzy Osbourne<\/a>\u00a0when his cortege travels through Birmingham ahead of his funeral on July 30th.<\/p>\n

Following his death at his family home in Buckinghamshire on July 22nd, Black Sabbath Bridge on Broad Street has become a shrine to the rock icon, with fans travelling from all over to pay their respects to a one-off figure.<\/p>\n

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Now, BBC WM has revealed that ahead of a private farewell, his hearse will make its way through his hometown to Black Sabbath Bridge, and will feature music by local brass band Bostin\u2019 Brass.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

The Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Zafar Iqbal, said in a statement: \u201cWe\u2019re going to pay our last respects and homage to one of the greatest living legends of Birmingham.\u201d Iqbal also revealed he queued up with the general public last week to sign a book of condolence in honour of Osbourne at the at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.<\/p>\n

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The Lord Mayor described the Black Sabbath frontman as a \u201cson of Birmingham\u201d and thanked him for his contribution to the city\u2019s cultural history, adding, \u201cHe put Birmingham on the map. He put Aston on the map.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Iqbal, the Osbourne family \u201cgenerously offered to pay to enable this to happen and support the city is giving him the farewell he deserve\u201d.<\/p>\n

Due to the funeral cortege, Broad Street will be closed to traffic from 7am and, public transport will be diverted while its closed. The hearse will make its way to Broad Street at 1pm. For those unable to make it to Birmingham, the live stream of Black Sabbath Bridge will continue to be in operation.<\/p>\n

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In light of his passing,\u00a0a petition<\/a>\u00a0has been launched to rename Birmingham International Airport after Osbourne, which has already gained more than ten thousand signatures.<\/p>\n

Additionally,\u00a0Osbourne\u2019s poignant comments about his funeral<\/a>\u00a0have resurfaced following his death. He said in 2011: \u201cI honestly don\u2019t care what they play at my funeral; they can put on a medley of Justin Bieber, Susan Boyle and We Are the Diddymen if it makes \u2019em happy \u2013 but I do want to make sure it\u2019s a celebration, not a mope-fest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Osbourne also humorously stated: \u201cI\u2019d also like some pranks: maybe the sound of knocking inside the coffin; or a video of me asking my doctor for a second opinion on his diagnosis of \u2018death\u2019. There\u2019ll be no harping on the bad times. So to answer your question, yes, a bit of planning is the right thing to do for the family you leave behind.\u201d<\/p>\n

Remarkably, just weeks before Osbourne\u2019s passing, on July 22nd, at the age of 76, the original line-up of Black Sabbath returned for one final concert for the first time in more than 20 years. The performance was part of a star-studded bill, titled\u00a0Back to the Beginning<\/em>, at Villa Park in Birmingham, which also included huge acts such as Metallica, Guns N\u2019 Roses,\u00a0and Tool. It also gave the people of Birmingham an opportunity to show Osbourne how much he meant to them while he was still alive.<\/p>\n

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