In Birmingham, last tribute of thousands of fans at Ozzy Osbourne

Several thousand people gathered on Wednesday in Birmingham in England on Wednesday to attend the passage of the funeral procession of Ozzy Osbourne, leader of Black Sabbath, who died on July 22 at 76, before an burial ceremony in intimacy.

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For many dressed in black. Nevertheless, wearing t-shirts or jackets with the effigy of the “Prince of Darkness”, there were already many before the start of the procession, which must set off at 1 pm (12 h GMT) for a last tribute to the godfather of Heavy Metal in his hometown, noted an AFP photographer.

The procession will in particular travel Broad Street. Meanwhile, birmingham, last tribute thousands fans where stars bearing the name of city personalities – of which Ozzy Osbourne obviously – dot the sidewalk on the model of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

He will head to the “Black Sabbath Bridge”. on which a bench is overcome with the faces of the four members of Black Sabbath, covered since the announcement of the death of the star of flowers and messages left by many admirers.

The event will be broadcast live on the internet to allow the dozens of millions of fans of the singer to follow the procession. accompanied by a group of local musicians.

Known for his escapades – often under the effect of alcohol. drugs, Ozzy Osbourne had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease since 2009.

Very diminished. he had given a final concert on July 5 in Birmingham, with his friends of Black Sabbath, in front of tens of thousands of fans from birmingham, last tribute thousands fans around the world.

“Ozzy was more than a music legend, he was a son of Birmingham. It was important for the city that we paid him an appropriate tribute. worthy, ”said his mayor, Zafar Iqbal on Tuesday.

After this last tribute in this city in the center of England, Ozzy Osbourne must be buried in intimacy.

According to the tabloid The Sun. his funeral should take place in the presence of numerous stars, including Elton John, who had praised a “close friend”, at the announcement of his death, or James Hetfield, of the Metallica group.

Black Sabbath, trained in 1968, sold more than 75 million albums worldwide, and was a huge success in the 1970s and 1980s.

Having become a reality TV star with his program “The Osbournes” in the 2000s. one of the greatest successes of MTV, Ozzy had marked the memories after having crunched the head of a birmingham, last tribute thousands fans living bat in the middle of the concert.