Ozzy Osbourne “Can’t Walk,” But His Legendary Voice Remains Untouched, Says Sharon

The rock icon is preparing for his final performance, with Metallica, Slayer, and Pantera joining Black Sabbath for a massive farewell event.

By Griffin Kozlowski

Feb 9, 2025

Ozzy Osbourne’s last concert is set—despite mobility issues, Sharon says his voice remains strong. Final Black Sabbath show coming July 2025.—Image: Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne “can’t walk” anymore—but his voice is still as strong as ever. Despite his Parkinson’s diagnosis, he remains excited for his final show, Back to the Beginning, where he will reunite with Black Sabbath for the first time in 20 years.
The insane lineup includes Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Lamb of God, and a “supergroup” featuring Slash, Duff McKagan, Billy Corgan, Tom Morello, and Fred Durst (yes, that Fred Durst). Expect absolute chaos.
Tickets drop February 14th—and this will be Ozzy’s final performance. Sharon Osbourne confirmed this is the definitive farewell, with all proceeds going to Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, and Acorn Children’s Hospice.

The Gist

Alright, so Ozzy Osbourne—THE Prince of Darkness—is out here casually defying medical science. The dude CANNOT WALK. But he CAN STILL BELT OUT “CRAZY TRAIN” LIKE IT’S 1980.

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So Sharon Osbourne, the woman who successfully bullied entire networks into submission, went on The Sun and just dropped this gem:

“Parkinson’s is a progressive disease. It’s not something you can stabilize. It affects different parts of the body and it’s affected his legs. But his voice is as good as it’s ever been.”

OKAY, COOL, GOOD TO KNOW. So Ozzy can’t walk, but his vocal cords are built like a Nokia 3310—indestructible. The man has trashed hotel rooms, snorted god-knows-what, and probably outlived 95% of the hair bands from the ’80s, and his biggest problem is… his legs??

Also, can we talk about how he’s still funnier than 99% of stand-up comics? He got on SiriusXM and said:

“I have made it to 2025. I can’t walk, but you know what I was thinking over the holidays? For all my complaining, I’m still alive.”

Imagine waking up on January 1st, barely surviving NYE, looking at yourself in the mirror and deciding you have the same energy as Ozzy Osbourne. You don’t. Sit down.

Black Sabbath Is Rising From The Grave One Last Time

So here’s the SITUATION: Ozzy isn’t just chilling in his big goth mansion, sipping soup while listening to bat sounds. NO. He’s doing one FINAL SHOW—“Back to the Beginning.” And before you ask, YES, it will be filmed because duh, this is METAL HISTORY.

When / Where Is This Metal Apocalypse?

WHERE: Villa Park, Birmingham
WHEN: July 5, 2025
WHY YOU SHOULD CARE: It’s the FIRST time in 20 YEARS that the OG BLACK SABBATH LINEUP is playing together. Yeah. BILL WARD IS BACK.

Tony Iommi? There. Geezer Butler? Present. Ozzy? Literally held together by sheer spite and a microphone stand.

The Lineup Is So Stacked, It’s Illegal In 12 Countries

METALLICA (prepare for a “Master of Puppets” solo so long you’ll age 5 years)
SLAYER (they “retired” in 2019—LIES. Clearly, they were just waiting for THIS)
LAMB OF GOD, PANTERA, GOJIRA, MASTODON, ANTHRAX (bruh)

A SUPERGROUP (basically the “Avengers, but make it METAL”) featuring:

Duff McKagan (yes, Guns N’ Roses is sending their chillest rep)
Slash (hat confirmed)
Billy Corgan (still mad about 1995)
Fred Durst (he will do it all for the nookie—GUARANTEED)
K.K. Downing (Judas Priest legend—will 100% outshred people half his age)
Jake E. Lee (THE forgotten Ozzy guitarist—justice for Jake!)
Wolfgang Van Halen (he can play EVERY INSTRUMENT BETTER THAN YOU)
Tom Morello (expect noises that sound like a spaceship exploding)

Do you understand? METAL OLYMPICS. Someone WILL injure themselves headbanging too hard.

Black Sabbath’s song Paranoid was written in 20 minutes to fill space on the 1970 album of the same name, yet it became one of heavy metal’s most famous tracks.

Ozzy. Will. Perform. Even. If. It. Kills. Him.

There was a lot of panic about how Ozzy was going to pull this off because, again, he can’t walk. But let’s be real—this is the man who:

Bit the head off a bat.
Did every drug known to humankind and probably invented a few.
Survived a QUAD-BIKE ACCIDENT that nearly ripped him in half.

So yeah, he’s not about to bail on the biggest metal farewell in HISTORY. He’ll probably perform seated or leaning on something, like he did at the Commonwealth Games and that NFL halftime show in 2022—but HE WILL BE THERE.

Sharon Said It’s The “full Stop” – So For Real, This Is It

Sharon is not playing around this time. She said:

“Ozzy didn’t have a chance to say goodbye to his friends, to his fans, and he feels there’s been no full stop. This is his full stop.”

So if you thought he might just “do one more show” after this? LOL, NOPE. Sharon runs a tighter ship than Willy Wonka in the 1971 movie.

Proceeds Go To Charity—cus Ozzy Is A Goth Grandpa With A Heart

This isn’t just about one final, ridiculous metal extravaganza. The show’s proceeds are going to:

Cure Parkinson’s (fighting the disease Ozzy is battling)
Birmingham Children’s Hospital (helping sick kids in his hometown)
Acorn Children’s Hospice (because even the Prince of Darkness loves the children)

Tickets Drop February 14th – You Better Have Fast Reflexes

That’s Valentine’s Day. So instead of buying someone flowers and pretending to care about rom-coms, why not spend your cash on LITERAL METAL HISTORY?

Final Thoughts Before I Start Panicking Over Ticketmaster:

Ozzy is physically falling apart, but vocally stronger than ever.
BLACK SABBATH IS REUNITING ONE LAST TIME.
This concert lineup is literally illegal in some dimensions.
It WILL be filmed, so when your grandkids ask about “real music,” you can show them this.
If you miss this, you will REGRET IT UNTIL THE EARTH COLLAPSES INTO THE SUN.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to call my bank, sell a kidney, and take out a second mortgage so I can get a ticket. LOL, good luck to us all.

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