For many metalheads around the world, it's still hard to comprehend The Prince Of Darkness has left us...
Following on from what has since been revealed as his public funeral - the epic Back To The Beginning concert on July 7th - the late Black Sabbath frontman and heavy metal pioneer, Ozzy Osbourne, will today be laid to rest in a private funeral in his hometown of Birmingham, UK, after passing away age 76 last week.
Many fans around the world have questioned whether it would be possible to livestream Ozzy's final send-off and we will get one last chance to say goodbye via a livestream overlooking the Black Sabbath bench on the Birmingham "Black Sabbath" Bridge.
According to reports from Birmingham Mail, the procession will bring the Osbournes down Broad Street at 1pm BST - which is 10pm AEST (QLD/NSW/VIC/TAS), 9:30pm ACST (SA/NT) and 8pm AWST for us in Australia. Live brass band, Bostin' Brass will lead the charge through the city before the private funeral takes place.
Click here to watch via the livestream!
With many of Ozzy's friends, family and metal peers already jetting back into Birmingham for the funeral - including close friend and former bandmate Rob Trujillo - it's going to be an emotional farewell felt on a global scale. The metal icon's final concert raised over $190 Million for various charities including Cure Parkinson's, Birmingham Children's Hospital and Acorn Children's Hospice.
Ozzy is survived by his family - wife Sharon and children Jack, Kelly and Aimee Osbourne; Louis and Jessica Osbourne (from his first marriage to Thelma Riley) and adopted son Elliot Kingsley, also from his first marriage.
Rest In Power, Ozzy Osbourne.
