Ozzy Osbourne surprised the crowd at the Closing Ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Monday night (8th August) in his hometown of Birmingham, England when he took the stage with his legendary heavy metal brothers in Black Sabbath.
Joining longtime musical foil guitarist Tony Iommi, along with bassist Adam Wakeman and drummer Tommy Clufetos, the band performed their 1970 classic “Paranoid” to a crowd of 30,000 at Alexander Stadium. The performance marked the 73-year-old Osbourne’s first show since he underwent major neck surgery in June this year to realign pins placed in his back and neck after a fall at home in 2019.
The band released a video of the high-energy “Paranoid” performance, which ended with Ozzy jumping in place and flashing a huge grin as the stage erupted in massive fireworks and he shouted “Birmingham forever!” The special performance, which began with Iommi teasing another band favorite, “Iron Man,” marked the first time Osbourne and Iommi had shared the stage since the last Black Sabbath show on February 4, 2017 in Birmingham.
New Grandpa Ozzy last performed publicly at the 2019 American Music Awards, where he performed a duet with Post Malone on “Take What You Want,” and his last full performance was a headlining slot at Ozzfest on New Year’s Eve 2018; Osbourne’s planned farewell excursion, No More Tours 2, kicked off in 2018 but has been delayed multiple times due to a series of medical issues and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Osbourne’s upcoming album, Patient number 9Slated for release on September 9, it will feature tracks featuring Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo, Eric Clapton, Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready and the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.
Check out footage of the performance below.
Many Thanks #Birmingham #CommonwealthGames2022 pic.twitter.com/8s77r3g4cf
— BlackSabbath (@BlackSabbath) August 8, 2022
What a way to end it all!
Thank you Birmingham Thank you thank you thank you!@ozzyosbourne @toniommi @wakemanofficial#B2022 #Graduation ceremony #CommonwealthGames pic.twitter.com/2UoSFrqoeH
– Birmingham 2022 (@birminghamcg22) August 8, 2022
FOREVER BIRMINGHAM💛#Birmingham #CommonwealthGames #Graduation ceremony pic.twitter.com/3JdR9Xspma
– Birmingham 2022 (@birminghamcg22) August 8, 2022
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