Ozzy Osbourne is ready to take his final bow.
The Black Sabbath frontman is set to reunite with the band one last time to headline a one-day festival in Birmingham, England, this summer amid a series of health setbacks that have limited his ability to perform.
“He’s doing really great,” Ozzy’s wife Sharon Osbourne told the BBC in an interview published Feb. 5. “He’s so excited about this, about being with the guys again and all his friends. It’s exciting for everyone.”
Although the rock icon announced his retirement from touring in 2023, Sharon explained why he decided to reunite with original bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward—and why the gig will indeed be his last.
“Ozzy didn’t have a chance to say goodbye to his friends, to his fans, and he feels there’s been no full stop,” she continued. “This is his full stop.”
The 76-year-old—who shared his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis in 2020 and underwent a “major operation” two years later—was forced to step back from the stage after declaring he was no longer “physically capable” of managing life on the road.
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