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Ozzy Osbourne cortege to travel through Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, UK, JUL 29 – The procession will include stops at key landmarks and feature a live brass band, allowing fans to pay respects to the heavy metal pioneer who died aged 76, officials said.
- Ozzy Osbourne's funeral cortege will travel through Birmingham's Broad Street at 1pm BST on July 30, offering fans a chance to pay respects.
- The procession follows Osbourne's death on July 22, weeks after his final concert in Birmingham, with the family and city council coordinating a public event ahead of a private funeral.
- Local band Bostin Brass will join the cortege as it passes the bridge and memorial bench dedicated to Black Sabbath, a spot where countless fans have gathered to leave flowers and heartfelt tributes.
- Zafar Iqbal, the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, announced that the city plans to honor the heavy metal legend with a respectful and appropriate tribute, while the Osbourne family financed the event and requested privacy during this time.
- The event honors Osbourne's legacy as a Birmingham-born heavy metal icon and precedes a private family funeral, reflecting widespread fan grief and significant public mourning.
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Birmingham, the home of metal, to honor Ozzy Osbourne as his hearse makes way through city
Thousands of Black Sabbath fans will pay their respects Wednesday to Black Sabbath front man Ozzy Osbourne as his hearse makes its way through the streets of Birmingham, the city in central England where he grew up and where the band was formed in 1968.
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A grand memorial service for Ozzy Osbourne will be held in Birmingham on Wednesday at around 1pm. His family will also be present. For those unable to attend the event in person, a live stream will be available from the Black Sabbath Bridge.
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