Ozzy Osbourne's Doctors Warned His Farewell Concert Would Prove Fatal

Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne's wife and manager, revealed in an interview with Rolling Stone that the singer's doctors advised canceling his farewell concert, warning that the performance would kill him. According to her, Ozzy knew his condition was severe, but insisted on taking the stage.

"They advised us not to do the show. They said it would kill him," Sharon shared. She explained that a team of six medical specialists—experts in cardiology, Parkinson's disease, and pulmonology—visited their home after Ozzy spent a week hospitalized in the UK before being discharged. "It's not an option. This is what I want," Ozzy reportedly told them during that meeting, as recounted by Sharon.

"I know I'm dying. If I lose a few months off my life, I want to go out like this. This is what I want," Ozzy said, adding, "Another half a year, what will that do to me?" Sharon noted, "That was his wish, and we did it." The concert took place on July 5, 2025, in Birmingham, and Ozzy passed away 17 days later, on July 22, at the age of 76. His cause of death was a heart attack, following battles with coronary heart disease and Parkinson's.

"It was very hard to watch a big part of this film. I had to, but it was very hard," Sharon said about viewing the documentary chronicling the concert, describing the experience as bittersweet. She recalled that Ozzy would say about the film, "How lucky am I? I'm a lucky son of a bitch." Sharon added, "And he knew it. He never took anything for granted."

The two-and-a-half-hour documentary, Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back to the Beginning, directed by Ben Wainwright-Pearce, captures the ten-hour farewell event. The lineup featured Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Slayer, and Mastodon, alongside ensembles put together by Tom Morello. The charity evening also included the historic reunion of the original Black Sabbath lineup.