Sixteen years after their final Wembley efficiency, Oasis returned to the iconic stadium with a powerful nod to a fellow British music legend: Ozzy Osbourne.
As the last chords of “Dwell Endlessly” echoed via a packed crowd of almost 90,000, a massive picture of the late Black Sabbath frontman stuffed the stage display screen. The viewers erupted in each cheers and applause, and a few flying pints, all colliding in a single shared second.
Liam Gallagher adopted the show with a quick, heartfelt dedication:
“I want to dedicate this next song to Ozzy Osbourne.”
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The unmistakable opening of “Rock and Roll Star” adopted, the lyrics taking up new that means in mild of the tribute.
Noel and Liam Gallagher stood hand in hand throughout the second, a uncommon sight from the famously turbulent brothers, as hundreds of followers teared up, many visibly moved by the heartfelt gesture.
The Prince of Darkness bids farewell: Ozzy Osbourne passes away at 76
Ozzy Osbourne handed away on July 22, Tuesday, after his over 20-year-long battle with Parkinson’s illness. He was 76.
Simply weeks earlier than his dying, he reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates for a farewell efficiency at Villa Park, simply miles from the place the legendary band was fashioned in 1968.
Followers have since gathered in Birmingham to pay their respects, leaving flowers and lighting candles on Black Sabbath Bridge. Tributes from throughout the music world have poured in, with messages from Yungblud, Gene Simmons, Brian Could, and Osbourne’s longtime bandmates Terence “Geezer” Butler, Tony Iommi, and Invoice Ward.
A towering determine in rock and steel historical past, Ozzy Osbourne was inducted into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame two occasions; first with Black Sabbath in 2006, and once more as a solo artist in 2023.
His cultural legacy prolonged nicely past music, thanks partly to MTV’s The Osbournes, which provided a chaotic, endearing have a look at life inside the Osbourne household.
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Pals shut to Sharon Osbourne have additionally expressed deep concern for her following the dying of her husband of almost 4 a long time, calling Ozzy her “soulmate.” An insider reported:
“Sharon could be very, very fragile. She is so skinny. She is just not nicely.”
The supply added:
“We’re all terrified for her well being at this level. The entire level of her life was him.”
In the meantime, it was Oasis’ opening evening of a seven-show run at Wembley this summer time, and the Gallagher brothers made positive that Ozzy Osbourne’s spirit lived on. As Oasis tore into “Rock and Roll Star,” it was a becoming sendoff for a legend.
Edited by Sohini Biswas