After Metallica’s performance, Osbourne, 76, came out on stage and performed a five-song set by himself, before he was joined by his former bandmates Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Geezer Butler for four of the group’s songs.

Calls to reopen the pub known as the ‘birthplace’ of Black Sabbath have intensified once more following the band’s momentous farewell show. Thousands of rock fans from across the world descended on Birmingham last weekend to say goodbye to Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath as they took to the stage at Villa Park.

So Black Sabbath have taken their final bow and the curtain has come down on the career of the most influential metal band of them all. The Back To The Beginning farewell show at Villa Park on July 5 was the perfect send-off – an all-star celebration that lived up to Tom Morello ’s promise of it being “the greatest day in heavy metal history”.

Sharon Osbourne claims she removed a band from Black Sabbath's 'Back to the Beginning' final concert after a heated dispute with their manager

Black Sabbath received a perk following the Back to the Beginning farewell show on July 5. The daylong event, which marked the final live performance of the Ozzy Osbourne-fronted British heavy metal band, spawned the return of three of the band’s 1970s classic songs to hard rock music charts as well as a major uptick in streams.

Bill Ward's emotional return to Black Sabbath at Birmingham's Villa Park reminded fans of the band's rich history and the enduring bonds forged through music.