Seeing Oz onstage when Sabbath got done, that’s the last time I saw him,” Wylde recalled of the band’s farewell concert on July 5.

Ozzy Osbourne performed his final concert with Black Sabbath on July 5, 2025, at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, while sitting on a bat-themed throne. The 76-year-old rocker was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2003.

Ozzy Osbourne's longtime guitarist Zakk Wylde has recalled their final moments together, including a heartfelt text from the Black Sabbath legend before his passing