His funeral is set to be held in Birmingham, with a special procession through the streets so fans can say their goodbyes to the legend.
Ozzy’s cortege will travel along Broad Street in the city centre from 1pm on Wednesday, making its way towards Black Sabbath Bridge.
The bridge has already become a tribute site for the War Pigs icon, with flowers and tributes left on the bench around Ozzy’s picture.
Tributes have already been left at the Black Sabbath Bridge (Picture: Jacob King/PA Wire)
The family are set to attend a private funeral after the procession (Picture: M. Caulfield/WireImage)
‘We’re going to pay our last respects and homage to one of the greatest living legends of Birmingham,’ said the Lord Mayor of Birmingham Zafar Iqbal.
The procession will include music performed by local group Bostin’ Brass as Ozzy makes one final trip through his hometown.
The Lord Mayor continued: ‘He put Birmingham on the map. He put Aston on the map.’
Calling Ozzy a ‘son of Birmingham’, he added he was grateful the family had offered to pay for this final farewell for fans.
The family will be in attendance, with a private funeral set to take place after the procession.
Broad Street will be closed to traffic from 7am to allow crowds to gather, with buses and trams diverted throughout the day.
Other sites in the city have become tributes to Ozzy (Picture: Martin Pope/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock)
Ozzy ‘put Birmingham on the map’ (Picture: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
The council said it was working ‘at pace’ to coordinate the event, with a live stream on Black Sabbath bench broadcasting online for those who cannot make it.
There is also a mural on Navigation Street as well as other tributes around the city, including at The Station pub, which is where Black Sabbath played their first gig in 1968.
Thousands have already paid tribute to the Prince of Darkness, including Metallica and Pantera who joined the band for that farewell gig earlier this month.
Oasis, who are currently on their reunion tour, dedicated Rock ‘n’ Roll Star to Ozzy while performing in Wembley.
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