Ozzy Osbourne Raised $190 Million for Charities With Farewell Show Nearly Three Weeks Before Death

Heavy metal’s Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne died at age 76 on July 22 — less than three weeks after bravely bidding goodbye to fans at a farewell concert in his native Birmingham, England, with his Black Sabbath bandmates.

Despite being ravaged by Parkinson’s disease and crippling pain stemming from an ATV accident and its related surgeries, he took to the stage at the Back to the Beginning show that raised $190 million for Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn Children’s Hospice, per People.

Failing health forced Ozzy to perform Black Sabbath’s two sets while seated in a throne-like chair — but that didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the 40,000-plus attendees who roared for their idol and his longtime collaborators, bassist Geezer Butler, drummer Bill Ward and guitarist Tony Iommi.

The onetime bat-biting wildman told the crowd at Villa Park stadium: “Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I love you.”

The show was hosted by Jason Momoa and also featured performances from Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan.

Two-time Grammy winner Ozzy, whose home life with wife Sharon, 72, was once documented on the MTV reality show The Osbournes, which ran from 2002 to 2005 — endured an avalanche of illness and injuries.

The “Crazy Train” and “Iron Man” singer was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2003 — but didn’t publicly share the news for nearly 17 years.

He endured several spinal surgeries after a devastating ATV crash in December 2003 caused cracked vertebrae in his neck leaving him in agony and often relying on a cane or a wheelchair. Over the years, he also dealt with a severe respiratory infection, pneumonia and flu complications, which led to multiple tour cancellations.

An online post signed by Sharon and her and Ozzy’s adult kids Jack, Kelly and Aimee, as well as the musician’s son Louis from his first wife Thelma Riley, announced that the singer passed away “with his family and surrounded by love.”