Ozzy Osbourne reflects on 'humbling' final concert in BBC documentary
He said performing in his bat throne at Villa Park was "torture"
Last updated 3rd Oct 2025
Speaking five days after Black Sabbath's historic Back to the Beginning concert, Ozzy Osbourne said his goodbye show at Villa Park was a "humbling" experience and a "great way to go out".
The BBC’s documentary Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home aired in the UK on Thursday night (2nd October), and, during the highly affecting one-hour film, Ozzy and his children, Jack and Kelly, reflect on the Villa Park gig.
"I have to say that my favourite part of the whole weekend was when dad sung ‘Mama, I’m Coming Home’. I don’t feel like there was one dry eye in the whole place,” Kelly says to Jack and Ozzy.
"I got all emotional," Ozzy replies. "I couldn’t get the words out, swallowing my f---ing emotion."
Jack then chipped in: "The guys from Metallica, Slayer, Tool, everyone was just up there like crying."
Expressing his annoyance at having to perform in his bat throne, Ozzy adds: “The only thing I really… that was terribly frustrating for me (was) I had to sit there instead of running across the stage. That was f---ing torture that was. I wanted to get off that thing so much!”
He then continues “It was very humbling to sit on that chair for nine songs. What a great way to go out that gig was. Since the show on Saturday, we came back and we just slept for a day and a half.
“I haven’t even given it a thought what happens next, but I can retire with a clear conscience.”
Poignantly, Sharon then says: “The emotion and love for Black Sabbath and Ozzy has been really overwhelming. He had a dream and that dream came true. I think that people relate to that very much.
“It’s our last chapter. This is it. This is our time. However long it is, it’s our time. My life without him just isn’t my life. It’s not what I’m meant to be. We’re like glue.”
Ozzy Osbourne died aged 76 at his Buckinghamshire estate just 17 days after the Back to the Beginning concert.
Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home is available to watch on BBC iPlayer now.