30 July 2025, 10:48

By Erin Wilson

On a bridge in the centre of Birmingham, there are hundreds of flower bunches left.

Half-drunk pints line up next to one another. And there's an Aston Villa knitted beanie on a fake bust of one of the Black Sabbath members.

It's Wednesday, 23rd July - the day after the news has broken that Ozzy Osbourne, the frontman of arguably the biggest heavy metal band of all time, has died.

A week later, the city will pay its final respects to the “Prince of Darkness” with a cortege procession and musical tribute past Black Sabbath Bridge.

It's worth noting here that I am not a born-and-bred Brummie. The history of the city - musical or otherwise - has only existed for me since I moved to Birmingham last year.

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