Ozzy Funeral LIVE: Ozzy Osbourne's Public Funeral Procession Travels Through Birmingham | CNBC TV18 BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – Birmingham hosts a public funeral cortège for Ozzy Osbourne, the Black Sabbath frontman, who died on 22 July at the age of 76. The procession will pass through the city centre, pausing at the Black Sabbath bench and bridge to allow fans to pay their respects. Funeral procession for the heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne ahead of a private family service. Thousands are expected to gather to pay tribute to Osbourne on the Broad Street. Ozzy Osbourne fans will be given a chance to pay their respects to the heavy metal legend, as his funeral cortège travels through his home city of Birmingham. The Black Sabbath frontman died aged 76 on 22 July, just weeks after he played a triumphant farewell show at Villa Park with his fellow founding members plus a number of other metal and rock acts including Metallica, Guns N’ Roses and Tom Morello #BlackSabbath #ozzyosbourne #ozzy #birmingham #uklivetv #cnbctv18