{"id":171631,"date":"2025-07-08T09:12:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T13:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/07\/08\/believe-it-or-not-ozzy-osbourne-and-axl-rose-had-never-met-before-final-black-sabbath-show-an-utter-gentleman-3\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T09:12:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T13:12:24","slug":"believe-it-or-not-ozzy-osbourne-and-axl-rose-had-never-met-before-final-black-sabbath-show-an-utter-gentleman-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/07\/08\/believe-it-or-not-ozzy-osbourne-and-axl-rose-had-never-met-before-final-black-sabbath-show-an-utter-gentleman-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Believe It Or Not, Ozzy Osbourne and Axl Rose Had Never Met Before Final Black Sabbath Show: \u2018An Utter Gentleman\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tSometimes it\u2019s easy to assume that all famous people know each other. But until Saturday\u2019s (July 5) Back to the Beginning blow-out final show honoring Ozzy Osbourne<\/a> and Black Sabbath<\/a>, the Prince of Darkness had never met Guns N\u2019 Roses<\/a> singer Axl Ros<\/a>e. Despite both men being hard rock royalty, their paths had somehow never crossed.<\/p>\n

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\n\tNow they have and Ozzy has deemed Axl an \u201cutter gentleman\u201d and friend. Alongside a sweet backstage photo in which a seated Ozzy reached out both hands to shake Axl\u2019s right hand, Osbourne, 76, wrote, \u201cMy first time meeting Axl Rose, at my age you don\u2019t get to meet many legends, seriously an utter gentleman.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tOsbourne followed up with a shot of him smiling and chilling in his dressing room with Rose and GNR guitarist Slash, captioned \u201cGuns N\u2019 Darkness.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRose seemed similarly smitten, posting a long note on X about the dark summit, saying, \u201cWow!! What an EVENT. Extremely overwhelming!! Really great crowd!! Was very emotional for everyone!! MET OZZY!! (Crazy we\u2019d never met [before]. He was really great. It was great to meet Sabbath. [fire and cross emoji].\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRose added, \u201cWas hard as I imagine it was for anyone to watch his struggles while, at the same time, everyone was rooting for him and massively respecting the challenges he took head on and HE DID IT!!!! Was great to meet Ozzy\u2019s family and see friends and peeps in all the bands in the business,\u201d along with a series of trophy, star and arm flex emoji. \u201cA HUGE THANK YOU again to Ozzy, Sharon, Black Sabbath, and all the fans for having us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tGNR covered four Sabbath songs at what was billed as original lineup of the iconic metal band\u2019s final-ever gig, rolling out \u201cIt\u2019s Alright,\u201d \u201cNever Say Die,\u201d \u201cJunior\u2019s Eyes\u201d and \u201cSabbath Bloody Sabbath,\u201d as well as runs through their own \u201cWelcome to the Jungle\u201d and \u201cParadise City.\u201d They joined the massive line-up of the show at Villa Park in Sabbath\u2019s hometown of Birmingham that also featured sets from Metallica, Slayer, Alice in Chains, Anthrax, Tool, Aerosmith\u2019s Steven Tyler, and many more, led by musical director Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn addition, Osbourne, who has fought a series of health issues, surgeries and a Parkinson\u2019s diagnosis over the past few years, sat on a gilded throne to perform four Sabbath classics \u2014 \u201cWar Pigs,\u201d \u201cIron Man,\u201d \u201cN.I.B.\u201d and \u201cParaoid\u201d \u2014 as well as solo songs \u201cI Don\u2019 Know,\u201d \u201cMr. Crowley,\u201d \u201cSuicide Solution,\u201d \u201cCrazy Train\u201d and the tear-stained metal ballad \u201cMama, I\u2019m Coming Home.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn addition to the 40,000-plus metalheads who crammed into the venue for the show, according to The Guardian<\/a><\/em> more than five million fans livestreamed the metal marathon worldwide on a two-hour delay. <\/p>\n

\n\tCheck out the meet metal moment below.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Axl Rose (@axlrose) July 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n