See a close-up shot of the cake Geezer Butler gave Ozzy Osbourne on the finish of Black Sabbath‘s “Again to the Starting” farewell present earlier this month.
The day featured performances from a protracted listing of bands and musicians which were impressed by the music of Osbourne and Sabbath, together with Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Slayer, Alice In Chains, Tool and plenty of others.
The present not solely served as the ultimate Black Sabbath efficiency ever, however Osbourne’s final as nicely, because the legendary rocker has been battling quite a few well being points over the previous couple of years together with Parkinson’s illness.
Alongside Zakk Wylde, Tommy Clufetos, Adam Wakeman and Mike Inez, Osbourne carried out a number of the largest hits of his solo profession, reminiscent of “Mr. Crowley,” “Mama, I am Coming House” and “Loopy Practice.” Just a bit whereas later, he sang one other 4 tracks together with his Sabbath bandmates to shut out the evening.
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After the band concluded their set, Geezer gifted a cake to Osbourne onstage. Followers who watched the live performance through livestream did not see this, because the digicam minimize to a shot of the entire stadium whereas the fireworks blew off.
Osbourne has shared a whole lot of behind-the-scenes pictures on his social media accounts because the present completed, and most lately uploaded a close-up of the cake he was given by Butler.
The cake has a really detailed portrait of Osbourne on high, together with his title written in his signature font beneath and the phrases “The Closing” on the backside. See the picture beneath.
The “Again to the Starting” live performance raised greater than $190 million for charity, setting the record for the highest-grossing charity show of all time. The funds will profit organizations together with Birmingham Kids’s Hospital, Acorn Kids’s Hospice and Cure Parkinson’s.
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