The world bid farewell to rock legend Ozzy Osbourne in an emotional public funeral held in his hometown of Birmingham on July 30, 2025. Family, friends, and thousands of fans lined the streets as his funeral cortege passed the iconic Black Sabbath Bench. Dressed in black, Sharon Osbourne and her children, Jack and Kelly, walked in quiet mourning—captured by cameras and mourners alike.
While the family grieved deeply, not all attendees maintained the same solemn tone. The brass band playing upbeat music and the crowd’s chants of “Ozzy!” triggered widespread online debate. Many fans took to social media to express discomfort over the celebratory tone. “It’s a funeral, not a concert,” one person wrote, while another commented, “Sharon looked heartbroken, and people were cheering like it was a festival.”
Others felt filming such raw grief was intrusive, especially as Sharon, visibly frail, leaned on her children for support. Her pain was…
