UPDATE TO BELOW STORY.......
Ozzy Funeral Procession in Birmingham, England just passed by, and stopped, at Black Sabbath Bridge and the shrine of fan flowers and love.
Ozzy's family briefly stepped out to pay tribute as well.
Check out the photos and story here courtesy of People.
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Ozzy Osbourne’s funeral will be held this today in his hometown of Birmingham, England.
The Guardian reports that the hearse will travel along Broad Street to Black Sabbath Bridge and the Black Sabbath bench.
Lord Mayor Zafar Iqbal says, “It was important to the city that we support a fitting, dignified tribute ahead of a private family funeral. We know how much this moment will mean to his fans.”
Osbourne's family will foot the bill and will follow the procession before a private funeral later in the day.
There are reports that members of Sabbath will attend, along with Yungblud, who was also part of Ozzy and Sabbath's final show, Back to the Beginning, on July 5th in Birmingham.
The procession will be live streamed from the Sabbath bridge starting at 7am csT.
Osbourne died on July 22nd. The exact cause of death hasn't been announced. He was 76.
IN OTHER OZZY RELATED NEWS....
Zakk Wylde has revealed the last text conversation he had with Ozzy Osbourne before the singer's death on July 22nd.
Wylde told Guitar World that he didn't get a chance to see him after they played together at the Back to the Beginning concert on July 5th.
"Everybody and their mother were in the backstage dressing room and I just wanted to give him a break. I figured we’d see him later on – the next day or whatever. But no. The last text I got from Oz was saying, ‘Zakky, sorry, it was like a madhouse back there. I didn’t see you.’ He goes, ‘Thanks for everything.’ It was just us talking, saying, ‘I love you, buddy.’ That was it.”
Wylde also admitted that during Ozzy's solo set he made sure he was there to back up his longtime boss vocally.
"With 'Mama, I’m Coming Home,' when we got the acoustic out, I had to be like, ‘Keep the guitar away from the microphone so I can sing,’ because Oz’s voice was having trouble at certain notes.
“I was like, ‘I need to make sure I’m always there so I can double him.’ I was like three feet away from the microphone when I started playing the song. I was like, ‘I gotta get near the microphone,’ so I had to almost stop playing, lift the guitar up and put it over the mic.
“It was like juggling balls or chainsaws while being on a skateboard! It was actually pretty funny – but it was business as usual. It’s supposed to be the most important show ever, but everything’s on the fly!”
Zakk Wylde's Zakk Sabbath with be at Tannahills Music Hall in Ft. Worth on December 10th.