The day-long concert special featured standout performances from Osbourne and Black Sabbath, Metallica, Guns n' Roses, Jack Black and more.

L ONDON (AP) — Hard-rock royalty and some 40,000 fans gathered for an ear-splitting tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at what the heavy metal icon says was his last-ever live performance. The original lineup of Osbourne’s band Black Sabbath performed at Villa Park soccer stadium in their home city of Birmingham, central England, on Saturday.

The "Back to the Beginning" send-off in Birmingham, England, was a fitting finale for the heavy metal band that changed everything.