Ozzy Osbourne is ready to take his final bow.
The Black Sabbath frontman is set to reunite with the band one last time to headline a one-day festival in Birmingham, England, this summer amid a series of health setbacks that have limited his ability to perform.
“He's doing really great,” Ozzy’s wife Sharon Osbourne told the BBC in an interview published Feb. 5. “He's so excited about this, about being with the guys again and all his friends. It's exciting for everyone.”
Although the rock icon announced his retirement from touring in 2023, Sharon explained why he decided to reunite with original bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward—and why the gig will indeed be his last.
“Ozzy didn't have a chance to say goodbye to his friends, to his fans, and he feels there's been no full stop,” she continued. “This is his full stop.”
The 76-year-old—who shared his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis in 2020 and underwent a “major operation” two years later—was forced to step back from the stage after declaring he was no longer “physically capable” of managing life on the road.
“This is probably one of the hardest things I've ever had to share with my loyal fans," he said in a statement to E! News in February 2023. "My singing voice is fine. However, after three operations, stem cell treatments, endless physical therapy sessions, and most recently groundbreaking Cybernics (HAL) Treatment, my body is still physically weak.”
While Ozzy ultimately put his health first, he noted how difficult it was to cancel his tour, which had been set to begin that May.
“Believe me when I say that the thought of disappointing my fans really F--KS ME UP, more than you will ever know,” he added. “Never would I have imagined that my touring days would have ended this way.”