ENGLAND – Rocker Ozzy Osbourne returned to the stage for the first time Monday during the 2022 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony in England months after undergoing surgery.
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According to E! Online, Osbourne, 73, had a Black Sabbath reunion with guitarist Tony Iommi along with other former band members who played on the 1970s hit song, “Paranoid.”
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games shared a video of Osbourne’s performance on Instagram which was part of their closing ceremony.
Good Morning America said that Monday’s performance was the first time Osbourne and Iommi performed together since the Black Sabbath farewell show back in 2017.
It was also the first time Osbourne has performed on stage live since the 2019 American Music Awards, according to GMA. He was originally supposed to go on tour in 2019 but postponed it to early 2020 because of health issues. GMA said the tour was postponed again after he fell and needed surgery in addition to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Back in June 2022, Osbourne’s wife, Sharon, shared that he was having a “very major operation” which could help “determine the rest of his life,” according to GMA.
E! Online said Osbourne’s performance was his first in a while but it wasn’t his first public appearance. He was at Comic-Con in San Diego, California last month.
According to GMA, Osbourne and Iommi will be reuniting again for two new tracks on Osbourne’s upcoming solo album, “Patient Number 9,″ which is expected to be released on September 9.
Here are some memorable photos of Black Sabbath rocker Ozzy Osbourne through the years.
1973: Photo of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath, from back left, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward (front) and Osbourne.
1978: Ozzy Osbourne, singer with the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, is seen here at home with his children, Jessica and Louis, on Aug. 19, 1978.
1981: Rock musician Ozzy Osbourne embraces his fiancee, Sharon Arden, in Los Angeles on Dec. 21, 1981.
1985: British heavy metal rock star Ozzy Osbourne performs at Rock in Rio, billed as the biggest rock music festival ever, in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, on Jan. 20,1985. The 10-day event drew more than 1 million people.
1985: Ozzy Osbourne, left, and Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath perform during the Live Aid concert in Philadelphia on July 13, 1985.
1986: Singer Ozzy Osbourne appears at news conference to tell reporters that his song "Suicide Solution" was misinterpreted and is anti-suicide in Los Angeles on Jan. 21, 1986.
1989: Britain’s Ozzy Osbourne and Jon Bon Jovi of U.S. band Bon Jovi arrive at Stansted airport, England, Aug. 9, 1989, en route to Moscow for a peace festival.
1997: In this June 15, 1997, file photo, Ozzy Osbourne performs with Black Sabbath during the Ozzfest concert at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J.
2001: Ozzy Osbourne at "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" at the NBC Studios in Los Angeles on October 12, 2001.
2002: The Osbournes, Ozzy (left), Sharon, Jack and Kelly, are shown in this undated photo. MTV officials said March 4, 2002, that Ozzy Osbourne, the heavy metal rock star, and his family are the subject of a new MTV series, "The Osbournes."
2003: Musicians Kelly and Ozzy Osbourne speak at the MTV Networks Upfront 2003 presentation to advertisers at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden on May 6, 2003, in New York City.
2004: Musician Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon Osbourne pose in the press room during the MTV Europe Music Awards 2004 on November 18, 2004, at Tor di Valle in Rome, Italy.
2005: Musical artist Ozzy Osbourne poses for a portrait to promote the Tsunami relief charity single, a cover of the Sir Eric Clapton ballad "Tears in Heaven," at a Los Angeles studio on January 22, 2005, in Los Angeles.
2006: Musician Ozzy Osbourne and his wife, Sharon Osbourne, attend a press conference where they will unveil Hard Rock Cafe’s latest T-shirt design, which was designed by Ozzy and all the proceeds will go to the Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Foundation, on July 28, 2006, in New York City.
2007: Musicians Ozzy Osbourne (left) and Zakk Wylde perform onstage during Spike TV’s Scream 2007 held at The Greek Theatre on October 19, 2007, in Los Angeles.
2008: Jack Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne and Kelly Osbourne onstage during Spike TV’s 2008 Scream awards held at the Greek Theater on October 18, 2008, in Los Angeles.
2009: Ozzy Osbourne performs during the Sunset Strip Music Festival at Sunset Boulevard on September 12, 2009, in Los Angeles.
2010: Musician Ozzy Osbourne receives the Outstanding Literary Achievement Award onstage during Spike TV’s fourth annual Guys Choice Awards held at Sony Studios on June 5, 2010, in Los Angeles.
2011: Pop/R&B sensation Justin Bieber and rock legend Ozzy Osbourne pose on the set of Best Buy’s inaugural Big Game commercial, in which they both star, on January 17, 2011, in Los Angeles.
2012: Musician Ozzy Osbourne (left) and TV personality Sharon Osbourne arrive at the premiere of CBS Films’ "Seven Psychopaths" at Mann Bruin Theatre on October 1, 2012, in Westwood, California.
2013: Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath win the Event of the Year, Album of the Year 2013 and Living Legends Awards the Classic Rock Roll of Honour at the Roundhouse on November 14, 2013, in London.
2014: Recording artists Tony Iommi (left), Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath pose in the press room during the 56th Grammy Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2014, in Los Angeles.
2015: TV Personality Sharon Osbourne and musician Ozzie Osbourne attend the 23rd annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party on February 22, 2015, in Los Angeles.
2016: Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath performs at Ozzfest 2016 at San Manuel Amphitheater on September 24, 2016, in Los Angeles.
2017: Singer Ozzy Osbourne (left) and Sharon Osbourne attend the Showtime, WME IME and Mayweather Promotions VIP Pre-Fight party for Mayweather vs. McGregor at T-Mobile Arena on August 26, 2017, in Las Vegas.
2018: Ozzy Osbourne announces "No More Tours 2" Final World Tour at his Los Angeles home on February 6, 2018.
2019: Ozzy Osbourne performs onstage during the 2019 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 24, 2019, in Los Angeles.
2020: Ozzy Osbourne (left) and Kelly Osbourne attend the 62nd annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2020, in Los Angeles.
Musician Ozzy Osbourne performs during half-time of the 2022 NFL season opening game between the Buffalo Bills and the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on September 08, 2022 in Inglewood, California.