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Birmingham's Ozzy Day Raises Funds for Charities

7/23/2026

Summary

Story summary

Birmingham held Ozzy Day on July 22, 2026, a year after Ozzy Osbourne died on July 22, 2025.
Sharon Osbourne told BBC fans should remember him by playing his music “really loud”.
Ozzy Day featured free music, a dressed-up Ozzy the Bull statue and brass-band street shows.
The Villa Park concert raised funds for Cure Parkinson’s, Acorns Children’s Hospice and Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
The Osbourne siblings posted tributes and urged fans to share Ozzy stories all day.

History

Historical Context

Live Aid, the 13 July 1985 dual-venue concert organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, reached an estimated 1.9 billion viewers and raised about £150 million for Ethiopian famine relief. Its model of televised, charity-driven music events inspired Birmingham’s Ozzy Day on 22 July 2026, a free tribute concert that channels fan donations to local health charities.

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Story summary

Birmingham held Ozzy Day on July 22, 2026, a year after Ozzy Osbourne died on July 22, 2025.
Sharon Osbourne told BBC fans should remember him by playing his music “really loud”.
Ozzy Day featured free music, a dressed-up Ozzy the Bull statue and brass-band street shows.
The Villa Park concert raised funds for Cure Parkinson’s, Acorns Children’s Hospice and Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
The Osbourne siblings posted tributes and urged fans to share Ozzy stories all day.

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