"I didn’t realize then that I would never see Ozzy again after that night," Butler writes of the July 5 "Back to the Beginning" show in England.

The Black Sabbath bassist shared details of Osbourne’s final performance, including how “frail” he had become, in an essay for the Sunday Times. Butler said the iconic rocker needed the assistance of three people while rehearsing and had to sit down while he sang.

Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler shared memories of Ozzy Osbourne's final performance before the rock legend's death at 76, reflecting on their 57-year friendship.

I am so privileged to have spent most of my life with him," Terence “Geezer” Butler said of his late bandmate and friend

In an emotional essay, Geezer Butler recalled his decades-long friendship with Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's final rehearsals.

Mr Rumney, who plays in a band called Zero, said Black Sabbath had been a "big part" of his life since he was 12. He and his bandmates paid tribute to the momentous day Earth became Black Sabbath with a blue plaque in Workington in 2022.

On Thursday, July 24, the alt-rock musician — whose real name is Dominic Harrison — shared an Instagram post where he revealed his plans to play Black Sabbath's 1972 track "Changes" each night "for the rest of my life" following the rock icon's death on Tuesday, July 22 at age 76.