Boozers were decked with purple balloons and flags; murals were everywhere you looked; people donned Ozzy outfits, flooding the streets with battered T-shirts and denim jackets. It felt like a World Cup final for the metal fans who flooded in from every corner of the planet .

Ozzy Osbourne’s final concert with Black Sabbath is called Back to the Beginning. The show will take place in Birmingham of the UK on July 5.

Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath both played their final shows today (July 5th) in their hometown of Birmingham, UK, at the star-studded Back to the Beginning show. The eight-hour-plus event boasted a historic lineup of famous fans and friends assembled by Music Director Tom Morello, who promised "the greatest heavy-metal show ever."