JULY 2026 – ANNIVERSARY UPDATE
July has seen the anniversary of Ozzy’s passing, tributes have again been laid on and around the Black Sabbath Bench. On the 25th July a large group of bikers attended for a visit and I got some photos. click on the image above to see the gallery.
On 6th July 2025 I got some photos of Black Sabbath fans queuing to have selfies at the Black Sabbath bench on Broad Street in Birmingham after the band’s final concert at Villa Park.
Ozzy Osbourne, the band’s singer, passed away on the 22nd July.
On the 23rd July floral tributes, messages and a lot of other things were placed by fans on and around the bench, eventually growing to a vast array of tributes spreading out from the bench.
Ozzy’s funeral cortege passed down Broad Street on the 30th July with huge crowds in attendance.
Most of the original tribute materials have been passed on to Ozzy’s family but since then there has still been many flowers and other stuff added on and around the bench.
As a local resident I have been regularly documenting the scene and have created an on-going set of monthly photography galleries, please see the link below.
