Nearly half a century since their first gigs, the Brummie hellraisers returned to their home town with indomitable frontman Ozzy Osbourne for their swansong set.
Thousands of headbangers from around the world descended on Birmingham's Genting Arena to see the Prince of Darkness, guitarist Tony Iommi, and bassist Geezer Butler blast out their hits together one last time.
Famed for once biting the head off a live bat onstage, Ozzy, 68, signed off with a performance of their 1970 classic, "Paranoid," and thanked fans as balloons and confetti rained down.
Ahead of the final performance, Ozzy said his emotions were "all over the place".
Rehearsing for the big finale, he told the BBC: "Since I've got to this building, I've been happy, I've been tearful. Let's see what happens."
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