Ozzy Osbourne reunites with Black Sabbath for final gig as he performs sitting on black throne

It was his first performance with the band in 20 years.

The 76-year-old performed while sitting on a black throne as part of Back To The Beginning at Villa Park stadium, which was billed as the heavy metal icon's final gig.

The iconic frontman has had severe health problems in the last few years, including Parkinson's.

Osbourne performed a solo set before being joined on stage by Terence "Geezer" Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward - for Black Sabbath's first performance in 20 years.

Having first appeared on stage, he said: ""Let the madness begin.

"It's so good to be on this stage."

He added: "You've no idea how I feel - thank you from the bottom of my heart".

The band were joined by fellow icons of the music genre including, Slayer and Halestorm to Metallica and Guns 'n' Roses, plus stars including Steven Tyler, Ronnie Wood, Yungblud, Travis Barker and Chad Smith.

Speaking to Sky News, former Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar said: "You know, there's not another guy as respected in metal as Ozzy Osbourne.

"And for him to be sick and to be saying, I'm out, I'm done. Man. There's no one else that can replace that."

Anthrax's Scott Ian said: "We're not here to say goodbye.

"We're just here to say thank you."