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What was intended as Rod Stewart’s concert tribute of Ozzy Osbourne was instead considered with criticism and ridicule after a video of the tribute-with AI pictures of Osbourne and other artists who died much too early- appeared on social media.
Selfies with deceased artists cause a sensation
During Stewart’s last few concerts since Osbourne’s death on July 22, he dedicated his song “Forever Young” to the Black Sabbath singer. What originally started as a normal tribute – with a simple picture of Osbourne on the video screens – recently took a bizarre turn. Namely as a “Forever Young” was accompanied by Ki-Osbourne. In heaven, with a selfie stick in hand. How he takes photos of himself with Freddie Mercury, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse.
In addition to the selfies with Prince, Bob Marley, Tupac Shakur and Whitney Houston, the author of the unsensitive AI videos also decided in a strange way to have Osbourne taking photos with controversial artists such as Michael Jackson and XXXTENTACION.
Stewarts Instagram party and reactions to the video
In order to go one step further to the visual insult, Stewart told the audience in Charlotte, North Carolina after the “Forever Young” performance: “Very sad. Many of these people died because of drugs. But I’m still here!”, As the “Charlotte Observer” stated in her review of Stewarts Show on July 29th.
After the news of Osbourne’s death, Stewart continued on Instagram. “Bye, bye ozzy. Sleep well, my friend. I see you up there – rather later than before.”
“Ozzy we love you”: Wacken honors the Prince of Darkness with a drone show
Hundreds of purple lights climb on Friday when Wacken Open Air 2025 in the night sky and fans watch the lettering “Ozzy We Love You” over the festival site.
In addition, the songs “Mama, I’m Coming Home” and “Paranoid” sound. The festival has thus succeeded in a moving homage to the metal icon Ozzy Osbourne, who died on July 22.
In parallel to the drone show, emotional pictures from the life of the British singer, who became a fellow founder of Black Sabbath, ran on huge LED canvases. The gesture moved many fans who gathered after the last concert of the day to have the last honor to their idol.