Overview
- Appearing on The Tonight Show, Momoa said he "had to host" the July 2025 Villa Park concert and called the experience unbelievable.
- He described being terrified to emcee the stadium event and said Sharon Osbourne personally asked him to host after prior collaborations.
- Momoa recalled jumping into a mosh pit with his 17-year-old son during Pantera’s support set at the farewell show.
- The "Back to the Beginning" concert on July 5, 2025 in Birmingham was framed as a star-filled sendoff with Pantera and appearances by major rock acts including Metallica and Guns N’ Roses.
- Osbourne died on July 22, 2025; reports cited cardiac arrest with contributing coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s disease, and his family announced his passing in a public statement.