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Jason Momoa Recounts Hosting Black Sabbath Farewell on Tonight Show

His new recollections spotlight Ozzy Osbourne’s final public appearance just weeks before his July 2025 death at 76.

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.