“I always said Ozzy would rock till his last breath—and that’s exactly what he did.” Last night in Saratoga Springs, Def Leppard honored the Prince of Darkness with a raw, heart-pounding take on Black Sabbath’s “Changes.” The crowd stood torn between cheers and tears. It wasn’t just a cover—it was goodbye, a salute, a moment that cut deep. Close your eyes and you can picture it: Ozzy stepping through the gates, greeted by Randy Rhoads with that sly grin—“What took you so long?” before both burst into laughter. It hurts. The wild, messy, glorious chaos of the ’80s rock scene is fading. One by one, the legends are leaving. But the fire they lit? The sound they gave us? That never dies.

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  • November 10, 2025
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DEF LEPPARD paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne by performing a cover of BLACK SABBATH‘s “Changes” during last night’s concert in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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“We all know just a few hours ago we lost our beloved Ozzy Osbourne,” DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott said during the band’s show at Saratoga Performing Arts Center. “So tonight we’re celebrating Ozzy.”

“Changes” originally appeared on SABBATH‘s 1972 album “Vol. 4”, and was re-recorded by Ozzy in 2003 as a duet with his daughter Kelly, featuring revised lyrics.

Ozzy died Tuesday morning (July 22),his family announced in a statement.

“It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time,” the family said.

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No cause of death was given, but Osbourne had battled a number of health issues over the past several years, including Parkinson’s disease and injuries he sustained from a late-night fall in 2019.

Ozzy‘s death came a little more than two weeks after he took the stage for his final performance with BLACK SABBATH at Villa Park in the band’s original hometown of Birmingham, United Kingdom. They performed four songs for more than 40,000 people in the stadium and 5.8 million more on a livestream. Ozzy also played a five-song solo set while seated in a bat-adorned throne.

The legendary BLACK SABBATH frontman was diagnosed in 2003 with Parkin 2 — a very rare genetic form of Parkinson’s. During a TV appearance in January 2020, the singer disclosed that he was ‘stricken” with the disease which occurs when the nerve cells of the body degenerate and levels of dopamine are reduced. Dopamine is an essential chemical that is produced by these nerve cells which send signals to different parts of the brain to control movements of the body.

Ozzy‘s health issues, including suffering a nasty fall and dislodging metal rods placed in his spine following a quad-bike accident in 2003, as well as catching COVID-19 three years ago, forced him to cancel some of his previously announced tours.

Despite his health problems, Osbourne had performed a couple of times in the last three years, including at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in August 2022 and at the NFL halftime show at the season opener Los Angeles Rams and Buffalo Bills game in September 2022.

 

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