David Bowie
Pull a thread
Back to the Beginning: How Ozzy Osbourne Solved Rock's Last Show Problem
Rock almost never gets to choose how it ends. On July 5, 2025, at Villa Park, Ozzy Osbourne did — and the seventeen days that followed turned one farewell show into the most complete goodbye the genre has ever pulled off.
Rock is terrible at endings
Think about how rock careers actually end. A cancelled tour. A press release. A farewell run that quietly turns into three more farewell runs. A slow fade into casino residencies, or a sudden stop in a hotel room that nobody chose. The catalog gets a deluxe reissue and the story just… trails off.