We Now Know How Much Ozzy Osbourne’s Back To The Beginning Raised For Charity (For Real This Time)

Sharon Osbourne has confirmed the real amount raised by Ozzy Osbourne’s Back to the Beginning charity concert.

Sharon Osbourne has clarified the actual fundraising total from Ozzy Osbourne’s Back to the Beginning concert, addressing several inflated figures that had circulated in recent months. The update came during a new episode of The Osbournes podcast, where she broke down what the event truly generated for charity and why early reports weren’t even close.

According to Sharon, the concert raised $11 million. The show, held at Villa Park in Black Sabbath’s hometown of Birmingham and featuring a lineup packed with rock and metal heavyweights, ended up being Ozzy’s final performance just weeks before his death. The number is substantial on its own, but it’s far from the $190 million figure that musical director Tom Morello had previously mentioned, which then spread across multiple outlets.

Sharon didn’t hide her disbelief at those earlier estimates. “If one show could have raised…I mean, it was up to like, $190 million,” she said. “It’s like, any artist, just do one big show, film it and you can retire just on one show.”

If Ozzy’s last show had had reached that amount, it would have overtaken the biggest charity events in music history, including Farm Aid and Fire Aid combined.

She explained that while the show didn’t deliver a record-breaking total, the team put significant resources into making the event possible. “But with the cost, ’cause we paid the cost of bringing everybody in, everybody out, accommodation, everything,” she said. “No one got paid. Nobody asked for a penny. They gave their time, their efforts, everything for free.” Sharon emphasised that the artists’ willingness to donate their performances to Ozzy Osbourne’s final bow was essential to the event’s success.

Back to the Beginning brought together some of the biggest names in heavy music, including Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Slayer, Pantera, Anthrax, and others, with sets from Ozzy Osbourne and the original Black Sabbath lineup anchoring the day. More than 40,000 fans attended in person, while an estimated 5.8 million watched online.