Watch Ghost Dedicate Madison Square Garden Set to Ozzy Osbourne

Ghost dedicated their sold-out Madison Square Garden show in New York to Ozzy Osbourne, following the news of his death at age 76.

The announcement came on July 22. Osbourne’s family confirmed he had died surrounded by loved ones. The news follows his final live appearance earlier this month at the “Back to the Beginning” show in Birmingham, where he performed with Black Sabbath for the first time since 2005.

At Madison Square Garden, Ghost were seven songs into their headlining set when frontman Tobias Forge paused to acknowledge Osbourne’s death. Standing in front of a full arena, Forge said, “We’re going to dedicate tonight’s show to the memory of the life and laughter of Ozzy Osbourne.” He followed by adding, “For being the Prince of Darkness, he sure gave us a lot of light.”

The crowd responded with chants of “Ozzy” that lasted several minutes. Ghost then continued their set with “The Future Is a Foreign Place,” a song from their upcoming album Skeletá.

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Forge previously performed at the “Back to the Beginning” concert on July 5, where he covered Osbourne’s 1983 solo track “Bark at the Moon.” That same night, Osbourne played a solo set and reunited with Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward for four Sabbath songs, ending the set with “Paranoid.”

Speaking with media ahead of the show, Forge credited Osbourne and Black Sabbath with shaping his approach to music. He noted his early exposure to Osbourne as a solo artist in the 1980s, later diving into Sabbath’s full discography, including the Dio-era albums and lesser-celebrated records from the 90s.

Following Osbourne’s death, all three surviving Sabbath members released statements. Iommi called Osbourne his “dear friend” and said, “there won’t ever be another like him.” Butler and Ward shared similar messages, both citing their decades of friendship and calling the reunion at Villa Park a fitting send-off.

Ghost’s performance at Madison Square Garden marked their largest headline show to date. And the subsequent tribute to Osbourne came without spectacle but landed clearly.