Ozzy Osbourne's throne goes on public display

The throne used by Ozzy Osbourne during his final live performance has gone on display at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.

The chair, which featured during the Back to the Beginning concert at Villa Park last summer as well as at Osbourne's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, is now part of the museum's Working Class Hero exhibition.

The throne has been installed in a glass display case, showing its details including carved skulls, decorative feet and the built-in water cannon used during performances.

"Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne are synonymous with Birmingham. They've done so much for the city, and there's so much love them in the city," Jez Collins, from Birmingham Museum, said.

"It's iconic, it's up there with things like the Flying Pig from Pink Floyd, it's that level of iconic.

"I've literally got goosebumps looking at it."

The exhibition, which celebrates Birmingham's industrial heritage and its influence on heavy metal, originally opened before Black Sabbath's farewell concert.

Since Osbourne's death, museum staff say many visitors have been keen to pay tribute to one of the city's most famous musicians.

Anthony Crutch, from the museum, said the throne and exhibition took on a new importance after Ozzy's passing.

"People have had very emotional reactions to the whole exhibition ever since it started," Crutch said.

Black Sabbath formed in Birmingham in 1968 and went on to become one of the most influential heavy metal bands in the world, with Osbourne as its original frontman.

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