Fans Are Losing It Over These Two Rock Legends Meeting for the First Time originally appeared on Parade.
Ozzy Osbourne and Axl Rose have finally met!
On Monday, July 7, the Prince of Darkness shared a picture on X of him meeting Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose.
“My first time meeting Axl Rose, at my age you don’t get to meet many legends, seriously an utter gentleman” Osbourne, 76, captioned the picture, which showed Rose, 63, shaking his hand.
Fans were shocked to learn that the two rock legends hadn’t met until Black Sabbath‘s Farewell Concert, which featured Guns N’ Roses among the star-studded lineup.
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My first time meeting Axl Rose, at my age you don’t get to meet many legends, seriously an utter gentleman pic.twitter.com/xtSVMNRSPf
— Ozzy Osbourne (@OzzyOsbourne) July 7, 2025
“First time? That’s wild to me.” commented one fan. “I can’t believe it took this long!! LEGENDARY moment in rock and roll history.” said another.
“Seriously after all, these decades, the first time meeting him?” another X user wrote. “I would’ve thought you guys would’ve at least hung out sometime during the 90s.”
At Black Sabbath’s concert in Birmingham, England called Back to the Beginning, Osbourne completed his final performance with the band.
“It’s so good to be on this f—ing stage, you have no idea,” Osbourne said at the start of the set. “Let the madness begin!”
During the show, he performed I Don’t Know, Mr. Crowley, Suicide Solution, Mama, I’m Coming Home and Crazy Train. He and Black Sabbath jammed out to War Pigs, N.I.B. and Iron Man. The iconic band closed out the show with a rendition of their song Paranoid.
The show marked the first time Black Sabbath performed together in 20 years. Guns N’ Roses also performed, along with Metallica, Slayer, Tool, Pantera and Anthrax.
Osbourne also made headlines last month when it was revealed he was selling cans of Liquid Death iced tea with his DNA on it.
Fans Are Losing It Over These Two Rock Legends Meeting for the First Time first appeared on Parade on Jul 7, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 7, 2025, where it first appeared.
