Jack Osbourne recently clarified the actual amount raised by Black Sabbath’s final charity concert. He disputed widely reported figures in a statement shared on Painful Lessons: Punk Rock Sober podcast.
The statement addressed misleading media reports about the concert’s fundraising totals. Osbourne criticized major news outlets for their inaccurate coverage.
“The number was complete bullshit,” Jack Osbourne said. “This is how you know the news is probably 90% bullshit, ’cause it was, like, CNN and New York Times was saying ‘Ozzy raised $150 million.’ And it wasn’t that.”
Osbourne then provided the actual figures from the charity event. He explained the breakdown of expenses and donations.
“I think what it came down to was, like, when all was said and done, because it was a charity gig, you still have to pay for the actual gig,” he continued. “No bands got paid, and most of the crew donated their time. But I think when all said [was] and done, each charity got, like, one and a half or two million pounds [approximately $2.7 million] each.”
He concluded by revealing the total amount donated was significantly lower than reported.
“So, it was, I think, six or seven million pounds [approximately $9.4 million],” he said. “That’s what was donated to the three charities. I mean, we would’ve loved it if it was hundreds of millions. We would have been, like, ‘F*ck yeah.'”
Jack Osbourne’s revelations add to a growing pattern of corrections regarding the widely misreported financial figures from the historic farewell concert.
The concert took place on July 5, 2025, at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. It was billed as Ozzy Osbourne’s final stage performance. Eddie Trunk reported that the event featured performances from major acts including Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Slayer, and Pantera. Proceeds were split equally among Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, and Acorn Children’s Hospice.
The Osbourne family has been consistently pushing back against inflated media reports about the concert’s financial success. Consequence of Sound noted that Sharon Osbourne disputed the inflated figures in an August 2025 interview, calling the $190 million estimation “just ridiculous.”
Sharon Osbourne also clarified the actual viewership numbers. She revealed that only 275,000 people actually paid for livestream access, not the 5.8 million widely reported by mainstream media outlets. This significant discrepancy in viewership numbers helps explain the vast difference between reported and actual fundraising totals.
The pattern of media misreporting surrounding the concert highlights broader issues with accuracy in entertainment journalism. Blabbermouth confirmed that the actual amount raised was just under $10 million. This represents a far cry from the erroneously inflated figures that dominated headlines following the event.
