Boozers were decked with purple balloons and flags; murals were everywhere you looked; people donned Ozzy outfits, flooding the streets with battered T-shirts and denim jackets. It felt like a World Cup final for the metal fans who flooded in from every corner of the planet .

The full lineup, which kicked off at 1 p.m. BST, featured an all-star cast of performers. Alongside Black Sabbath, the day also saw performances from Metallica, Slayer, Guns N' Roses, Tool, Pantera, Anthrax and more.

Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne has brought down the curtain on his stellar career with Black Sabbath, rattling through the band’s most iconic songs in front of an adoring hometown crowd. The “Prince of Darkness” held court from a giant leather throne,