Ozzy Osbourne will have one last journey through the streets of his beloved hometown as Birmingham prepares to bid farewell to the revered rocker. The city of Birmingham, England, announced Tuesday that it will host a public funeral procession on Wednesday to “pay its final respects to one of its most cherished cultural icons.”

Ozzy Osbourne returned to the “home of metal” for the last time on Wednesday as an emotional Birmingham honored one of its most cherished sons. Thousands of Black Sabbath fans paid their respects to the band's frontman as his hearse made its way through the city center followed by his tearful wife and children.

Thousands gathered in the streets of Ozzy Osbourne’s native Birmingham, England early Wednesday ahead of his funeral procession led by an emotional Sharon Osbourne and their two kids, Jack