An artist creating a 120ft (36.5m) mural depicting all four original members of Black Sabbath says the reaction so far has been “unreal”.
The street art is set to be completed in time for the heavy metal band’s sold-out concert at Villa Park in July, with artist Mr Murals hoping it will also honour the “creative spirit of Birmingham”.
Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward will be immortalised on Navigation Street near Grand Central Station.
“I can’t even process how many people have stopped,” the artist said. “I thought it was going to be busy but I didn’t think it would be this crazy.”