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Ozzy Osbourne has made the “painful decision to bow out of performing” at Power Trip festival in October.
He announced the upsetting news on Instagram on Monday.
“My original plan was to return to the stage in the summer of 2024, and when the offer to do this show came in, I optimistically moved forward,” he explained in his social media statement. “Unfortunately, my body is telling me that I’m just not ready yet and I am much too proud to have the first show that I do in nearly five years be half-a*sed.”
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Osbourne added that “the band that will be replacing me on Power Trip will be announced shortly,” noting that “they are personal friends” of his. He promised fans that they “will not be disappointed.
“Above all, I want to thank my fans, my band, and my crew for their unconditional loyalty and continual support,” the rocker concluded. “I love you all and I will see you soon.”
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Osbourne’s announcement comes after he informed fans in February that he was retiring from touring due to his “physically weak” body after damaging his spine four years ago in a major accident.
“Never would I have imagined that my touring days would have ended this way,” he said at the time on Instagram. “My team is currently coming up with ideas for where I will be able to perform without having to travel from city to city and country to country.”
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British rock star Ozzy Osbourne announced Monday that he will not be performing in the Power Trip music festival in October because of health issues that have prevented him from taking the stage at times in recent years. Osbourne said his initial plan was to begin performing again in the summer of 2024, and he "optimistically moved forward" when he received the offer for Power Trip, but his health will keep him from making a return.
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Power Trip Festival in October due to health concerns.The 74-year-old Prince of Darkness announced the news Monday on social media, telling fans: “My original plan was to return to the stage in the summer of 2024, & when the offer to do this show came in, I optimistically moved forward.“Unfortunately, my body is telling me that I’m just not ready yet and I am much too proud to have the first show that I do in nearly five years be half-assed.”The Post has contacted representatives for Osbourne for comment. Osbourne was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2003 but waited until January 2020 to go public with his diagnosis.In June 2022, he underwent a “life-altering” surgery to remove and realign pins in his neck and back from a 2003 quad biking accident that was exacerbated by a 2019 fall.Osbourne has since been spotted walking with a caneon multiple occasions.Last August, he stated that living with Parkinson’s felt like he was “walking around in lead boots.” Ozzy’s final full concert was at Ozzfest on New Year’s Eve in 2018.He performed at an NFL halftime show in September 2022 before retiring from touring earlier this year in a heartbreaking post.
Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Ozzy Osbourne has pulled out of the Power Trip festival — the all-hard-rock festival featuring Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, AC/DC, Tool and Iron Maiden, organized by Coachella founders Goldenvoice — for health reasons, the 74-year-old singer announced on Monday. The festival is scheduled to take place Oct. 6-8 in Coachella’s home base of the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, Calif. “As painful as this is, I’ve had to make the decision to bow out of performing on Power Trip in October,” Osbourne, who has suffered from a number of health ailments in recent years, wrote on Monday. “My original plan was to return to the stage in the summer of 2024, and when the offer to do this show came in, I optimistically moved forward. Unfortunately, my body is telling me that I’m just not ready yet and I am much too proud to have the first show that I do in nearly five years be half-assed.
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