Ozzy Osbourne will now not carry out on the inaugural Power Trip competition happening in Indio, California, this fall.
“As painful as this is, I’ve had to make the decision to bow out of performing on Power Trip in October,” the Prince of Darkness shared in an announcement. “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 physique is telling me that I’m simply not prepared but and I’m a lot too proud to have the primary present that I do in practically 5 years be half-assed. The band that might be changing me on Power Trip might be introduced shortly. They are private pals of mine and I can promise that you’ll not be upset.
“Above all, I want to thank my fans, my band and my crew for their unconditional loyalty and continual support,” Osbourne concluded. “I love you all and I will see you soon. God Bless, Ozzy.”
Osbourne has been stricken by a myriad of well being points lately and introduced his retirement from touring earlier this yr following a sequence of setbacks. The singer mentioned he was “not physically capable of doing my upcoming European [and] U.K. tour dates, as I know I couldn’t deal with the travel required,” however mentioned his staff was “coming up with ideas for where I will be able to perform without having to travel from city to city and country to country.”
Even with out Osbourne, the Power Trip lineup has a lot of star energy. AC/DC, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Guns N’ Roses and Tool may even carry out on the Goldenvoice-produced competition, which takes place from Oct. 6-8. It will mark AC/DC’s first efficiency since 2016, in addition to their first for the reason that dying of Malcolm Young and the return of Brian Johnson.
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