Tough rock legend Ozzy Osbourne announced the cancellation of his 2023 tour dates in the U.K. and continental Europe.
Osbourne issued a assertion early Wednesday indicating problems to his spine endured in an incident 4 many years in the past will stop him from touring.
“I am truthfully humbled by the way you’ve all patiently held on to your tickets for all this time, but in all great conscience, I have now arrive to the realization that I’m not physically capable of carrying out my impending European/United kingdom tour dates, as I know I could not offer with the journey essential,” Osbourne said.
The 74-12 months-old Grammy winner and former vocalist for the steel band Black Sabbath stated “my singing voice is fine” but said he remained physically weak next 3 functions, stem mobile remedies, physical therapy and Hybrid Assistive Limb procedure, which uses a robotic exoskeleton to assistance make improvements to motion and stability.
He thanked his loved ones, enthusiasts, band and crew customers and fellow metal pioneers Judas Priest.
“Never would I have imagined that my touring days would have finished this way,” Osbourne stated. “My crew is at the moment coming up with thoughts for where I will be able to carry out devoid of acquiring to vacation from city to town and place to state.”
Ticket refunds will be obtainable at the position of purchase, the statement claimed.
Osbourne beforehand cancelled tour dates in Europe and North America in 2019 because of to wellness complications, which include a “bad fall” in which he claimed he injured vertebrae in his neck.
The singer, who enjoyed solo results following leaving Black Sabbath, introduced in 2020 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s ailment, a anxious program problem that has an effect on movement.
Osbourne and the other three customers of Black Sabbath were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. Osbourne and his family members, such as his wife, Sharon, and two of his 3 kids were the stars of their personal actuality exhibit termed “The Osbournes.”
