Ozzy Osbourne has been battling Parkinson’s Illness since February 2019 and sadly, it is solely gotten worse. Ozzy‘s spouse Sharon Osbourne has since confirmed to The Solar that Ozzy can now not stroll, however he can nonetheless sing nicely and could be very excited for his farewell present in July.
“He is very pleased to be coming again and really emotional about this,” mentioned Sharon. “Parkinson’s is a progressive illness. It is not one thing you may stabilise. It impacts totally different elements of the physique and it is affected his legs. However his voice is pretty much as good because it’s ever been.”
The Solar additional notes that Ozzy spoke a bit of about his lack of ability to stroll anymore on Sirum XM’s Ozzy’s Boneyard on February 5, saying: “I’ve made it to 2025. I am unable to stroll, however you recognize what I used to be considering over the vacations? For all my complaining, I am nonetheless alive. I could also be moaning that I am unable to stroll however I look down the street and there is folks that did not do half as a lot as me and did not make it.”
Ozzy‘s closing present will happen this July 5 at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. Ozzy will carry out a quick solo set earlier than he’ll take the stage with Black Sabbath‘s authentic lineup, that being Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Invoice Ward.
In two separate interviews, Sharon has confirmed the present might be Ozzy‘s final. In an interview with BBC, Sharon mentioned “Ozzy did not have an opportunity to say goodbye to his mates, to his followers, and he feels there is not any been no full cease. That is his full cease.” In one other interview with Reuters, Sharon echoed that very same sentiment saying “For Ozzy proper now, it is undoubtedly: ‘I like you and good night time.'”
The total lineup for Black Sabbath‘s (and Ozzy‘s) closing present (referred to as Again To The Starting) is:
- Black Sabbath
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Metallica
- Slayer
- Pantera
- Gojira
- Halestorm
- Alice In Chains
- Lamb of God
- Anthrax
- Mastodon
- Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins)
- David Draiman (Disturbed)
- Duff McKagan (Weapons N’ Roses)
- Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit)
- Lzzy Hale (Halestorm)
- Jake E Lee (ex-Ozzy Osbourne)
- Jonathan Davis (Korn)
- KK Downing (ex-Judas Priest)
- Mike Bordin (Religion No Extra)
- Papa V Perpetua (Ghost)
- Rudy Sarzo
- Sammy Hagar
- Slash (Weapons N’ Roses)
- Sleep Token’s II (Sleep Token)
- Tom Morello
- Wolfgang Van Halen
Tickets for the present go on sale February 14 at 10am GMT right here. All earnings will go to Remedy Parkinson’s, Birmingham Kids’s Hospital and Acorn Kids’s Hospice, a Kids’s Hospice supported by Aston Villa.
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