Ozzy Osbourne will return to the stage to say goodbye to his fans, his wife and manager Sharon Osbourne has announced. Despite previous dates being cancelled, the singer will be playing live again in his hometown of Birmingham.
The Black Sabbath singer recently took a step back from his career due to his Parkinson’s battle and a serious fall, which required surgery. The 75-year-old had a fall at home in 2019, which aggravated injuries from a near-fatal quad bike crash in 2003.
He has since performed at the closing ceremony at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and an NFL game in the United States in September of that year. However, his hectic tour schedule had to stay.
But fans can rest assured, there will now be an opportunity to attend Ozzy’s shows one last time. Although dates are yet to be confirmed, Sharon said: “He won’t be touring again but we plan to do two more shows to say goodbye because he feels that ‘I’ve never said goodbye to my fans and I want to say goodbye properly’ .”
She added: “We’re going to do it in Aston Villa where Ozzy’s from, his voice is still absolutely perfect, and all the time he’s been off he’s still doing his singing lessons so his voice is perfect, and he can joke yeah. have everyone those tunes in your head. Even if you don’t like his music, you can’t not like Ozzy, he just draws you in.”
When he stopped touring for good last year and canceled scheduled dates, he said in a post on social media: “This is probably one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to share with my loyal fans. As you all may know, four years ago this month I had a big accident, where I hurt my spine.
“My only purpose during this time has been to get back on stage. I am honestly humbled by how you all have patiently held on to your tickets throughout this time, but in good conscience I have now come to realize that I did not am physically able to do my upcoming European/UK tour dates as I know I would not be able to do the travel required.”
Sharon made the comment about Ozzy’s comeback on stage in London as part of her new ‘Cut The Crap’ tour which travels to Birmingham on Wednesday and then plays in London again next weekend.
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