Judas Priest have shared an replace after Ozzy Osbourne’s revealed he might now not tour attributable to his ongoing restoration from an accident.
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The Prince of Darkness cancelled all his upcoming exhibits and mentioned it was “in all probability one of many hardest issues I’ve ever needed to share with my loyal followers”.
Judas Priest, who have been attributable to assist Osbourne on tour, despatched their like to the musician and mentioned that they have been “taking a look at possible alternatives to see one another once more quickly”.
In a press release, the band wrote: “We ship all our love and assist for Ozzy and thank our followers within the UK and Eire particularly in your loyalty by standing with us…
“Proper now we’re taking a look at possible alternatives to see one another once more and can publish replace’s [sic] accordingly.”
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We ship all our love and assist for Ozzy and thank our followers within the UK and Eire particularly in your loyalty by standing with us…..
Proper now we’re taking a look at possible alternatives to see one another once more quickly and can publish replace’s accordinglyLove Judas Priest pic.twitter.com/RXrDD8xjLN
— Judas Priest (@judaspriest) February 2, 2023
In a press release earlier this week, Osbourne wrote: “As it’s possible you’ll know, 4 years in the past, this month, I had a significant accident, the place I broken my backbone,” referencing a fall at his Los Angeles residence which required neck surgical procedure.
“My one and solely objective throughout this time has been to get again on stage,” he continued. “My singing voice is okay. Nonetheless, after three operations, stem cell therapies, limitless bodily remedy periods, and most just lately groundbreaking Cybernics (HAL) Therapy, my physique remains to be bodily weak.
“I’m truthfully humbled by the best way you’ve all patiently held onto your tickets for all this time, however in all good conscience, I’ve now come to the conclusion that I’m not bodily able to doing my upcoming European/UK tour dates, as I do know I couldn’t take care of the journey required. Imagine me after I say that the considered disappointing my followers actually FUCKS ME UP, greater than you’ll ever know.”
He continued: “By no means would I’ve imagined that my touring days would have ended this manner.”
The musician mentioned that his group is “at the moment arising with concepts for the place I can carry out with out having to journey from metropolis to metropolis and nation to nation”.
“I wish to thank my household……my band…..my crew…..my longtime associates, Judas Priest, and naturally, my followers for his or her limitless dedication, loyalty, and assist, and for giving me the life that I by no means ever dreamed I might have.
“I really like you all…”
The ‘No Extra Excursions 2’ UK and European exhibits have been pushed again quite a few instances as a result of musician’s poor well being and the pandemic, earlier than being rescheduled for 2023. He was attributable to carry out exhibits in Nottingham, Newcastle, Glasgow, Manchester, Dublin, London and Birmingham throughout Might and June.
Osbourne has suffered quite a few well being issues lately attributable to Parkinson’s Illness, which he was recognized with in 2003, however didn’t announce publicly till 2020.
Final 12 months, he additionally underwent main surgical procedure to take away and realign pins in his neck and again. The surgical procedure was successful, with the singer later thanking followers for his or her “their ideas, prayers and well-wishes” after he was discharged.
Osbourne’s thirteenth studio album got here out in September final 12 months, incomes four-stars from NME in a evaluation that described the file as a “fizzing piece of hard-rock magic”.
In November, the album then secured 4 Grammy nods – Greatest Rock Efficiency, Greatest Metallic Efficiency, Greatest Rock Tune and Greatest Rock Album – which Osbourne mentioned on the time left him feeling “overwhelmed”.