Ozzy Osbourne

The Black Sabbath icon has cancelled his upcoming European and UK tour, saying he is "not physically capable". In a statement issued on Wednesday, ...

Believe me when I say that the thought of disappointing my fans really FUCKS ME UP, more than you will ever know." "This is probably one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to share with my loyal fans. My singing voice is fine.

Former Black Sabbath star Ozzy Osbourne has had several spinal operations since 2019, when a fall aggravated injuries he suffered in a quad bike crash in ...

[Osbourne](https://news.sky.com/topic/ozzy-osbourne-8070) has made a few announcements of gigs being cancelled and rescheduled over the past few years, but has now said he cannot handle the travelling associated with a major tour. My one and only purpose during this time has been to get back on stage." I won't be here in another 15 years or whatever, not that much longer, but I don't dwell on it. Now, he has shared an emotional message with fans. "I am honestly humbled by the way you've all patiently held on to your tickets for all this time, but in all good conscience I have now come to the realisation that I'm not physically capable of doing my upcoming European/UK tour dates, as I know I couldn't deal with the travel required," he said. Ozzy Osbourne has announced he is no longer "physically capable" of performing planned shows in Europe and the UK, telling fans he "never imagined" his touring days would "have ended this way".

The Black Sabbath frontman told fans he was still struggling to recover from a spine injury he sustained in 2019. "Never would I have imagined my touring days ...

Finally, he thanked his fans "for their endless dedication... If you have a story suggestion email [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). as I know I couldn't deal with the travel required." "I feel like I'm walking around in lead boots. "However, after three operations, stem cell treatments, endless physical therapy sessions, and most recently groundbreaking Cybernics (HAL) Treatment, my body is still physically weak." Last year, he also underwent major surgery to remove and realign pins in his neck and back, which his wife Sharon Osbourne said "would determine the rest of his life".

After trying to overcome a spinal injury from four years ago, Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne has decided to cancel his remaining European tour dates.

"My one and only purpose during this time has been to get back on stage," he added. In 2019, Osbourne made the decision to postpone the European dates of the tour, at the time citing illness. OZZY will postpone all his tour dates as he recovers from injury sustained while dealing with pneumonia. 2019 also saw Osbourne fight off pneumonia. Today, Osbourne tweeted that the announcement was "probably one of the hardest things I've ever had to share with my loyal fans..." No More Shows 2 began in 2018, touring through North America.

The 74-year-old former Black Sabbath singer said he is working with his team to find a solution to his mobility issues.

My one and only purpose during this time has been to get back on stage.” He added: “I am honestly humbled by the way you’ve all patiently held on to your tickets for all this time, but in all good conscience I have now come to the realisation that I’m not physically capable of doing my upcoming European/UK tour dates, as I know I couldn’t deal with the travel required.” Ozzy Osbourne has said that following extensive spinal surgery he is not “physically capable” of doing his tour dates in Europe and the UK.

Osbourne postponed his 2019 tour to recover from the initial spinal injury and said Wednesday, when he canceled the tour, that he was “honestly humbled by the ...

“My singing voice is fine. “My one and only purpose during this time has been to get back on stage,” he said. [Ozzy Osbourne](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/08/entertainment/ozzy-osbourne-makeup-line-trnd/index.html) announced the cancellation of his upcoming [shows](https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/09/entertainment/ozzy-osbourne-commonwealth-games/index.html), and said his touring career is over because he “is not physically capable (of it).”

Hard rock legend Ozzy Osbourne announced the cancellation of his 2023 tour dates in the U.K. and continental Europe. Osbourne issued a statement early ...

Osbourne and the other three members of Black Sabbath were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. “Never would I have imagined that my touring days would have ended this way," Osbourne said. Osbourne and his family, including his wife, Sharon, and two of his three children were the stars of their own reality show called “The Osbournes.”

The Black Sabbath legend's announcement at 74 that he will never tour again marks an end to the rabble-rousing live career of a singular rock star.

It could seem like watching a body-swap comedy, in which a builder from Birmingham had been transplanted into the body of a rock star right as a show began and was trying to put on a rock star pose. He often sang while clinging to the mic stand, like a sailor lashed to a mast in a storm, as if the force of the band behind him might wash him away. When your past includes biting the heads off live doves and urinating on the Alamo, you are unlikely ever to live it down, or to settle into a quiet life tending to your begonias. Ozzy claps to the beat. His career was a triumph of defiance and resilience, overcoming huge vulnerability – even though others suffered along the way. That’s not to excuse so much of his monstrous behaviour – including the As Barney Hoskyns put it in Creem in 1982: “Though Ozzy never professed to being a ‘messiah of slum people’, neither was he a megalomaniac frontman. It didn’t matter: they were words for Osbourne to inhabit, whether he was recounting [Black Sabbath](https://www.theguardian.com/music/blacksabbath) emerged at the end of the 1960s. His voice had none of the rich, bluesy tone that dominated in British rock singing when Certainly, though, in both the 2011 documentary God Bless Ozzy Osbourne and The Osbournes, the TV series that turned him from moral threat to cuddly hero, you could always see the frailty only just below the surface. The irrepressible 74-year-old former Black Sabbath frontman has dealt with decades of drug and alcohol addiction; coped with Parkin syndrome, a form of Parkinson’s; and the

'Never would I have imagined that my touring days would have ended this way'

Osbourne and the other three members of Black Sabbath were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. “Never would I have imagined that my touring days would have ended this way,” Osbourne said. “I am honestly humbled by the way you’ve all patiently held onto your tickets for all this time, but in all good conscience, I have now come to the realization that I’m not physically capable of doing my upcoming European/UK tour dates, as I know I couldn’t deal with the travel required,” Osbourne said.

'Never would I have imagined that my touring days would have ended this way'

Osbourne and the other three members of Black Sabbath were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. “Never would I have imagined that my touring days would have ended this way,” Osbourne said. “I am honestly humbled by the way you’ve all patiently held onto your tickets for all this time, but in all good conscience, I have now come to the realization that I’m not physically capable of doing my upcoming European/UK tour dates, as I know I couldn’t deal with the travel required,” Osbourne said.