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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Sian Cain

‘I’m just not ready yet’: Ozzy Osbourne cancels first show in nearly five years due to health

Ozzy Osbourne performs live during the Closing Ceremony for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Ozzy Osbourne performs live during the closing ceremony for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Photograph: David Davies/PA

Ozzy Osbourne has pulled out of what would have been his first live performance in almost five years, saying that “my body is telling me that I’m just not ready yet”.

The 74-year-old Black Sabbath singer was due to perform at Power Trip festival in California in October, alongside Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, AC/DC, Tool and Iron Maiden. But on Monday, Osbourne released a statement saying he’d made the “painful” decision to bow out.

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