9 d. ago Ozzy Osbourne says being in Black Sabbath was like 'being married to bandmates'

Frontman Ozzy Osbourne recalls the highs and lows of being in metal band Black Sabbath ahead of final ever gig

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2 w. ago Pink Floyd return to top of UK album charts with 1972 Pompeii concert recording

Prog rockers score seventh No 1 album with recording of Italian gig, extending their chart run following final studio album The Endless River in 2014A recording of Pink Floyd’s eerie and evocative 1972 gig in the ruins of Pompeii, entitled Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII, has become the band’s seventh UK chart-topping album.The album captures the gig that was documented by director Adrian Maben for one of rock’s most arresting concert films, which has been restored to 4K quality and rereleased in cinemas, including in Imax format. A recording of the gig was previously included as part of a larger Pink Floyd box set, but this is the first standalone version, featuring a new sound mix helmed by prog rock musician Steven Wilson. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ozzy Osbourne makes heartbreaking vow to fans ahead of his final ever gig

Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne has issued a promise to his loyal followers ahead of Back To The Beginning, his final ever gig which is set to take place on 5 July

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3 w. ago Black Sabbath's 'secret plan' to help Ozzy Osbourne in final gig amid health setback

Ozzy Osbourne has admitted he 'may be sitting down' for final gig and sources say they will pull out stops to put on a show around him

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3 w. ago Black Sabbath rocker Ozzy Osbourne says he ‘may be sitting down’ for his final gig this summer amid health woes

Ozzy Osbourne will join his Black Sabbath bandmates for their first show together in 20 years in Birmingham on July 5

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3 w. ago ‘I don’t want to die in a hotel room somewhere’: Black Sabbath on reconciling for their final gig – and how Ozzy is living through hell

Heavy metal’s godfathers are preparing a star-studded farewell – but will Ozzy Osbourne, after ‘horrendous’ surgery, be well enough to perform? In their first interview for two decades, the original lineup talk about their hopes and fears for rock’s ultimate gigOn a video call from his home in Los Angeles, Ozzy Osbourne is struggling to recall the exact details of recent years, ones he calls “the worst of my life”. “How many surgeries have I had?” he wonders aloud. “I’ve got more fucking metal in me than a scrap merchants.”The trouble began in earnest in early 2019, when he was midway through what his wife and manager Sharon had firmly told him was his farewell tour. For one thing, both of them had been working constantly since their teens; for another, Ozzy had been diagnosed with a form of Parkinson’s disease, after years of insisting an intermittent numbness in one of his legs was the result of a drinking binge (or rather its aftermath, during which he says he didn’t move for two...

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3 w. ago Ozzy Osbourne admits he will only manage a few songs in final Black Sabbath gig

Ozzy Osbourne will play with Black Sabbath one final time and is training mode ahead of the July show

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3 w. ago Ozzy Osbourne says he ‘may be sitting down’ for his final gig amid health woes

The heavy metal star has faced a string of health issues in recent years.

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