3 h. ago Ozzy Osbourne ‘prayed he would die in his sleep’ after agonising surgery

Heavy metal legend opened up about his ongoing health issues as he prepares to take his final bow at a massive show in his hometown of Birmingham this summer

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4 h. ago Ozzy Osbourne, 76, insists he WILL perform at his final concert despite concerns about his ailing health

Ozzy Osbourne has insisted that he will perform at what is being billed at his final concert in July, despite concerns about his ailing health.

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5 h. 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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7 h. 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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11 h. ago Ozzy Osbourne 'may be sitting down' for his final performance amid health battles

Ozzy Osbourne will this summer deliver his own short set before he joins Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward on stage for The Back To The Beginning show

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14 h. 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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16 h. 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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19 h. ago ‘I’ll be there’: Ozzy Osbourne insists he will perform final concert amid health doubts

Exclusive: Black Sabbath frontman details training he is doing to ensure he is fit to play all-star reunion gig in JulyAmid concerns about his health, Ozzy Osbourne has insisted he will perform in July at what is being billed as his final concert, fronting the original lineup of Black Sabbath.Speaking along with his bandmates to the Guardian’s Alexis Petridis in an interview to be published on Friday, he said: “I’ll be there, and I’ll do the best I can. So all I can do is turn up.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Second Kneecap gig footage assessed by police over alleged ‘kill MP’ call

Earlier in the week, footage emerged of another gig last year in November, which counter-terrorism police are assessing.

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6 d. ago Kneecap set for action on ‘false accusations of antisemitism’ at Coachella gig

Following the performance, former The X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne called for their US work visas to be revoked.

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1 week ago Lewis Capaldi looks happy and healthy on rare outing as he spends Easter with TV star amid career hiatus due to Tourette's battle

The Scottish singer, 28, announced he would be taking a break away from the spotlight for his mental health after performing at Glastonbury in June 2023.

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2 w. ago Brian May makes surprise Coachella appearance after fears stroke could 'end his career'

After a health scare, Brian May stunned Coachella crowds with a surprise performance, proving his incredible recovery as he joined Benson Boone on stage

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2 w. ago Birthday girl's last smile: Final photo shows young child excitedly sitting in helicopter cockpit... 16 minutes before plummeting to her death beside her parents and siblings in Hudson River disaster

The family-of-five had just arrived from Barcelona and embarked on their first day touring the Big Apple, taking a scenic trip in the helicopter as a treat for the young girl and her mother Merce.

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3 w. ago National Institutes of Health workers told to blow off Musk demands for weekly performance reviews

Musk has suddenly been a no-show at White House events. Now federal agencies are ignoring his orders

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3 w. ago Bayern Munich star points finger at Harry Kane after Champions League defeat

Harry Kane was guilty of missing a sitter for Bayern Munich in their Champions League quarter-final tie against Inter Milan and his team-mate Thomas Muller singled out the miss as a big moment during the tie

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3 w. ago ‘The fighter still remains’: Paul Simon kicks off comeback tour in New Orleans

The 83-year-old played his first date of an intimate 20-city tour after quitting live performances back in 2018Paul Simon largely avoided mention of the health problems that had kept him off the road for the previous seven years when the storied singer-songwriter kicked off his return – and evident farewell – tour in New Orleans on Friday.Yet, having strummed and crooned his way through some of his catalogue’s more discreet entries, and having reached a part where he treated the audience to a closing salvo of three of his mega hits, Simon made apparent reference to those issues by letting some lyrics from The Boxer hang in the air. Continue reading...

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