Ozzy Osbourne cancels all shows, is ‘physically too weak’ to tour – National | globalnews.ca

It’s a sad day for rockers everywhere: The great musician ozzy osbourne Has canceled his upcoming tour due to his deteriorating health.

In a statement released on Wednesday, Osbourne, 74, wrote that he is “not physically capable” of the travel required for his UK and Europe tour dates scheduled for later this year.

Osbourne wrote, “This is probably one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to share with my loyal fans.” “As you all know, four years ago this month, I had a major accident in which I had a spinal cord injury. My one and only aim during this time has been to get back on stage.

“My singing voice is fine. However, after three operations, stem cell treatments, endless physical therapy sessions, and most recently unprecedented Cybernics (HAL) treatments, my body is still physically weak.”

The former Black Sabbath frontman wrote that he was troubled by “the thought of letting my fans down”. The singer said that his team is working on a way for Osbourne to perform without traveling from city to city.

“I never thought my touring days would end like this,” he said.

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Osbourne’s tour, titled No More Tours II, was announced in 2017. It was postponed to 2019 to allow the singer to recover from his spinal cord injury.

No More Tours II was due to start in Helsinki, Finland in May.

In September 2022, Osbourne released his 13th solo album, patient number 9, The album is nominated for the 2023 Grammy for Best Rock Album. lead single, also called patient number 9late features Jeff Beck, who passed away earlier this month, The song is up for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance at the Grammys.

Track fall rule (featuring Tony Iommi) is also nominated for a Grammy for Best Metal Performance.

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