Ailing Ozzy Osbourne plans to make Mountain View, Sacramento shows
Ozzy Osbourne’s revelation that he has Parkinson’s disease is not expected to impact the iconic rocker’s forthcoming North American tour.
The former Black Sabbath frontman’s No More Tours 2 — billed as Osbourne’s farewell tour — is still scheduled to go on as planned. Dates are still listed on the tour page of the rocker’s website.
That means local fans can still look forward to seeing Osbourne perform July 17 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento and July 25 at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View. Showtimes for both are 7:30 p.m.
Promoter Live Nation has confirmed the shows are still on. Tickets for the Sacramento date are $35$250 (ticketmaster.com); tickets for Shoreline are $29.50-$250 (livenation. com).
It’s one of the Bay Area’s most anticipated tours of the year. Marilyn Manson opens both shows.
The 71-year-old Grammy winner said during an interview Tuesday on “Good Morning America” that the diagnosis came after a fall last year.
His wife, Sharon Osbourne, told “GMA” that the diagnosis “was not a death sentence by any stretch of the imagination,” but he had good days and bad days. Osbourne and his family, including his children and wife, were the stars of their own reality show, “The Osbournes.”
The musician said revealing his illness was like a weight being lifted.
“I feel better now that I’ve owned up to the fact that I have a case of Parkinson’s,” he said. “And I just hope (my fans) hang on and they’re there for me because I need them.”
Osbourne has had a number of issues since last year, including a severe infection and a fall he said led to him having the “worst” year of his life.
“When I had the fall it was pitch black,” he said. “I went to the bathroom and I fell.”
Osbourne said he “just fell and landed like a slam on the floor.”
“I remember lying there thinking, ‘Well, you’ve done it now.’ Really calm,” he said. “Sharon got me an ambulance. After that, it was all downhill.”
He said he’s been recovering for almost a year now.