Ozzy Osbourne pulls out of Power Trip festival

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Ozzy Osbourne has issued a statement confirming that he will no longer be performing at Power Trip, the upcoming three-day hard rock and metal festival taking place in California this October.

He shared the following statement to social media:

As painful as this is, I’ve had to make the decision to bow out of performing on Power Trip in October.

My original plan was to return to the stage in the summer of 2024, & when the offer to do this show came in, I optimistically moved forward.

Unfortunately, my body is… pic.twitter.com/gHWEE8VuI6

— Ozzy Osbourne (@OzzyOsbourne) July 10, 2023

English heavy metal band Judas Priest will replace him.

The festival shared the updated poster and a note to their social pages:

Welcome @judaspriest to Power Trip ???????? pic.twitter.com/SqKRpbFDhG

— Power Trip (@Powertriplive) July 11, 2023

Power Trip will rock the desert from October 6 to 8. The inaugural festival will see Guns N’ Roses and Iron Maiden kick things off on the Friday night, followed by AC/DC and a new headliner to be announced on the Saturday, and Metallica and Tool closing things on the Sunday night.