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Sharon Osbourne has revealed that she booted a band off the lineup of the upcoming “Back to the Beginning” concert featuring the final performances of Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne.
The wife and manager of Ozzy told Metal Hammer that an argument with the undisclosed act’s manager led to her decision to disinvite the band from playing the historic all-day concert event being held July 5th at Villa Park in Birmingham, England.
“I had a huge, huge to-do with a manager over this celebration for Ozzy and Sabbath,” revealed Sharon. “And it was probably the worst way I’ve felt in years. And I don’t care what this person says about me, thinks about it, because he doesn’t know me. And he’s now going around making up bullshit lies because I threw his band off the bill.”
She continued, “I don’t care what people say. Because do you know what? I don’t love them. I care about people who love me, what they say about me. You can’t care what an industry says, because you don’t love them, so how can it hurt you? It doesn’t.”
When asked by Metal Hammer if it was Iron Maiden — as Sharon famously feuded with singer Bruce Dickinson on the 2005 edition of Ozzfest — she replied, “Oh god, no. Ozzy only has respect for the guys in Maiden. And he didn’t even know what Bruce was doing [during Ozzfest]. I never told him, until the night that it happened when it was the last show, and he just looked at me and goes, ‘You’re terrible.'”
Meanwhile, there was speculation that Sharon was referring to Tool, whose name was conspicuously missing from the promotion of the recently announced paid livestream of the “Back to the Beginning” concert. However, that turned out to be a design oversight, and Tool’s name has since been added.
In addition to Sabbath and Ozzy, the concert will feature performances from Tool, Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Slayer, Pantera, Alice in Chains, and dozens of other notable rock and metal acts. As mentioned, a global livestream is available to purchase for $29.99.
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