Ozzy ready to resume Ozzfest

Ozzy Osbourne should be ready for Black Sabbath's headlining set at OzzFest today (Saturday, July 30th) in Tinley Park, Illinois. Ozzy was sick earlier this week and Black Sabbath cancelled their OzzFest appearance in Holmdel, New Jersey, on Wednesday (July 27th), which meant Iron Maiden got to do an extra-long set. A spokesperson told us that Ozzy is expected to play today at the Tweeter Center. The nature of Osbourne's illness hasn't been announced.

Osbourne told us that touring is a lot harder on him today than it used to be:
[ click here to listen if you have a Backstage Pass] "As we get older, we get more work. In the old days, you'd do, like, a three week tour, and take six months off, you know? It was a luxury. Now, it's like a job."

The 10th annual edition of OzzFest runs through September 4th in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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