Ozzy Osbourne Bringing Tel Aviv its First Ozzfest

Heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne, former front man of Black Sabbath, is bringing his multi-band rock festival to Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv on September 28th.  Ozzy and his band will headline the festival and will be joined by the popular American band KoRn as well as several Israeli bands who have not yet been named.

The 61-year-old Osbourne is excited for Ozzfest in Tel Aviv as it will be his first time visiting Israel.  He is bringing his family along for the trip including his wife Sharon, whose father was Jewish, and their two celebrity children, Kelly and Jack.  They plan on traveling throughout the country before the concert, including a stop at the Western Wall.

Sharon Osbourne, who also serves as Ozzy’s personal manager, held a video-conference in which she assured Israeli fans that no matter what, there will be no last-minute cancellations due to any potential boycott pressure.  Sharon said there have not been any threats so far, and even if there will be, they will not back down:  “Music goes beyond politics because it is the international language of the world. Ozzy and I have a history of not getting involved with politics. I could not be more excited or proud about bringing Ozzfest to Israel for the first time.”

For more information, see the article in The Jerusalem Post.

Photo courtesy of nooccar on flickr.  Used under Creative Commons License.

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