Yesterday, we discovered the unhappy information that Ozzy Osbourne needed to cancel his deliberate efficiency on the Energy Journey competition this October due to well being points. It’s an enormous bummer to assume he’s having such a tough time getting again on stage, however when he mentioned some “private mates” would take his place, all of us have been left questioning who it is perhaps. And now we all know due to reporting from Billboard that Judas fucking Priest will be part of the competition’s already stacked lineup.

Judas Priest and Ozzy have been initially planning on touring Europe this yr, however that too needed to be canceled as a consequence of well being causes. Priest has since moved on with a tour of their very own, but it surely’s tremendous cool to assume Rob Halford and the fellows have been as soon as once more stepping as much as assist fill in for an ageing and ailing Ozzy.

The long-lasting British heavy metallic band simply put out an announcement on their addition to the Energy Journey competition, stating they have been “excited and able to increase double horns” this October.

“Energy Trippers are you prepared for some Judas Priest fashion heavy metallic! We’re excited and able to increase double horns means up excessive collectively. Retaining the metallic religion at this bostin considered one of a sort energy journey world occasion!”

In an announcement yesterday, Ozzy mentioned he wasn’t bodily capable of carry out to his requirements and wouldn’t get to that time limit for the present. Being “too proud” to cellphone in a mediocre efficiency, he pulled out of the gig.

Over the past couple years, Ozzy’s capability to tour has been spotty at finest, as a consequence of lingering well being points stemming from a spinal harm he suffered again within the early 2000s. Since then, it’s grown to have an effect on his mobility, amongst different features of his life, as he’s mentioned he’s in close to fixed ache.

This isn’t the primary time Judas Priest or Rob Halford has helped Ozzy out in a pinch. There have been two occasions specifically that Halford stood in for Ozzy throughout some Black Sabbath exhibits when the “Prince of Darkness” fell in poor health. So that is simply one other occasion of mates serving to mates by way of a troublesome time.

As for the Energy Journey Pageant, which is able to happen on October 6 to October 8 on the Empire Polo Membership in Indio, California, the lineup is now as follows:

Friday, October 6: Weapons n’ Roses and Iron Maiden
Saturday, October 7: AC/DC and Judas Priest
Sunday, October 8: Metallica and Software

Despite the fact that it’s regrettable that Ozzy gained’t be there, Judas Priest all the time places on one hell of a present. We’re nonetheless wishing Ozzy one of the best in his restoration and hope he’ll grace the stage once more very quickly.