Ozzy Osbourne cancels tour due to hand infection
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Last updated 12th Oct 2018
Ozzy Osbourne has been forced to cancel the rest of his North American tour as he remains hospitalised with a hand infection.
The Prince of Darkness had emergency surgery for an infection in two fingers on his right hand on Saturday (6th October) and had hoped to reconvene his No More Tours 2 trek at Las Vegas MGM Grand on Saturday (11th October).
Unfortunately, Ozzy’s condition has failed to improve and doctors have now told him it’s likely he will require further surgery in the coming days to treat the multiple infections in his hand.
Ozzy’s four remaining US tour dates in Las Vegas, Mountain View, Chula Vista and Hollywood have now been pushed back until 2019. The latter three shows had originally been rescheduled for later this month following the initial prognosis from doctors.
Speaking from his hospital bed, Ozzy says: “I’m so f***ing bummed about cancelling these shows.
“The tour had been going great and we were really looking forward to these last few gigs. We’re hoping everyone will be patient and we’ll look forward to seeing them at the shows next year.
Revealing more about Ozzy’s condition on her daytime show The Talk on Monday, Ozzy’s wife Sharon Osbourne said the emergency developed from seemingly minor hangnails.
“(Ozzy) had a little cut on his thumb and you know when you like, pull the side of your nail? He just left it and then he hit it on a door and it started to get bigger and bigger,” Sharon explained.
Confirming the same thing happened to his middle finger, Sharon added: “On Saturday morning, we took him into the emergency room and what had happened from a tiny thing on the side of his nail, it had turned into two different infections in his hand and he had to have two operations, where they cut the side of his thumb and his (middle) finger… to get rid of the infection.
“From something which you would think is absolutely nothing, he’s still in hospital today. It’s unbelievable. He’s on antibiotic drips, two different kinds. He’s just stuck there… eating ice cream.”
Ozzy’s swansong No More Tours 2 trek hits the UK in early 2019 for six dates with special guests Judas Priest.
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