Sharon Osbourne vs Iron Maiden @ Ozzfest FITE!

UP THE IRONS!!!!!!!

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oh wait . . . .

One never knows what to believe, but if even a tenth of this is true it's pretty awful. And Iron Maiden was pretty great at the show I saw (at which there was no sabotage).

FROM: Rod Smallwood, Manager - Iron Maiden

PRESS RELEASE ON BEHALF OF IRON MAIDEN
Re: OZZFEST SAN BERNARDINO AUG 20

Maiden are currently returning from America and preparing for UK festivals this weekend and don't wish to waste time giving Sharon Osbourne's statement the dignity of a reply. Considering the disgraceful nature of the events that occurred they feel it's a pretty dismal effort at self justification and they don't think Metal fans are at all gullible and that they will easily see through it. They want no more to do with this sorry incident and are very much looking forward to headlining Reading and Leeds Festivals this weekend.

I would however like to add my own comment on this.

In 30 years in this business and after attending hundreds of gigs I have never seen anything anywhere near as disgusting and unprofessional as what went on that night. I was standing on our sound desk out front as usual but ran to the stage as soon as the hail of missiles began and from then on watched from the front of the stage right next to Bruce's walkway. The scale, viciousness and concentration of the throwing made it obvious that this was a premeditated and co-ordinated attack. Assaulting musicians while performing by throwing bottle tops, lighters and eggs at them from just a few yards away is vile, dangerous, criminal and cowardly. It is incredible that Ozzfest security apparently did nothing about it - aren't they there to protect the bands too? Especially when the band is concentrating on a performance in front of 45,000 people and the missiles are coming out of the glare of the spotlights. And to spit at a band on stage is unforgivable.

Iron Maiden, like all the bands on Ozzfest, had to sign quite onerous legal documents part of which was promising not to throw anything into the audience, even wristbands!!! Ironic isn't it

It is well documented on the web who was responsible for planning and participating in this attack and for musicians to join in this assault on other musicians is a shocking disgrace akin to treachery. You should all be thoroughly ashamed of yourselves.

We know who authorised the making of the "Ozzy - Ozzy" chant tape the day before and how it was played secretly through the PA at the very beginning and end of our set.

We also know who continually turned off the power interrupting our set at crucial moments. It is a good thing that the power was turned back on before there was a riot as you could sense on stage a lot of the huge audience were getting totally pissed off at this continual onslaught on the band.

The great majority of the Ozzfest crew throughout the tour were terrific and we thank them. Those who participated or stood idly by and watched as this all went down should also be ashamed of themselves and I would certainly hope they never come near a tour with which we are involved.

There is little point in my commenting on the chap with the flag or their trying to hold up Eddie or Sharon's speech as the audience made their feelings very clear on each occasion.

And in the end what was all this about?? If l had any sort of problem or misunderstanding with a band working on a tour we were involved in I would go and talk to them or their manager - not wait until the end of a tour and assault and ambush them. Or was that really it?

I find it staggering that this ambush would take place in front of any audience, let alone in San Bernardino, the biggest audience of the tour. Didn't that audience merit any consideration? They pay an awful lot to be there in terms of prices for tickets, parking, food, beer etc. Surely if they spend this sort of money they deserve to watch the bands they paid to see be able to put in a full unhindered performance. Free of danger and intimidation. If I had paid I would ask for my money back!

And this audience really were outstanding, giving the band incredible support and many voting with their feet in disgust after the set and the speech, which to many was the final insult.

I have to say I was immensely proud of Maiden who stood up to it all and showed great courage and just got better and better through the adversity. Their heads never dropped, instead they went on the offensive. It was a truly memorable moment when Bruce went to the very front of the stage during 'The Trooper' - something which he never normally does as he is usually on the ramps - waving the flag whilst avoiding the hail of missiles and yelling "This is a fucking British flag, and these colours don't fucking run!". The imperturbable attitude and ability of the band shone through and in the end made this a truly remarkable rock and roll event, even if for all the wrong reasons.

We will have no more to say on this matter except that I do think the band deserve an apology from a number of people, and you know who you are.

ROD SMALLWOOD

MANAGER, IRON MAIDEN

CHAIRMAN, SANCTUARY ARTIST MANAGEMENT

I've heard their most recent albums are pretty good. Have any of you heard them?

this so awesome

THIS IS THE BRITISH FLAG THESE COLORS DON'T RUN!!!

btw is sabbath even worth seeing anymore? cuz like they're one of the best bands ever but i'm afraid to go see them and see them be all sad and pathetic....how are they?

Ozzy Osbourne is from The Land Of the Britishes, Einstein.

But he turned his back on the Empire

By the way, is ANYBODY taking Ozzy's side on this? I don't have the patience for the messageboards.

Ozzy is a legend, but he's also a joke. This is Sharon's fault. Everybody knows this. Fuck Britney metal!

Bruce Dickinson = punk as hell.

haha my first post on this thread would fit right in!!! i'mm sooooo intgllent!

Thank you for inspiring me to pack every Maiden disc I have into my CD player, crank up the volume until the walls groan and walk about with head held high, middle fingers flying and my balls hanging out my drawers

again, this is awesome, and even better to be screaming it forty-odd thousand people and thru a hail of eggs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39430000/jpg/_39430525_jack.jpg

Oh wait, he's lost weight by now, hasn't he?

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000024JL3.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Yes, Otep Awanabesomebady, the singer of Otep. She's a Sharon discovery, friend of Kelly, and is the only account of what happened to portray the egging as a spontaneous uprising of angry Sabbath fans.

Bury Your Dead were also outed as asskissingly running around backstage that afternoon trying to convince other bands to egg Maiden. Only to be turned down in disgust by everyone except a few retards from the Zakk Wylde fan club.

Osbournes released a statement saying NO WAY DID KELLY THROW EGGS, to which I think the very first Blabbermouth poster quipped: obviously she ate them all.

Maybe all those Ozzy cancellations this summer were a prank, too?

I think the Ozzy organization has a lot to answer for right now.

Along with a lot of vulgar lame-brain insults, a very sticky nickname for Ozzy's wife has surfaced from all this: Sauron Osbourne.

Well, you can judge. Current banner at the site:

http://www.metalsludge.tv/main/themes/sludge_default/images/header_trooper.gif

;-) (Also their interview with Nicko)

They actually have had a slew of thrash and nu-metal and semi-neo-radio-punk etc. interviews over the moons as well, they're not THAT hermetic, Ian!

I'm so proud of the way the band plowed ahead and defiantly continued to play. That is what a metal band should be! That performance was a tribute to their fans, their music, and the spirit of rock and roll.

http://www.fucksharon.com/

http://www.fuckozzfest.com/

Shame the t-shirt maker spelt her name wrong.

Right. People go to Ozzfest with eggs all the time. Heck, I bring a few eggs to every concert I go to - particularly the all-day festivals. It's absolutely no trouble carrying them around, and security lets me in with them no problem. And if I don't feel like throwing eggs at any of the bands, I drop them on the parking lot while I'm in the exiting traffic jam, and they fry up just fine.

Or maybe these enraged Ozzy defenders got them at the fresh-egg stand at the Ozzfest Farmers' Market.

Brave New World, two albums ago, is one of their best, and one of the best rock records of the past five years or so. It completely rules.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/24/music.ozzfest.reut/index.html

http://ozzfest.com/news_2005.html

This vulgar eggs-play reeks of a minor reality TV star sinking to claim an extra couple minutes of fame. Like Joe Millionaire walking off the set of a punk'd ripoff because a guy is running around wiping fake dogshit on people.

Anyway, Sharon Osbourne can't be this insane. Either she was jilted by Bruce Bruce, or her logic is reality TV logic. The Blind Date producers were back there yelling "DO IT!"

And so the work of Satan is done.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/choice2004/art/p_bushmainp.jpg

Yeah, not since the Dance Of Death tour in...God, it was so long ago...2004.

>he hasn’t toured in the U.S.in these size venues in a while

Not since they toured arenas (MSG in NYC) in...wow, I can barely recall so far back...2003.

good thing it wasn't a gnr show, the crowd would've rioted.
m.

DATE: AUGUST 25, 2005


An open letter to Rod Smallwood (Manager: Iron Maiden; Chairman: Sanctuary Group)

Rod,

I found your statement to be completely void of the facts that led up to Saturday’s show. Your press release was written like an old time 80’s manager, trying to use every opportunity to try and sell the record and the upcoming shows instead of just dealing with the truth.

These are the facts:

You claim to have been in the business for 30 years and have been to hundreds of gigs, but can you tell me how many times you have heard of an opening band talking sh*t about the headliner during their set and getting away with it? Not only is Ozzy the headliner, but he is also the man who is paying your band $185,000 a night. We gave Iron Maiden a chance to play to the biggest audiences they have ever played to in the U.S.A. We accommodated them with their stage set and at the band’s request we even scoured the audience for people wearing Iron Maiden t-shirts and brought them down front during their set to make them feel more comfortable. Tell me, what other headliner would do that? Unfortunately those gestures were completely lost on Bruce Dickinson who for over 20 shows continually berated Ozzy and Ozzfest during his set.

Over the last 10 years of Ozzfest we have worked with over 200 bands. None of them were ever disrespectful to Ozzy or any of the other bands on the tour. But for 20 shows we were forced to hear Dickinson’s nightly outbursts from the stage: “When we come back to America, we’ll be back with a proper sound system” or “We won’t be playing the same old songs every night (like Sabbath),” “We don’t need a teleprompter (like Ozzy)” and “We don’t need a reality show to be legit (again, like Ozzy).” Night after night we heard his complaints from the stage about how “corporate” the venues were and how “outrageous” the ticket prices were. Strangely enough, if you want to get a general admission ticket to stand in a field to see Iron Maiden at Reading this weekend it’s going to cost you over $120. I would say that’s very pricey, wouldn’t you?

When an artist comes on stage and says he’s not playing the 55 minutes that he was allotted and that he is going to play for as long as he wants (cutting into Sabbath’s set), I’m not going to let that happen. Dickinson was under the delusion that the 46,000 people in San Bernardino had come only to see Iron Maiden. He even proclaimed “This is not the Ozzfest, This is Maidenfest.” I guess no one told him that we have an audience of 45,000 to 53,000 people every year in San Bernardino.

Here’s another fact for you. Bruce Dickinson’s own band was embarrassed by him. Iron Maiden leader, Steve Harris, even came to Ozzy’s dressing room to apologize to Ozzy for Bruce’s behavior before Maiden took the stage in San Bernardino.

It’s shameful that Dickinson felt he had the right to air his issues publicly onstage every night as a way to boost his own ego. Dickinson never once came up to Ozzy and me to voice any concerns. He certainly had the opportunity to do so every night. If he wasn’t able to show us that courtesy then why should I give him the respect to air my grievances with him in private? Ozzy’s only interaction with Dickinson was on the first night of the tour. Ozzy, being the true gentleman that he is, passed Bruce in the hall and said “Good luck and have a great show.” Unfortunately Dickinson felt the need to turn his back to Ozzy and walked away. Frankly, Dickinson got what he deserved. We had to listen to his bullsh*t for five straight weeks. He only had to suffer a couple of eggs on the head.

On closing, yes, I did cut Iron Maiden’s sound. This is the way I look at it: Ozzfest is our tour. We built it into something that’s lasted 10 years now. We’ve been responsible for breaking many new bands and resurrecting the careers of former superstars. Part of our success stems from the fact that when a band is on Ozzfest we treat them with nothing but kindness and respect just as if we had invited them into our home. You can ask all of the bands who have been on the tour. They all describe it as the “ultimate summer camp.” It’s like one big family. Unfortunately Dickinson doesn’t have the manners to realize that when you are invited into someone’s home, are seated at their dinner table, are eating their food and drinking their wine, you shouldn’t talk disrespectfully about them (Ozzy, Black Sabbath and Ozzfest), otherwise you just might get your ass handed to you. Every action has a reaction. Was Dickinson so naïve to think that I was going to let him get away with talking sh*t about my family night after night? I don’t think he realizes who he’s dealing with. I will not endure behavior like this from anyone.

I know you would love to keep talking about this because this is the most press that Iron Maiden has had in the U.S. in twenty years, but let’s move on, shall we?

Sincerely,

The “Real” Iron Maiden
Sharon Osbourne

RockConfidential.com: Ozzy announced on this tour that he'd be retiring from Ozzfest and only doing select shows in the future. What do you think about that?

Zakk Wylde: "I always told Ozz that the great thing is that he's the namesake of it. If you created the Superbowl and played in the first Superbowl, people are gonna show up to see other Superbowls. Just because the Green Bay Packers were in the first two, what nobody's gonna show up if their not in 'em all? It's still the Superbowl. I told Ozz he should take a year off. That's the beauty of it. Take a year off and let somebody else headline the thing, chill out and relax. If anybody deserves to take a weekend off it's definitely him! They say James Brown is the hardest working man in show business, but Ozzy never stops!"

RockConfidential.com: Is the whole thing with IRON MAIDEN overblown or is it for real? How did all the drama start?

Zakk Wylde: "This is fact and this is reality. It's not the guys in MAIDEN and their crew. They're a beautiful bunch of guys. Bruce Dickinson every night would be saying 'Ozzy sucks,' 'Ozzfest blows,' 'Corporate America sucks,' 'America sucks,' and all this other crap. He was bagging on America and bagging on Ozz. Ozzy's the godfather of my son. It wasn't like Bruce said those things one night. This happened every night on the 'fest. If you got signed by George Steinbrenner to play for the Yankees and every day you say, 'Steinbrenner sucks,' 'Yankee Stadium blows,' 'I can't stand playing for this team — it sucks ass,' then why are you playing for the Yankees? Shut your fuckin' pie hole. All he had to do was go up there, play for an hour, whoop some ass and go home. The only thing Ozzy's ever done was given MAIDEN a stage to come over and play to the biggest audience in the summer. Ozzy would give you the shirt off his back. He'd never do a bad thing to anybody. Sharon didn't like him talking about her husband like that and talking about Ozzfest like that. It's just not kosher. The bottom line is Bruce was being a wad! You act like a cunt, you get treated like a cunt! That's what happened. He's definitely not one of the guys. Everybody in their band and crew are cool. I love MAIDEN but he's talking about the godfather of my son, he's bagging America and all the troops are fighting overseas defending our way of life and freedom and fighting terrorism. This dickwad's taking American money and then he's gonna go home. At the same time he thinks he can badmouth America. It's not cool. He got pelted with a batch of eggs and they turned the power off on him! Go home!"

Read the entire interview at RockConfidential.com.

COMMENT |
posted by : Computer God
8/25/2005 11:30:40 PM

Zack sucks.......hes kissing the Osbourne's asses

COMMENT |
posted by : Metamorphosis
8/25/2005 11:32:53 PM

Zakk, shut up and play yer geetar...you damn redneck, then cry when someone steals your guitar, wah wah

COMMENT | Haha
posted by : Rusconi
8/25/2005 11:33:21 PM

Zakk MILD BLOWS! He know where the cornflakes come from!

COMMENT | Please........
posted by : DestroyEraseImprove
8/25/2005 11:33:44 PM

Shut the fuck up Zakk!

COMMENT | what
posted by : TBJ
8/25/2005 11:35:08 PM

they are trying to justify themselves by turning this into a Bruce vs. america shit when everyone knows that is not the case..

COMMENT |
posted by : Mirai Matt
8/25/2005 11:35:41 PM

I'd like to see all the BLS defenders now, to see what they have to say about how "not involved" Zakk was and how he "didn't do anything".

COMMENT | Bruce is a gay persons name
posted by : LTD
8/25/2005 11:35:43 PM

Zakk owns and hes just speaking his mind. Fuck Bruce that closeted fag

COMMENT | Heh.
posted by : La Parka Owns You
8/25/2005 11:35:54 PM

And the wait to hear someone who doesn't owe their career to Ozzy Osbourne take Sharon's side continues...

COMMENT |
posted by : Z-Pac
8/25/2005 11:35:59 PM

Whether its right or wrong, I'm sure if you were in his situation you'd say the same stuff.

COMMENT | asterix removed
posted by : LTD
8/25/2005 11:37:19 PM

'You Act Like A Cunt, You Get Treated Like A Cunt'

COMMENT | Zakk, shut up
posted by : Vorphalack
8/25/2005 11:37:21 PM

I'm getting really sick and tired of people trying to play this Iraq War card. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FUCKING IRAQ QAR YOU FUCKING IDIOT. Zakk, I have lost some serious respect for you. You and Sharon need to get it through your fucking heads that just because Bruce was being a cock on your tour doesn't mean you can fuck up all of Maiden's show for the fans who buy your tickets.

NO ONE SAYS WHAT BRUCE DID WAS RIGHT! Sharon is the prick to the fans...and that weighs a helluva lot more than Bruce being a prick to Ozzy.

COMMENT | The case is...
posted by : Metamorphosis
8/25/2005 11:37:38 PM

...they acted immature so are now making excuses for covering it up, Maiden has acted like total class, Zakk, Otep and Bury Your Dead are running around making up excuses to cover thy precious Sharon Ass...it's all about the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ because none of them would be shit without her...c'mon Zakk y'know she's the CUNT not Bruce, to me......Bruce tells it like it is

COMMENT | FUCK BUSH AND FUCK ZACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
posted by : Power over the living
8/25/2005 11:38:06 PM

FUCK OZZY!!!!!!BRUCE WAS SORTA RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!SHARRON IS LIVING OFF OF OZZYS DRY NUTSACK AND HAS BEEN FOR YEARS!FUCK MTV AND RADIO!!!!!!!!!!!BRUCE SHOULD HAVE PUT HIS OPINIONS TO THE SIDE AND ANNOUNCED THEM AFTER OZZFEST TO THE PRESS.

COMMENT | what a dummy
posted by : neo2126
8/25/2005 11:38:08 PM

don't like him or his "band"

COMMENT | well...damn
posted by : bErMeNtAl
8/25/2005 11:41:04 PM

Thought he was gonna be smarter than this...im losing my faith in Zakk, music is going down hill and so is his mind

COMMENT |
posted by : gor
8/25/2005 11:41:46 PM

ZAK, YOU LOSER, IF YOU HAD ANY BALLS YOU'D DROP THE PASSIVE TENSE AND SAY: I EGGED THEM / TOOK PART. BUT YOU'RE TOO BIG A PUSSY TO SAY THAT, AND THAT'S WHY YOUR PATHETIC SOLO ALBUMS ARE GONNA WITHER. YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE.

COMMENT |
posted by : KANNIBAL KORPSE
8/25/2005 11:42:04 PM

Once again Zakk's showing his phony tuff guy attitude! I wish this guy would disappear in the Bermuda Triangle! Like this is any of his business anyway! Bruce is right, Corporate America does suck. Actually, America sucks in general! I'm moving to Canada.

COMMENT | fucking inbred....
posted by : weinerdog
8/25/2005 11:43:07 PM

typical drunkass wetbrain analogy about troops and terrorism, which this has absolutely nothing to do with. Bruce shouldn't have said some of the things he did, but if Sharon had any real brains she would have pulled him aside ages ago and discussed it like adults. And if that bit about Steve Harris apologizing to Sharon for Bruce's words is true, than Maiden also is culpable growing spines and standing up to Bruce. Regardless of this infantile feud, fucking those fans and trying to humiliate the other members of Maiden(who she apparently loves) was completely inexcusable.

COMMENT | Zakk
posted by : kk_30
8/25/2005 11:43:36 PM

SHUT UP BITCH!!!

COMMENT | BTW
posted by : KANNIBAL KORPSE
8/25/2005 11:44:07 PM

Before I get bashed, tuff is slang for tough

COMMENT | What else did you expect?
posted by : Craig3010
8/25/2005 11:44:18 PM

Zakk is lying for his boss, Sharon. The guy has no balls whatsoever.

COMMENT | ZAK IS A GAY MAN WHO IS A WANNA BE BIKER
posted by : Shurkahn
8/25/2005 11:44:25 PM

Zak you gay ass fag your so called wife's real name is Charles and you love sucking Mike Piazza's Dick and you know you wanna get fucked in the ass by eddie trunk while you are blowing ozzy. just think if you did not drop to your knees and blow ozzy at your audition you would still be playing in a local bar band in Jersey oh wait you are still in a bar band that just plain sucks!!!!!! like you and you know you read this shit all the time you faggot ass pansy that loves to wear pink and purple thongs

COMMENT | Uhhh Zakk
posted by : ToddXEdge
8/25/2005 11:45:26 PM

Anyone that gets their ass beat by DAVE GROHL shouldnt talk about being treated like a cunt. Poser biker wannabes hanging from Ozzys sack suck. Go back and make another shitty record nobody will care about.

COMMENT | Zakk.....
posted by : Zaphod Beeblebrox
8/25/2005 11:46:36 PM

Pinch harmonics are not cool anymore. Please stop.

PS. Maiden crushes your little band.

COMMENT |
posted by : Slipknotfails
8/25/2005 11:47:09 PM

I don't recall Bruce Dickinson every outright bashing the U.S. I have read comments by him criticizing certain aspects of American culture, but never just outright saying "america sucks." Sharon's crew acted very unprofessional. Shame on her for organizing this, and as far as i'm concerned shame on her husband too. Though i lost all respect for him after his first "farewell" tour. Hopefully after this little "incident" bands will stop signing on for ozzfest.... god knows we don't need this crap to oversaturate the market anymore.

COMMENT | Great
posted by : Juan91
8/25/2005 11:47:50 PM

This makes me feel better about never buying his shit again.

COMMENT | Well
posted by : lemmy33
8/25/2005 11:50:18 PM

You act like a cunt, you get treated like a cunt!

Zakk Aughtta know...he's the second biggest cunt out there...right behnd Sharon.

COMMENT |
posted by : bloodjunkie73
8/25/2005 11:50:31 PM

Man, this thread is going to be massive.

First of all, Zakk is a jackass and so is everyone else actually siding with the Ozzy crew on this Ozzfest thing. Plain and fucking simple.

Also, Zakk's quote is right. "You act like a cunt, you get treated like a cunt." Well Zakk, your a pompous, overrated drunk so you get slagged all the time for sucking and/or generally being a cunt lip. Fuck off and keep your mouth shut, mongoloid.

COMMENT | What's with all the sports analogies?
posted by : dumptruck
8/25/2005 11:51:13 PM

This guy's a fucking hack.

COMMENT | Well Zakk.
posted by : Warchief
8/25/2005 11:51:28 PM

If this is true since your supposed to be a bad ass why didn't you just wait for him to come off the stage and stomp his frigging ass and tell him why!!!

COMMENT | Wow
posted by : Dekompoze
8/25/2005 11:51:49 PM

Zakk is giving Bruce shit for saying 'FUCK CORPORATE AMERICA!!' night after night?

Says alot about Zakk...

COMMENT |
posted by : Captain Spaulding
8/25/2005 11:53:00 PM

Zakk Wylde and his drunken Ted Nugent-wanna be Black Label Society fucking sucks.

If you want to see a real Guitar God, who can out play Jeff Wylde anyday of the fucking week, I suggest you take a look at this guy:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/megalomania/DaveandJeffLoomis.jpg

COMMENT | what the fuck ever anymore
posted by : jeffgq_1
8/25/2005 11:53:45 PM

hmmm...we'll never know the true story, kind of like o.j. simpson, but if he did bag on america every night, fuck him. im still pist about his earlier america crowd comments..fuck iron maiden. they're just another band in the long list that Cobain killed off in the 90's, single handedly. FACT!

COMMENT | well
posted by : Tseug
8/25/2005 11:55:02 PM

If Bruce did talk shit, I don't mind them dishing some back. Fucking with the PA hurts the fans above all, and thats what is really sad about this.

COMMENT |
posted by : LTD
8/25/2005 11:55:34 PM

BLS outsells Maiden in America.

COMMENT |
posted by : Metallideth
8/25/2005 11:55:35 PM

Zakk, you're talking out of your arse! If you weren't so biased, you'd see that Sharon is the cunt. Damn, I was hoping he'd be smarter than this.

And what the fuck has Iraq got to to with anything? He was bagging the structure of the audiences, the way the expensive front row forced the real fans up the back. What the fuck is wrong with that? Like someone mentioned before, if Zakk had such a problem he should have spoken to Bruce earlier instead of whinging now.

The fact that Ozzy is the godson of your kids is irrelevent, Ozzy stopped Sharon from going out of control a long time ago. So he is a tiny bit reponsible for all this.

The bottom line is this: every time Zakk makes a comment he loses a bit of credibility (which is a shame coz I'm a big BLS fan).

Holy shit, that's not even a half hour's worth of posts. So that's what respect you get when you name your band after the cheapest, most watery beer available?

Okay, that made me laugh. It's funny because it's true.

man, smarky comments are always good for a laugh

I'm almost tempted to register with the DS boards for X-Factor because this has only been vaguely mentioned on there once and is still full of people saying how lovely she is.

Her Wikipedia entry is now almost half taken up with this event (and it's negative reporting of her). It also points out she still hasn't made the charity donation after losing her televised bet with ICP.

Sharon Osbourne has issued the following "open letter" to IRON MAIDEN manager Rod Smallwood:

"Rod,

"I found your statement to be completely void of the facts that led up to Saturday's show. Your press release was written like an old-time '80s manager, trying to use every opportunity to try and sell the record and the upcoming shows instead of just dealing with the truth.

"These are the facts:

"You claim to have been in the business for 30 years and have been to hundreds of gigs, but can you tell me how many times you have heard of an opening band talking sh*t about the headliner during their set and getting away with it? Not only is Ozzy the headliner, but he is also the man who is paying your band $185,000 a night. We gave IRON MAIDEN a chance to play to the biggest audiences they have ever played to in the U.S.A. We accommodated them with their stage set and at the band's request we even scoured the audience for people wearing IRON MAIDEN t-shirts and brought them down front during their set to make them feel more comfortable. Tell me, what other headliner would do that? Unfortunately those gestures were completely lost on Bruce Dickinson who for over 20 shows continually berated Ozzy and Ozzfest during his set.

"Over the last 10 years of Ozzfest, we have worked with over 200 bands. None of them were ever disrespectful to Ozzy or any of the other bands on the tour. But for 20 shows we were forced to hear Dickinson's nightly outbursts from the stage: 'When we come back to America, we'll be back with a proper sound system,' or "We won't be playing the same old songs every night (like SABBATH),' 'We don't need a teleprompter (like Ozzy)' and 'We don't need a reality show to be legit (again, like Ozzy).' Night after night we heard his complaints from the stage about how 'corporate' the venues were and how 'outrageous' the ticket prices were. Strangely enough, if you want to get a general admission ticket to stand in a field to see IRON MAIDEN at Reading this weekend it's going to cost you over $120. I would say that's very pricey, wouldn't you?

"When an artist comes on stage and says he's not playing the 55 minutes that he was allotted and that he is going to play for as long as he wants (cutting into SABBATH's set), I'm not going to let that happen. Dickinson was under the delusion that the 46,000 people in San Bernardino had come only to see IRON MAIDEN. He even proclaimed 'This is not the Ozzfest, This is Maidenfest.' I guess no one told him that we have an audience of 45,000 to 53,000 people every year in San Bernardino.

"Here's another fact for you. Bruce Dickinson's own band was embarrassed by him. IRON MAIDEN leader, Steve Harris, even came to Ozzy's dressing room to apologize to Ozzy for Bruce's behavior before MAIDEN took the stage in San Bernardino.

"It's shameful that Dickinson felt he had the right to air his issues publicly onstage every night as a way to boost his own ego. Dickinson never once came up to Ozzy and me to voice any concerns. He certainly had the opportunity to do so every night. If he wasn't able to show us that courtesy then why should I give him the respect to air my grievances with him in private? Ozzy's only interaction with Dickinson was on the first night of the tour. Ozzy, being the true gentleman that he is, passed Bruce in the hall and said 'Good luck and have a great show.' Unfortunately Dickinson felt the need to turn his back to Ozzy and walked away. Frankly, Dickinson got what he deserved. We had to listen to his bullsh*t for five straight weeks. He only had to suffer a couple of eggs on the head.

"On closing, yes, I did cut IRON MAIDEN's sound. This is the way I look at it: Ozzfest is our tour. We built it into something that's lasted 10 years now. We've been responsible for breaking many new bands and resurrecting the careers of former superstars. Part of our success stems from the fact that when a band is on Ozzfest we treat them with nothing but kindness and respect just as if we had invited them into our home. You can ask all of the bands who have been on the tour. They all describe it as the 'ultimate summer camp.' It's like one big family. Unfortunately Dickinson doesn't have the manners to realize that when you are invited into someone's home, are seated at their dinner table, are eating their food and drinking their wine, you shouldn't talk disrespectfully about them (Ozzy, BLACK SABBATH and Ozzfest), otherwise you just might get your ass handed to you. Every action has a reaction. Was Dickinson so naïve to think that I was going to let him get away with talking sh*t about my family night after night? I don't think he realizes who he's dealing with. I will not endure behavior like this from anyone.

"I know you would love to keep talking about this because this is the most press that IRON MAIDEN has had in the U.S. in twenty years, but let's move on, shall we?

"Sincerely,

"The 'Real' Iron Maiden

"Sharon Osbourne"

Up the Irons!

"We've been responsible for breaking many new bands and resurrecting the careers of former superstars. Part of our success stems from the fact that when a band is on Ozzfest we treat them with nothing but kindness and respect just as if we had invited them into our home"

and yet you still bar one of the greatest thrash bands ever... ANTHRAX!!!!!!

Nobody would even know who the hell your family were except you participated in a crappy reality program, and we all know reality programs are for desperado wannabes trying to get famous. hell, your fat ass daughter wouldnt of even got looked at sideways for her so called 'musical talent' if she wasnt the "daughter" of ozzy osbourne.

The Sun Online: So what happened when you went on stage at Ozzfest?

Bruce Dickinson: "We were hit by a co-ordinated barrage of bottle tops, lighters and eggs from a certain section at the front! Then the power for the PA and backline was completely pulled three or four times during songs. The band held it all together incredibly though and we just got really pumped up. It ended up being an amazing show. MAIDEN can pretty much deal with anything. We don’t get fazed too easily."

The Sun Online: Who do you think was behind it all?

Bruce Dickinson: "Everyone knows it's Sharon Osbourne. It's certainly not Ozzy or SABBATH — they have too much class to condone stunts like that. She hates me for making remarks about reality TV. I hate reality TV. People should get off their arses and do stuff and not be so voyeuristic."

My first ever proper concert was Maiden, Edingburgh playhouse, no prayer for the dying tour.

It's not bruce's responsibility to control Ozzy and sharon's behaviour.

"It's not my fault I cut off the power, destroyed their set and ruined my own reputation, bruce made me do it."

Fuck sharon. Bruce is not in charge of sharon, sharon is in charge of sharon. If she goes and does something that low and criminal, she deserves whatever she gets.

No one said she had to pay any attention to bruce while on tour, or listen to a word he said.

Up the fuckin irons, go bruce!!

fuck mcdonalds or target or whoever tells sharon and ozzy to diss iron maiden, the obviously greatest METAL (do you know what that is? METAL?) band ever, and you cant stop them, they are a juggernaught, especially with your dumb posts in this faggoty-ass santorum sucking forum

fuck corprate america, fuck the SOLDIERS IN IRAQ and the CRYING MOTHERS OF THEIR MUTILATED DAUGHTERS PUSSIE GASHES
iron maiden are the true metal, and obviously its too much for him to diss the pussy country music listening nigger haters you faggot zack wylde what the fuck, you are only mad because bruce can play guitar so much faster then you and your redneck band you honky keik ass

MAYHEM RULES!
MAIDEN AND SATAN AND REAL METAL WILL ALWAYS PREVAIL OVER BURGER-KING SPONSORED NU-METAL TEABAG PARTIES

get off the pot you hippy faggots, grindcore is the best anyway
\m/

Gee, when I invite people to my home, I don't charge them 75 FUCKING THOUSAND DOLLARS for the privilege of eating at the children's table. That is:

http://www.laweekly.com/ink/05/35/music-burk.php

JULY 22 - 28, 2005

High On Fire, Drunk On Jack!
Metal’s heaviest sludgesters just don’t give a [fudge]
by GREG BURK

...

Q: You’d go on Ozzfest if you were asked, wouldn’t you?

PIKE: We got asked a couple times.

PRESTON: I wouldn’t pay that much money to...

Q: How much?

PIKE: Like, $75,000. I’m like, “Yeah, I’m honored and all, but why should I be honored about you asking me to give you $75,000 so that I can play? That’s not honored, that’s more like, ‘Here’s my dick. Suck it.’”

KENSEL: Seventy-five thousand dollars. I’ve got 12 and change in my pocket; I better start saving.

PIKE: Big fish eat little fish.

Who is he?

i wish my keyboard could do that

http://Maidenrules.rnrracing.us/

(a quote from Sharon's letter)

does anyone else think this is a pretty odd state of affairs? i've never encountered such a practice.

Maiden shreds harder than Wylde ever has, or will.
You can't pit any Wylde riff with some of the shit Maiden has....
and Wylde was a poor replacement for Randy Rhoades, Ozzy went downhill after his death.

LONG LIVE MAIDEN

Why would she do that? Does she think the fans are too dumb to find the front stage?

" Sharon had blasted the STEREOPHONICS, labeling them 'STEREO-whatever-the f.ck-they're-called' for booking Donington and in so doing preventing Ozzfest from reclaiming the site as the "the home of metal". She also added at the time that "[the STEREOPHONICS] have a clause in their f.cking contract preventing anyone else from playing there this summer."
...
However, in a complete about-face, Sharon has now apologized for her "big f.cking mouth and crass attitude".

"Dear Kelly, Stuart and Richard,
"In response to the article in NME dated May 5, now you know why everyone calls me the 'Queen Of Evil'. It's because I have a big f.cking mouth and a crass attitude. I absolutely did make the comments that were printed in the NME. However, on this occasion, I feel what I said was taken out of context. You ARE the STEREO-f.cking-PHONICS, one of the best bands in the world, and I have the greatest respect for your band and what you've achieved and you certainly have the right to put whatever you want in your contracts. It's none of my business.
...
"My sincere apologies for my crassness. Sincerely, Sharon Osbourne.
...
"P.S.: After Ozzy heard what had happened, I had to go to hospital to have his foot taken out of my ass."

that high on fire thing is funny. "pay to play", what a load of crap ozzy has become.

xposts

also, the guy who disses zakk wylde for being a "n*gger-hater"...WTF!

this is great. i hope metal bands start releasing dis tracks. (anal cunt is way ahead of the game there)

What do you think her dad, being a mogul in the music biz, would think of her behavior? Do any of you think he would advocate these acts? Do you think the thought of something like this would even cross his mind?

Playing in a band, and seeing many on stage over the years, I would never think twice about something that disgusting... it's bad enough when you hear a decent band get boo's, but this is something that doesn't belong in music history. ESPECIALLY TO ONE OF THE GREATEST METAL BANDS OF ALL TIME.

It's also worth stating that this has been excellent publicity for Ozzfest and Maiden, probably jolting ticket sales to the remaining dates with dud Velvet Revolver.

As I hinted upthread, her dad is D0N 4RD3N.

Nothing like this would have crossed him mind. Dangling Bruce Dickinson out of a 10th floor window, or threatening to shoot Rod Smallwood's kids is far more his style.

Think I'm exaggerating? Try g00gling.

Yes, Star Wars pr0n would be a mistake in that case.

Fuck right off Sharon! Iron Maiden weren't the only band there, try about 130 bands over 3 days! You dick sharon, what a stupid comment, fuck sharon! I used to think she was all right but know we all know what a prick she is! Long live Maiden and go Bruce, fly the british flag!

oh my God Matt Pike who was already awesome just increased his awesomeness quotient by about fifty points with this mega-excelsiorable remark

To those comments that Maiden can't write an album after 7th sun, I disagree completely. Brave New World and Dance of Death holds true to the Maiden formula and breaks out in new ways. Bruce's solo effort has been solid (though obviously not marketed as well as Ozzy's).

Not only is Ozzy's solo work mediocre at best (with the exception of some good support in the distant past--Randy Rhoads, etc.), now he doesn't have the balls to run his own show and hide behind a ball-breaking woman manager discredits him completely. America unfortunately is too proud to wake up and hear the music (here I don't agree with Bruce's comment about the British flag--after all it's about music, not about politics or nations). Ozzfest should be renamed redneck fest or pussy fest because that's what it's turning into when good bands like maiden leave. All that will be left is dry shallow music like slipknot and linkin park...and the fading sensation of Osborne's sad reality show. Well while America invested their brains in truly inteligent television programing to see Ozzy moan to Sharon for his antidepresants, Bruce and Maiden have been hard at work composing something called music. Well to each his own. Cudos for maiden for showing some balls. To Bruce and the boys, I've always been a fan and I support you! UP THE IRONS!!! Paulie

Sharon's dad.

i vote ozzy!!! he bite the head off of a dove and a bat he pissed on the alamo he is crazzy i love him i would have sex with him but thats just me

here you go

Learn to spell you cocksucker

I saw the Ozzfest at the maybe second show in Hartford,CT. I went to see Sabbath with Ozzy and Iomi together. Sabbath was my first concert ever back in 1980 with their Heaven and Hell tour with BOC and I saw Ozzy in his Blizzard of Ozz tour the next year.

Anyway, Maiden came out.. the crowd went wild but there was no vocals. I believe the song was "Murder in the Rue Morgue". The next song was "the Trooper" and did have sound but my point is that it seems like some one was fucking with the sound from the get go of this tour.

I'm disappointed and angry since I paid good cash to see the show and Murder is one of Maiden's early hardcore badass tunes that I love.

I had a great time during Sabbath's set, though they'd stopped selling beer and that bummed me out. But back to the point. I think the trouble started long before the LA show.

Gerry

I'm not sure i agree that Ozzy is "in it for the money," though - dude is barely conscious. I think it's pretty obvious he's being exploited.

and in response to the fellow who met bruce in 88, you're a dickface. put yourself in bruce's shoes, you are trying to enjoy a date with your lady, and fans come up to you and disturb your date. would you be upset? hell yes, i would be. now, he didnt necessarily dismiss you the right way, but still. dickface.

my best friend on this earth met bruce dickinson as well, and shook his hand, got his autograph, and even talked to him for a while. also, hes only 14, so either bruce has changed or he was right.

UP THE IRONS, BITCHES

Wagner Padovani - São Paulo - Brazil

(and btw 4 the dude who posted b4 me,if u wanna kno who sharon osbourne is, she is the shortarse wife of ozzy osbourne-whom u may have heard of.she deserves 2 die.)

UP THE FUKIN' IRONS, BEE-YOTCH!

EXACTLY!!!!!!

UP THE IRONS ...who the fuck cares about
ozzy the sloppy and sharon
the pubic hair

According to Ozzyhead.com: Ozzfest co-founder Sharon Osbourne is apparently unrepentant about her attempt to sabotage IRON MAIDEN's last appearance on this past summer's edition of the festival. But Ozzy Osbourne himself told Launch that he wasn't exactly sure what happened that night, and wanted nothing to do with it either way.

"I had absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with what went down, because I do not condone any of that kind of crap," he said. "Even though the singer was saying bad things, so I heard, I never heard it 'cause I'd never went and seen them. But that very night, the bass player (Steve Harris) comes into my dressing room and said to me, 'I'd like to apologize for our singer.' I was absolutely confused what this guy was on about."

As reported throughout the Internet, including an article published on KNAC.COM, Sharon Osbourne told a magazine interviewer that she hated Dickinson but still respected his band, explaining, "The band are actually really nice guys, but the singer has a chip on his shoulder...He never once thanked us for the tour. People don't behave like that. I tell you, though. This guy got the singer with a fucking egg right in the middle of his brow — what a star!"

This shows you how out of the loop OZZY is on his own festival. Rumors have detailed that many people on the OZZFEST crew were well aware of what was about to go down that night, except of course OZZY. No doubt Sharon threw a blinder on the old OZ when all of this was unfolding. Likely the same blinder he is wearing when he agrees to do 25 summer shows and she books him on 50.

Now it's weeks later and OZZY seems to know little of what did go on. This after the entire rock n' roll planet has discussed it, taken sides, and has tried both sides in the Internet court - so to speak. Poor old guy, what can you say but it could be worse. He could've married Rosanne Barr.

Metal Sludge
Sludge at the Moon

I put this in Babelfish and this came out:

"Me no can spell very well."

Thank you. Now move along. Next test bunny needs a protein injection.

AND WELCOME RANDOM GOOGLERS!

yeh. of course she was. have you been to the doctor's recently? perhaps you should.

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http://www.ozzfest.com/news_2006.html

And maybe real money won't be allowed to be used and they have to use Ozzfest Money. Bills with ozzy's mug on it.