Judas Priest to replace Ozzy Osbourne at Power Trip festival
LA TimesOzzy Osbourne will be replaced by Judas Priest at October’s Power Trip festival. “Unfortunately, my body is telling me that I’m just not ready yet and I am much too proud to have the first show that I do in nearly five years be half-assed.” Osbourne, who last toured in 2018, pulled out of a string of European tour dates earlier this year, saying he knew he “couldn’t deal with the travel required.” The Black Sabbath frontman performed a brief set in September during halftime at a Rams-Bills NFL game at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium; his most recent studio album, “Patient Number 9,” came out the same month. Goldenvoice, the powerful L.A. concert promoter that also puts on Coachella and Stagecoach, announced Tuesday that Judas Priest would be Osbourne’s replacement for Power Trip, which is also set to feature Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, Iron Maiden, AC/DC and Tool over three nights from Oct. 6 to 8. Widely regarded as one of heavy metal’s foundational bands, Judas Priest was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022 during a ceremony at L.A.’s Microsoft Theater in which the group’s frontman, Rob Halford, joined Dolly Parton for a memorable rendition of her song “Jolene.” In a statement, Judas Priest’s members said they were “ready to raise double horns way up high together” at Power Trip.