Ozzy Osbourne drops out of Power Trip music festival in October: 'I’m just not ready yet'

Ozzy Osbourne is not quite ready to make his planned onstage comeback. On Monday, the 74-year-old canceled his upcoming performance at the Power Trip music festival, which is set for October.

"As painful as this is, I’ve had to make the decision to bow out of performing on Power Trip in October," he said in a statement shared with USA TODAY.

He originally planned, he said, to return to the stage in summer 2024 but was optimistic when the offer to perform at Power Trip came up. "Unfortunately, my body is telling me that I’m just not ready yet," he said, noting he is "much too proud" to complete his first show in almost five years without being fully prepared.

Osbourne shared that the band that will replace him is to be announced shortly, adding that the group are personal friends of his and he expects fans won't be disappointed.

Power Trip is new festival, set to be held Oct. 6-8 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. It is meant to deliver a heavier dose of rock with its lineup of Guns N' Roses and Iron Maiden on Friday (Oct. 6), AC/DC and Ozzy Osbourne on Saturday (Oct. 7), and Metallica and Tool on Sunday (Oct. 8).

Osbourne has dealt with a slew of health problems in recent years that have caused the "Crazy Train" singer to cancel other scheduled performances as well.

In February, the hard rock legend announced the cancelation of his 2023 tour dates in the U.K. and continental Europe. Osbourne issued a statement at the time saying damage to his spine suffered in an accident four years ago would prevent him from touring.

The musician has also been open about his struggles with Parkinson's disease. In 2020, the Prince of Darkness and his wife, Sharon Osbourne, shared the details of his battle with the disease on "Good Morning America."

"It's Parkin's II, which is a form of Parkinson's," Sharon said. "There's so many different type of Parkinson's. It's not a death sentence by any stretch of the imagination, but it does affect certain nerves in your body."

Although fans have known Ozzy has suffered from tremors and was diagnosed with Parkin symptoms in the early 2000s, the former Black Sabbath frontman said he didn't find out about his diagnosis until 2019.

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Contributing: Mike Snider, Sara M Moniusko, USA TODAY; The Associated Press

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