Black Sabbath fans left fuming as Ozzy Osbourne charges ‘laughable' amount for VIP meet and greet
Ozzy co-founded iconic rock band Black Sabbath in Birmingham back in 1968.
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Fans are fuming over 'laughable' Ozzy Osbourne VIP meet and greet costs
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Ozzy rose to fame in iconic rock band Black Sabbath
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He will soon be appearing at Comic Con Midlands along with his family.
However, pricing for a VIP meet and greet with Ozzy has reportedly left fans raging.
This comprises a group photo with Ozzy, Sharon, Kelly and Jack - but is restricted to two people per photo, except for under-5s.
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Meanwhile, supporters hoping Ozzy will sign their guitar or microphone will have to fork out £750.
This comes to £1,416 altogether, when counting the Ultimate Sin VIP package.
As well as this, the music legend will also sign a book for £225 as well as a album, toy or poster for £375 - for VIP purchasers.
Writing on Facebook, one user commented: "Laughable prices, genuinely laughable."
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Another joked: "Time to start selling me kidney."
While a third queried: "Do we have to get VIP to meet Ozzy or can we meet him solo?"
Ozzy Osbourne announces final Black Sabbath gig as band reunite for 'greatest heavy metal show ever' with HUGE line up
To which the events page replied: "You'll need the VIP package."
The 76-year-old has reunited with
Black Sabbath
on several occasions after originally leaving in 1979.
On Saturday, he will perform alongside his bandmates
Ozzy
has had a number
health
issues over the years which have prevented him going back out on tour.
They will
play on home turf - Villa Park in
Birmingham - as part of the Back To The Beginning festival.
Along with Ozzy, the show will reunite the original band members – Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward – for the first time in 20 years.
Speaking about the final gig, Ozzy candidly said: "I'll be there, and I'll do the best I can. So all I can do is turn up."
The gig will also feature sets from other huge heavy metal bands, including Metallica, Slayer, and Pantera.
But
"We're only playing a couple of songs each.
"I don't want people thinking 'we're getting ripped off', because it's just going to be … what's the word? … a sample, you're going to get a few songs each by Ozzy and Sabbath.'
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Ozzy has had a number of health issues over the years
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The group are soon set to play their final performance
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