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Remembering Ozzy Osbourne's rocking times in Vancouver

Article content The group's sound was soundly trashed by critics of the day in love with unending Grateful Dead jams and flower power pettiness. The March 8, 2016, review of the End Tour in Vancouver noted, Black Sabbath were the sound of things to come. Article content 'Caught off-guard by a bunch of Northerners who weren't paisley-pushing art school junkies nodding off through endlessly boring blues rock jamming, the hippie elite did metal a favour forever by trashing it. Music by working class kids for others like them who weren't getting in on the Summer of Love or any other middle class playtime, metal was loud, angry and amplified release. It still is.' Article content Aside from music, Osbourne became a festival mogul with the popular Ozzfest metal festivals begun in 1996, which became a proving ground for up-and-coming modern metal acts as well as showcasing classic stars. The festival was created by Ozzy's wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne, after Lollapalooza refused to show any interest in having her husband perform. Article content Article content Alongside this new direction for his career, Ozzy and his family became TV stars with the MTV reality TV series The Osbournes. Premiering on March 5, 2002, the show was an instant hit and ran four seasons before the final episode aired on March 21, 2005. In a BBC Radio 2 interview in May 2009, Ozzy confirmed that he was stoned during the entire filming of the series. Article content The singer dealt with addiction issues throughout his career, leading to a number of well-publicised events. Among the most famous was on Feb. 18, 1982, when he drunkenly urinated on the Alamo Cenotaph erected in honour of those who died at the Battle of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. The singer was banned from the city for a decade until he donated $10,000 to the Daughters of the Republic of Texas who maintain the monument in 1992. Article content Such was the life of the man proclaimed the 'Prince of Darkness' in musical circles. Article content Article content In a post shared by Mercury Studios to Instagram on July 18, it was announced the feature-length concert film Back To The Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow, celebrating Osbourne and the legacy of the band Black Sabbath, is slated for release in early 2026. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content