Allos
Aug 23, 2005, 06:17 PM
Because no one fucks around with Iron Maiden and gets away with it.
For those of you not in the know, Iron Maiden has been playing Ozzfest for the past few weeks. And at least for this year, Maiden was pretty much the headlining act.
Now according to the Osbourne camp, Maiden was disrespectful to Ozzfest itself from the beginning of their tour as well as highly arrogant. But even if this is true, it gives Sharon Osbourne no right, no fucking right, to attempt to sabotage their set.
In their final show on the tour, a group of men in the front of the crowd pelted eggs at Maiden. Lead singer Bruce Dickinson responded with expletives basically saying that if he wouldn't get sued he'd "rip their fucking eyes out". Ozzfest security did nothing to the men. Also, eggs aren't even allowed in the venue, so someone had to give the men the eggs to begin with...
The rest of Maiden's set was literally plagued with the PA system going off and being replaced with a prerecorded chant, saying "Ozzy, Ozzy!". Everytime it came back on, Dickinson responded with more expletives and affirmed Maiden fans that they would continue to play because they love the fans. The fans cheered wildly. (I've downloaded all of the speeches, someone used an iRiver or something at the concert to record them)
During the song "The Trooper", Dickinson comes out with a Union Jack in his hands. He's done this in every single concert Maiden has given since 1983 with absolutely no problem. But this time, some jackass wearing an "Ozzy Rules" shirt (or something along those lines) came waving an American flag onto the stage. Security tossed him into the crowd and apparently the crowd kicked his ass.
Regardless, Maiden walks off stage and thanks the true fans. Sharon Osbourne comes on stage at this point. She calls Bruce Dickinson a prick and is met with heralding boos.
That, Mrs. Osbourne, was fucking childish. You ruined the concert for many and as Maiden manager Rod Smallwood has said in a press-release, "What was the point of it all?"
For those of you not in the know, Iron Maiden has been playing Ozzfest for the past few weeks. And at least for this year, Maiden was pretty much the headlining act.
Now according to the Osbourne camp, Maiden was disrespectful to Ozzfest itself from the beginning of their tour as well as highly arrogant. But even if this is true, it gives Sharon Osbourne no right, no fucking right, to attempt to sabotage their set.
In their final show on the tour, a group of men in the front of the crowd pelted eggs at Maiden. Lead singer Bruce Dickinson responded with expletives basically saying that if he wouldn't get sued he'd "rip their fucking eyes out". Ozzfest security did nothing to the men. Also, eggs aren't even allowed in the venue, so someone had to give the men the eggs to begin with...
The rest of Maiden's set was literally plagued with the PA system going off and being replaced with a prerecorded chant, saying "Ozzy, Ozzy!". Everytime it came back on, Dickinson responded with more expletives and affirmed Maiden fans that they would continue to play because they love the fans. The fans cheered wildly. (I've downloaded all of the speeches, someone used an iRiver or something at the concert to record them)
During the song "The Trooper", Dickinson comes out with a Union Jack in his hands. He's done this in every single concert Maiden has given since 1983 with absolutely no problem. But this time, some jackass wearing an "Ozzy Rules" shirt (or something along those lines) came waving an American flag onto the stage. Security tossed him into the crowd and apparently the crowd kicked his ass.
Regardless, Maiden walks off stage and thanks the true fans. Sharon Osbourne comes on stage at this point. She calls Bruce Dickinson a prick and is met with heralding boos.
That, Mrs. Osbourne, was fucking childish. You ruined the concert for many and as Maiden manager Rod Smallwood has said in a press-release, "What was the point of it all?"