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Ozzy Osbourne has issued a statement confirming that he will no longer be performing at Power Trip, the upcoming three-day hard rock and metal festival taking place in California this October.

He shared the following statement to social media:

 

English heavy metal band Judas Priest will replace him.

The festival shared the updated poster and a note to their social pages:

Power Trip will rock the desert from October 6 to 8. The inaugural festival will see Guns N’ Roses and Iron Maiden kick things off on the Friday night, followed by AC/DC and a new headliner to be announced on the Saturday, and Metallica and Tool closing things on the Sunday night.