MACHINE HEAD

Date:

July 22, 2025

Tour:

Europe Summer 2025

Venue:

Posthof Zeitkultur Am Hafen

Location:

Linz, Austria

Additional Info:

Robb Flynn:
We found out that Ozzy had passed away from Sky news 20 minutes before we walked on stage to the opening night of our European tour. In a state of sadness and shock we made the decision to forgo our usual opening setlist. Following our intro of Ozzy's "Diary of a Madman" (that we've opened every Machine Head show with for the last 30+ years) we started the show with two Black Sabbath songs. "War pigs" and "Children of the grave", everyone sang, everyone knew tonight meant something, there wasn't a dry eye in the house
There's so much more to say about the power of the Ozzy's songs, but for now, we'll let his music do the talking
Our deepest condolences to Black Sabbath, Ozzy's band, and the Osbournes.