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drainpipe · 08-22-2005, 09:42 PM

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/bla...wsitemID=40739

Long story short: A few people throw eggs, beer bottles, and various other shit at Maiden. They get their PA systems cut six times. Some fucker starts chanting "Ozzy" on the PA system over Maiden. All through this, Maiden keeps their composure and just gets better and more intense. The audience drowns out the "Ozzy" guy with "Maiden" chants. Sharon comes out to "apologize" and insult Bruce and gets pelted with beer.

To do that to any band is unprofessional, at best. But this isn't just any band; this is MAIDEN. I was tempted to go to Ozzfest just for Maiden (and Mastodon). Now I'm glad I didn't hand my hard earned money over to that bitch Sharon. Good job Maiden, you proved to the world Saturday why you're the best metal band, past, present, and (most likely) future. Now that I think about it, however, I am kinda sad I didn't get to see that. To watch Maiden play with such intensity would have been an experience of a lifetime. I really hope they tour the US again (maybe Gigantour?) since they're "the band" that I want to see live before I die.

edit: Apparently security was very tight at Ozzfest so there's no way any random idiot could have sneaked in eggs unless they were permitted.

jujueye · 08-22-2005, 10:54 PM

Stupid fucking drunk idiots. It only takes a few to screw it up for the rest of us.

Zephyr66 · 08-23-2005, 04:08 AM

I'm glad Maiden and Mastodon came here (Toronto) seperately from ozzfest, it was fucking awesome. But anyways, I think the ozzfest crew(or whoever did all this) were way too hard on bruce, so maybe he likes to whine a little. I just don't see why pissing him off would help. Besides, Maiden are 50 times better than Ozzy nowadays.

aKula · 08-23-2005, 05:00 AM

Just goes to show that they're very profesional to keep playing for all the loyal fans and not let a few ruin it for everyone. I'm a maiden fan as well so this upsets me a little.

skinnymofo · 08-23-2005, 06:10 AM

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edit: Apparently security was very tight at Ozzfest so there's no way any random idiot could have sneaked in eggs unless they were permitted

i went to ozzfest this year. we managed to sneak in EASILY i might add, a half gallon of vodka and roughly a 1/4 ounce of smokables.
When i went ozzy lost his voice 4 songs in but stayed to finish the show.
Maiden and Zombie pretty much showed up everyone.
I hope the money goes to the bands too. the cheapest shirts there are 35 bucks, tickets were ~70+ (i paid 25 though).

shesus · 08-23-2005, 06:57 AM

I'm not a fan of heavy metal, but no one deserves to be egged on stage. I think that is horrible and if they don't like the band, why stay to listen to them. Strange things happen at all concerts, but that is just wrong.

maleficent · 08-23-2005, 07:03 AM

Egging and throwing things is immature, i've been to concerts where sitting near the front I've gotten pretty soaked by things tossed at the stage... screwing with the PA system and turning it off just gives Ozzfest a bad name. I'd actually love to hear a recording of Iron Maiden playing at that show... they are the perfect music for me when I'm feeling crabby.

Glory's Sun · 08-23-2005, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by drainpipe

edit: Apparently security was very tight at Ozzfest so there's no way any random idiot could have sneaked in eggs unless they were permitted.

Security at Ozzfest is laughable. I've walked so much through it's almost sickening.

Now to the meat of the topic. When you go to Ozzfest and it starts getting late.. the Ozzy rabids come out full force..they are tired of waiting in the heat to see their main man. Sure it's pretty stupid to start egging the band and fuck with the PA but it's a Metal show.. how can you not expect some sort of mayhem to occur?

JumpinJesus · 08-23-2005, 07:08 AM

One of the first albums I ever bought was "Piece of Mind." Though I don't listen to metal anymore, it's easy to say that Iron Maiden is one of the most intelligent bands out there. It's kick ass that they continued their set and wouldn't let it get to them in the way the Osbournes apparently hoped it would. In fact, from what I read from the link, this incident actually made their set even better. I'm sure this is not what the Osbournes had in mind when they planned this stunt.

I enjoyed reading that the audience booed Sharon off the stage then left in droves. They couldn't have sent a better message.

Booray · 08-23-2005, 07:45 AM

From what I've read, Sharon Osbourne had more of a hand in the whole incident other than just calling Bruce a prick:

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Iron Maiden And Sharon Osbourne Clash At Maiden's Final Ozzfest

08/22/2005 7:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
LAUNCH Radio Networks

Iron Maiden was pelted with eggs, interrupted by chants for Ozzy Osbourne, and inexplicably had its power cut several times during its final OzzFest performance in Devore, California on Saturday night (August 20), according to Blabbermouth.net. In addition, Osbourne's wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne, came onstage following Maiden's set to call Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson a 'prick,' while offering thanks to the rest of Maiden and its crew.

Blabbermouth received numerous eyewitness reports about Saturday night's fracas. Many of the witnesses believed that the egg-throwing, power loss and other events were orchestrated by Sharon Osbourne amid rumors of bad blood between Dickinson and the OzzFest camp. One witness called the event "the most unprofessional thing I have ever seen in my 20 years of going to rock shows."

Trouble began when the show's MC began leading a chant of "Ozzy, Ozzy..." during Maiden's intro tape. As soon as the band launched into its opening number, it was pelted with eggs from one area of the venue floor. Many witnesses indicated their belief that the egg-throwers were planted, saying that they could have not gotten that many eggs past concert security.

During "The Trooper," in which Dickinson waves a British flag, an unidentified man came onstage waving an American flag, with the slogan "Don't F--k With Ozzy" painted on his back.

Maiden also lost its power at least three times, but managed to finish its one-hour show. At the end of the set, as Maiden was taking its bows, the "Ozzy, Ozzy..." chant started again over the PA system.

Once Maiden exited, Sharon Osbourne came on and addressed the crowd, saying that she loved Maiden, but that Dickinson was a 'prick' and had disrespected OzzFest since the beginning of the tour. Osbourne reportedly left the stage to a chorus of boos. OzzFest continues Tuesday (August 23) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with Velvet Revolver replacing Maiden on the tour's last seven shows

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from blabbermouth

"Saturday night's Ozzfest at the Hyundai Pavillion near Los Angeles was a debacle on so many levels, I am still in shock as I write this. As a fan of many of the bands [Saturday] night, one can only hope this was an isolated incident, but sadly, it most likely wasn't. As many of you have heard already, co-headliners and metal legends IRON MAIDEN were pelted with eggs, bottle caps, beer cups, spit on, had people from the Ozzfest camp talking over the PA during their set, had 'Eddie' delayed from his onstage entrance, had members of the [BLACK LABEL SOCIETY] entourage rush the stage with American flags, and had the PA intentionally turned off over six times, all by the OSBOURNE CAMP.

"While it's still unclear as to the exact reasons why the terrorizing started (rumors abounded as to why, with everything from Bruce calling out Ozzy in the U.K. rock magazine Kerrang! on the widely known fact that Ozzy uses a teleprompter, to various vague references said on stage about a 'reality show' at an Ozzfest stop in Detroit), one thing was very clear: The whole thing stunk, and left me, and nearly all of the 40,000+ heavy metal fans in attendance angered and disappointed. Not that behind the scenes bickering or magazine trash-talking is anything new to rock fans, but the shocking lack of professionalism at one of the largest stops in North America in front of 40,000+ spectators, at the hand of the Osbournes was nothing short of disgusting.

"It all began early in the afternoon, when many side stage bands were openly approached in clear view of everyone backstage by Sharon and Kelly Osbourne to 'join them in throwing eggs at IRON MAIDEN this evening.' All the bands were encouraged to rally the other side-stage bands to do so. Members and/or friends of the hardcore band BURY YOUR DEAD were seen actively trying to encourage other side-stage bands to 'join in the fun.' Thankfully, many side stage bands angrily declined.

"Later that evening, as IRON MAIDEN came on stage, their intro was interrupted by [BLACK LABEL SOCIETY] hanger-on and biker wannabe Big Dave, who was at the soundboard loudly chanting 'Ozzy, Ozzy' over the PA. MAIDEN opened their set and the entire band was pelted from the front row with eggs, beer, beer cups, spit, and various other objects by an Ozzfest-credentialed, bandana-wearing, Osbourne entourage. IRON MAIDEN, ever the professionals, continued through their set, and by the time they launched into their second song, 'The Trooper', Bruce changed into a civil war-era, red coat and began waving a Union Jack — British flag. Then, someone in, or associated with, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY tried to rush the stage waving and American Flag with the words 'Don't fuck with Ozzy' scrawled across his bare chest. He was tackled and beaten by MAIDEN crew and promptly thrown off stage.

"As 'The Trooper' ended, frontman Bruce Dickinson, with characteristic spunk, launched into a scathing attack on the people terrorizing his band, calling them 'a sorry excuse for an Ozzy Osbourne fan,' and wondering aloud how, 'three dozen eggs could get snuck into the front row of Ozzfest by people with Ozzfest laminates?' Though he never named names, all in attendance could understand who he was referring to. Nicko McBrain ran up to the front asking Bruce to hold on while he cleaned egg off his drums. He then stated the the next song wouldn't be heard on 'Your local cocksucking corporate radio station, wouldn't be seen on MTV anymore, and sure as hell wouldn't be played on a fucking reality TV show,' met by a huge roar from the crowd.

"During the song 'Hallowed Be Thy Name', Bruce, after only the first two lines, stopped singing and ran to the front row, firing back at his terrorizers, saying 'That asswipe right there, with the curly hair, the fucking glasses, and Ozzfest laminate throw his fucking ass out of here right now. It's gonna take more than eggs to stop IRON MAIDEN, and if it wasn't for a lawsuit, I'd rip your fucking head off right now, you piece of shit!!!!' He had the various attackers ejected and continued with a blistering version of the song until right before the big sing long at the end, the PA was INTENTIONALLY cut off. When it came back, Bruce launched into another scathing attack saying that they were supposed to play a shorter set than normal today, and only play 55 minutes, but IRON MAIDEN can't drive 55, or play 55, and were going to play our whole fucking set tonight.

"The band endured six more 'PA cuts,' including having the power to their amps turned off at one point. When the PA would come back on, they would simply launch into the next IRON MAIDEN classic, never missing a beat. Frankly, with every PA cut, the band just got meaner and meaner, playing each new song with an anger and a fire that was at times, simply astonishing to watch. Bruce began the introduction to IRON MAIDEN with a speech about 'Your constitution has something about 'We The People.' Well let me tell you, the only reason we are up here tolerating this bullshit, is because of you people. You have been amazing Glen Helen, and there are A LOT of IRON MAIDEN fans here tonight,' eliciting a huge roar from the crowd. He continued, 'It's gonna take more than eggs to stop IRON MAIDEN, NOTHING is going to come between us and our fans, and it will be death before dishonor, this is 'Iron fucking Maiden',' which was greeted by a thunderous applause. During 'Iron Maiden', longtime MAIDEN mascot Eddie was purposely delayed from making his entrance, making a brief appearance at the end, and one could only wonder as to how. As the band closed there set with a furious version of 'Sanctuary', the PA was again cut only to have Big Dave repeatedly chant 'Ozzy' over the PA, while the band tried to say goodbye to their fans. The now-furious crowd angrily drowned him out with chants of 'MAIDEN, MAIDEN.'

"Then, not 10 seconds after MAIDEN left the stage, Sharon Osbourne walked on stage and predictably, tried to give MAIDEN some fake, half-hearted praise about how they'd like to 'thank IRON MAIDEN,' and what a wonderful band IRON MAIDEN are, and how their crew were 'fantastic,' then sneering, 'But Bruce Dickinson is a prick.' The entire crowd, now fed up with the entire affair, began loudly booing her, pelting her with beer cups, and yelling 'bitch.' She tried to carry on, adding that 'Bruce had disrespected Ozzfest,' only to be drowned out by an ocean of boos, and soaked with beer. She slammed the microphone down and stormed off stage. Many in the crowd, fed up with what they had just witnessed, especially considering that many had come solely for MAIDEN, and paid upwards of $150 to do so, left in droves. SABBATH played to maybe half the audience that was there prior, and seemed stagnate compared to the band preceding them. As a huge fan of SABBATH, I honestly couldn't stand to watch them.

"I've seen IRON MAIDEN probably 10 times in my life, and frankly this was the very best IRON MAIDEN show I've had the pleasure of witnessing. You DON'T want to fuck with IRON MAIDEN. The more the Osbournes tried to fuck with them, the better they got! IRON MAIDEN was on fucking overdrive! Considering the amount of terrorizing and intimidation that IRON MAIDEN had to deal with at the hands of the Osbournes and the other side stage and main stage bands participating, they were the consummate professionals. They had the crowd in the palms of their hands, and IRON MAIDEN and Bruce Dickinson proved beyond a shadow of a doubt why they are the greatest metal band on earth right now, and quite possibly, the classiest, too.

"The Osbournes are drunk with power. Shame on them, and shame on ANY of the bands that participated in the terrorizing and intimidation. It was disgusting display, that NO BAND should have had to endure, but especially a legend like IRON MAIDEN. That fact that it happened in front of 40,000+ people, at a Clear Channel-sponsored event, while Hyundai Pavilion Security turned a blind eye and let the Osbourne camp pelt one of the main headlining bands with eggs, beer, and spit, was simply inexcusable.

"I will proudly be attending next year's MAIDEN fest, and as much as I hate to say it, I can't bring myself to spend another dime on the Osbournes.

"Ozzfest, hang your head in shame."

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Originally Posted by maleficent

I'd actually love to hear a recording of Iron Maiden playing at that show... they are the perfect music for me when I'm feeling crabby.

Your wish is my command! There should be a bittorrent to download Maiden's set at the link below:

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you can download maidens set from this show here:

http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-d...#startcomments

Iron Maiden
2005-08-20
San Bernardino,CA
Glen Helen Pavillion

SP-CMC-2>battery box>JB3

JB3>USB>PC>FLAC

Intro/Murders In The Rue Morgue
The Trooper
Bruce Rant #1
Revelation
Bruce Speaks
The Phantom of The Opera (power cuts)
Crowd Waiting
Run To The Hills
The Number of The Beast
Hallowed Be Thy Name (power cuts)
Audience Finishes the song
Iron Maiden
Maiden Chant
Bruce Rant #2
Running Free
Sanctuary
Crowd Cheering/Ozzy chant/Sharon making an ass out of herself

I'm sure by now, all the Maiden fans have heard about this show. Because of all the bullshit I was a little unsure of how to track it.
I think I accidently split Iron Maiden into two tracks. I'm not a big enough fan to know...I am now though!
Maiden was on fire! I hope you guys like it, if only for its historical purpose
I included the sharon bit at the end, if you guys dont like it, feel free to burn without it but please trade it as a complete set.

Also, this IS a maiden show, which means there are people whistling, there are people clapping etc. I taped this for me first off
so I don't want any bitching or quality or remarks about crowd noise, if there was anyone who got a maiden tape WITHOUT someone singing or screaming,
I'd like to meet them. Also, someone else taped this I read on a board but I don't know if his is better or worse than mine,
so until a possible better one circulates, mine will fill the void (i hope)

Redlemon · 08-23-2005, 07:56 AM

Nice cover art! I really hope that there are 'consequences' for Sharon. Perhaps she gets blackballed or something. That is completely unacceptable, if accurate (and I suspect it is accurate).

Unfortunately, that .torrent is locked behind a password, and the board isn't accepting new registrants. I wouldn't be surprised if this shows up on BoingBoing or something similar soon. If anyone sees a 'free' download, please let us know?

Redlemon · 08-23-2005, 08:11 AM

And here's Sharon's statement, before the final show:

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August 21, 2005
LAST SHOW FOR MAIDEN

Iron Maiden were chosen for the Ozzfest tour because the Ozzfest committee felt they were a good band, plus the fact that they had not done shows in the U.S. for some time. From day one, Bruce Dickinson started berating Ozzy and belittling the Ozzfest audience. He stated he"didn’t need a reality show to give him credibility"; "we're not just some f*cking reunion band"; and continuously complained about the sound system, saying that when he comes back to America he’ll have a better one. I understand he hasn’t toured in the U.S.in these size venues in a while and no longer understands the political structure of things. Out of 200-plus bands over the last 10 years, he has been the only person who hasn’t had the Ozzfest spirit. He thought he was at a battle of the bands, always making other comments about the other artists.

Might I say, the rest of the band are gentlemen and have a great professional attitude. The crew are absolutely great. But how sad it was, after 10 years, that this little man tried to ruin it for everyone. The bands of Ozzfest don’t even look at Ozzfest as touring, but as its heavy metal summer camp. Bruce is in fact a jealous prick and very envious. None of his tirades were directed at Sabbath, only Ozzy. Steve Harris [Iron Maiden's bassist] personally came to Ozzy in San Bernardino and apologized for Bruce’s behavior this summer, stating that he and the rest of the band were "embarrassed" by their own singer.
It also offended me every night how he took out the English flag in America. There are American boys going to war alongside the English boys every day. How dare he forget the American troops on their home turf. He has had no respect for the American audience he has been playing for, stating in an interview, "When you do the 'hits' tour here [in the U.S.], the audience is smug, and there's a sense of self-satisfaction, like, 'We got what we wanted…I'm looking at an audience that is self-satisfied and happy and fat, and getting what it wants and isn't prepared to get off its ass.."

Before there was Samson there was SABBATH!

Ozzfest 2005 continues on with our summer of fun with the addition of Velvet Revolver. This is where the fun begins…..

What a bunch of non-relevant complaints. I have no doubt she planned the egging.

maleficent · 08-23-2005, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Redlemon

Unfortunately, that .torrent is locked behind a password, and the board isn't accepting new registrants. I wouldn't be surprised if this shows up on BoingBoing or something similar soon. If anyone sees a 'free' download, please let us know?

I'm torrent illiterate... I'd still love to hear the set - they played some of my favorites...

pan6467 · 08-23-2005, 08:41 AM

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"It all began early in the afternoon, when many side stage bands were openly approached in clear view of everyone backstage by Sharon and Kelly Osbourne to 'join them in throwing eggs at IRON MAIDEN this evening.' All the bands were encouraged to rally the other side-stage bands to do so. Members and/or friends of the hardcore band BURY YOUR DEAD were seen actively trying to encourage other side-stage bands to 'join in the fun.' Thankfully, many side stage bands angrily declined.

To those bands that participated, a question..... If Sharon is willing to do this to Maiden, what makes you think she won't do worse to you?

What a fucking BITCH, never did like her.

Sounds to me like Bruce Dickinson was just being a rockstar..... lol, like Ozzy has never acted worse? Maybe he turned the slut down and told her he wasn't Randy Rhodes and wouldn't fuck her behind Ozzie's back.

To me it just sounds like Sharon tried to play little queen Mafia bitch because Maiden wouldn't play politics and suck ass.

As for pulling out the british flag and jacket..... fuck that shit has been done for years by British bands, hell it wasn't a KINKS Koncert without Ray wearing his Union Jack jacket and making sure everyone knew the KINKS were proud to be British..... for Sharon to throw in the fake patriotic "we have boys over there and they are disrespecting the US by waving their country flag onstage" bullshit is a fucking disgrace.

Fuck that witch.

I'm not even a Maiden fan but it sounds like they must have had 1 hell of a great show.

PS: of course this whole episode could have been some warped PR so that Maiden gets big press, word comes out they have great shows and so on, to give their solo tour a push.....

drainpipe · 08-23-2005, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Redlemon

Unfortunately, that .torrent is locked behind a password, and the board isn't accepting new registrants. I wouldn't be surprised if this shows up on BoingBoing or something similar soon. If anyone sees a 'free' download, please let us know?

I signed up just fine. I can't wait to hear Maiden at the top of their game. I'm giddy like a school girl!

I also doubt this would be staged to help give Maiden PR. Ozzfest got very negative publicity from this. It doesn't seem like it would be a smart thing to do.

Redlemon · 08-23-2005, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by drainpipe

I signed up just fine. I can't wait to hear Maiden at the top of their game. I'm giddy like a school girl!

I also doubt this would be staged to help give Maiden PR. Ozzfest got very negative publicity from this. It doesn't seem like it would be a smart thing to do.

Hmm, I got in this time as well. Last time, there was a message saying something like that they had 1,000 pending requests, and were full up. 171 seeds, let's rock this torrnent! (Gotta go find my FLAC converter...)

Redlemon · 08-23-2005, 10:22 AM

The discussion on the board following that torrent is wild. Apparently, the 'Ozzy' chant was recorded and coming over the PA system. Here's more info:

Iron Maiden's soundguy:

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Maiden are currently returning from America and preparing for UK festivals this weekend and don't wish to waste time giving Sharon Osbourne's statement the dignity of a reply. Considering the disgraceful nature of the events that occurred they feel it's a pretty dismal effort at self justification and they don't think Metal fans are at all gullible and that they will easily see through it. They want no more to do with this sorry incident and are very much looking forward to headlining Reading and Leeds Festivals this weekend.

I would however like to add my own comment on this.

In 30 years in this business and after attending hundreds of gigs l have never seen anything anywhere near as disgusting and unprofessional as what went on that night. I was standing on our sound desk out front as usual but ran to the stage as soon as the hail of missiles began and from then on watched from the front of the stage right next to Bruce's walkway. The scale, viciousness and concentration of the throwing made it obvious that this was a premeditated and co-ordinated attack. Assaulting musicians while performing by throwing bottle tops, lighters and eggs at them from just a few yards away is vile, dangerous, criminal and cowardly. It is incredible that Ozzfest security apparently did nothing about it - aren't they there to protect the bands too? Especially when the band is concentrating on a performance in front of 45,000 people and the missiles are coming out of the glare of the spotlights. And to spit at a band on stage is unforgivable.

Iron Maiden, like all the bands on Ozzfest, had to sign quite onerous legal documents part of which was promising not to throw anything into the audience, even wristbands!!! Ironic isn't it.

It is well documented on the web who was responsible for planning and participating in this attack and for musicians to join in this assault on other musicians is a shocking disgrace akin to treachery. You should all be thoroughly ashamed of yourselves.

We know who authorised the making of the 'ozzy - ozzy' chant tape the day before and how it was played secretly through the PA at the very beginning and end of our set.

We also know who continually turned off the power interrupting our set at crucial moments. It is a good thing that the power was turned back on before there was a riot as you could sense on stage a lot of the huge audience were getting totally pissed off at this continual onslaught on the band.

The great majority of the Ozzfest crew throughout the tour were terrific and we thank them. Those who participated or stood idly by and watched as this all went down should also be ashamed of themselves and l would certainly hope they never come near a tour with which we are involved.

There is little point in my commenting on the chap with the flag or their trying to hold up Eddie or Sharon's speech as the audience made their feelings very clear on each occasion.

And in the end what was all this about?? If l had any sort of problem or misunderstanding with a band working on a tour we were involved in l would go and talk to them or their manager - not wait until the end of a tour and assault and ambush them. Or was that really it?

I find it staggering that this ambush would take place in front of any audience, let alone in San Bernardino, the biggest audience of the tour. Didn't that audience merit any consideration? They pay an awful lot to be there in terms of prices for tickets, parking, food, beer etc. Surely if they spend this sort of money they deserve to watch the bands they paid to see be able to put in a full unhindered performance. Free of danger and intimidation. If I had paid I would ask for my money back!

And this audience really were outstanding, giving the band incredible support and many voting with their feet in disgust after the set and the speech, which to many was the final insult.

I have to say l was immensely proud of Maiden who stood up to it all and showed great courage and just got better and better through the adversity. Their heads never dropped, instead they went on the offensive. It was a truly memorable moment when Bruce went to the very front of the stage during Trooper - something which he never normally does as he is usually on the ramps - waving the flag whilst avoiding the hail of missiles and yelling 'This is a fucking British flag, and these colours don't fucking run!'. The imperturbable attitude and ability of the band shone through and in the end made this a truly remarkable rock and roll event, even if for all the wrong reasons.

We will have no more to say on this matter except that l do think the band deserve an apology from a number of people, and you know who you are.

ROD SMALLWOOD
MANAGER, IRON MAIDEN
CHAIRMAN, SANCTUARY ARTIST MANAGEMENT

I haven't checked through them, but these are supposed to be links to pictures and video of the event.

JumpinJesus · 08-23-2005, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Redlemon

The discussion on the board following that torrent is wild. Apparently, the 'Ozzy' chant was recorded and coming over the PA system. Here's more info:

Iron Maiden's soundguy:

I haven't checked through them, but these are supposed to be links to pictures and video of the event.

The video quality isn't all that great and you often can't see what's going on, but the sound is good.

Bruce Dickinson handled it very well. Sharon Osbourne - well...

Redlemon · 08-29-2005, 11:19 AM

And here's one more comment from Sharon...

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AUGUST 25, 2005

An open letter to Rod Smallwood (Manager: Iron Maiden; Chairman: Sanctuary Group)

Rod,

I found your statement to be completely void of the facts that led up to Saturday's show. Your press release was written like an old time 80's manager, trying to use every opportunity to try and sell the record and the upcoming shows instead of just dealing with the truth.

These are the facts:

You claim to have been in the business for 30 years and have been to hundreds of gigs, but can you tell me how many times you have heard of an opening band talking sh*t about the headliner during their set and getting away with it? Not only is Ozzy the headliner, but he is also the man who is paying your band $185,000 a night. We gave Iron Maiden a chance to play to the biggest audiences they have ever played to in the U.S.A. We accommodated them with their stage set and at the band's request we even scoured the audience for people wearing Iron Maiden t-shirts and brought them down front during their set to make them feel more comfortable. Tell me, what other headliner would do that? Unfortunately those gestures were completely lost on Bruce Dickinson who for over 20 shows continually berated Ozzy and Ozzfest during his set.

Over the last 10 years of Ozzfest we have worked with over 200 bands. None of them were ever disrespectful to Ozzy or any of the other bands on the tour. But for 20 shows we were forced to hear Dickinson's nightly outbursts from the stage: "When we come back to America, we'll be back with a proper sound system?or "We won't be playing the same old songs every night (like Sabbath),?"We don't need a teleprompter (like Ozzy)" and "We don't need a reality show to be legit (again, like Ozzy)." Night after night we heard his complaints from the stage about how "corporate" the venues were and how "outrageous" the ticket prices were. Strangely enough, if you want to get a general admission ticket to stand in a field to see Iron Maiden at Reading this weekend it's going to cost you over $120. I would say that's very pricey, wouldn't you?

When an artist comes on stage and says he's not playing the 55 minutes that he was allotted and that he is going to play for as long as he wants (cutting into Sabbath's set), I'm not going to let that happen. Dickinson was under the delusion that the 46,000 people in San Bernardino had come only to see Iron Maiden. He even proclaimed "This is not the Ozzfest, This is Maidenfest." I guess no one told him that we have an audience of 45,000 to 53,000 people every year in San Bernardino.

Here's another fact for you. Bruce Dickinson's own band was embarrassed by him. Iron Maiden leader, Steve Harris, even came to Ozzy's dressing room to apologize to Ozzy for Bruce's behavior before Maiden took the stage in San Bernardino.

It's shameful that Dickinson felt he had the right to air his issues publicly onstage every night as a way to boost his own ego. Dickinson never once came up to Ozzy and me to voice any concerns. He certainly had the opportunity to do so every night. If he wasn't able to show us that courtesy then why should I give him the respect to air my grievances with him in private? Ozzy's only interaction with Dickinson was on the first night of the tour. Ozzy, being the true gentleman that he is, passed Bruce in the hall and said "Good luck and have a great show" Unfortunately Dickinson felt the need to turn his back to Ozzy and walked away. Frankly, Dickinson got what he deserved. We had to listen to his bullsh*t for five straight weeks. He only had to suffer a couple of eggs on the head.

On closing, yes, I did cut Iron Maiden's sound. This is the way I look at it: Ozzfest is our tour. We built it into something that's lasted 10 years now. We've been responsible for breaking many new bands and resurrecting the careers of former superstars. Part of our success stems from the fact that when a band is on Ozzfest we treat them with nothing but kindness and respect just as if we had invited them into our home. You can ask all of the bands who have been on the tour. They all describe it as the "ultimate summer camp." It's like one big family. Unfortunately Dickinson doesn't have the manners to realize that when you are invited into someone's home, are seated at their dinner table, are eating their food and drinking their wine, you shouldn't talk disrespectfully about them (Ozzy, Black Sabbath, and Ozzfest), otherwise you just might get your ass handed to you. Every action has a reaction. Was Dickinson so naïve to think that I was going to let him get away with talking sh*t about my family night after night? I don't think he realizes who he's dealing with. I will not endure behavior like this from anyone.

I know you would love to keep talking about this because this is the most press that Iron Maiden has had in the U.S. in twenty years, but let's move on, shall we?

Sincerely,

The "Real" Iron Maiden
Sharon Osbourne

killeena · 08-31-2005, 03:03 AM

from blabbermouth....

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Sharon Osbourne spoke exclusively to Kerrang! magazine (web site) last week regading IRON MAIDEN's final performance on this year's Ozzfest tour, during which she cut MAIDEN's power and arranged to have the band pelted with eggs and debris from the crowd. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow:

Kerrang!: Reading between the lines of [IRON MAIDEN manager] Rod Smallwood's statement, the unspoken suggestion is that you orchestrated this whole thing...

Sharon Osbourne: "Of course I did. I had the PA turned on and off. And look, it's not hard for someone to walk into a diehard Ozzfest crowd and say, 'Who wants to throw an egg at a rock star?' Who wouldn't wanna do that? I went out and bought 50 eggs and me and my daughter had a fucking blast. C'mon, it's rock 'n' roll. No-one died. They'll be waiting a long fucking time for an apology from me."

Kerrang!: The most astonishing thing about all this is that the metal world has always had such camaraderie, such a "one for all, all for one" attitude...

Sharon Osbourne: "It has, right? But for some reason Bruce Dickinson [IRON MAIDEN singer] seemed to view it as a battle of the bands. He'd stand up on that stage and say that this wasn't the Ozzfest anymore, it was MAIDEN-fest. How fucking disrespectful is that? He's got such an '80s mentality. He's up there saying, 'Fuck MTV and fuck radio and you wouldn't catch IRON MAIDEN doing a reality show' and it's like, 'Hang on, you're a shareholder in Sanctuary, which is one of the biggest corporations in the music business.' He's never said a word about SABBATH either, only Ozzy, so it's personal. We've had 220 bands play this tour over the last 10 years and I've never felt the need to egg anyone."

Kerrang!: Up to this point you’re being painted as the "Wicked Witch" here, Sharon...

Sharon Osbourne: "I'm as nice as can be to people until they fuck with me and my family. I've always said that. I'm surprised that after everything that's been reported about how protective I am of my husband that anyone would even be shocked by this."

Kerrang!: Saying things like this could make this run and run...

Sharon Osbourne: "Not for me. We have Ozzfest shows to do so I'm not thinking about this anymore. Bruce Dickhead doesn't exist to me anymore."

Sharon Osbourne's entire interview with Kerrang! can be found in the magazine's latest issue, out on the stands tomorrow (August 31).

(Thanks: Kerrang!)

I have never really liked Sharon, it has always seemed to me that she has been exploiting Ozzy to further her own career and profits. I think Ozzy is great, but he has needed to retire for years now. He is losing his voice, he waddles out onto the stage, but yet he is still out there. I am willing to bet that he has been wanting to retire for some time now, but Sharon has been pushing him not to so she can get all she can out of him.

About the whole Iron Maiden thing, I don't think Bruce should have been talking about the people heading up the tour (even if it was true) while his band was in fact, on that tour. It would have been a little more classy to wait until they were off the tour. But the response to it was 20X worse. There is really no excuse to treat another band like that. They could have talked to their management, or kicked Maiden off the tour, or something to keep it civil and mature, but no, they are spoiled bitches. I hope people stop supporting Ozzfest, because I know I will never go to another one again.

skinnymofo · 08-31-2005, 05:17 AM

kicking maiden off the tour would of caused riots. I saw more Iron maiden shirts than any other at ozzfest. they got the loudest response and the most energy from the crowd. i went to that tour for maiden and rob zombie and a little sabbath. but the former were the true leaders of the tour. ozzy lost his voice on our stop.

08-22-2005, 09:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
drainpipe Tilted	Maiden gets egged at Ozzfest http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/bla...wsitemID=40739 Long story short: A few people throw eggs, beer bottles, and various other shit at Maiden. They get their PA systems cut six times. Some fucker starts chanting "Ozzy" on the PA system over Maiden. All through this, Maiden keeps their composure and just gets better and more intense. The audience drowns out the "Ozzy" guy with "Maiden" chants. Sharon comes out to "apologize" and insult Bruce and gets pelted with beer. To do that to any band is unprofessional, at best. But this isn't just any band; this is MAIDEN. I was tempted to go to Ozzfest just for Maiden (and Mastodon). Now I'm glad I didn't hand my hard earned money over to that bitch Sharon. Good job Maiden, you proved to the world Saturday why you're the best metal band, past, present, and (most likely) future. Now that I think about it, however, I am kinda sad I didn't get to see that. To watch Maiden play with such intensity would have been an experience of a lifetime. I really hope they tour the US again (maybe Gigantour?) since they're "the band" that I want to see live before I die. edit: Apparently security was very tight at Ozzfest so there's no way any random idiot could have sneaked in eggs unless they were permitted. Last edited by drainpipe; 08-22-2005 at 09:49 PM..

08-23-2005, 06:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
shesus Fancy Location: Chicago	I'm not a fan of heavy metal, but no one deserves to be egged on stage. I think that is horrible and if they don't like the band, why stay to listen to them. Strange things happen at all concerts, but that is just wrong. __________________ Whatever did happen to your soul? I heard you sold it Choose Heaven for the weather and Hell for the company

08-23-2005, 07:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	Egging and throwing things is immature, i've been to concerts where sitting near the front I've gotten pretty soaked by things tossed at the stage... screwing with the PA system and turning it off just gives Ozzfest a bad name. I'd actually love to hear a recording of Iron Maiden playing at that show... they are the perfect music for me when I'm feeling crabby. __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.

08-23-2005, 07:08 AM	#9 (permalink)
JumpinJesus Junkie Location: Chicago	One of the first albums I ever bought was "Piece of Mind." Though I don't listen to metal anymore, it's easy to say that Iron Maiden is one of the most intelligent bands out there. It's kick ass that they continued their set and wouldn't let it get to them in the way the Osbournes apparently hoped it would. In fact, from what I read from the link, this incident actually made their set even better. I'm sure this is not what the Osbournes had in mind when they planned this stunt. I enjoyed reading that the audience booed Sharon off the stage then left in droves. They couldn't have sent a better message. __________________ "I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am" - Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses

08-23-2005, 07:56 AM	#11 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	Nice cover art! I really hope that there are 'consequences' for Sharon. Perhaps she gets blackballed or something. That is completely unacceptable, if accurate (and I suspect it is accurate). Unfortunately, that .torrent is locked behind a password, and the board isn't accepting new registrants. I wouldn't be surprised if this shows up on BoingBoing or something similar soon. If anyone sees a 'free' download, please let us know? __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

08-22-2005, 10:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
jujueye alpaca lunch for the trip Location: in my computer	Stupid fucking drunk idiots. It only takes a few to screw it up for the rest of us.

08-23-2005, 04:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
Zephyr66 My custom title's the shit! Location: Canada	I'm glad Maiden and Mastodon came here (Toronto) seperately from ozzfest, it was fucking awesome. But anyways, I think the ozzfest crew(or whoever did all this) were way too hard on bruce, so maybe he likes to whine a little. I just don't see why pissing him off would help. Besides, Maiden are 50 times better than Ozzy nowadays.

08-23-2005, 05:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
aKula Psycho	Just goes to show that they're very profesional to keep playing for all the loyal fans and not let a few ruin it for everyone. I'm a maiden fan as well so this upsets me a little.

08-31-2005, 05:17 AM	#21 (permalink)
skinnymofo Addict ed to smack Location: Seattle	kicking maiden off the tour would of caused riots. I saw more Iron maiden shirts than any other at ozzfest. they got the loudest response and the most energy from the crowd. i went to that tour for maiden and rob zombie and a little sabbath. but the former were the true leaders of the tour. ozzy lost his voice on our stop.