Iron Maiden v Sharon Osbourne

[Mrs. Tuberski]

I have to ask this. Has it been proven that the osbournes were behind this?? Afterall they dont control the folks running the equipment. and show i believe those are producers and sponsers. I aint saying they aint behind it, they might be but the hole incident sucks if thats what happened. The ozz fest we had here in san antonio went very smoothly. And just for the record i dont think ozzy would bother him self with actually talking fans into throwing eggs. It could very well be that the fans them selves were jerks

[OzzyKP]

From Sharon:




From Maiden:

IRON MAIDEN's manager, Rod Smallwood of Sanctuary Artist Management, has issued the following statement regarding the band's final Ozzfest performance this past weekend in Devore, CA:

"MAIDEN are currently returning from America and preparing for U.K. 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 ****ing British flag, and these colours don't ****ing 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."

[Asher]

Metal fans are so pathetic in so many ways.

[Caligastia]

Seems to be just he said she said so far...although most people seem to support Maiden.

[OzzyKP]

Well even if Bruce was being disrespectful on the tour, you still under no circumstances do what happened in front of 40,000 fans at a live concert. That ruined the concert for them and is wrong on many levels. Nothing Maiden's singer did warrant's punishing thousands of fans.

[C0ckney]

Originally posted by Asher
Metal fans are so pathetic in so many ways.

w3rd

[Caligastia]

Originally posted by OzzyKP
Well even if Bruce was being disrespectful on the tour, you still under no circumstances do what happened in front of 40,000 fans at a live concert. That ruined the concert for them and is wrong on many levels. Nothing Maiden's singer did warrant's punishing thousands of fans.

Yeah, true. I'd like to see if Bruce comes out with some kind of statement about this.

[OzzyKP]

Ummm, I posted the statement from Maiden above.

[Chemical Ollie]

Why, and how do you bring eggs to a rock festival anyway? There are normally thorough security checks at the gate, looking for weapons, glass bottles and other stuff that could hurt people. Then, how do you keep an egg from breaking, while getting to throwing distance from the stage, where the crowd is so tighly packed?

[Caligastia]

Originally posted by OzzyKP
Ummm, I posted the statement from Maiden above.

Yeah, but that wasn't specifically from Bruce. I'd like to see Bruce's response to the allegations of him slagging off Ozzy. Is Bruce known for running off his mouth?

[Datajack Franit]

maybe those eggs were FRESH

[Dis]

Velvet Revolver. They suck.

what a pathetic replacement for Maiden.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Asher
Metal fans are so pathetic in so many ways.

not as pathetic as microsoft fans.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Chemical Ollie
Why, and how do you bring eggs to a rock festival anyway? There are normally thorough security checks at the gate, looking for weapons, glass bottles and other stuff that could hurt people. Then, how do you keep an egg from breaking, while getting to throwing distance from the stage, where the crowd is so tighly packed?

they weren't brought in through the front. They were brought in by ozzy's crew. bands can get any food they want backstage. You should see the lists of foods the big name starts want. Try J-Lo for example. She has the most extravagant demands for food and other stuff backstage.

[Mrs. Tuberski]

Originally posted by Chemical Ollie
Why, and how do you bring eggs to a rock festival anyway? There are normally thorough security checks at the gate, looking for weapons, glass bottles and other stuff that could hurt people. Then, how do you keep an egg from breaking, while getting to throwing distance from the stage, where the crowd is so tighly packed?

The ozz fest here didnt have check points and stuff its an outdoor amphitheater.
The same thing was up with metallica last i saw them the concert was out doors in austin
you werent searched neither were ur bags. hell at the metallica we took our own food and beer. I find easy to believ that dickinson started this. Ozzy isnt an innocent either. So they both acted like overgrown children