CONTROVERSY AT OZZFEST IN US!!!!!!!!!!!

This just in from my friend Mike in the UK:

Just read this and you will see, absolutely crazy! lol! I just cut an paste it right from my bulletin board on myspace, my reply is at the bottom too.

Long Live Iron Maiden.
Body: This is the incident that happened at yesterday night's Ozzfest from a fan in the pit...

"About 10 minutes before Maiden came on, I was in the center of the pit a few feet from the front railing when a guy comes barging in from the right escorting 4 or 5 people. At first, I tell him to F-off because I thought he was trying to take my spot, but he said he worked for Ozzfest and showed me his passes. He also told me that Ozzy's daughter was with the entourage he brought with him. There were a few girls with him and one of them looked a little like Kelly Osbourne, but I couldn't tell for sure because all of them were wearing bandanas over their noses and mouths. After I heard her speak I was pretty sure. At that point, I tapped her on her arm and said, "I really liked you on the show. You were great.", to which she responded, "Thank you." There was no doubt at that point. The bodyguard who came with them starting getting chumy with us because he needed a few of us to help him protect the girls from the moshing that would start when Maiden came on. I saw the girls passing eggs, and I said, "What's that for?" The bodyguard said something to the effect, "You'll see. Something big is going down. You'll hear about it everywhere after tonight. It's all because Bruce Dickinson made some comments in Detroit dissing the Osbournes reality TV show." He also said that there were about 60 people in the pit who were going to participate in the mayhem. Most of them were wearing the same Ozzfest shirts. Before Maiden came on, they all started chanting "Ozzy, Ozzy..." I actually saw Bruce off to the left of the stage before they came on. His mike was on and he said something like, "What the fuck?"--probably in response to the "Ozzy" chanting. When Maiden came on, eggs started flying and all these guys were flipping off the band. Nicko had to stop after one song to clean his set. Bruce was obviously very pissed. Thank God they continued their set. At one point, someone through a cup of corn with milk or something. It got all over Bruce, me, and about a dozen other people. Then the technical problems started. The sound went out on about three songs--"Phantom of the Opera", "Hallowed Be Thy Name", and one other one I can't remember. I could not believe what was going on. I was furious because I didn't want the guys in Maiden to think badly of the fans who love them. I do think that Bruce understood because the band continued to play the full set, and Bruce made comments to distinguish the fans there from the guys throwing stuff. Towards the end of the set, Bruce started yelling at a guy in the pit to my left about 10 feet. Bruce said he saw him throwing stuff and wanted the fucker out. It took a long time for security to get him out. The reason why is that one guy from Kelly Osbourne's entourage was holding down the guy security was trying to take out. Eventually security pulled both of them out. After Maiden's set, it was obvious that Sharon Osbourne was in on it, because she came out to say that "Bruce Dickinson is a prick."

Needless to say, it was insane. I was really pissed that Maiden got treated this way. I wanted to enjoy their set and instead got drama from egg throwing and songs cut short by someone pulling the power. Bruce was obviously pissed and the rest of the band seemed a little irritated. It showed in their playing too because some of the songs were sloppy, but of course you couldn't blame them given the situation.

Maiden, I hope you guys come back to the U.S. on the next tour and don't take this incident out on the millions of fans who love you here. And Bruce, if you need any witnesses to what went down for legal reasons, I'm available.

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That really sucks and I was shocked by it. If you agree put your name down...

1.) Misha Paley
2-jp
3) Rachel~ even if i didnt go that sux
4)Josh-they still had a bad ass show
5)Edgar - fck sharon, iron maiden should go to GIGANTOUR next year!!!
6) brendan- i wouldve fukin punched kelly in the fucking face if i knew wat she was gunna do. ok maybe not, i dont wanna messwith the devils daughter, but still. I probably wouldve given sharon a shot to the chin though, cos even ozzy tried to kill that bitch.
7.)Donna- usually I repost stuff without knowing if its true or not, but this is WAY too serious for me to not research. This is ridiculous and childish.. I am dumbfounded and disheartened.. here is a link I found about this incident, in case you think it's BS

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=40691
8) Heavy Metal Queen - i hope ozzy DIES AND THAT SHARON'S CANCER GETS WORSE AND SHE'S TORTURED BY IT TO DEATH! shell die a slow death without the marketing tool/puppet of a husband she has bringing in money to keep her heartless bitch self alive. FUCK THEM! MAIDEN RULES ALL!
9) Tweak - fuck ozzfest!
10) Aphoticax - Yea Sharon Fuck You! As BRUCE DICKINSON proclaimed DEATH BEFORE FUCKIN' DISHONOR!!!
11)kim-I just saw maiden at ozzfest in phoenix,az and they kicked EVERYONES ass!!
12)Prof - One of the most pathetic,unprofessional things i've ever seen,i sure hope fellow metalheads and bands of the caliber of Iron Maiden will avoid this fest at all costs in the next editions.Boycott stupidity and ignorance ..m/


Just read this and you will see, absolutely crazy! lol!

Too damn right I put my name down, this is friggin outrageous. Do the OZ family think they f**kin own metal now, they can kiss my ass now! I liked ozzies stuff, and I liked watchin the show too, but how many times has every f**kin member of there family dissed someone famous on that show, and never once did THEY receive this kind of treatment!!!

Childish too me isn't half a strong enough word for that!

And both bands are from Britain too, maybe can't get over the rivalry from the two biggest metal bands to ever come out of the UK??????? Who knows but I hope they sort it out like friggin adults!

JESUS

Mike

I'm sure Maiden will play in the US again as well, they know how many of you guys love there music!

SCREAM FOR ME LONG BEACH!!! lol