Thousands gather in Albuquerque to remember Ozzy Osbourne
OPTIMISM IS. WELL, TONIGHT, THOUSANDS GATHERING IN ALBUQUERQUE TO REMEMBER OZZY OSBORNE AND ALIYAH CHAVEZ IS AT REVEL ENTERTAINMENT. SHELLY AND DOUG, SO MANY METALHEADS HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE UNITING TO HONOR THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS. SO NEW MEXICO HAS A NOTORIOUS METAL FOLLOWING. THOUSANDS GATHERING IN ALBUQUERQUE WEDNESDAY, A DAY AFTER THE GODFATHER OF HEAVY METAL, OZZY OSBOURNE, DIED FROM PARKINSON’S. THE ROCK STAR, PLAYING MANY SHOWS IN NEW MEXICO. THIS TICKET FROM A U-LOCAL VIEWER IN 1986, COSTING $14 FOR A SHOW AT TINGLEY COLISEUM. METALLICA, THE OPENING ACT. I MEAN, IT’S A DREAM COME TRUE. I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO WHAT I’M DOING. YOU KNOW, I WAS DREAMING ABOUT THAT WHEN I WAS IN WEST MESA HIGH, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE I WANT TO BE A ROCK STAR, YOU KNOW? THE LATE RANDY CASTILLO FROM ALBUQUERQUE, OZZY’S LEAD DRUMMER FOR TEN YEARS IN THE 80S, PASSING FROM CANCER IN 2002, THEN. A&E FILMING THIS 2018 EPISODE OF OZZY AND JACK’S WORLD. DETOUR IN THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT. THE VISIT PROMPTING OZZY TO BECOME AN OFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE CITY’S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THE LEGACY PART OF WHY REVEL OWNER DANIEL CHAVEZ WORKED SO QUICKLY. I’VE GOT TO WORK NUMEROUS OZZFEST, AND I’VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY MEET OZZY, HAVE PHOTOS WITH OZZY. AT ONE POINT, I HAD SHARON OSBORNE’S PHONE NUMBER IN MY PHONE, AND I SINCE LOST THAT PHONE, BUT HAD A GREAT CONNECTION AND AND HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY AND ALWAYS WILL CHERISH THAT MOMENT. THE GATHERING A WAY TO GIVE THANKS. HE’S A LEGEND, RIGHT? SO AGAIN, IT’S MORE LIKE A FAMILY MEMBER. IT’S SOMEBODY. SOMEBODY THAT RAISED LITERALLY MILLIONS OF METALHEADS. YEAH. AND SO MANY IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT I ACTUALLY JUST HEARD AN OFFICIAL COUNT. IT’S JUST UNDER 2000 PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE MOOD IS BITTERSWEET. THERE ARE THE DIEHARD FANS WHO CAME HERE TO HEAR THE MUSIC, AND THE OTHERS WHO ARE ALSO MOURNING THE LOSS OF THE GODFATHER OF HEAVY METAL. REPORTIN
Thousands gather in Albuquerque to remember Ozzy Osbourne
Thousands gathered in Albuquerque on Wednesday to remember global icon Ozzy Osbourne, a day after his passing following a battle with Parkinson’s. Revel Entertainment hosted a candlelight vigil and tribute night for free, hoping to bring the Duke City’s metal community together to honor Osbourne, known largely as the godfather of metal. “New Mexico has a notorious metal following,” Revel Owner and Founder Daniel Chavez told KOAT. Osbourne made numerous trips to the Land of Enchantment over the years, including playing multiple shows and hosting the heavy metal music tour Ozzfest. A ticket to Osbourne’s 1986 show at Tingley Coliseum, featuring Metallica as a special guest, cost $14, according to a photo from a KOAT ULocal Viewer. Osbourne also employed Albuquerque musician Randy Castillo as his lead drummer in the 1980s. “It’s a dream come true. I’ve always wanted to do what I’m doing. I was dreaming about that when I was in West Mesa High, and I was like, ‘I want to be a rock star, you know?'” Castillo told KOAT in 2000. He died from cancer in 2002. In 2018, Osbourne visited various cities in New Mexico as part of the reality TV show airing on A&E called “Ozzy and Jack’s World Detour.” The visit prompted the rock star to become an official member of the city’s chamber of commerce.
Thousands gathered in Albuquerque on Wednesday to remember global icon Ozzy Osbourne, a day after his passing following a battle with Parkinson’s.
Revel Entertainment hosted a candlelight vigil and tribute night for free, hoping to bring the Duke City’s metal community together to honor Osbourne, known largely as the godfather of metal.
“New Mexico has a notorious metal following,” Revel Owner and Founder Daniel Chavez told KOAT.
Osbourne made numerous trips to the Land of Enchantment over the years, including playing multiple shows and hosting the heavy metal music tour Ozzfest.
A ticket to Osbourne’s 1986 show at Tingley Coliseum, featuring Metallica as a special guest, cost $14, according to a photo from a KOAT ULocal Viewer.
Osbourne also employed Albuquerque musician Randy Castillo as his lead drummer in the 1980s.
“It’s a dream come true. I’ve always wanted to do what I’m doing. I was dreaming about that when I was in West Mesa High, and I was like, ‘I want to be a rock star, you know?'” Castillo told KOAT in 2000. He died from cancer in 2002.
In 2018, Osbourne visited various cities in New Mexico as part of the reality TV show airing on A&E called “Ozzy and Jack’s World Detour.” The visit prompted the rock star to become an official member of the city’s chamber of commerce.
