FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Remembering Ozzy Osbourne, the “Prince of Darkness” in the Summit City.
The rock legend came to the Summit City numerous times. Osborne’s band Black Sabbath performed at the Memorial Coliseum on Feb. 15, 1976 and Feb. 15, 1977. He then played at the Coliseum solo on the following dates: April 15, 1982, June 1, 1984, July 16, 1986, July 21, 1989, and July 7, 1996.
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A Sweetwater content creator, Nick Bowcott, met Osbourne in the 80s and said it was a moment he will never forget.
“My first experience meeting Ozzy was he agreed to meet us in the bar, and we went to the bar, and he was next to this huge guy and said ‘Oh guys meet my friend, Andre,’ and it was Andre the Giant, the wrestler,” explained Bowcott. “My hand has never felt so small in my life.”…