Ozzy Osbourne Knighthood Petition Reaches 19,000 Signatures

Plenty of musicians have received a knighthood over the years. From Sir Mick Jagger to Sir Paul McCartney to Sir Elton John... the list goes on (there's a Wikipedia page, we've checked), but there's a distinct lack of darkness in the list of honours every year. But there's a petition trying to change all that.

A Change.org petition posted by fan Helen Maidiotis is calling for Ozzy Osbourne to receive the knighthood he so rightly deserves.

Helen's campaign began eight years ago, but since Ozzy shared the latest petition it has attracted 19,000 signatures – just 6,000 short of the target.

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"After 8 years of campaigning, we believe it is now time Mr Osbourne be honoured for his 50 years of Services to Music and Charity," says Helen.

"A huge thank you to all the supporters across the world who have been supporting this campaign and continue to do so."

"Keep spreading the word with the hashtag #KnightOzzy."

Helen also runs the Knighthood Of Ozz Facebook page, dedicated to getting The Prince Of Darkness his KBE.

If you want to add your support to the campaign, sign the Knight Mr John Michael 'Ozzy' Osbourne petition here.

Ozzy Osbourne was forced to postpone his No More Tours II tour due to illness this year, but he's back out on the road in 2020 – touring the U.S. with Marilyn Manson, and the UK with Judas Priest.

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Ozzy Osbourne tour 2020

May

27 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena
29 Sunrise, FL BB&T Center
31 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union

June

2 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
4 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
6 Hershey, PA Hershey Park Stadium
11 Pittsburgh, PA KeyBank Pavilion
13 Bangor, ME Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
16 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
18 Hamilton, ON First Ontario Centre
20 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
22 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena
24 St Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
26 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
28 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena

July

1 Milwaukee, WI Amer. Family Ins. Amp — Summerfest
3 St Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
7 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
9 Vancouver, BC Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
11 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
15 Portland, OR Moda Center
17 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center
23 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion
25 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
29 San Diego, CA North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
31 Las Vegas, CA MGM Grand Garden Arena

October

23 Newcastle, Utilita Arena, UK
25 Glasgow, SSE Hydro, UK
28 London, The O2, UK
31 Birmingham, Resorts World Arena, UK

November

2 Manchester, Manchester Arena, UK
5 Dublin, 3Arena, Ireland
8 Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena, UK
11 Dortmund, Westfalenhalle, Germany
13 Prague, O2 Arena, Czech Republic
16 Vienna, Stadthalle, Austria
19 Bologna, Unipol Arena, Italy
22 Madrid, WiZink Arena, Spain
24 Zurich, Hallenstadion, Switzerland
26 Munich, Olympiahalle, Germany
28 Mannheim, SAP Arena, Germany
30 Berlin, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Germany

December

3 Hamburg, Barclaycard Arena, Germany
5 Stockholm, Friends Arena, Sweden
7 Helsinki, Hartwall Arena, Finland