Ozzy Osbourne, 74, pictured in wheelchair after bowing out of music gig

Earlier this week, Ozzy Osbourne made the difficult decision to bow out of his gig at the Power Trip festival due to ill health.

In the first pictures of him since the news broke, Ozzy was spotted leaving the hospital in a wheelchair.

The rocker was snapped wearing an-all black outfit, which he smartened up with a striped, textured blazer. On his feet, he donned a comfortable pair of trainers and finished off his look with an iconic pair of dark glasses.

Ozzy also wore a surgical mask and a hospital bracelet was visible on his wrist.

He was pictured being helped into an SUV at Cedars-Sinai medical centre in Los Angeles.

The festival he was scheduled to perform at is not until early October, but Ozzy has shared that he's not confident that he'll be feeling better by then.

He said: "Unfortunately, my body is telling me that I’m just not ready yet and I am much too proud to have the first show that I do in nearly five years be half-a*sed."

Ozzy's fans came out in full force to share their well wishes and flooded the comments section with praise, as one wrote: "No need to apologise sir, you’ve provided many years of entertainment. Take care of yourself."

Ozzy underwent multiple surgeries for a spinal injury that he contracted as a result of his 2009 near-fatal bike crash. That injury only worsened in 2019 when he fell at his home. And in 2020, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

Ozzy's spate of ill health saw him announce his retirement in February. He said at the time it was "probably one of the hardest things" he has had to do. His biggest concern was that he was "disappointing" his dedicated fans.

He said: "My original plan was to return to the stage in the summer of 2024, and when the offer to do this show came in, I optimistically moved forward."

The Power Trip festival reposted Ozzy's statement, but has not yet announced his replacement act. The lineup currently includes iconic rock bands similar to Black Sabbath like Guns N' Roses and Iron Maiden.

In reference to the replacement act, Ozzy said: "You will not be disappointed."

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