Ozzy Osbourne will bring down the curtain on another blistering Download Festival this Sunday evening.
And one of those joining the Prince of Darkness on stage will be local man, Adam Wakeman, on keyboards and second guitar.
Adam has been at his side for the last 14 years or so, and told Total MK that the show will be a cracker
What can the Download faithful expect from the set?
Plenty of classic Ozzy tunes! There's a few tunes we haven't played for quite some time so it'll be a pretty special night.
How will you spend the rest of your time on site?
Well, I'll have been away from home for more than two months by that date, and my daughter has a school event in the morning, so I'll be there with her which will mean I'll miss a lot of the early part of the festival unfortunately.
I'll be there in time to catch some of Marilyn Manson though.
Pic: Marleen Den Brok
Anyone else on the bill you'll be keen to check out?
I've not seen Inglorious yet, and I really like those guys but I wont be able to get there in time sadly.
The good thing about the festival season, is that you often see the same bands at a different festival so there's more than one chance to see them.
What three festival essentials should Download ticket-holders be sure to pack?
Well, lets face it...its England so I guess wellies, a waterproof coat and a sun hat. (just in case it's sunny)
How has the tour been received so far? Any highlights or moments that stick out?
Its been incredible. We played a couple of shows in North America, Mexico and South America was just crazy. The fans go nuts down there.
Sao Paulo was somewhere over 45,000 and they went bananas.
They were all Ozzy shows, not festivals too so it was the hardcore passionate fans at those gigs!
How do you fill your free time on the road?
I run most days and try and do over 100 miles each month. It keeps me sane and helps me stay a bit healthier on the road.
I also run my own production library publishing company so that fills up almost every spare minute.
We always have several albums in production and music in various tv shows so there's plenty to be filling the time.
We're also travelling a lot - generally two flights a day on show days and a few hours in a car.
Ozzy Osbourne
When the tour draws to a close, what's next for you this year?
I think I'm doing the December run with Travis in the UK which will be great as I used to play with them a while back.
When Ozzy got really busy in 2005/6 with Sabbath I had to leave Travis, but it's just worked out well that I'm on a short Ozzy break when they go out before Christmas this year.
Damian Wilson and I are doing a UK tour early Jan 2019 which I'm planning at the moment.
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