THE OFFSPRING Pays Tribute To OZZY OSBOURNE With ‘Crazy Train’ Cover
Written by megarock on July 27, 2025
California punk rockers THE OFFSPRING paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne by performing a cover of the legendary heavy metal singer’s classic song “Crazy Train” at their last two concerts: on July 22 at Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview in Syracuse, New York and again on July 23 at Budweiser Stage in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For the latter performance, they were joined by SUM 41 guitarist Dave Baksh.
Prior to launching into “Crazy Train” at the Syracuse show, THE OFFSPRING guitarist Kevin “Noodles” Wasserman told the crowd: ” One of the best things I ever heard Ozzy Osbourne say was he didn’t wanna come up with riffs that impressed guitar players. He wanted to come up with riffs that made the little kid next door want to pick up a guitar and play guitar. And Ozzy and BLACK SABBATH did that in spades. And we’re gonna do a little tribute to Ozzy right now.”
