Weeks prior to his passing , legendary musician Ozzy Osbourne gave one last show .

The show boasted a coterie of musical icons playing their hearts out before the Duke of Darkness gave his final farewell on stage. However, one well-known American band, it was later pointed out, was missing.

Fans on social media platforms such as Reddit noticed that Hollywood, California-based Mötley Crüe was notably absent from the farewell show’s roster.

While rumors swirled about why this could be, co-founder and bassist Nikki Sixx (real name Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna Jr.) sat down with Billboard recently to set the record straight: Frontman Vince Neil had suffered a stroke, and his recovery barred Mötley Crüe from performing at the Birmingham, England event.

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