Ozzy vs. Moby -- compare their concert tours
Two of this year’s biggest tours — Ozzfest and the Area 2 — are headed by musicians who would never be mistaken for twins separated at birth: Ozzy and Moby. Here’s our handy guide to some of the differences between the 36-year-old vegan techno wizard and the 53-year-old foul-mouthed, hard-rocking MTV dad.
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| OZZY | MOBY | |
| Aging rocker on the tour | Metal madman Rob Zombie | Space oddity David Bowie |
| Audience | Balding metalheads, and teenage counterparts | Hipsters with shaved heads, and teenage counterparts |
| Needed at the concert | Ham to toss at mediocre opening acts | Wraparound sunglasses and shiny clothing |
| In the pit | Moshing, stray fists, and raging testosterone | Belly rings and lanky blissed-out groovers |
| Tools of the trade | Power guitars and wailed vocals | Macintosh computers and stacks of LPs |
| Stance on religion | Sings ‘I am not the antichrist’ | Devout Christian |
| On meat | Loves it, including live bats | No animal products in more than a decade |
| Animal lover? | Once worked in a slaughterhouse | Titled 1996 album ”Animal Rights” |
| Home turf | Cluttered Beverly Hills mansion, seen on MTV | Spare, stylish loft in NYC’s funky Lower East Side |
| Surprising role model | Put John Lennon’s ”Imagine” on his family’s CD | Wore an ”I Love Eminem” shirt on ”Saturday Night Live” |
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