Tommy Lee takes Drowning Pool’s slot on Ozzfest
ByAug 19, 2002 10:00 PM
Ozzfest, left with a main-stage vacancy following the recent death of Drowning Pool frontman Dave Williams, has tagged Tommy Lee to occupy the slot during the tour’s remaining dates.
Ozzfest, left with a main-stage vacancy following the recent death of Drowning Pool frontman Dave Williams, has tagged Tommy Lee to occupy the slot during the tour’s remaining dates.
Lee is due to join the outing on Thursday (8/22) in Denver, and will be on board through the tour’s Sept. 8 conclusion, according to Ozzfest.com. The former Motley Crue drummer is touring behind his May solo release, ”Never a Dull Moment.”
Drowning Pool’s Williams was found dead on the band’s tour bus last Wednesday (8/14). No cause of death has been announced. A public funeral service took place on Sunday (8/18) in Texas.
Surviving band members C.J. Pierce, Stevie Benton and Mike Luce released a joint statement shortly after Williams’ death.
“We lost a band-mate and a best friend today. Dave Williams was one of a kind, and a friend to everyone he met. He was a good man, and a giving person. Not a day went by when he wasn’t giving somebody a little present, and touching everyone around him with his passion. He was full of energy until the day he passed, and undeniably full of life. To the end, we were having a great time. We will miss him.”