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Ozzfest
GenreHeavy Metal, Metalcore, Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Black Metal, Gothic Metal, Hardcore.
DatesJuly 12 to August 30
Location(s)United States
Years active1996 to Present
Websitehttp://www.ozzfest.com/

Ozzfest is an annual tour of the United States (and in some years, Europe) featuring performances by many heavy metal, hard rock, and even hardcore groups. It was founded by Ozzy Osbourne[1] and his wife Sharon Osbourne,[2] both of whom also organize each yearly tour with their son Jack Osbourne.[3] The Ozzfest tour has featured bands of a variety of genres within heavy metal and hard rock, including within alternative metal, thrash metal, metalcore, hardcore punk, rapcore, death metal, gothic metal and black metal. Ozzy Osbourne himself, as well as his band Black Sabbath, have played the tour several times over the years.[1]

History

Ozzfest concert poster on an empty storefront door in downtown Prague, Czech Republic (Summer 2002).

Early years: 1996-1999

The festival was created in 1996, when organizers of musical festival Lollapalooza refused to let Ozzy Osbourne join the tour.[4] The tour was well-received, which prompted the festival becoming a yearly occurrence.[1]

The first Ozzfest was not a national tour, but rather a two-day festival held in Phoenix, Arizona and Devore, California on October 25th and 26th, 1996 respectively.[5] Officer Reuben F. Rios of the California Highway Patrol was killed while directing traffic as it left the second Ozzfest show in 1996 when an intoxicated concert attendee accelerated for a lane change and struck the officer. Officer Rios died several hours later despite life-saving efforts of his fellow officers. The driver of the car was charged with felony DUI and second-degree murder.[6]

In 1998, Ozzfest ventured outside the United States for the first time for the United Kingdom, which featured a different lineup. The festival would eventually return to the UK in 2001[5] and 2002.[7]

Early 2000s

In the early 2000s, bands including Mudvayne,[8] Slipknot,[8] Incubus,[9][10] Tool,[10] Megadeth,[10] Linkin Park,[8] System of A Down,[8] and Disturbed[8] played the yearly music festival.

Mid-2000s

On-stage footage of the Ozzfest 2004 tour was shown on MTV, as Ozzy and Sharon hosted a show on the network titled Battle for Ozzfest where they chose eight out of hundreds of bands to compete for a spot on the following year's Ozzfest. Ozzy selected one member from each chosen band to "tag along" on the tour. Each contestant had to complete numerous challenges in order to improve his/her band's chances of winning the contest. Occasionally, meetings would be held and certain contestants would be eliminated for various reasons. The person who prevailed as the winner and guaranteed his band's spot on the Ozzfest tour was Marc Serrano from metalcore act A Dozen Furies.[11]

At Iron Maiden's last Ozzfest performance, on August 20, 2005 at the Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen in San Bernardino, California, several negative events took place. During the first song, several members of the crowd bombarded the British metal band Iron Maiden with eggs, bottle caps and ice. During three of Iron Maiden's songs, the P.A. system was switched off, cutting power to vocalist Bruce Dickinson's microphone and the band's instruments . In audio captured during the concert, it is reported that Dickinson can be heard accusing the festival's organizers of deliberately cutting off the band's power.

On Iron Maiden’s departure, Ozzfest founder Sharon did command the stage to make a few statements. She told the audience that while she "absolutely loved Iron Maiden", she thought lead singer Bruce Dickinson was a "prick" and had "disrespected Ozzfest since they began their stint with the tour." Her words were met with booing, and soon after she walked off the stage.[12]

Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood issued a statement shortly after the debacle condemning the attack on the band.[13] Sharon Osbourne's most recent mention of this event came on Graham Norton Uncut in 2007.

2007: FreeFest

On February 7, 2007, it was announced that tickets to Ozzfest 2007 were going to be free of charge, dubbing the 2007 Ozzfest as "free fest."[14] Tickets were available through sponsor websites, the Ozzfest web site and to those buying an advance copy of Ozzy Osbourne's new release, Black Rain.

Much controversy was generated when Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age was asked by Blender, a U.S. music magazine, what he considered to be his worst summer job.[15]

Homme stated:

"I won't be playing Ozzfest again - they treat the bands like shit... This year you get to play for free under the guise of, 'We're doing it for the fans!' But it's really for the people who fan Sharon and Ozzy with palm fronds at their house."

Sharon Osbourne responded by saying:

"I hope he gets syphilis and dies. I hope his dick falls off so his mother can eat it."

[16]

Sponsorship money provided the revenue for the tour, but organizers did not pay any of the bands appearing. Organizer Ozzy Osbourne returned to the headlining slot on the tour after a one-year absence, but Ozzfest was unable to convince any well-established acts to join a tour that did not pay the bands.

There were problems with distribution of the free tickets. Fans were given codes to receive tickets through the official Ozzfest website, but due to the heavy load on Live Nation's secure servers, there were issues with ticket redemption. At the Detroit show fans were turned away near the end unless they had non-free tickets. Another problem was that many "eBay scalpers" charged fans to pay for the free tickets, often turning out to be unusable duplicates of other tickets.[17] Then, on July 26, Ozzfest gave away free tickets without requiring its "redemption code" previously required.[18]

At the August 16, 2007 show in Holmdel, New Jersey at the PNC Bank Arts Center, controversy was generated as 83 attendees were arrested at the show, most of them underage and arrested prior to 8:00. In addition, two men died, one after ingesting significant amounts of alcohol and energy drinks. As of August 18th drinking in the parking lot has since been banned at the PNC Bank Arts Center.[19]

Ozzfest 2008

In July 2007, Sharon Osbourne confirmed that she is in the process for a reunion of the original lineup of Black Sabbath in Ozzfest 2008, which will also charge paid admission. As of October 2007, Ozzy Osbourne reported in a teleconference that his solo band will headline the 2008 edition of the tour. [20] According to [3]www.theMETALreport.com, rumored bands that could possibly play Ozzfest 2008 are as follows: Alice In Chains, Atreyu, Avenged Sevenfold, Black Label Society, Bullet For My Valentine, Cavalera Conspiracy, Deftones, Down, Godsmack, Gwar, In This Moment, Judas Priest, Lacuna Coil, Marilyn Manson, Megadeth, Motorhead, Queensryche, Serj Tankian, Shadows Fall, Slayer, Stone Temple Pilots, Testament, and other hard rock and metal notables who have yet to announce tour dates that conflict with the usual Ozzfest tour dates that run from mid July to early September.

Ozzfest alumni by year

[21]

Ozzfest 1996

  • Main Stage:

Ozzy Osbourne, Slayer, Danzig, Biohazard, Sepultura, Prong, Fear Factory, Neurosis, Narcotic Gypsy (who replaced previously announced performers, Clutch)

  • Second Stage:

Earth Crisis, King Norris, Powerman 5000, Coal Chamber, Cellophane

Ozzfest 1997

  • Main Stage:

Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Marilyn Manson (started June 15th), Pantera, Type O Negative, Fear Factory, Machine Head, Powerman 5000

  • Second Stage:

Coal Chamber, Slo Burn, Drain STH, downset., Neurosis, Vision of Disorder

Ozzfest 1998

United States

  • Main Stage:

Ozzy Osbourne, Tool, Megadeth, Limp Bizkit, Soulfly, Sevendust, Coal Chamber

  • Second Stage:

Motörhead, System of a Down, Melvins, Incubus, Snot, Life of Agony, Ultraspank, Kilgore, Monster Voodoo Machine

United Kingdom

  • Main Stage:

Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Foo Fighters, Soulfly, Pantera, Slayer, Fear Factory, Therapy? (who replaced KoЯn who pulled out in the run up to the festival.)[22]

  • Second Stage:

Coal Chamber, Life of Agony, Human Waste Project, (həd) p.e., Entombed, Pitchshifter

Ozzfest 1999

  • Main Stage:

Black Sabbath, Rob Zombie, Deftones, Slayer, Primus featuring Buckethead, Godsmack, System of a Down

  • Second Stage:

Fear Factory, Static-X, Slipknot, (həd) p.e., Flashpoint, Pushmonkey, Drain STH, Apartment 26, Puya

Ozzfest 2000

  • Main Stage:

Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera, Godsmack, Static-X, Incubus, Methods of Mayhem, P.O.D., Queens of the Stone Age (cancelled August 24th through August 30th),

  • Second Stage:

Soulfly, Kittie, Disturbed, Taproot, Slaves on Dope, Reveille, Shuvel, Primer 55, The Deadlights, Pitchshifter, Crazy Town, Pumpjack (started August 4th), Black Label Society (starting August 24th), Apartment 26 (started August 4th)

Ozzfest 2001

United States

  • Main Stage:

Black Sabbath, Marilyn Manson (cancelled June 16th), Slipknot, Papa Roach, Linkin Park, Disturbed, Crazy Town, Black Label Society, (cancelled July 26th)

  • Second Stage:

Mudvayne, The Union Underground, Taproot, Systematic (through July 13th), Godhead (through June 30th), Nonpoint, Drowning Pool (cancelled June 30th), Spineshank (started July 3rd), Hatebreed (cancelled June 18th and July 20th), Otep (through July 13th), No One (started July 14th, cancelled July 24th), Pressure 4-5 (started July 14th), American Head Charge (cancelled July 24th), Pure Rubbish, Beautiful Creatures, Project Wyze (July 24th only), Slaves on Dope (July 24th only)

United Kingdom

  • Main Stage:

Black Sabbath, Slipknot, Tool, Papa Roach, Soulfly, (həd) p.e., Raging Speedhorn

  • Second Stage:

Disturbed, Amen, Mudvayne, Black Label Society, Pure Rubbish, Apartment 26, The Union Underground

Ozzfest 2002

United States

  • Main Stage:

Ozzy Osbourne, System of a Down, Rob Zombie, P.O.D., Drowning Pool (from July 12th-August 13th, cancelled all dates after), Adema, Black Label Society, Tommy Lee (from August 15th-September 8)

  • Second Stage:

Down, Hatebreed, Meshuggah, SOiL, Flaw, 3rd Strike, Pulse Ultra, Ill Niño, Andrew W.K., Glassjaw, The Used, Sw1tched, Otep, Lostprophets, The Apex Theory, Neurotica, Chevelle, Mushroomhead, Seether

European Venues

Rock Im Park

Braunschweig

Antwerp

Donington

Dublin (Kildare)

Katowice

Prague

Nijmegen

Lisbon

Ozzfest 2003

  • Main Stage:

Ozzy Osbourne, KoЯn, Marilyn Manson, Disturbed, Chevelle, The Datsuns (on select dates)

  • Second Stage:

Cradle of Filth, Voivod, Hotwire, Shadows Fall, Grade 8, Twisted Method, Nothingface, Killswitch Engage, Unloco, Depswa, Motograter, Sworn Enemy, The Revolution Smile, Chimaira, Endo, Memento, E.Town Concrete

Ozzfest 2004

  • Main Stage:

Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Slayer, Dimmu Borgir, Superjoint Ritual, Black Label Society

  • Second Stage:

Slipknot, Hatebreed, Lamb of God, Atreyu, Bleeding Through, Lacuna Coil, Every Time I Die, Unearth, God Forbid, Otep, Devildriver, Magna-Fi, Throwdown, Darkest Hour

Ozzfest 2005

United States

  • Main Stage:

Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden (from July 15th - August 20th), Mudvayne, Shadows Fall, Black Label Society, In Flames, Velvet Revolver (from August 23rd - September 4th), Slipknot (August 20th only), Drowning Pool (August 25 only)

  • Second Stage:

Rob Zombie, Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying, Mastodon, A Dozen Furies, The Haunted, Arch Enemy, The Black Dahlia Murder, Bury Your Dead, It Dies Today, Soilwork, Trivium, Gizmachi, Wicked Wisdom

Ozzfest Download

Black Sabbath, Velvet Revolver, HIM, Anthrax, Alter Bridge, A, The Mad Capsule Markets, The Dwarves, Trivium

Ozzfest 2006

  • Main Stage:

Ozzy Osbourne (On Select Dates), System of a Down, Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, Hatebreed, Lacuna Coil, DragonForce

  • Second Stage:

Ozzy Osbourne (On Select Dates), Black Label Society, Atreyu, Unearth, Bleeding Through, Norma Jean

  • Second Stage (rotating slots):

A Life Once Lost, The Red Chord, Walls of Jericho, Strapping Young Lad, All That Remains, Full Blown Chaos, Between the Buried and Me, Bad Acid Trip

Ozzfest 2007

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[23]

Main Stage

Ozzy Osbourne, Lamb of God, Static-X, Lordi, Black Tide (started August 10th)

Second Stage

Hatebreed,[24] Behemoth, Nick Oliveri and the Mondo Generator (July 12-22), DevilDriver (started August 2nd)

Second Stage (Rotating Slots)

Nile, Ankla, The Showdown, 3 Inches of Blood, DÅÅTH, In This Moment, Chthonic, Black Tide


Ozzfest 2008

Main Stage

Ozzy Osbourne,

Guest Appearances

  • Henry Rollins - preceded the main stage with a spoken-word performance in 1997.[25]
  • Benji Webbe (ex-Dub War/Skindred) - appeared with Soulfly at their UK dates in 1998.[26]
  • Buckethead - played a few songs with Primus during their set on the Main Stage in 1999, and did various stunts such as doing the "robot" and swinging around nunchaku.
  • Evan Seinfeld - sang with Pantera on "Walk" in 2000 at the PNC Bank Arts Center.
  • Verne Troyer - actor who played Mini Me, appeared onstage with Pantera at Pine Knob (now DTE Energy Music Theater) in Clarkston, Mi on July 12th, 2000.
  • John Dolmayan - appeared with Tool in 2002 at the Antwerp and Dublin dates, performing "Triad."[27]
  • George Oosthoek (ex-Orphanage) - appeared with Within Temptation during "The Other Half (Of Me)" at Nijmegen in 2002.[28]
  • Dave Lombardo - appeared with Slayer at Nijmegen in 2002 (filling in for Paul Bostaph who had an elbow injury) and also with Tool.[29]
  • Mike Bordin - performed with Tool at Donnington and Nijmegen in 2002.[30]
  • Zakk Wylde - performed with Soil on "Halo" in 2002.[31]
  • Kelly Osbourne - performed with Andrew W.K. on "She Is Beautiful" in 2002.[32]
  • Rob Halford - appeared with Black Sabbath on August 26, 2004 in Camden, replacing an ill Ozzy.[33]
  • Howard Jones - appeared with Throwdown in 2004.
  • Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith - appeared with Bury Your Dead in 2005.[34]
  • Candace Kucsulain of Walls of Jericho appeared with In This Moment is 2007.
  • John 5 appeared with Static-X in 2007
  • Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul joined Disturbed onstage at Ozzfest 2003 in Alpine Valley, Wisconsin and played guitar and drums respectively for a version of "Walk"
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