Ozzfest

[Pains Requiem]

Ozzfest — the king of festivals — triumphantly returns
this summer to celebrate its hard-earned 10th
anniversary with the staggering line-up of BLACK
SABBATH, IRON MAIDEN, ROB ZOMBIE, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE,
SHADOWS FALL and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY. The summer's
premier concert festival — which has propelled many of
today's rock bands to superstardom while paying close
attention to its discerning fans — will roll out July
15 in Boston and visit 26 cities by the time it
reaches West Palm Beach on September 4. The Hot Topic
Second Stage will be headlined by ZOMBIE and feature a
preview of rock's rising stars, including AS I LAY
DYING, MASTODON, THE HAUNTED, IN FLAMES, ARCH ENEMY,
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, BURY YOUR DEAD, SOILWORK,
TRIVIUM, IT DIES TODAY, A DOZEN FURIES and more.

"I'm most proud of the success of Ozzfest," says
founder Sharon Osbourne. "Everyone said it would never
happen and 10 years later we are still in business."
In fact, 125 bands, 238 shows and over 4 million fans
later, the all-day extravaganza of music and deranged
merriment is roaring louder than ever. History in the
making, 2005 marks the first time metal legends BLACK
SABBATH and IRON MAIDEN have toured together and also
represents IRON MAIDEN's first Ozzfest appearance.

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson said, "This
summer's MAIDEN touring is based on the recent 'Early
Days' DVD and all the songs we do at Ozzfest will be
from our first four albums — 'Iron Maiden', 'Killers',
'Number of the Beast' and 'Piece of Mind'. We will be
bringing over our full European show, naturally
including as special guest Eddie in various
appropriate guises!! The stage sets, production and
backdrops will recreate aspects of the shows on the
tours around those albums — only bigger… much
bigger!!! We don't know if anyone has done anything
like this before but we think it's something the fans
will really appreciate both in the choice of songs and
in the production values."

Also debuting on the tour will be Texas-based band A
DOZEN FURIES who landed their coveted Hot Topic Second
Stage slot after winning Ozzy and Sharon's MTV "Battle
For Ozzfest" reality series competition. Debuting last
fall and lasting right up until the February launch of
the fourth and final season of the Emmy-award winning
"The Osbournes", "Battle For Ozzfest" is the ultimate
battle of the bands, with contestants having survived
2004's grueling Ozzfest challenges.

This year, a limited number of fans who purchase OZZY
OSBOURNE's first-ever 51-song, four-CD retrospective
box set "Prince Of Darkness" (out March 22 of Epic
Records) will be able to obtain one free Ozzfest
ticket. The initial pressing of the box set will
feature a precedent-setting promotion allowing fans to
buy one Ozzfest general admission ticket and get one
free.

Ozzfest, originally launched in 1996 as a limited
two-city trek, has become a virtual breeding ground
for up-and-coming bands. The renowned second stage has
been instrumental in catapulting the careers of SYSTEM
OF A DOWN, LINKIN PARK, LIMP BIZKIT, INCUBUS,
SLIPKNOT, DISTURBED, GODSMACK and CHEVELLE. "Playing
Ozzfest — twice — will always be among the highlights
of our career," notes drummer Samuel Loeffler of
CHEVELLE, who most recently appeared in the festival's
2003 line-up. "Personally speaking, I was honored and
somewhat nervous about sharing the stage with Ozzy,
but finally felt comfortable after both he and Sharon
patted me on the ass."

The heavy metal juggernaut has earned a hallowed
position in the busiest tour season with a relentless
commitment to its core fans and the consistency of
quality they demand as their birthright. Just as the
festival is committed to presenting the best music, it
also provides an interactive, multi-sensory experience
for concert-goers with a wide-range of attractions.
The traveling show's notorious "Village Of The Damned"
— alive with tattoo artists, piercing booths,
state-of-the-art video games, a wide range of vendors
and much more — promises to be wickedly tempting.

JUDAS PRIEST — one of the biggest attractions on last
year's tour — declared: "We were thrilled to be part
of such a unique moment in heavy metal history that
will be remembered forever!" Jonathan Davis — lead
singer for KORN, who pounded the main stage in 2003 —
added, 'Ozzy and Ozzfest are some of the cornerstones
of metal. I loved playing in front of the Ozzfest
crowd, the fans at those shows were f$*#ing amazing."

In addition to drawing vital hard rock acts, Ozzfest
has always attracted a variety of select sponsors
devoted to the tour's core fan base. Hot Topic —
returning to host the second stage — will be the
festival's official soft line teen retailer.
Throughout the day, Tama drums and Ibanez guitars will
proudly showcase their arsenal in the Village. F.Y.E.
(For Your Entertainment) is on board for the fifth
consecutive year as the official music retailer and
will host the FYE autograph tent giving fans the
opportunity to meet some of their favorite Ozzfest
artists. Trojan brand condoms will also have presence
in the Village as the official latex condom of
Ozzfest. Jagermeister will once again bring the
backyard BBQ party back to Ozzfest and prove their
commitment to metal music with artist autograph
signings and tons of free swag for attendees 21 and
over.

Here are the Ozzfest tour dates:

Jul. 15 - Boston, MA - Tweeter Center
Jul. 17 - Hartford, CT - Meadows
Jul. 19 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Waterfront
Jul. 21 - Buffalo, NY - Darien Lakes
Jul. 23 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post Gazette
Jul. 24 - Washington, DC - Nissan
Jul. 26 - New York, NY - PNC
Jul. 30 - Chicago, IL - Tweeter Center
Jul. 31 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Music
Center
Aug. 02 - Columbus, OH - Germain Amphitheatre
Aug. 04 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
Aug. 06 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley
Aug. 07 - Minneapolis, MN - Floatrite Park
Aug. 11 - Seattle, WA - White River
Aug. 13 - San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
Aug. 14 - Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train
Aug. 16 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Pavilion
Aug. 18 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket
Aug. 20 - Los Angeles, CA - Hyundai Pavilion at Glen
Helen
Aug. 23 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
Aug. 25 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff
Aug. 27 - Houston, TX - Cynthia J. Woods Pavilion
Aug. 28 - San Antonio, TX - Verizon Wireless
Amphitheatre
Aug. 31 - Nashville, TN - Starwood Amphitheatre
Sep. 02 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon by this time i will have my license- me jacob, amanda, and megan are going! maybe..
Sep. 04 - West Palm Beach - Sound Advice

nice first stage lineup with Iron maiden and Sababth- some older bands are nice to see on stage every once in a while. of course some more known as of recently like Shadows and Killswitch will be occupying the stage as well. While the first stage seems good, the Hot Topic second stage almost made my jaw drop-
come on, In Flames? Soilwork? As i lay Dying? i love those bands..
anyone want to go or have any intention of going? or anyone even have tickets yet?

[Sly]

i would want to go but i cant. it sucks.

edit: theres another one of these threads all ready... o well

[Emperor Pan I]

OZZFEST!!!

good job

[Pains Requiem]

ooops.... sorry ...