Interesting this is online from Blabbermouth after seeing the thread on OZZFEST SURVEY...Rumor: OZZFEST 2007 To Move Indoors - Feb. 2, 2007
Rumors are running rampant that the "surprise groundbreaking, historic announcement" that Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne will make about this summer's Ozzfest will involve a change from the tour's traditionally open-air format to an indoor-arena setup, with Osbourne serving as the headliner on most, if not all, the dates, and around 5-6 additional bands on the bill and a few others on select stops. According to unconfirmed reports, the change will be made to reduce the high cost of running the festival as well as to address the sluggish ticket sales that have plagued the festival in recent years. In addition, it will deal with the fact that outside venues tend to cause Ozzy's allergies to flare up as they did on his most recent run as the Ozzfest headliner in 2005 which invevitably leads to concert cancellations.
"He's been having a lot of voice problems," Sharon stated during Ozzfest's 2005 run. "Ozzy suffers from hay fever. When the pollen count is high, he's just wiped out. And there's only so many things he can take for it."
Rumors are running rampant that the "surprise groundbreaking, historic announcement" that Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne will make about this summer's Ozzfest will involve a change from the tour's traditionally open-air format to an indoor-arena setup, with Osbourne serving as the headliner on most, if not all, the dates, and around 5-6 additional bands on the bill and a few others on select stops. According to unconfirmed reports, the change will be made to reduce the high cost of running the festival as well as to address the sluggish ticket sales that have plagued the festival in recent years. In addition, it will deal with the fact that outside venues tend to cause Ozzy's allergies to flare up as they did on his most recent run as the Ozzfest headliner in 2005 which invevitably leads to concert cancellations.
"He's been having a lot of voice problems," Sharon stated during Ozzfest's 2005 run. "Ozzy suffers from hay fever. When the pollen count is high, he's just wiped out. And there's only so many things he can take for it."