OZZFEST Returns As One-Day Stadium Festival With OZZY OSBOURNE And METALLICA - May 13

[Will Bozarth]

OZZFEST Returns As One-Day Stadium Festival With OZZY OSBOURNE And METALLICA - May 13, 2008
All eyes and ears will be on Dallas, Texas Saturday, August 9. Ozzfest — the original and iconic hard rock festival — returns in 2008 as a one-day stadium spectacular that teams Ozzfest founder and namesake OZZY OSBOURNE (in his only U.S. concert appearance this summer) with METALLICA (marking their Ozzfest debut).

Produced by Sharon Osbourne and AEG Live, the all-day festival at Pizza Hut Park in hard music-loving Dallas will feature three stages of non-stop talent (with many Ozzfest alumni) and reliably twisted Ozzfest side attractions.

Main Stage:

OZZY OSBOURNE
METALLICA
SERJ TANKIAN
HELLYEAH
JONATHAN DAVIS
CAVALERA CONSPIRACY
SHADOWS FALL
APOCALYPTICA
IN THIS MOMENT
All-star tribute to "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott

Second Stage:

SEVENDUST
DEVILDRIVER
KINGDOM OF SORROW
SOILENT GREEN
WITCHCRAFT
GOATWHORE

Texas (Third) Stage (homage to the "many great metal bands that come from Texas," according to Sharon Osbourne):

THE SWORD
DROWNING POOL
RIGOR MORTIS

"Ozzy just finished an 11-month world tour so I think he deserves a summer off," Sharon says about this year's one-day Ozzfest. "We're going to be a stadium destination festival for now — we have gone past doing the sheds every summer. We've given everyone else the blueprint and we have to keep evolving Ozzfest. This is just the beginning; AEG Live and I have a lot of new ideas for Ozzfest."

This year’s dynamic line-up encompasses artists who've played Ozzfest before in different incarnations such as Serj Tankian (SYSTEM OF A DOWN); Jonathan Davis (KORN); HELLYEAH's Vinnie Paul (PANTERA) and Chad Gray (MUDVAYNE); KINGDOM OF SORROW's Jamey Jasta (HATEBREED) and Kirk Windstein (DOWN); and Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, SEPULTURA) of CAVALERA CONSPIRACY. Other Ozzfest graduates include SHADOWS FALL, SEVENDUST, DEVILDRIVER, DROWNING POOL and IN THIS MOMENT.

"Ozzy has great relationships with all of the bands that have played Ozzfest," says Sharon. "We're the only real festival for harder edge bands and these artists have been very loyal to us — there is lots of love on this lineup."

Tickets for this year's Ozzfest will go on sale Saturday, May 31.

(Thanks: Poobobo)




Metallica and Apocalyptica? I'd see that... but it's in Dallas... so, no.

 

[stefan86]

The horrible lineup of all horrible lineups?

 

[Chromatose]

lol!

no thanks

 

[[KOTNO]Narrot]

thought the same. wtf at this lineup ...

 

[Enemy242]

I might be able to go since I have relatives in Texas I never see and this would be a good excuse. it's fucking bullshit though that Rigor Mortis are opening the 3rd stage. The lineup sucks except Rigor Mortis, Goatwhore, Metallica and Ozzy, though seeing Cavalera Conspiracy might be cool. If this was touring it would be sick but worth the trip to texas? dunno about that.

 

[DreamNeonBlack]

Crappy line up for an even that should have called it quits many years ago.

 

[Lord Foul]

Crappy line up for an even that should have called it quits many years ago.

Just because the lineup isn't what we would consider good music doesn't mean that this isn't a smart business decision. I can see this being a big draw for the rank and file young "heavy" music fans of today.


Also, Metallica, Soilent Green, Goatwhore, and Witchcraft

 

[DreamNeonBlack]

I stand by what I said.

 

[Brooks]

Pizza Hut Park....

 

[neal]

<3 Witchcraft & The Sword, but it is kind of strange to imagine them on Ozzfest. especially Witchcraft.

 

[Det Som Engang Var]

I'll pass.

 

[Kiss The Void]

what a fucking horse shit lineup. i will fucking jump up and down the day the osbournes shut it down and shut the fuck up.

 

[Det Som Engang Var]

I just noticed this is the first time in ages Zakk Wylde's my pals Label Society isn't playing.

 

[Lunar Still]

Not even if it was playing in my backyard.

 

[Captain Beard]

If they played in my backyard, I'd grab the hunting shotgun.

 

[Metal head87]

Rigor Mortis is win

 

[Kiss The Void]

yeah, there's a couple non-annoying bands on there, but that's it.



the real big summer tour is judas priest, heaven and hell, motorhead and testament.

 

[Det Som Engang Var]

You can say that again.

 

[Liverslapper]

i wanna gooooooo

 

[DarkNoise]

where was this kind of lineup back when Metallica was still on top of their game?

Serj and Apocalytpica would be the only main stagers i'd bother with personally....