The first round of confirmed bands has come in for this summer's Ozzfest, the first to be completely free to all its fans. Headlining the main stage will be the namesake, of course, OZZY OSBOURNE, with direct support coming from LAMB OF GOD and Finnish horror-metal act LORDI. According to the official Ozzfest website, there is one slot left on the main stage to be announced.
The second stage will be headlined HATEBREED, with MONDO GENERATOR and a yet-to-be-named band in the 2 non-rotating slots under the headliners, and rotating on the 2nd stage will be NILE, ANKLA, CIRCUS DIABLO,
THE SHOWDOWN. There are 5 rotating slots still unnanounced.
If you are asking yourself "Who the hell are some of these second stage bands?" you're probobly not alone. But, you may be familiar with some of the members of these bands. ANKLA features ex-members of Ozzfest alumni PUYA, MONDO GENERATOR is the new project from Nick Oliveri, formerly of QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, and CIRCUS DIABLO features Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT), Billy Duffy (currently of THE CULT), Ricky Warwick (ex-THE ALMIGHTY), and Brett Scallions (ex-FUEL).
Tickets for OZZFEST will be available from Ozzfest.com or LiveNation.com where specific links will direct you to certain sponsor sites where tickets can be secured. Tickets will be available for download on June 12. The routing for the fest is as follows:
July 12 – Seattle, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
July 14 – George, WA @ Gorge
July 17 – Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
July 19 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 21 – Devore, CA @ Hyundai Pavilion
July 24 – Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Pavilion
July 26 – Albuquerque, NM @ Journal Pavilion
July 28 – Denver, CO @ Coors Amphitheatre
July 30 – Kansas City, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 2 – Dallas, TX @ Smirnoff Music Center,
August 4 – San Antonio, TX @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 6 – St. Louis, MO @ UMB Bank Pavilion
August 8 – Columbus, OH @ Germain Amphitheatre
August 10 – Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
August 12 – East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre
August 14 – Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Theatre
August 16 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
August 18 – Hartford, CT @ New England Dodge Music Theatre
August 20 – Boston, MA @ Tweeter Center
August 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Tweeter Center
August 24 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Post Gazette Pavilion
August 26 – Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 28 – Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 30 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Sound Advice Amphitheatre
