BabyGirl
03-15-2005, 10:36 PM
Sabbath, Maiden Sign on for Ozzfest
NEW YORK (Billboard) - The 10th anniversary edition of Ozzfest will boast a main stage lineup of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall and Black Label Society, Billboard has learned.
The trek will begin July 15 at Boston's Tweeter Center and play 26 dates through a Sept. 4 finale in West Palm Beach, Fla.
The Hot Topic Second Stage will be headlined by Rob Zombie and feature some of hard rock's rising acts, including As I Lay Dying, Mastodon, the Haunted, In Flames, Arch Enemy, the Black Dahlia Murder, Bury Your Dead, Soilwork, Trivium and A Dozen Furies.
Ozzfest is the top-grossing touring festival of all time, and, outside of the Vans Warped tour, is the longest-lived. Since 1996, Ozzfest has grossed $172 million and drawn 4.2 million fans to about 240 shows, according to producer Clear Channel Entertainment (CCE).
Jane Holman, general manager of CCE's touring division and producer of Ozzfest, is high on this year's lineup. "It was a real coup to get Iron Maiden this year," she told Billboard. "To have Iron Maiden playing with Black Sabbath is incredible. Heads will explode."
Early purchasers of Sabbath leader Ozzy Osbourne's March 22 boxed set, "Prince of Darkness," can take advantage of a buy-one-get-one-free coupon for an Ozzfest ticket. To redeem, fans can go to the Ozzfest.com Web site and punch in the code on the coupon.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - The 10th anniversary edition of Ozzfest will boast a main stage lineup of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall and Black Label Society, Billboard has learned.
The trek will begin July 15 at Boston's Tweeter Center and play 26 dates through a Sept. 4 finale in West Palm Beach, Fla.
The Hot Topic Second Stage will be headlined by Rob Zombie and feature some of hard rock's rising acts, including As I Lay Dying, Mastodon, the Haunted, In Flames, Arch Enemy, the Black Dahlia Murder, Bury Your Dead, Soilwork, Trivium and A Dozen Furies.
Ozzfest is the top-grossing touring festival of all time, and, outside of the Vans Warped tour, is the longest-lived. Since 1996, Ozzfest has grossed $172 million and drawn 4.2 million fans to about 240 shows, according to producer Clear Channel Entertainment (CCE).
Jane Holman, general manager of CCE's touring division and producer of Ozzfest, is high on this year's lineup. "It was a real coup to get Iron Maiden this year," she told Billboard. "To have Iron Maiden playing with Black Sabbath is incredible. Heads will explode."
Early purchasers of Sabbath leader Ozzy Osbourne's March 22 boxed set, "Prince of Darkness," can take advantage of a buy-one-get-one-free coupon for an Ozzfest ticket. To redeem, fans can go to the Ozzfest.com Web site and punch in the code on the coupon.