Ozzfest will carry Ozzy Osbourne’s legacy into a brand new period with three dates throughout the U.Okay., U.S. and Mexico in 2027. The touring steel pageant based by the kate Ozzy and his spouse/supervisor Sharon Osbourne greater than 30 years in the past will launch its comeback July 10 on the Nationwide Bowl in Milton Keynes, U.Okay., earlier than returning to the U.S. on Sept. 11 at Glen Helen Amphitheater in San Bernardino, Ca.
Then, on Sept. 18, it would make its first-ever look in Mexico, at Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico Metropolis. “Ozzy was the primary to launch his personal touring steel pageant,” Sharon Osbourne says. “And Ozzfest will at all times stay an necessary a part of Ozzy’s legacy.”
Promoted by Stay Nation, the 2027 version will function lineups curated by Sharon, with artists to be introduced within the coming months. The San Bernardino date carries explicit historic resonance: Glen Helen was the positioning of the inaugural Ozzfest in 1996, the yr the pageant started establishing itself as a significant touring platform for arduous rock and steel acts. The occasion’s final version was a New Yr’s Eve 2018 present on the Discussion board in Los Angeles, headlined by Ozzy.
The touring circus of bolted youth and nü steel generally known as Ozzfest arose from the ashes of a less-than-triumphant assembly between the Osbournes and a bunch of Lollapalooza organizers in 1995. Although nearly each heavy band of the ’90s owed a debt of affect to Black Sabbath, the Lollapalooza people have been unwilling, based on Mrs. Osbourne, to offer Ozzy a slot on their important stage. So the Osbournes merely began their very own touring extravaganza.
On the time, Ozzy stated, “What I need to do, particularly on the second stage, is give an unknown band a springboard, a band that wouldn’t usually get the chance to play in entrance of that many individuals. I like passing the torch to the subsequent era.”
The revival comes within the wake of Ozzy’s demise and his remaining efficiency on the July 2025 Again to the Starting live performance in his hometown of Birmingham, England, the place the unique Black Sabbath lineup reunited for the primary time in additional than 20 years. The historic farewell is being preserved in a live performance movie and soundtrack assortment due Dec. 11, documenting the occasion that introduced collectively Metallica, Weapons N’ Roses, Slayer, Instrument, Pantera and different heavyweights to rejoice the Prince of Darkness.
