Ozzfest starts countdown to big announcement this week
It's taking place in the UK in summer 2027
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Legendary rock and metal festival Ozzfest has started a countdown to a big announcement this week.
Ozzfest’s official website is emblazoned with the fiery countdown, which will end at 3pm UK time on Thursday 5th November.
Sharon Osbourne has also posted an image on Instagram of the Ozzfest logo in front a stage curtain, suggesting that all will be revealed soon.
Over the summer, Ozzfest shared an aerial photo of Villa Park in Birmingham, the location of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s Back to the Beginning concert in July 2025, and wrote: ‘Ozzfest 2027 at Aston Villa’s Villa Park - more info on everything coming soon!’
Back in March, Sharon and Jack Osbourne told listeners of the Osbournes podcast that Ozzfest will enjoy a renaissance next year.
"Ozzfest is coming back!," Sharon enthused. "We can’t (take it everywhere initially) as now you have to plan these things two years in advance. But 2027, Aston Villa! We wanna do two days in Aston Villa and then come to America, and we wanna hear from everyone where we should go in America.
"Also, we've got to find a lot of young, new talent, because that's what your dad would want."
Concurring, Jack added: "That’s what Ozzfest was all about. That second stage was the incubator that so many guys came out of."
Sharon detailed what made Ozzfest unique: "It was more fun. When you go to other festivals, everybody's so uptight. But that was always the thing about our festival. There was never anybody jockeying for position or thought they were better than anyone else. It was summer camp."
Sharon Osbourne created Ozzfest in 1996 in response to Ozzy being knocked back from the Lollapalooza line-up.
Initially a two-day event in Arizona and California, due to its huge success Ozzfest became a North American touring event with a UK festival taking place in 1998, 2001, 2002 and 2010.
Artists who performed at the event love the decades include Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Slipknot, Mötley Crüe, Pantera, Evanescence, Jane’s Addiction, Korn, Rob Zombie, Incubus, Linkin Park, System of a Down, Papa Roach and Disturbed to name but a few.
The last Ozzfest took place on 31st December 2018 at The Forum in Los Angeles with Ozzy Osbourne hosting, and Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Jonathan Davis, Body Count, Zakk Sabbath, DevilDriver and Wednesday 13 on the bill.