Ozzfest is an annual tour of the United States featuring performances by many heavy metal groups. It is organized by Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon.
The tour is traditionally composed of two stages. The first stage usually consists of the headlining artists, these are usually the most popular and well-known artists out of the bands performing. The second stage has mostly lesser-known or newer groups, with additional bands rotating in.
In 2002, an Ozzfest was held in the United Kingdom - at Donington Park (to be the site of the Download festival in following years).
Most of the time, Ozzfest is held in large, outdoor stadiums, due to the large number of attendants.
Ozzfest 2004 began in Hartford, Connecticut on July 10, 2004.
Ozzfest Lineup
Ozzfest lineups by year
1996: Ozzy Osbourne, Slayer, Danzig, Sepultura, Fear Factory, Biohazard, Neurosis (band), Earth Crisis, Powerman 5000, Coal Chamber, Cellophane
1997: Black Sabbath, Marilyn Manson, Pantera, Type O Negative, Fear Factory, Machine Head, Powerman 5000, Coal Chamber, Slo Burn, Drain sth, downset., Neurosis (band), Vision of Disorder
1998: Ozzy Osbourne, Tool (band), Megadeth, Limp Bizkit, Soulfly, Sevendust, Coal Chamber, Motorhead, System of a Down, Melvins, Incubus (band), Snot (band), Life of Agony, Kilgore, Ultraspank, Monster Voodoo Machine
1999: Black Sabbath, Rob Zombie, Deftones, Slayer, Primus, Godsmack, System of a Down, Fear Factory, Static-X, Slipknot, Hed Planet Earth, Flashpoint, Pushmonkey, Drain sth, Apartment 26, Puya
2000: Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera, Godsmack, Static-X, Incubus, Methods of Mayhem, P.O.D., Queens of the Stone Age, Soulfly, Kittie, Disturbed, Taproot, Slaves on Dope, Reveille, Shuvel, Primer 55, Apartment 26, Deadlights, Pitchshifter, Black Label Society
2001: Black Sabbath, Marilyn Manson, Slipknot, Papa Roach, Linkin Park, Disturbed, Crazy Town, Zakk Wylde's B.L.S., Mudvayne, Union Underground, Taproot, Systematic, Godhead, Nonpoint, Drowning Pool, Spineshank, Hatebreed, Otep, No One, Pressure 4-5, American Head Charge, Pure Rubbish, Beautiful Creatures
2002: Ozzy Osbourne, System of a Down, Rob Zombie, P.O.D, Drowning Pool, Adema, Black Label Society, Down (band), Hatebreed, Meshuggah, Soil, Flaw, 3rd Strike, Pulse Ultra, Ill Nino, Andrew W.K., Glassjaw, The Used, Sw1tched, Otep
2003: Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, Marilyn Manson, Disturbed, Chevelle, The Datsuns, Cradle of Filth, Voivod, Hotwire, Shadows Fall, Grade 8 (band), Twisted Method, Nothingface, Killswitch Engage, Unloco, Depswa, Motograter, Sworn Enemy, Revolution Smile/Chimaira, Endo (band), Memento (band), E Town Concrete
2004: Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Slayer, Dimmu Borgir, Superjoint Ritual, Black Label Society, Slipknot, hatebreed, lamb of god (band), Atreyu, Bleeding Through, Lacuna Coil, Every Time I Die, Unearth, God Forbid, Otep, Devil Driver, Magna-Fi, Throwdown, darkest hour
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