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, 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, Vision of Disorder

1998: Ozzy Osbourne, Tool, Megadeth, Limp Bizkit, Soulfly, Sevendust, Coal Chamber, Motörhead, System of a Down, Melvins, Incubus, Snot, 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, Hatebreed, Meshuggah, Soil, Flaw, 3rd Strike , Pulse Ultra , Ill Niño, 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 , Twisted Method , Nothingface, Killswitch Engage, Unloco , Depswa , Motograter, Sworn Enemy , Revolution Smile /Chimaira, Endo , Memento , E Town Concrete

2004: Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Slayer, Dimmu Borgir, Superjoint Ritual, Black Label Society, Slipknot, hatebreed, lamb of god , Atreyu, Bleeding Through, Lacuna Coil, Every Time I Die , Unearth , God Forbid , Otep, Devil Driver , Magna-Fi , Throwdown, darkest hour

2005: Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, ,Mudvayne, Rob Zombie, Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, Black Label Society, As I Lay Dying, Mastodon, The Haunted, In Flames, Arch Enemy, The Black Dahlia Murder, Bury Your Dead, Soilwork, Trivium, It Dies Today , A Dozen Furies

External Links

• Ozzfest Home Page