Ozzfest

Ozzfest was an annual music festival tour of the United States and sometimes Europe and later Japan, featuring performances by many heavy metal and hard rock musical groups. It was founded by Sharon Osbourne and Ozzy Osbourne, both of whom also organised each yearly tour with their son Jack Osbourne. It was held almost annually between 1996 and 2018. The Ozzfest tour featured bands of a variety of genres within heavy metal and hard rock, including alternative metal, thrash metal, industrial metal, metalcore, hardcore punk, deathcore, nu metal, death metal, post-hardcore, gothic metal and black metal. Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath played the tour several times over the years. Ozzy Osbourne died on 22 July 2025, seventeen days after Black Sabbath's farewell concert. In the wake of Osbourne's passing, there have been calls to revive the festival in his memory. Sharon Osborne told Billboard in early 2026 that she had been negotiating with Live Nation Entertainment in regards to the festival's return as early as 2027. In March 2026, via The Osbournes podcast, Sharon Osbourne announced Ozzfest would return in 2027 for two nights in Birmingham at Villa Park.