THE ANNOUNCEMENT
Ozzfest is coming back in 2027, the first edition since the 2018 New Year's Eve show at The Forum and the first without Ozzy Osbourne, who died in July 2025 *, ¶, ‡‡. Sharon Osbourne is curating all three bills herself, and not one band has been named yet ‡‡, §§. The dates and venues are locked, the lineups are not.
THE DETAILS
- Three single-day events across the UK, the US and Mexico, promoted by Live Nation †, ‡‡
- The UK show was supposed to be Villa Park, but construction forced a move to The National Bowl in Milton Keynes, site of the first UK Ozzfest in 1998 ‡‡, §§
- Sharon Osbourne said the choice was "to move Ozzfest or postpone it for another year" ‡‡
- The US date returns to Glen Helen Amphitheater, where the thing launched in 1996 †, §§
- Mexico City's Estadio GNP Seguros hosts the first ever Ozzfest in Mexico †, ¶¶
- Early Bat tickets go on sale Friday, November 6 at 10AM local time *, ¶¶
- Jack Osbourne has said a slot is planned for at least one unsigned act †
WHY IT MATTERS
COMEBACK: nine years gone, and the brand is returning without the man whose name is on it. Announcing three stadium-scale shows with zero bands confirmed is a serious bet on what the Ozzfest logo still means.