After discussing the potential return of Ozzfest earlier this year and teasing on social media, Sharon Osbourne has confirmed her plans to revive Ozzfest in 2027.

What Did Sharon Osbourne Say About Ozzfest’s Return?

While participating in a panel at MIDEM in Cannes, France, alongside Download Festival promoter Andy Copping, Sharon confirmed her intention to bring Ozzfest back in 2027.

“Yes, absolutely. Yeah, we’re gonna do it,” the promoter stated.

“The last one we did was in 2018,” she continued. “It was just a month before Ozzy got sick and that was at the Forum in L.A. There were no plans to stop it; we were still going to do it, but Ozzy couldn’t. Ozzy and I would talk about it and he’d say, ‘Do you think Ozzfest would work without me?’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah, it’s a brand. It will work without you.’ And he said, ‘We should do it.’”

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What Else Has Sharon Said About Ozzfest’s Return?

Back in January of this year, Sharon hinted at the possibility of an Ozzfest return. In an interview with Billboard, she mentioned, “All of the creative direction for visuals at Ozzfest was mine. I can’t sing a note — I’m tone-deaf — but I can be creative and I like to create things.”

“I’ve been talking to Live Nation about bringing [Ozzfest] back recently,” she added. “It was something Ozzy was very passionate about: giving young talent a stage in front of a lot of people. We really started metal festivals in this country. It was [replicated but] never done with the spirit of what ours was because ours was a place for new talent. It was like summer camp for kids.”

While Osbourne has announced her intent to bring back Ozzfest, details regarding dates, locations, and participating bands are still being finalized.

What Happened With Ozzfest?

Ozzfest began in 1996 after Lollapalooza declined to include Ozzy on their touring festival, prompting Sharon to create a traveling event featuring heavy music acts. The first year saw Ozzfest as a two-day festival held in two separate locations. Following positive feedback, Ozzfest expanded into a traveling festival showcasing both established acts and emerging talent in heavy music.

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As nu-metal gained popularity on the radio, the demand for Ozzfest acts increased, leading to the brand’s expansion into other countries worldwide.

In 2007, organizers transformed Ozzfest into a “free fest,” with sponsorship covering costs and tickets available through sponsor websites or for those purchasing advance copies of Ozzy’s new album.

In subsequent years, Ozzfest evolved into destination-specific festivals and even collaborated with Slipknot’s Knotfest for a combined weekend event.

The final Ozzfest took place as a single-day event at the Forum in Inglewood, California on New Year’s Eve in 2018. Alongside Ozzy, the lineup featured performances from Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Korn’s Jonathan Davis, Body Count, Zakk Wylde’s Zakk Sabbath, DevilDriver, and Wednesday 13.

Sharon Osbourne discussed the downsizing of Ozzfest in its later years during an episode of The Osbournes Podcast: “It was a very weird beast because all the bands were our mates, but the managers were greedy and for some reason they thought that we were making billions on it and we weren’t. We made a profit. But it was not like — we couldn’t retire on it. Managers and agents wanted more and more and more; it just wasn’t cost-effective anymore. We stopped because it just wasn’t cost-effective.”

To view other past Ozzfest lineups, check out our ranking of all of them below.