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Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica Highlight Ozzfest 2008

What would normally amount to a summer-long hedonistic romp has now been reduced to one day. That's right, folks. After months of rumors, Ozzfest has indeed morphed from a traveling heavy metal festival into one-off event for 2008. Set for Dallas' Pizza Hut Park on Saturday, August 9, the spectacular will be headlined by Ozzy Osbourne and include Metallica in their Ozzfest debut.

The main stage line-up will also include Serj Tankian, Jonathan Davis of Korn and Shadows Fall, among others. A special all-star tribute to slain Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott will also be featured.

"Ozzy just finished an 11-month world tour so I think he deserves a summer off," said festival organizer and Ozzy's wife Sharon Osbourne about this year's one-day Ozzfest. "We're going to be a stadium destination festival for now -- we have gone past doing the sheds every summer. We've given everyone else the blueprint and we have to keep evolving Ozzfest."

Tickets for this year's festival will go on sale Saturday, May 31.

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bossdad39

would be good for ozzy and company to rethink the ozzfest tour ,we live in florida so we were always last to see the tour ,its to costly to travel to texas or where ever they plan to have it. me and my kids miss not seeing ozzy this year , hope ozzy or someone continues to put on summer rock shows ,mark

August 16 2008 at 12:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
erik

good songs you sing

May 23 2008 at 1:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
erik

you sing good

May 23 2008 at 1:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
JimmyTheFoxx

So it's official:Sharon has killed two birds with one stone-Ozzfest and her husbands career. Congrats to you, you money grubbing old harpy!

May 19 2008 at 3:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mike

I would like to thank everyone responsible for this. This was the one show I would go to every year. I have missed the last 3 because I have been in Iraq. I guess Ozzfest is dead now.

May 18 2008 at 3:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
kirk

Yeah...thats fuckin' great. I sure can afford flying to Dallas to see a show. Thanks Sharron. You twat.

May 14 2008 at 12:07 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply