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OZZFEST
PERFORMERS GET PUMPED UP
FOR THE TOUR’S HIGHLY ANTICIPATED RETURN
SIX-DATE TOUR LAUNCHES
SATURDAY, AUGUST 14 IN SAN BERNARDINO, CA
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 OZZFEST is back and fans aren’t
the only ones excited about
it--this year’s performers are
pumped up, as illustrated by the
quotes below. Launching
Saturday, August 14 in San
Bernardino, CA--the birthplace
of the first OZZFest in
1996--this year’s tour will
include main stage artists Ozzy
Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, Rob
Halford, DevilDriver and
Nonpoint. Second stage
headliners Black Label Society
will return for their seventh
appearance on the tour and will
be joined by Drowning Pool,
Kingdom of Sorrow, and
Goatwhore, Skeletonwitch,
Saviours and Kataklysm. OZZFest
marks the first concerts in the
U.S. in connection with the June
22 release of tour founder Ozzy
Osbourne’s new album SCREAM
(Epic Records).
Mötley
Crüe’s Nikki Sixx said the band
couldn’t refuse the offer to
join the tour. "When Ozzy calls
and asks you to go on tour, you
say ‘when do I start?’ Over 25
years ago, Ozzy took Mötley Crüe
on, what some say, was one of
the greatest tours in rock
history. When he asked us to
co-headline OZZFest with him
this year, we were flattered and
ecstatic. It is an honor and a
privilege to share the stage
with him again and I can
guarantee that Mötley Crüe will
rip out the jugular of every
audience in every city this
summer.”
"I am very
excited Halford will be
performing, and to be part of
this year's legendary Ozzfest
lineup," shares Rob Halford. "It
will be a great opportunity for
the Halford band to be
reintroduced to the Metal
communities."
OZZFest
will be the first opportunity
for many to experience Ozzy’s
new guitarist Gus G. At the same
time, former Ozzy guitarist Zakk
Wylde will be featured at
OZZFest, taking the stage as the
Black Label Society frontman.
“We’re looking forward to
kicking some serious ass as the
second stage headliners on
OZZFest this summer. Thank you
to Mom and Dad for again
including Black Label Society on
the line-up. We can’t wait to
play slammin’ new songs from
Order Of The Black as well as
BLS classics. For all those who
bleed Black Label, we will see
you soon!”
Nonpoint lead
singer Elias Soriano is ready
and eager to join the ranks of
the main stage, “Nonpoint played
OZZfest almost 10 years ago for
the first time on the second
stage and it was one of my
proudest moments as a member of
this band. Now to be invited not
only to play again, but on the
main stage is an honor. This is
an opportunity for Nonpoint to
put on the performance of our
career. Strap up, bear down and
prepare for the eruption – it’s
on, OZZfest!”
DevilDriver’s Dez Fafara agrees,
“OZZFest! It's beyond an honor
to be asked back yet again to
the mothership of all summer
concerts. There's not a better
time-honored tradition. It’s a
Rock ‘n’ Roll, sundrenched, rile
up and fire up, rip-roaring,
rowdy, ‘keep your horns up in
the air at all times,’ full-day
summer festival of killer music
and good times. And DevilDriver
is gonna be there to CRUSH the
main stage. Come join us at what
will no doubt be the landmark of
the year and the best fucking
time you'll have all summer.”
Drowning Pool will make
their fourth return to the
earth-shattering tour. “All of
us in Drowning Pool couldn't be
more excited that we're playing
OZZFest again this year. It's
such a great honor and a
privilege to be part of Sharon
and Ozzy's OZZFest family,” says
guitarist CJ Pierce. “Every tour
we've done with OZZFest has
always had such a great mix of
bands. I’m looking forward not
only playing the show but
watching all the other bands as
well. We can't wait to rock out
with all our friends, fans, and
family again. See you out there
at the show!”
Ben
Falgoust of Goatwhore is excited
to perform amongst all the other
talented musicians. "First and
foremost, it's incredible to be
on the same fest with legends
like Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Halford
and Motley Crue. Secondly, there
is a damn fine mixture of the
most influential classic metal
bands/people on the main stage
and some of the most extreme
bands to grace the second stage
of OZZFest since its conception.
Also, I would like to say it
will be a quite insane, fun and
outrageous time with our friends
in Skeletonwitch, Kingdom Of
Sorrow, DevilDriver, Black Label
Society, Saviors, and so on. So,
if you can make it out you
should or sit at home and jerk
off to she-male videos. Your
choice."
"It just wasn't
summer without Ozzfest so I
couldn't be happier that it's
back and ready to destroy,”
Kingdom of Sorrow’s Jamey Jasta
shares. “Kingdom Of Sorrow is
pumped to be playing, see you in
the pit!"
While Kingdom
of Sorrow isn’t able to perform
the August 14 San Bernardino
date, Exodus will be filling in
for them. Guitarist Gary Holt
says, “We are WAY more than
fired up to announce that EXODUS
will be playing the SoCal date
on OZZFest! We were asked if we
wanted to jump in, and we said
‘fuck yes!’ See everybody
there!”
Scott Hedrick,
guitarist for Skeletonwitch, is
grateful and honored to be on
the six-date tour. "We can't
fucking wait for OZZFest!! Every
band starts somewhere and the
first Skeletonwitch show was on
a stage we built in our front
yard. You can bet your ass we
didn't see this coming back
then. Haha! It's quite an honor
and a great opportunity for us
to be a part of the longest
running heavy music festival in
America. I mean Ozzy?! Rob
fucking Halford!? To make it
even better, we get to do it
with our great friends in
Goatwhore and Saviours. Thanks
to everyone who has supported us
and enabled us to do what we
love. It's truly appreciated."
Scott Batiste of Saviours
shares that sentiment. “Hitting
the road with Ozzy, Motley Crüe
and Halford is not something
we'd ever expect to be doing but
we're ready to bring our filthy
breed of raging metal to a lot
of new heads! Having our friends
in Skeletonwitch and Goatwhore
along for the ride is going to
make for a seriously demented
trip and some fucking good
times! We'll see you in August!”
"We are grateful that
Kataklysm is about to turn the
clock next year to 20 years of
existence,” says frontman
Maurizio Iacono. “Through good
and bad times, we’ve stayed
strong and remained a leading
force in the underground, but I
never in my life thought I would
be on tour with Ozzy or Mötley
Crüe while being in an extreme
band. One can’t help but feel
amazed when legends take notice
and invite you to participate on
one of the world’s most
important tours: OZZFfest.
Thanks, of course, to the
Osbournes and their organization
for this great opportunity. I
wanna sincerely say ‘thank you’
to our fans for being there for
us and giving us a chance
through their support to make
Kataklysm a legacy. Even more
important, we’re here to party
hard with you guys! This is a
lifestyle and we should all
unite at Ozzfest to celebrate
this privilege of being
metalheads!”
In addition
to non-stop music on both
stages, concert-goers can once
again visit the OZZFest “Village
of the Damned” featuring a mix
of interactive activities,
shopping and entertainment
throughout the venue concourses.
All six dates of the
explosive Live Nation produced
tour will feature “all-in ticket
pricing” which means there are
no hidden fees whatsoever--no
parking charges at the shows, no
facility or surcharge fees--the
price you see is the price you
pay. Tickets prices start as low
as $30 per ticket when purchased
in a 4-pack. For complete ticket
and tour information visit:
www.OZZFest.com and
www.LiveNation.com.
THE 2010 OZZFest TOUR DATES:
DATE CITY VENUE
Sat, Aug 14
San Bernardino, CA San Manuel
Amphitheater
Tue, Aug 17
Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank
Amp.
Thurs, Aug 19
Pittsburgh, PA First Niagara
Pavilion
Sat, Aug 21
Hartford, CT Comcast Theatre
Sun, Aug 22 Camden, NJ
Susquehanna Bank Center
Tue,
Aug 24 Boston, MA Comcast Center
About OZZFest:
Since
1996, OZZFest has been a virtual
breeding ground for rising bands
and has proven to be the
blueprint for all new metal
festivals. The festival has been
instrumental in igniting the
careers of platinum-selling
artists like System of a Down,
Disturbed, Linkin Park, Incubus,
Slipknot, Queens of the Stone
Age, Godsmack, Avenged
Sevenfold, Mudvayne, Lamb of
God, Killswitch Engage and
Lacuna Coil, among others. It
was cited as "one of rock's
biggest juggernauts" in the
cover feature of Sunday's New
York Times' "Arts & Leisure"
section (6/25/06).
About
Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment
(NYSE-LYV) is the largest live
entertainment company in the
world, consisting of five
businesses: concert promotion
and venue operations,
sponsorship, ticketing
solutions, e-commerce and artist
management. Live Nation seeks to
innovate and enhance the live
entertainment experience for
artists and fans: before, during
and after the show. In 2009,
Live Nation sold 140 million
tickets, promoted 21,000
concerts, partnered with 850
sponsors and averaged 25 million
unique monthly users of its
e-commerce sites. For additional
information, visit
www.livenation.com/investors.
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