Canadmos Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 http://www.ozzfest.com/news_2006.html OZZFEST 2007...FOR FREE GROUNDBREAKING ANNOUNCEMENT PULLS PLUG ON TICKET PRICES "This will change everybody’s impression of the way touring in the summer in America should be."--Sharon Osbourne Imagine a day of wall-to-wall hard rock. Imagine the world's greatest headliner sharing a bill with cutting edge new artists. Imagine if this brass-knuckled beast was hellbent on coming to your town. Imagine this earth-pounding event...FOR FREE. 2007 will forever mark the year OZZFEST spiked the concert industry's punch and gave every head-banging American kid a reason to strap on an air guitar with the historic announcement that tickets to the summer’s premiere touring concert festival won't cost fans a dime. Testing one, two, three... That's right, OZZY and SHARON OSBOURNE and tour producer LIVE NATION broke the news today at the Concert Industry Consortium in Los Angeles that their 12th annual hard rock spectacular--a 25-date extravaganza launching July 7 in Los Angeles--is pulling the plug on ticket prices and giving the power back to the fans calling this summer’s OZZFEST "FreeFest." The other OZZFEST cities as of now are San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Albuquerque, Phoenix, Dallas, San Antonio, Kansas City, St Louis, Chicago, Indianapolis, Columbus, Pittsburgh, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Hartford, Charlotte, Atlanta, West Palm Beach, Nashville. Note: a final confirmed list of cities and dates is forthcoming. "For the last few years," says SHARON, "ticket prices have steadily climbed as artists demand more and more money for summer tours. We certainly want everybody to make money, however we also want the kids to be able to afford to come out and have an incredible experience. If we continued with the traditional touring festival model, we would have no choice but to raise ticket prices again this year." Cited as “one of rock’s biggest juggernauts” in the cover feature of Sunday's New York Times' “Arts and Leisure” section (6/25/06), OZZFEST and Live Nation will turn to sponsors to provide added support for the festival's new incarnation. This summer’s OZZFEST will provide select sponsors with a unique opportunity to engage fans one-on-one utilizing one of music’s best known brands. "We're reaching the same point we did years ago when kids no longer wanted to pay for overpriced CDs," compares Sharon. "As a result, they found alternative ways of getting music. That’s what’s happening with summer touring in this country, it’s out-pricing itself. We started this and we want to keep it and we want to make it bigger and bigger each year by getting bigger sponsors to be involved with the festival and underwriting the festival. That’s what it’s about." “For the past 11 years, music fans have made OZZFEST the most successful and enduring rock music festival in the United States,” said Jason Garner, Live Nation President of North American Concerts. “What better way to say ‘Thank You’ to the music fans who have made this possible than inviting them to attend OZZFEST for free.” To gain entry into the event, fans will go to www.ozzfest.com or www.livenation.com to find links that will direct them to special sponsor sites where tickets can be secured. More details regarding the process are forthcoming. As OZZFEST’s founder and namesake, OZZY will make his triumphant return to the headlining position on this year's mainstage after surprising fans last year by performing on the down-and-dirty second stage at a handful of dates. Audiences can expect the Prince of Darkness to unveil new songs from his forthcoming studio album, OZZY’s first disc of new material since 2001. While the rest of the in-progress bill is under wraps, Sharon points out, "we have bands committed, but we’re hoping that after today's announcement we’ll have a whole influx of artists who want to be a part of something this ground breaking. We know there aren't any major headlining acts that would tour all summer for nothing, but we're confident we can turn some of the genre's biggest bands on to what we're doing and have them come out to play a date or two. If they're in town and want the rush of performing in front of 20,000 frenzied kids, they're more than welcome to join us. They can sell their t-shirts, CDs and whatever else they've got. They're also welcome to book their own shows in local venues on the day of OZZFEST. I’m not stopping them. People have to be creative and think of alternatives." Since 1996, OZZFEST has been a virtual breeding ground for rising bands. 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 Stoneage and Godsmack. Along with supporting bands on the rise including Avenged Sevenfold, Mudvayne, Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage and Lacuna Coil, among others. “OZZFEST was created to keep this genre of music alive by showcasing new talent," states Sharon. "You better believe we’re going to keep perpetuating that by hand-picking compelling new bands that are hungry for OZZFEST's career-making exposure." Anyone planning on going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewCT Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Holy Crap! I just realized it's been like, 9 years since I've been to Ozzfest. Good times, good times. Not as good as Woodstock was, but it was still great. I probably wouldn't go again though. The bands are eh, not as good as they used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadmos Posted February 7, 2007 Author Share Posted February 7, 2007 I havn't been too impressed by the band lineups lately either, but hey if its FREE, I sure will be going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingScooter Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 No More Tears over high ticket prices. It's about time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imhotep Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Now?? Definately! Only I bet it will be harder to get one of these tickets than it was to even preorder a PS3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFanatic Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 I went ahead and registered at the Ozzfest forums. Hopefully they will send out the link when I am at the computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Hope this free-fest doesn't get too out of hand, hmm? Sounds too good to be true - and that means... it usually is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Cool Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 This is awesome. Best news ever. I was so disapointed I coudlnt go last year because Disturbed was playing and they are one of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TatsuXtreme Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 didn't wanna make a new thread. im goin this year, im gonna go to the on in san bernadino/devore or whatever. anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obeygiant Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I signed up and when I went to check my email to finish the process, there wasn't any email... =( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampfox Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 After what they did to Iron Maiden, I'll do anything NOT to support Ozzy. Since it's free, maybe I'll go throw some eggs at him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chavslayer Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 ^I thought it was Sharon that egged Maiden, not Ozzy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freefallbestrideever Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 ^ It was, oh and i have my ticket code already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampfox Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 ^^ It was, but Ozzy said on Howard Stern that he told her beforehand not to invite them because "Bruce is trouble." I'm a Maiden fanboy, so things like that tick me off even if Bruce did cause trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
major bummer Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 I went last year and it was great now that it is FREE is should be a nut house MAWSH PIT!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadmos Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 So who ended up being able to get tickets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFanatic Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Got 4 for Pittsburgh. 2 Codes. The first took about 3 minutes to get. The second pair took about 5 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadmos Posted June 16, 2007 Author Share Posted June 16, 2007 Same situation happened here as well. First tickets were easy to get a hold of then, then the ticket website started acting like a dumbass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercrazed49 Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 My friends brother is playing in OzzFest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadmos Posted June 17, 2007 Author Share Posted June 17, 2007 Which band? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obeygiant Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 I never got the confirmation email?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freefallbestrideever Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 um....owned?.. I got my ticket like at 8PM on the 12th. I was late to work because i was trying to get in right at 10AM, but i knew the server would get clogged and it still was into the night. Oh well, i'm quitting that **** job anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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