Osbourne takes on more Ozzfest second-stage duty


June 26, 2006 04:24 PM
by Rob Evans
liveDaily Editor


Ozzy Osbourne (tickets | music) will headline his namesake festival's second stage in three additional cities this summer, bringing his total number of planned second-stage Ozzfest (tickets | music) appearances to six.

Osbourne's newly announced second-stage gigs are July 4 in Albuquerque, NM, July 18 in Burgettstown, PA, and June 27 in Darien Center, NY.
As previously reported, Osbourne will also headline the main stage at seven other Ozzfest shows. Details are in the itinerary below.


Meanwhile, Osbourne has announced that he will play his own headlining date July 14 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in the Kansas City area. Rounding out that bill will be Black Label Society and two other acts to be announced.


Osbourne, who is now scheduled to perform at 13 of Ozzfest's 27 tour stops, announced earlier this year that he would be scaling back his participation in the festival that bears his name "because after 10 years I feel it's time to let someone else share the headlining spotlight," he said in a press release. "We want to shake it up a bit this year. I've closed virtually every Ozzfest performance for a decade now, and I feel I can finally let other artists headline our festival and that's my intention for the future."


Ozzfest's main-stage bill is set to include System of a Down, Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, Hatebreed and Lacuna Coil.



June 2006
29 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre (w/ Ozzy on main stage)

July 2006
1 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre (w/ Ozzy on main stage)
2 - Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
4 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion (w/ Ozzy on second stage)
7 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
8 - Devore, CA - Hyundai Pavilion (w/ Ozzy on second stage)
9 - Chula Vista, CA - Coors Amphitheater
11 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (w/ Ozzy on second stage)
14 - Somerset, WI - Foat-Rite Park
15 - Maryland Heights, MO - UMB Bank Pavilion
16 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre (w/ Ozzy on main stage)
18 - Burgettstown, PA - Post Gazette Pavilion (w/ Ozzy on second stage)
19 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
21 - Columbus, OH - Germain Amphitheater
22 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theatre (w/ Ozzy on second stage)
23 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
25 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
26 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion
27 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake PAC (w/ Ozzy on second stage)
29 - New York, NY - Randall's Island (w/ Ozzy on main stage)
30 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center

August 2006
1 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center (w/ Ozzy on main stage)
4 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront (w/ Ozzy on main stage)
5 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
6 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion (w/ Ozzy on main stage)
9 - Raleigh, NC - Alltel Pavilion
13 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre

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