xFarther_Awayx

I searched, and didn't find a thread for this.
I'm gonna try to go this year. They're coming to my state on my birthday.
(band info taken from ozzfest.com)
THE MAIN STAGE:
OZZY OSBOURNE, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, DISTURBED,
HATEBREED and LACUNA COIL;
MAJOR MAIN STAGE BAND TO BE ANNOUNCED ON MAY 23RD

SECOND STAGE:
(rotating slots)
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, ATREYU, UNEARTH, BLEEDING THROUGH,
NORMA JEAN, A LIFE ONCE LOST, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, THE RED CHORD,
FULL BLOWN CHAOS, WALLS OF JERICHO, ALL THAT REMAINS,
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME

tweek

I have always missed ozzfest for some reason or another, so I do believe that this year, I am going to have to make it happen.

Found this on the MTV website. It is still really early so some may change:

Ozzfest dates, according to the tour's publicist:

7/1 - San Francisco, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater
7/2 - Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheater
7/7 - Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Pavilion
7/8 - San Bernardino, CA @ Hyundai Pavilion
7/14 - Kansas City, KS @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7/15 - St. Louis, MO @ UMB Bank Pavilion
7/16 - Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
7/19 - Detroit, MI @ DTE Music Energy Center
7/21 - Columbus, OH @ Germain Amphitheatre
7/22 - East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre
7/23 - Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
7/26 - Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion
7/27 - Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
7/29 - New York, NY @ Randall's Island
7/30 - Hartford, CT @ New England Dodge Music Center
8/1 - Boston, MA @ Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
8/4 - Camden, NJ @ Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
8/5 - Bristow, VA @ Nissan Pavilion
8/6 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Virginia Beach
8/9 - Raleigh, NC @ Alltel Pavilion
8/13 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Sound Advice Amphitheatre

Metal Lord

That lineup is horrendous although I am not at all surprised. Last years lineup was infinitely better, and 2004 was better still. No way am I going this year.

tweek

That's funny, I thought the past few years have been crap and this one was lookin up. I love System of a Down and Disturbed. Oh well, people are entitled to their own opinion, I guess.

Metal Lord

System of a Down are ok, but disturbed are formulaic, boring, and predictable. Lacuna Coil and Strapping Young Lad are good bands but other than that it's just a bunch of generic nu-metal and metalcore bands. Two good bands are not enough to justify the ticket prices, especially when they'll both get short sets. Nothing this year can compare to metal legends like Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Slayer (2004) or Sabbath and Iron Maiden (2005). After $HARON's egg-throwing last year I expected this year's lineup to suck.

witch baby

I agree, those are the only two bands I like. But I'd really like to see Lacuna Coil.

Metal Lord

Well, they're the first band on the main stage so that means they'll probably get about a 30 minute set. I wish they'd do a headline tour although I understand they're trying to get more exposure and Ozzfest will give them that. Maybe after Ozzfest they'll do a headline tour or at least tour with some good bands.

FelicityS

Ozzy Osbourne - Iron Maiden Are "Fucking Trouble"
(10/03/06 SMN news)

The following are some "highlights" from today's Howard Stern show featuring Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne:

Sharon said that Ronnie James Dio was a midget.

Ozzy said that he told Sharon, "don't put them on the tour because they are fucking trouble," refering to IRON MAIDEN.

In between disgraceful attacks on the legendary band, Sharon revealed that IRON MAIDEN were paid $185,000 a night.

It was revealed that BLACK SABBATH are not performing at their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because supposedly Tony Iommi doesn't want to perform.

Ozzy said that the reason he is going to the ceremony is because of the other members of the band, but that he still feels the same as he did in 1999 about the Hall.

METALLICA will be inducting the band and covering two BLACK SABBATH songs.

AND more on OZZFEST 2006...
Founder and namesake OZZY OSBOURNE is set to headline just 10 shows this summer. Why? "Because after 10 years I feel it's time to let someone else share the headlining spotlight. We want to shake it up a bit this year" says OZZY. "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."

This year's main stage lineup features headliner SYSTEM OF A DOWN and such formidable artists as DISTURBED, HATEBREED and LACUNA COIL. Fans can also expect a major main stage addition to be revealed on May 23rd.

Vallarri

And the newly revealed first stage bands are...


Avenged Sevenfold and DragonForce.


Mildly disappointing. But SOAD is still going.

%%Laura%%

Dragonforce are good but I can't stand Avenged Sevenfold.

As for the other bands, the only one's that I'd be interested in seeing would be Strapping Young Lad and All That Remains.