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Ozzfest 04 Announced: Ozzy, Priest, Slayer, Slipknot, Slayer and More Confirmed
02-20-04
Keavin
.
Where did all the numetal go? Ozzfest 2004
was officially announced on Friday (Feb 20) and gone are the Crazy Towns,
Ademas and Korns on the mainstage and replaced by such metal heavy weights
as Judas Priest, Slayer and Dimmu Borgir. This isnt your little brothers
Ozzfest.
The mainstage will be co-headlined by Ozzy
and the reunited Judas Priest. Although Ozzy has been confirmed, his health
following a near fatal ATV accident in December may derail those plans.
But the Ozzfest camp seem confident that he will pull it off.
This tour will mark the first time Judas
Priest toured North America with Rob Halford since 1992.
If the top of the bill wasnt enough to
pull in classic metalheads than the inclusion of Slayer in the third slot
ought to do it. Rounding out the bottom of the main stage bill will be
black-metalers Dimmu Borgir, Superjoint Ritual and Ozzfest stalwarts Black
Label Society.
During the press conference announcing
the tour, Sharon Osbourne was asked about the absence of alternative rock
bands on the tour and she simply responded, Were not gay!
Amid laughter, Judas Priest frontman Rob
Halford interjected, I am.
Always getting the last word, Sharon responded
and proud.
The second stage will be co-headlined by
Slipknot and Hatebreed. Other bands that were selected partially by fan
voting at Ozzfest.com include Lamb of God, Atreyu, Bleeding Through, Lacuna
Coil, Everytime I Die, Unearth and Godforbid.
Here are the announced Ozzfest tour dates:
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07/10 - Hartford, CT - ctnow.com Meadows
Music Theatre
07/12 - Boston, MA - Tweeter Center
07/14 - Wantagh, NY - Tommy Hilfiger at
Jones Beach Amphitheatre
07/16 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
07/18 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
07/20 - Columbus, OH - Germain Amphitheatre
07/22 - Nashville, TN - Starwood Amphitheatre
07/24 - Denver, CO - Fiddler's Green
07/27 - Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheatre
07/29 - San Francisco, CA - Shoreline
Amphitheatre
07/31 - San Bernardino, CA - Hyundai Pavilion
08/3 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
08/5 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Center
08/7 - San Antonio, TX - Verizon Wireless
Amphitheatre
08/10 - Kansas City, KS - Verizon Wireless
Amphitheatre
08/12 - St. Louis, MO - UMB Pavilion
08/14 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley
Music Theatre
08/17 - Detroit, MI DTE - Energy Center
08/19 - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music
Center
08/21 - Chicago, IL - Tweeter Center
08/24 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless
Music Center
08/26 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Waterfront
08/28 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post Gazette
Pavilion
08/31 - Raleigh, NC - Alltel Pavilion
09/2 - Tampa, FL - Tampa Bay Amphitheatre
09/4 - West Palm, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre
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