Unfortunately, none of the band's would agree to the tour since the cost was too high, so Sharon decided to hire an all-star cover band to perform the hits by past Ozzfest heavyweights like Linkin Park, Adema, Disturbed and Slipknot.

The all-star band will feature former Ozzfest main stage act, the recently reformed Crazy Town and they will be joined by Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne who plan to belt out songs for four hours at each stop. We're told that every band that has every played the festival will get the cover treatment, which the sole exception of Iron Maiden. We're told that Sharon's vendetta against the metal legends had nothing to do with the decision, they are being skipped simply because of Crazy Town's inability to play their music.

Finally, since they couldn't give away tickets last year, Sharon hopes to line up corporate sponsors that will actually pay fans to attend. More on this story as we learn the details. - more on this story

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