Ozzy Osbourne’s OzzFest appears to be edging closer to a comeback in 2027.
Following Sharon Osbourne’s recent comments about discussions to bring the legendary festival back in tribute to her late husband, the event’s official Instagram account has added fuel to the speculation.
Earlier this week, the page posted the message: “Will Ozzfest return in 2027??”
The metal institution last ran as a full standalone festival in 2018, followed by a special one night New Year’s Eve show in 2019. Sharon has suggested that interest in a proper revival has only intensified since then. She confirmed that initial talks had already begun with promoters Live Nation about resurrecting the roaming festival, with ambitions to make it larger in scope, more inclusive in sound and truly global.
She told Billboard: “It was something Ozzy was very passionate about: giving young talent a stage in front of a lot of people. We really started metal festivals in this country. It was [replicated but] never done with the spirit of what ours was, because ours was a place for new talent. It was like summer camp for kids.”
Sharon has also made it clear she wants the festival to grow with its audience, teasing a lineup that reflects the way modern fans move between heavy music and related styles.
As she later put it: “I’d like to mix up the genres.”
Should the plans come together, Ozzfest would return to international touring, mirroring its late 1990s and early 2000s peak when it became a crucial launchpad for emerging acts and a major platform for established names.
In an earlier episode of The Osbournes Podcast, Ozzy, who died in July 2025 aged 76, raised the idea of bringing the festival back, with his wife responding enthusiastically: "Yeah, sure. Of course."
Their daughter Kelly then highlighted the need for realism around booking costs, noting how fees from artists and their teams continue to climb.
Sharon responded bluntly: "Why is it when it comes to us that everybody thinks that we are trillionaires, and so that every manager who wants their band on our festival wants one of the trillions they think we’ve got to put on the festival?”
Ozzfest was launched by Ozzy and Sharon in 1996, with Sharon also acting as manager for the Black Sabbath frontman, and originally ran as a two day event.
Touring dates followed the year after its debut, though by the time the 2018 edition arrived, it had been scaled back to a single night at The Forum in Inglewood, California.
That final lineup saw Ozzy sharing the bill with artists including Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson and Korn’s Jonathan Davis.
MUNA have officially shared full details of their long awaited fourth studio album, Dancing On The Wall, which is scheduled to arrive on May 8.
The news comes with the release of the record’s title track and its accompanying official video, giving fans their first real look at what the trio’s new chapter sounds and feels like.
To mark the occasion, the group are planning a run of intimate underplay performances in Los Angeles, New York and London during release week. It will be a special opportunity to catch MUNA up close before they step back onto larger stages later this year.
Opening up about the project, the band described the title song as a standout moment within their body of work.
They shared: “Dancing On The Wall is possibly our favorite song we’ve made as a band. We think it’s all the best parts of MUNA – it’s coming from a really emotional and lonely place, but the song itself makes us feel powerful and euphoric. It’s written in the moment that the clock strikes midnight at the ball, and you have to give up the fantasy. In this case, it’s the fantasy of loving someone or something that can’t love you back.”
The 13 song album was produced by Naomi McPherson, allowing the band to take full creative ownership of the sound and direction. It is a project that pulls listeners straight to the dancefloor while still keeping its vulnerability front and center.
MUNA, made up of Katie Gavin and Josette Maskin alongside McPherson, have continued to build momentum over the years and were personally chosen by Harry Styles as the opening act for his first solo tour. Since then, they have also performed with Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour, in addition to sharing bills with Lorde, boygenius and Phoebe Bridgers.
Dancing On The Wall follows their 2022 self titled album, which marked their first release as independent artists after signing to Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records in 2021.
Fans can stream the title track across all major platforms now. For tickets to MUNA’s upcoming shows, visit laylo.com/whereismuna/m/munatour.
Dancing On The Wall tracklisting:
It Gets So Hot
Dancing On The Wall
Eastside Girls
Wannabeher
On Call
So What
Party’s Over
Big Stick
Mary Jane
Girl’s Girl
…Unless
Why Do I Get A Good Feeling
Buzzkiller
