Sharon Osbourne has revealed that Ozzfest is set to return in 2027, shortly before the festival makes its way back to the United States.
The very first Ozzfest was held in October 1996 as a two day event before growing into a full touring festival the following year. It continued as a yearly run until 2018, with that final edition featuring performances from Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, DevilDriver and Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy himself.
Only a few days after confirming that Ozzfest would “absolutely” make a comeback, Sharon, the music manager and widow of Ozzy, shared that the festival is scheduled for 2027. “We wanna do two days in Aston Villa and then come to America,” Sharon said while speaking to her son Jack on The Osbournes podcast. “Then we wanna hear from everyone where we should go in America”.
“We’ve got to find a lot of young, new talent, because that’s what’s your dad would want”, Sharon added.
They also explained that Ozzfest 2027 will not operate as a travelling festival. Sharon mentioned that the idea of turning it into a tour could be explored in 2028. “See how it does, and if people want it, we’ll be there”, she said.
Sharon and Jack also spoke about the possibility of expanding the festival to India. “They just did Lollapalooza and it smashed,” Jack said. “I saw Yungblud after he got back and he said it was the craziest thing.” “He saw so many Ozzy and Sabbath T-shirts,” Sharon replied, adding that it is exciting to see the music reaching new places. “It’s great, the way that countries that didn’t recognise the music before now are all being turned on – it’s this young generation. It’s amazing, it’s incredible”.
Watch the exchange down below:
In January, Sharon shared that she had been thinking about reviving Ozzfest, noting: “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,” she continued. “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.”
The festival continued until 2018, when Sharon explained that the financial demands from some artists involved had become too excessive.
“We made a profit. But it was not like – we couldn’t retire on it,” she said. “And managers and agents wanted more and more and more, and it just wasn’t cost-effective anymore. We stopped because it just wasn’t cost-effective.”
She also described some of the requests she encountered from certain managers, recalling that one artist even refused to perform unless they were paid an additional $10,000.
Elsewhere, watch Robbie Williams lead an Ozzy Osbourne tribute at BRITs 2026 with ‘No More Tears’.
