"Yes, absolutely. Yeah, we're gonna do it. Well, the last one we did was 2018. It was just a month before Ozzy got sick, and that was at the Forum in L.A. And there was no plans to stop it. We were still gonna do it, but Ozzy couldn't. And Ozzy and I would talk about it, and he'd say, 'Do you think Ozzfest would work without me?' And I'm, like, 'Yeah, it's a brand. It will work without you.'"
"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 never done with the spirit of what ours was, because ours was a place for new talent. It was like summer camp for kids."
Ozzfest is confirmed to return in 2027 after a nine-year hiatus since its last event in 2018. Sharon Osbourne announced the comeback at a MIDEM panel in Cannes, France, stating the festival will absolutely return. The 2018 edition occurred just before Ozzy Osbourne became ill, preventing continuation. Sharon emphasized that Ozzfest functions as a brand independent of Ozzy's presence. She is in talks with Live Nation to revive the festival. Originally launched in 1996, Ozzfest became instrumental in launching careers of bands like System of a Down and Disturbed, serving as a platform for emerging metal talent and operating as a traveling festival typically headlined by Ozzy Osbourne or Black Sabbath.
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