Some of Ozzfest bands announced.

[Rick]

From smnnews.com:



The first list of confirmed bands to be revealed for this years OZZFEST 2007 are as follows:

Main Stage

OZZY OSBOURNE (Main Stage Headliner)
LAMB OF GOD
LORDI

2nd Stage

HATEBREED (2nd Stage Headliner)
MONDO GENERATOR
ANKLA
CIRCUS DIABLO
NILE
THE SHOWDOWN

EuroVision winners LORDI, who boast an impressive stage show and who recently signed to The End Records, will be making their debut on the world’s biggest touring metal festival, whilst OZZFEST stalwarts LAMB OF GOD and HATEBREED are scheduled to make return appearances on the trek.

The festival will also make way for debuts for a number of bands who feature artists from past OZZFESTS. Fans will see the likes of ex-PUYA (OZZFEST 1999) outfit ANKLA, death metallers NILE (whose drummer Tony Laureano performed for DIMMU BORGIR in OZZFEST 2004), and MONDO GENERATOR (side project for QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE - OZZFEST 2000). There will also be a spot on the bill for CIRCUS DIABLO, who consist of Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT), Billy Duffy (currently of THE CULT), Ricky Warwick (ex-THE ALMIGHTY), and Brett Scallions (ex-FUEL), and rockers THE SHOWDOWN.

OZZFEST 2007 kicks off on July 12 in Seattle, Washington:

uly 12 - Seattle, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
July 14 - George, WA @ Gorge
July 17 - Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
July 19 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 21 - Devore, CA @ Hyundai Pavilion
July 24 - Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Pavilion
July 26 - Albuquerque, NM @ Journal Pavilion
July 28 - Denver, CO @ Coors Amphitheatre
July 30 - Kansas City, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 2 - Dallas, TX @ Smirnoff Music Center,
August 4 - San Antonio, TX @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 6 - St. Louis, MO @ UMB Bank Pavilion
August 8 - Columbus, OH @ Germain Amphitheatre
August 10 - Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
August 12 - East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre
August 14 - Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Theatre
August 16 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
August 18 - Hartford, CT @ New England Dodge Music Theatre
August 20 - Boston, MA @ Tweeter Center
August 22 - Philadelphia, PA @ Tweeter Center
August 24 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Post Gazette Pavilion
August 26 - Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 28 - Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 30 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Sound Advice Amphitheatre

Tickets for OZZFEST will be available from Ozzfest.com or LiveNation.com where specific links will direct you to certain sponsor sites where tickets can be secured. Tickets will be available for download on June 12.


I want to see Ankla. That's it. Unless other bands are announced, I ain't going.

 

[Kagami]

The Showdown is awesome \m/

I'm listening to A Chorus of Obliteration and it rules, plus it has Bruce Fitzhugh doing some vocals on it, and we all know his voice rules.

 

[Variant]

Nile! Yey!

BUT they're going to have to do a hell of a lot better than just one band for me to stand out in the fucking hot Arizona sun.

 

[noodles]

I don't see anything on the list that makes me want to jump through whatever hoops it takes to get a free ticket. I'll just do what I've been doing--catch the bands I'm interested in on their individual tours.

 

[distressed_romeo]

I don't see anything on the list that makes me want to jump through whatever hoops it takes to get a free ticket. I'll just do what I've been doing--catch the bands I'm interested in on their individual tours.

 

[Metal Ken]

It'd be tempting to see nile if i hadn't gone to 3 of their shows already.

 

[SevenatoR]

August in Dallas...

That translates roughly into "Hell".

Pass.

 

[Variant]

I don't see anything on the list that makes me want to jump through whatever hoops it takes to get a free ticket. I'll just do what I've been doing--catch the bands I'm interested in on their individual tours.

Exactly, on a band-by-band basis, festival tours suck. Shitty time slots, generally bad sound, dealing with outdoor weather, and short sets. Seems in todays post-major label atmosphere, regular tours have better matched bands so I end up seeing three or four bands I wanted to see anyway... like Darkane, Soilwork, SYL, Fear Factory tour.

 

[Shawn]

There are some cool bands on there. I don't think im going to any of the shows though.

 

[Variant]

August in Dallas...

That translates roughly into "Hell".

Pass.

Heh, July 24th in Phoenix. WTF?

 

[SevenatoR]

Heh, July 24th in Phoenix. WTF?

Yeah. Same deal.

 

[Rick]

I imagine SOTU will be a lot better.

 

[playstopause]

I don't see anything on the list that makes me want to jump through whatever hoops it takes to get a free ticket.

+1.

Does free show means lower quality acts?
Where are the real big names?

 

[Rick]

Probably passed on Ozzfest since they won't be getting paid.

 

[drshock]

um, who the hell is LORDI? How do they get to play in front of Nile?

 

[Rick]

A brokeass GWAR. I don't know how they're playing in front of Nile.

 

[Makelele]

um, who the hell is LORDI? How do they get to play in front of Nile?

Lordi are friggin' huge in some parts of Europe. They're a lot "bigger" than Nile if you only consider commercial success.

 

[playstopause]

Probably passed on Ozzfest since they won't be getting paid.

Now that just s-u-c-k-s.

"We'll give you a free concert but you won't know any of the bands!"

 

[skinhead]

Nice because it's going to be free

 

[Rick]

I'd rather pay to see a good show than go to a free shitty one.