Ozzfest is free this year

[carrie721]

awesooooommmme.

now the only question is pittsburgh or columbus?

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Sharon is no dummy... she knows what she's doing.

she's an incredibly savvy businesswoman. i have a feeling this will be the talked about event of the summer.

[estranged4life]

Ozzfest wouldnt be bad if they added better metal acts and less emo-metal and/or mall-core metal bands.

The last few years have seen mostly sucky bands with only a handfull of good bands, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Anthrax, Strapping Young Lad.

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by estranged4life

Ozzfest wouldnt be bad if they added better metal acts and less emo-metal and/or mall-core metal bands.

The last few years have seen mostly sucky bands with only a handfull of good bands, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Anthrax, Strapping Young Lad.

Nice sig, Bri. I think this is quite a gesture regardless of the motive. Wow. Who is singing for Alice in Chains?

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

Nice sig, Bri.

I strive for the best in sig pictures

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

Nice sig, Bri. I think this is quite a gesture regardless of the motive. Wow. Who is singing for Alice in Chains?

Probably Jerry. He actually sang a lot of the leads on the albums.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by estranged4life

I strive for the best in sig pictures

That one is a favorite and has been a personal fantasy for about six years now.

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

Probably Jerry. He actually sang a lot of the leads on the albums.

info in regards to Alice in Chains:

New ALICE IN CHAINS Studio Release A Possibility

Arizona Daily Star (www.azstarnet.com) has issued the following report from Gerald M. Gay:

It took a natural disaster of epic proportions to reunite ALICE IN CHAINS after the 2002 death of the rock band's lead vocalist, Layne Staley.

When the 2004 tsunami devastated Southeast Asia, the group's three remaining members - Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez and Sean Kinney - came together for a fundraiser in Seattle.

The event, which featured TOOL's Maynard James Keenan, PUDDLE OF MUDD's Wes Scantlin, Ann Wilson and others handling vocals, led to the idea of bringing Alice back for a series of club dates.

"It felt really good at that point," said bassist Inez in a phone interview last week from Los Angeles. "It felt like we could play our songs around the world."

The small but successful experiment turned into large festival runs, shows in Europe with the likes of GUNS N' ROSES and METALLICA, and now a 40-date national tour.

The tour's third stop is Tucson's Rialto Theatre on Tuesday.

"It is going to be a lot different without our brother Layne there with us," Inez said. "But we thought maybe we could do this as a celebration of Layne and of the music that we created together."

The band's new singer is William DuVall, who until joining Chains was the lead vocalist for the hard rock project Comes with the Fall.

"We didn't see many people, hold open rehearsals or anything like that," Inez said. "We just called our friend Will and he was nice enough to come. He is such a good guy and is bringing his own flip to the music. He is not trying to sound like Layne, either, which would have been the worst possible thing."

After successfully testing the waters with DuVall in Europe, the band is now armed with plenty of new material - electric and acoustic songs that may or may not show up on a new Alice in Chains album.

"We don't know what the hell is going on," Inez said. "We are just kind of surfing, seeing which way the wave breaks."

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Here is a link about new singer William DuVall:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_DuVall

[UnwindedDreams]

^I saw AIC at the Heart Decades Rock show with W. Duvall...he was pretty good...I'd love to see them at Ozzfest...

[Peestie]

Sharon is an absolute genius. She can market just about anything and will find the way to make the most profit. Only reason I'd go to that (if I had the chance) would be to see Ozzy since he reschuduled the show I was meant to go to a three or four years ago and then had to cancel anyway after they thought he had Parkinsons Disease. And then he crashed the quad....

[UnwindedDreams]

Originally Posted by Peestie

Sharon is an absolute genius. She can market just about anything and will find the way to make the most profit. Only reason I'd go to that (if I had the chance) would be to see Ozzy since he reschuduled the show I was meant to go to a three or four years ago and then had to cancel anyway after they thought he had Parkinsons Disease. And then he crashed the quad....

Isn't he doing a European tour...???

[estranged4life]

More OZZFest Ticket Info Revealed
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The "OZZFest 2007 Fans" MySpace page has been updated with the following:

"Ozzfest 2007 will be free of charge this year.

Questions...

Q: Will Ozzy play at my show?

A: Ozzy will headline ALL Ozzfest dates on the main stage.

Q: How do I get tickets?

A: Those signed up to Ozzfest.com will get the info on how to obtain their free tickets first! You will need to get a ticket just like previous Ozzfests however you will do so online and for FREE. You will need to go to Ozzfest.com or one of our sponsors websites to do this. Those who are signed up to Ozzfest.com will get an email with instructions and links once tickets are available.

You will print out your tickets and bring them to Ozzfest or get them from one of our sponsors. Yes each venue has it's own capacity level and only the amount of people allowed will gain entry. You will know you will be allowed entry because you have your ticket in advance. The show will be general admission. The seats will be first come first to sit there and watch the show in that seat basis. There will be still a 2nd stage and it will be located in the same area of the venue as previous Ozzfest. Yes, it will still be an outdoors show.

Now you are inside and you paid nothing. Merch, beer, water, food and soda price will NOT be raised more than any other show at that venue in the summer of 2007 to cover your free entry.

Q: Will there be a limit to the number of tickets I can buy?

A: Again, yes, there will be. The amount has not yet been determined, but there will be.

Q: How will I gain entrance?

A: You will print out or recieve the tickets that you have secured and you will bring those with you to the event, where you will exchange them for entrance.

Q: How will the seating be decided?

A: As in previous years, the second stage will still be general admission for everyone without seats. However, as far as main stage, it will be first come, first serve basis for both general admission AND the seats. Of course, you do not stake claim to seats, meaning that if you stand up and leave the seats, others are entitled to sit there.

Q: Will merchandise and concession prices be raised to make up for the lack of ticket price?

A: No. The prices will remain up to the individual artists to decide, however, there will be no expected raise in prices.

Q: How will the artists make money off of this?

A: They are free to book themselves at local shows on days before, after, and days OF the fest. Also, they are, as always, welcome to bring and sell merchandise.

Q: How different will the bill be from date to date?

A: Some second stage acts may change, however, the main stage acts will be comitted and appear throughout the tour, unless otherwise stated.

Q: Will bands autograph CD's at the FYE tent in 2007?

A: There will still be a tent where the bands sell and do their cd signings. It may be FYE or could another store who handles it, but either way you will be able to purchase the bands' performing cds and have them sign those."

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by BTFLCHLD

OZZFEST ANNOUNCES HOW FANS CAN OBTAIN THEIR FREE TICKETS TO THIS SUMMER’S GROUND-BREAKING EXTRAVAGANZA

You’ve heard about how OZZFEST is boldly redefining the concert industry this year by making all the tickets to the summer’s premiere touring concert festival entirely free for fans.

Well, Ozzfest fans have a number of ways to score a pair of tickets to “FreeFest”--which will rock mightily with festival’s namesake OZZY OSBOURNE and Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Lordi, Behemoth, Mondo Generator, Nile, Ankla, Circus Diablo, The Showdown, 3 Inches of Blood, Daath, Chthonic and In This Moment.

Ticket codes will be distributed through sponsor websites beginning May 12. Details on these programs are available on ozzfest.com, livenation.com, monsterenergy.com, jagermusic.com and fye.com. In the meantime, various sponsors will have offline initiatives, details of which will also be available via their respective websites.

These codes can be redeemed for tickets beginning June 12--exactly one month before the first OZZFEST 2007 show in Seattle. Fans will return to the site where they registered or www.livenation.com/ozzfest, enter their code and download two tickets to the show of their choice. Note: To ensure that everyone gets the chance for free tickets, there is a limit of two tickets per customer.

The 24-city earth-pounding 12th annual OZZFEST will launch July 12 in Seattle, WA at the White River Amphitheatre. OZZFEST will also hit George, WA, Sacramento, CA, Mountain View, CA, Devore, CA, Phoenix, AZ, Albuquerque, NM, Denver, CO, Kansas City, MO, Dallas, TX, San Antonio, TX, St. Louis, MO, Columbus, OH, Tinley Park, IL, East Troy, WI, Indianapolis, IN, Holmdel, NJ, Hartford, CT, Boston, MA, Philadelphia, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, Detroit, MI, Charlotte, NC and West Palm Beach, FL.

Stay tuned to www.ozzfest.com and www.LiveNation.com for the most up to date information on this summer’s extravaganza.

about 3 weeks ago and I am still wondering how they're pulling this off. Sad to know that the bands playing will not be paid for these shows - they have to absorb in the costs themselves.

Besides, only band on this bill I want to see is Behemoth