Ozzfest reveals more tour specifics

Ozzfest ’s official website has revealed more details about this year’s tour headed up by Black Sabbath and Disturbed.

The two-month jaunt kicks off on June 8 in Chicago and wraps up on Aug. 12 in Holmdel, NJ. The main stage lineup includes Black Sabbath, Marilyn Manson, Slipknot, Papa Roach, Linkin Park and Crazytown. Disturbed headlines the second stage; the following bands will perform on either the second or third stage: Mudvayne, Cold, Taproot, Union Underground, Nonpoint, Black Label Society, American Head Charge, Pure Rubbish, Hatebreed, Drowning Pool, Systematic, Beautiful Creatures, Boy Hits Car, Godhead and Otep. One more act will be named to one of the subsidiary stages.

The first batch of tickets, for shows in Somerset, Wisc., and Cleveland go on sale this Friday (3/16).

According to Ozzfest ’s website, a handful of venues are removing 500 seats to allow for a "Purgatory Pit" in front of the stage in which fans can mosh. Pit tickets go on sale via the website on the day before the pavilion, lawn and leftover pit tickets are available to the public. An exclusive T-shirt for Pit Pass holders will be included and sent with the tickets.

This year’s tour makes one European stop--May 26 at the 50,000-capacity Milton Keynes Bowl in the U.K. Black Sabbath , Slipknot, Tool and Papa Roach are confirmed for that show, and tickets are on sale through Buyupfront.com.

Slated for release March 27, "Ozzfest: Second Stage Live" gathers 10 tracks from the likes of Kittie, Taproot, Ozzy Osbourne ("I Don’t Know") and Soulfly. A bonus re-issue of the original Ozzfest live album--featuring Coal Chamber, Powerman 5000, Osbourne and Slayer--is packaged with it.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
 tour dates and tickets
May

26 - Milton Keynes, UK - Milton Keynes Bowl


June

8 - Chicago, IL - World Music Amphitheater
(on sale 3/18)

9 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Amphitheater
(on sale 3/18)

12, 13 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Music Amphitheater
(12 - on sale March 31; 13 - TBA)

16 - Somerset, WI - Float-Rite Park
(on sale 3/16)

18 - St. Louis, MO - Riverport Amphitheater
(pit tickets on sale 4/6; general on sale 4/7)

19 - Kansas City, MO - Sandstone Amphitheater
(pit tickets on sale 4/6; general on sale 4/7)

22 - Denver, CO - Mile High Stadium
(on sale 3/24)

25 - George, WA - The Gorge
(on sale 3/17)

27 - Sacramento, CA - Sacramento Valley Amphitheater
(on sale 3/17)

30 - San Bernardino, CA - Glen Helen Blockbuster Amphitheater
(pit seats on sale 10 a.m.-10 p.m. PST 3/17 via OzzFest.com;
remaining pit tickets, pavilion and lawn seats on sale same day)


July

3 - San Antonio, TX - South Texas Verizon Music Amphitheater
(pit tickets on sale 4/4; general on sale 4/5)

5 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Theater
(pit seats on sale 3/29; general on sale 3/30)

7 - Atlanta, GA - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheater
(pit seats on sale 3/26; general on sale 3/27)

13 - West Palm Beach, FL - Mars Music Amphitheater
(on sale 3/31)

14 - Tampa, FL - TBA

17 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
(pit seats on sale 3/23; general on sale 3/24)

20 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
(pit seats on sale 10 a.m.-10 p.m. PST Friday via OzzFest.com;
remaining pit tickets, pavilion and lawn seats on sale March 17)

21 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center
(on sale 3/17)

24 - Toronto, Ontario - The Docks

26 - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center
(on sale 3/16)

28 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
(pit seats on sale 3/23; general on sale 3/24)

30, 31 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theater
(30 - on sale 4/7; 31 - TBA)


August

3 - Columbus, OH - Polaris Amphitheater
(on sale 3/31)

5 - Hartford, CT - Meadows Music Amphitheater
(on sale 3/17)

7, 8 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
(7 - on sale 3/31; 8 - TBA)

11, 12 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
(11 - on sale 3/17; 12 - TBA)

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