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John Michael Osbourne began his professional career in the late '60s, when he teamed up with guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler, and drummer Bill Ward to form Black Sabbath. The band, made unique by their slow, gloomy melodies and themes, released their self-titled album in 1970, and would go on to release classic platinum records such as Paranoid and Master of Reality throughout the rest of the decade. After the 1978 album Never Say Die, Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath, which led him to form his own solo project. With his new manager and wife, Sharon, Osbourne formed his own band, the Blizzard of Ozz, with guitarist Randy Rhoads, bassist Bob Daisley, and drummer Lee Kerslake. The group's self-titled first album was released in September 1980 in the U.K. and early 1981 in the U.S. Blizzard of Ozz had some of the same ingredients of Black Sabbath: The lyrics focused on the occult and the guitars were loud and heavy, yet the band was more technically proficient and capable of pulling off variations on standard metal formulas. Featuring the hit singles "Crazy Train" and "Mr. Crowley," Blizzard of Ozz reached number seven on the U.K. charts; it peaked at number 21 in the U.S., continuing to sell for over two years and becoming a huge success. Kerslake and Daisley would be replaced with Tommy Aldridge and Rudy Sarzo shortly before the subsequent November release of Diary of a Madman. This album, which included the drug ode "Flying High Again," charted at number 16 in the U.S. and became another huge seller. As the Diary tour went underway, sales for the album continued to improve as those of Black Sabbath waned. Osbourne had no trouble in attaining mass audiences, and his career seemed to have peaked. However, controversy soon erupted when he was accused of animal cruelty: During one performance, a bat was thrown on-stage by a fan and Osbourne bit its head off while supposedly thinking that it was fake. The show was canceled when he had to be rushed to the hospital for a rabies vaccination. Not long afterwards, Rhoads was killed in a bizarre plane accident, bringing the band's success to a screeching halt. Osbourne fell into a massive depression shortly after losing his best friend, and plans for his upcoming live album were soon changed. Instead of material recorded with Rhoads, 1982's Speak of the Devil featured live recordings of classic Black Sabbath material and was recorded with guitarist Brad Gillis. Osbourne was freed from his contract with Jet Records and showed up drunk at an Epic Records meeting with two doves, one of which he freed and the other of which he killed in the same manner as the bat; Osbourne was signed to the label. Jake E. Lee became Osbourne's new guitarist for the 1984 studio effort Bark at the Moon. While it didn't match the consistency of Blizzard of Ozz or Diary of a Madman, the record was equally successful, pushing the singer to embark on a tour with glam metal stalwarts Mötley Crüe. Although Bark at the Moon opened up to rave reviews, 1986's Ultimate Sin received rather harsh criticism. The album, although containing the hit single "Shot in the Dark," would be regarded as Osbourne's worst studio effort by numerous critics, who claimed it was redundant and uninteresting; nonetheless, the album was another smash hit.

Also in 1986, Osbourne was accused of encouraging suicide among listeners via use of subliminal messages in his Blizzard of Ozz song "Suicide Solution," a song that he claimed was written in relation to the effects of alcohol abuse. Although the case was eventually dismissed, Osbourne once again earned a feared reputation. He pulled up his profile in 1987 with Tribute, a live album recorded in 1981 that was dedicated to the memory of Randy Rhoads. Lee soon left the band, and was replaced with Zakk Wylde for No Rest for the Wicked, which would be released in 1988. The record proved to be one of his strongest yet, highlighted by "Miracle Man," in which Osbourne ridiculed evangelist (and longtime foe) Jimmy Swaggart. Just Say Ozzy, a live EP taken from the subsequent tour, was released in 1990. After recording a new studio album in 1991, Osbourne found himself without the usual enthusiasm to perform, due to his increasing age and his desire to spend more time with his family. When No More Tears was released in the fall, it was confirmed that the following tour would be Osbourne's last before retirement. Following the tour, a live double album, Live & Loud, was released in 1993 to commemorate Osbourne's career, and it was now assumed that the singer's glory days were over.

However, the retirement was not to be -- Osbourne resurfaced in 1995 with Ozzmosis, which, despite mixed reviews, would sell three million copies within a year after its release. After the subsequent tour proved to be one of the best-selling of the summer, Osbourne created Ozzfest, a tour package that would feature himself along with many other metal bands. While there were only two performances in 1996, a live album was nonetheless released, simply titled The Ozzfest. 1997's tour package included such metal acts as Pantera, Marilyn Manson, and a Black Sabbath reunion from which only Bill Ward was absent. With the exception of Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Fair, Ozzfest 1997 was the most successful tour of the year and Osbourne released a compilation album, The Ozzman Cometh, in November. Shortly afterwards, Osbourne united the entire original lineup of Black Sabbath to record the live album Reunion, which was released in 1998. 

~ Barry Weber & Greg Prato, All Music Guide

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After falling out with mentor Ozzy Osbourne following the recording sessions for 1995's Ozzmosis, guitarist Zakk Wylde struck out on his own with his first solo album, Book of Shadows, in 1996. When it failed to score any mainstream success, the six-stringer took an extended break before resurfacing with a new album and band called Black Label Society in 1999, featuring Wylde on vocals, guitar, and bass and drummer Phil Ondich. A number of different musicians would sift through the band's ranks during the convoluted tour which followed, but Ondich was back on the drum stool by the time Black Label Society recorded 2000's Stronger Than Death album for new label Spitfire Records. The subsequent tour included a slot on the second stage of his old boss' Ozzfest tour, and yielded the live Alcohol Fulede Brewtality album in 2001. The band returned to Ozzfest the following year (this time on the main stage) in support of the 1919 Eternal LP. Blessed Hellride appeared in 2003, and Hangover Music Vol. VI followed a year later. Mafia, Black Label Society's seventh album, was released in spring 2005. ~ Ed Rivadavia, All Music Guide

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Guns N' Roses released their first EP in 1986, which led to a contract with Geffen; the following year, the band released their debut album, Appetite for Destruction. They started to build a following with their numerous live shows, but the album didn't start selling until almost a year later, when MTV started playing "Sweet Child o' Mine." Soon, both the album and single shot to number one, and Guns N' Roses became one of the biggest bands in the world. Their debut single, "Welcome to the Jungle," was re-released and shot into the Top Ten, and "Paradise City" followed in its footsteps. By the end of 1988, they released G N' R Lies, which paired four new, acoustic-based songs (including the Top Five hit "Patience") with their first EP. G N' R Lies' inflammatory closer, "One in a Million," sparked intense controversy, as Axl Rose slipped into misogyny, bigotry, and pure violence; essentially, he somehow managed to distill every form of prejudice and hatred into one five-minute tune.

Guns N' Roses began work on the long-awaited follow-up to Appetite for Destruction at the end of 1990. In October of that year, the band fired Adler, claiming that his drug dependency caused him to play poorly; he was replaced by Matt Sorum from the Cult. During recording, the band added Dizzy Reed on keyboards. By the time the sessions were finished, the new album had become two new albums. After being delayed for nearly a year, the albums Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II were released in September 1991. Messy but fascinating, the albums showcased a more ambitious band; while there were still a fair number of full-throttle guitar rockers, there were stabs at Elton John-style balladry, acoustic blues, horn sections, female backup singers, ten-minute art rock epics with several different sections, and a good number of introspective, soul-searching lyrics. In short, they were now making art; amazingly, they were successful at it. The albums sold very well initially, but while they had seemed destined to set the pace for the decade to come, that turned out not to be the case at all.

Nirvana's Nevermind hit number one in early 1992, suddenly making Guns N' Roses -- with all of their pretensions, impressionistic videos, models, and rock star excesses -- seem very uncool. Rose handled the change by becoming a dictator, or at least a petty tyrant; his in-concert temper tantrums became legendary, even going so far as to incite a riot in Montreal. Stradlin left by the end of 1991, and with his departure the band lost their best songwriter; he was replaced by ex-Kill for Thrills guitarist Gilby Clarke. The band didn't fully grasp the shift in hard rock until 1993, when they released an album of punk covers, The Spaghetti Incident?; it received some good reviews, but the band failed to capture the reckless spirit of not only the original versions, but their own Appetite for Destruction. By the middle of 1994, there were rumors flying that the band was about to break up, since Rose wanted to pursue a new, more industrial direction and Slash wanted to stick with their blues-inflected hard rock. The band remained in limbo for several more years, and Slash resurfaced in 1995 with the side project Slash's Snakepit and an LP, It's Five O'Clock Somewhere.

Rose remained out of the spotlight, becoming a virtual recluse and doing nothing but tinkering in the studio; he also recruited various musicians -- including Dave Navarro, Tommy Stinson, and ex-Nine Inch Nails guitarist Robin Finck -- for informal jam sessions. Remaining members were infuriated by Rose's inclusion of childhood friend Paul Huge in the new sessions when both Stradlin and Clarke were excluded from rejoining the band. And a remake of the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil" was essentially the straw that broke the camel's back, as Rose cut out some of the other member's contributions and pasted Huge over the song without consulting anyone else. By 1996 Slash was officially out of Guns N' Roses, leaving Rose the lone remaining survivor from the group's heyday; rumors continued to swirl, and still no new material was forthcoming, though Rose did re-record Appetite for Destruction with a new lineup for rehearsal purposes. The first new original G N' R song in eight years, the industrial metal sludge of "Oh My God" finally appeared on the soundtrack to the 1999 Arnold Schwarzenegger film End of Days. Soon after, Geffen issued the two-disc Live Era 1987-1993.

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Black Sabbath has been so influential in the development of heavy metal rock music as to be a defining force in the style. The group took the blues-rock sound of late '60s acts like Cream, Blue Cheer, and Vanilla Fudge to its logical conclusion, slowing the tempo, accentuating the bass, and emphasizing screaming guitar solos and howled vocals full of lyrics expressing mental anguish and macabre fantasies. If their predecessors clearly came out of an electrified blues tradition, Black Sabbath took that tradition in a new direction, and in so doing helped give birth to a musical style that continued to attract millions of fans decades later.

The group was formed by four teenage friends from Aston, near Birmingham, England: Anthony "Tony" Iommi (b. Feb 19, 1948), guitar; William "Bill" Ward (b. May 5, 1948), drums; John "Ozzy" Osbourne (b. Dec 3, 1948), vocals; and Terence "Geezer" Butler (b. Jul 17, 1949), bass. They originally called their jazz-blues band Polka Tulk, later renaming themselves Earth, and they played extensively in Europe. In early 1969, they decided to change their name again when they found that they were being mistaken for another group called Earth. Butler had written a song that took its title from a novel by occult writer Dennis Wheatley, Black Sabbath, and the group adopted it as their name as well. As they attracted attention for their live performances, record labels showed interest, and they were signed to Phillips Records in 1969. In January 1970, the Phillips subsidiary Fontana released their debut single, "Evil Woman (Don't Play Your Games With Me)," a cover of a song that had just become a U.S. hit for Crow; it did not chart. The following month, a different Phillips subsidiary, Vertigo, released Black Sabbath's self-titled debut album, which reached the U.K. Top Ten. Though it was a less immediate success in the U.S. -- where the band's recordings were licensed to Warner Bros. Records and appeared in May 1970 -- the LP broke into the American charts in August, reaching the Top 40, remaining in the charts over a year, and selling a million copies.

Appearing at the start of the '70s, Black Sabbath embodied the Balkanization of popular music that followed the relatively homogenous second half of the 1960s. As exemplified by its most popular act, the Beatles, the 1960s suggested that many different aspects of popular music could be integrated into an eclectic style with a broad appeal. The Beatles were as likely to perform an acoustic ballad as a hard rocker or R&B-influenced tune. At the start of the 1970s, however, those styles began to become more discrete for new artists, with soft rockers like James Taylor and the Carpenters emerging to play only ballad material, and hard rockers like Led Zeppelin and Grand Funk Railroad taking a radically different course, while R&B music turned increasingly militant. The first wave of rock critics, which had come into existence with the Beatles, was dismayed with this development, and the new acts tended to be poorly reviewed despite their popularity. Black Sabbath, which took an even more extreme tack than the still blues- and folk-based Led Zeppelin, was lambasted by critics (and though they eventually made their peace with Zeppelin, they never did with Sabbath). But the band had discovered a new audience eager for its uncompromising approach.

Black Sabbath quickly followed its debut album with a second album, Paranoid, in September 1970. The title track, released as a single in advance of the LP, hit the Top Five in the U.K., and the album went to number one there. In the U.S., where the first album had just begun to sell, Paranoid was held up for release until January 1971, again preceded by the title track, which made the singles charts in November; the album broke into the Top Ten in March 1971 and remained in the charts over a year, eventually selling over four million copies, by far the band's best-selling effort. (Its sales were stimulated by the belated release of one of its tracks, "Iron Man," as a U.S. single in early 1972; the 45 got almost halfway up the charts, the band's best showing for an American single.)

Master of Reality, the third album, followed in August 1971, reaching the Top Ten on both sides of the Atlantic and selling over a million copies. Black Sabbath, Vol. 4 (September 1972) was another Top Ten million-seller. For Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (November 1973), the band brought in Yes keyboard player Rick Wakeman on one track, signaling a slight change in musical direction; it was Black Sabbath's fifth straight Top Ten hit and million-seller. In 1974, the group went through managerial disputes that idled them for an extended period. When they returned to action in July 1975 with their sixth album, Sabotage, they were welcomed back at home, but in the U.S. the musical climate had changed, making things more difficult for an album-oriented band with a heavy style, and though the LP reached the Top 20, it did not match previous sales levels. Black Sabbath's record labels quickly responded with a million-selling double-LP compilation, We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll (December 1975), and the band contemplated a more pronounced change of musical style. This brought about disagreement, with guitarist Iommi wanting to add elements to the sound, including horns, and singer Osbourne resisting any variation in the formula. Technical Ecstasy (October 1976), which adopted some of Iommi's innovations, was another good -- but not great -- seller, and Osbourne's frustration eventually led to his quitting the band in November 1977. He was replaced for some live dates by former Savoy Brown singer Dave Walker, then returned in January 1978. Black Sabbath recorded its eighth album, Never Say Die! (September 1978), the title track becoming a U.K. Top 40 hit before the LP's release and "Hard Road" making the Top 40 afterwards. But the singles did not improve the album's commercial success, which was again modest, and Osbourne left Black Sabbath for a solo career, replaced in June 1979 by former Rainbow singer Ronnie James Dio (b. June 10, 1949). (Also during this period, keyboardist Geoff Nichols became a regular part of the band's performing and recording efforts, though he was not officially considered a band member until later.)

The new lineup took its time getting into the recording studio, not releasing its first effort until April 1980 with Heaven and Hell. The result was a commercial resurgence. In the U.S., the album was a million-seller; in Britain, it was a Top Ten hit that threw off two chart singles, "Neon Knights" and "Die Young." (At the same time, the band's former British record label issued a five-year old concert album, Black Sabbath Live at Last, that was quickly withdrawn, though not before making the U.K. Top Five, and reissued "Paranoid" as a single, getting it into the Top 20.) Meanwhile, drummer Bill Ward left Black Sabbath due to ill health and was replaced by Vinnie Appice. The lineup of Iommi, Butler, Dio, and Appice then recorded Mob Rules (November 1981), which was almost as successful as its predecessor: In the U.S., it went gold, and in the U.K. it reached the Top 20 and spawned two chart singles, the title track and "Turn up the Night." Next on the schedule was a concert album, but Iommi and Dio clashed over the mixing of it, and by the time Live Evil appeared in January 1983, Dio had left Black Sabbath, taking Appice with him.

The group reorganized by persuading original drummer Bill Ward to return and, in a move that surprised heavy metal fans, recruiting Ian Gillan (b. Aug. 19, 1945), former lead singer of Black Sabbath rivals Deep Purple. This lineup -- Iommi, Butler, Ward, and Gillan -- recorded Born Again, released in September 1983. Black Sabbath hit the road prior to the album's release, with drummer Bev Bevan (b. Nov 25, 1946) substituting for Ward, who would return to the band in the spring of 1984. The album was a Top Five hit in the U.K. but only made the Top 40 in the U.S. Gillan remained with Black Sabbath until March 1984, when he joined a Deep Purple reunion and was replaced by singer Dave Donato, who was in the band until October without being featured on any of its recordings.

Black Sabbath reunited with Ozzy Osbourne for its set at the Live Aid concert on July 13, 1985, but soon after the performance, bassist Geezer Butler left the band, and with that the group became guitarist Tony Iommi's vehicle, a fact emphasized by the next album, Seventh Star, released in January 1986 and credited to "Black Sabbath featuring Tony Iommi." On this release, the lineup was Iommi (guitar); another former Deep Purple singer, Glenn Hughes (b. Aug 21, 1952) (vocals); Dave Spitz (bass); Geoff Nichols (keyboards); and Eric Singer (drums). The album was a modest commercial success, but the new band began to fragment immediately, with Hughes replaced by singer Ray Gillen for the promotional tour in March 1986.

With Black Sabbath now consisting of Iommi and his employees, personnel changes were rapid. The Eternal Idol (November 1987), which failed to crack the U.K. Top 50 or the U.S. Top 100, featured a returning Bev Bevan, bassist Bob Daisley, and singer Tony Martin. Bevan and Daisley didn't stay long, and there were several replacements in the bass and drum positions over the next couple of years. Headless Cross (April 1989), the band's first album for I.R.S. Records, found veteran drummer Cozy Powell (b. Dec 29, 1947, d. Apr 5, 1998) and bassist Laurence Cottle joining Iommi and Martin. It marked a slight uptick in Black Sabbath's fortunes at home, with the title song managing a week in the singles charts. Shortly after its release, Cottle was replaced by bassist Neil Murray. With Geoff Nichols back on keyboards, this lineup made Tyr (August 1990), which charted in the Top 40 in the U.K. but became Black Sabbath's first regular album to miss the U.S. charts.

Iommi was able to reunite the 1979-1983 lineup of the band -- himself, Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, and Vinnie Appice -- for Dehumanizer (June 1992), which brought Black Sabbath back into the American Top 50 for the first time in nine years, while in the U.K. the album spawned "TV Crimes," their first Top 40 hit in a decade. And on November 15, 1992, Iommi, Butler, and Appice backed Ozzy Osbourne as part of what was billed as the singer's final live appearance.

~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

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Date	Venue	Address	Comments
7/15/2005	Tweeter Center	885 South Main St. , Rte. 140 Mansfield, MA 02048	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
7/16/2005	Glen Falls Civic Center	1 Civic Center Plaza Glens Falls, NY 12801	All Ages: Second Annual Aggressive Music Fest, feat. Mudvayne, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, Hatebreed, Shadows Fall, In Flames, As I Lay Dying, Soilwork, TRIVIUM and A Dozen Furies. Tickets: $36 Adv/$40 DOS.
7/17/2005	Meadows Music Theatre	61 Savitt Way Hartford, CT 06492	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
7/19/2005	Tweeter Center	1 Harbour Blvd. Camden, NJ 08103	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
7/21/2005	Darien Lakes	9993 Allegheny Rd. Darien Center, NY 14040	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
7/22/2005	Magic City Music Hall	365 Harry L. Drive Johnson City, NY 13790	All Ages: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE appear with Soilwork and As I Lay Dying. Tickets: $16 Adv/$19 DOS.
7/23/2005	Post-Gazette pav. @ Star Lake	Rte. 18 @ Rte. 22 Burgettstown, PA 15021	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
7/24/2005	Nissan Pavilion	7800 Cellar Door Drive Bristow, VA 20136	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
7/26/2005	PNC Bank Arts Center	Exit 116 Garden State Parkway Holmdel, NJ 07733	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
7/27/2005	PNC Bank Arts Center	Exit 116 Garden State Parkway Holmdel, NJ 07733	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
7/28/2005	Verizon Wireless Music Center	3550 Cellar Door Way Virginia Beach, VA 23456	All Ages: WNOR FM99 Lunatic Luau feat. Rob Zombie, Mudvayne, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, THEORY OF A DEADMAN, Shadows Fall, As I Lay Dying, Mastodon, Soilwork and TRIVIUM. Tickets: $25.99 Gold Circle/$15.99 Rsvd/$5.99 Lawn.
7/30/2005	Tweeter Center Chicago	19100 S Ridgeland Tinley Park, IL 60477	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
7/31/2005	Verizon Wireless Music Center	12880 E 146th St Noblesville, IN 46060	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
8/1/2005	The Orbit Room	2525 Lake Eastbrook Blvd. Grand Rapids, MI 49546	All Ages: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE appear with As I Lay Dying and Soilwork. Tickets: $17 Adv/$19 DOS.
8/2/2005	Germain Amiphitheatre	2200 Polaris Parkway Columbus, OH 43240-2002	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
8/4/2005	DTE Energy Music Center	7773 Pine Knob Rd. Clarkston, MI 48326-1752	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
8/5/2005	Jillian's	630 Barrett Ave. Louisville, KY 40204	All Ages: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE appear with As I Lay Dying and Soilwork. Tickets: $17.50 Adv/$19 DOS.
8/6/2005	Alpine Valley	2699 Highway D East Troy, WI	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
8/7/2005	Float Rite Park Amphitheatre	710 Spring St. Somerset, WI 54025	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
8/8/2005	Playmaker's Pavillion	2525 9th Ave. South Fargo, ND 58103	All Ages: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE appear with As I Lay Dying and Soilwork. Tickets: $15 Adv/$18 DOS.
8/10/2005	Wilma Theatre	131 South Higgins Missoula, MT 59802	All Ages: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE appear with As I Lay Dying and Soilwork. Tickets: $18 Adv/$21 DOS.
8/11/2005	White River Amphitheatre	. Auburn, WA	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
8/12/2005	Roseland Theatre	8 NW Sixth Avenue Portland, OR 97209	All Ages: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE appear with As I Lay Dying and Soilwork. Tickets: $16 Adv/$18 DOS.
8/13/2005	Shoreline Amphitheatre	One Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
8/14/2005	Sleep Train Amphitheatre	2677 Forty Mile Road Marysville, CA 95901	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
8/16/2005	USANA Amphittheatre	5151 S. Westridge Blvd West Valley City, UT 84118	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
8/18/2005	Cricket Pavilion	83rd Ave. & Encanto Blvd. Phoenix, AZ 85035	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
8/19/2005	Soma	5305 Metro St. San Diego, CA 92110	All Ages: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE appear with Arch Enemy, Soilwork, The Haunted, The Black Dahlia Murder, It Dies Today and A Dozen Furies. Tickets: $19 Adv/$20 DOS.
8/20/2005	Hyundai Pavillion	2575 Glen Helen Parkway Devore, CA 92407-1539	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, SLIPKNOT, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
8/23/2005	Journal Pavilion	. Albuquerque, NM	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Velvet Revolver, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
8/25/2005	Smirnoff Amphitheatre	1818 First Ave. Dallas, TX 75210	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Velvet Revolver, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
8/26/2005	Pavilion	717 Power Street Corpus Christi, TX 78401	All Ages: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE appear with As I Lay Dying and Soilwork. Tickets: $19.50 Adv/$21.50.
8/27/2005	Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion	2005 Lake Robbins Dr. Spring, TX 77380	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Velvet Revolver, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
8/28/2005	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre	?? Schertz, TX	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Velvet Revolver, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
8/30/2005	New Daisy Theater	330 Beale ST Memphis, TN 38103	All Ages: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE appear with As I Lay Dying and Soilwork. Tickets: $17 Adv/$19 DOS.
8/31/2005	Starwood Amphitheatre	3839 Murfreesboro Rd. Antioch, TN 37013	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Velvet Revolver, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
9/1/2005	Sloss Furnace	20 32nd Street N. Birmingham, AL 35222	All Ages: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE appear with As I Lay Dying and Soilwork. Tickets: $16 Adv/$18.50 DOS.
9/2/2005	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre	707 Pavillion Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28262	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Velvet Revolver, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
9/3/2005	House of Blues	1490 E. Buena Vista Dr. Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830	All Ages: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE appear with As I Lay Dying and Soilwork. Tickets: $18 Adv/$20.50 Dos.
9/4/2005	Sound Advice Ampitheater	601-7 Sansbury Way West Palm Beach, FL 33411	All Ages: OZZFEST 2005 feat. Black Sabbath, Velvet Revolver, Mudvayne and more on the main stage; Rob Zombie, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM and more on the second stage. Tickets: TBA.
10/22/2005	Robinson Pavillion	. Perth, Australia
10/23/2005	Entertainment Centre	. Adelaide, Australia
10/26/2005	Rod Laver Arena (Melbourne)	. Melbourne, Australia
10/28/2005	Brisbane Entertainment Centre (Brisbane)	. Brisbane, Australia
10/29/2005	Superdrome (Sydney)	. Sydney, Australia
11/1/2005	Mother Hall	. Osaka, Japan
11/2/2005	Zepp	tba Osaka, Japan
11/3/2005	Studio Coast	. Tokyo, Japan
11/4/2005	On Air East	tbc Tokyo, Japan
11/6/2005	Apollo (Manchester)	. Manchester, United Kingdom
11/8/2005	NIA (Birmingham)	. Birmingham, United Kingdom
11/9/2005	SE&CC (Glasgow)	tbc Glasgow, United Kingdom
11/10/2005	Centre (Brighton)	Brighton, United Kingdom
11/12/2005	CIA (Cardiff)	. Cardiff, United Kingdom
11/14/2005	Academy (Brixton)	. London, United Kingdom
11/17/2005	Ringlokschuppen	. Bielefeld, Germany
11/18/2005	Columbiahalle (Berlin)	Columbiadamm 13-21 Berlin, BER 10965 Germany
11/19/2005	Tonhalle	. Munich, Germany
11/20/2005	Palladium (Köln)	Schanzenstr. 40 Köln, NW 51063 Germany

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