Comments on: OZZFEST NO LONGER SUMMER-LONG FREEFEST, NOW ONE-OFF EXPENSIVEFEST

By: Ozzyfied

Ozzyfied — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:39:36 +0000

You need to keep your mouth shut! Ozzfest was still great last summer. I don’t go there to see the other bands, I go for the Ozzman.
According to the HUGE crowd at the Holmdel, NJ venue, it was not a disaster nor a failure and Ozzy was great. I can never get enough of his leap frogs or his buckets of water, after all, that IS his trademark.

Long Live The Ozzman!!!

By: dalenkwint

dalenkwint — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:44:27 +0000

This really isn’t Ozzfest. Ozzfest is confirmed to be actually happening and actually being called Ozzfest 2008. I’m sure it will be something different, it’s just not this at all.

By: Porkspam

Porkspam — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:30:23 +0000

if it’s in Canada it doesn’t count

By: attackmole

attackmole — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:51:57 +0000

Theres no Calgary bands, but they’ve definitly got some quality Canadian metal in there mixed with the big names

By: nick

nick — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:41:27 +0000

I’m totally backing this shit, too! Priest, Testament and Voivod + some new jacks = awesome. This reminds me of the Ozzfest UK one-offs where they’d jettison some of the crap from the line-up and give it a more “local” flavor.

By: deadspout

deadspout — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:44:24 +0000

I think its a great idea, North America needs a large ONE DAY or even a “Wacken Open Air” or “Download” ALL WEEKEND type festival in which people can chill/party there while their favorite bands play. If its successful, this could be a beginning to North America having such an event without having to pay thousands of dollars to fly over to Europe.
Either way you look at it, there is possibility…not a failure.

By: Retrograde

Retrograde — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:11:42 +0000

voivod-nice

By: Noch

Noch — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:22:53 +0000

Well if it’s only fifty bucks and it comes to Montreal or QC,I’ll definitely go.

Not the biggest new-era Ozzy fan but I still dig his old stuff and he always performs old songs in his shows so that’s fucking worth it,whatever people say.

And I dig the fucking line-up.It’s definitely great after the shit line-up of last year’s Ozzfest.

If I’m not broke as fuck after Tuska,I’m gonna be there for sure.

By: attackmole

attackmole — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:27:49 +0000

HOLY FUCK, CALGARY GETS A REAL METALFEST

120 bucks is expensive, but I’ll probably be there. It’s a rather excellent lineup for what usually comes out here. McMann Stadium? Damn, thats a big place. Football stadium. They can’t possibly expect to fill it out.

Also, Calgary isn’t west coast, its western. Think the Texas of Canada, with less guns but more oil.

Just noted that ticketmaster says the cheap tickets are 50 bucks, which is actually pretty reasonable. I think Blabbermouth fucked up the pricing.

By: los

los — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:37:11 +0000

also, Calgary is about as “West Coast” as Salt Lake City. that being “not at all”.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:07:40 +0000

i fucking love the guy that writes these articles!!!!

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:46:33 +0000

Sidenote: Not Ozzfest.

By: Sammy

Sammy — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:19:22 +0000

I’m not sure if this one-off show is a replacement for Ozzfest, or that Ozzfest is dead. The official site, http://www.ozzfest.com (duh!), states that ‘08 dates and band announcements are forthcoming.

By: Peas Hode

Peas Hode — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:17:12 +0000

This is not Ozzfest. This is something seperate. Great line-up though, hope the OF line-up is just as good, or the same.