Ozzfest was practically a heavy metal right of passage for more than a decade. The traveling festival was held annually between 1996-2008 and featured a variety of metal legends including Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, Rob Zombie, Iron Maiden, System Of A Down, Hatebreed, Motley Crue and many more.
On the latest episode of “The Osbournes” podcast, the Osbourne family highlighted the history of the festival, and Sharon Osbourne revealed why it came to an end.
“Yeah, it was a very weird beast because all the bands were our mates, but the managers were greedy and for some reason they thought that we were making billions on it and we weren’t,” she said. “We made a profit. But it was not like — we couldn’t retire on it. And managers and agents wanted more and more and more, and it just wasn’t cost effective anymore. We stopped, because it just wasn’t cost effective.”
Sharon continued: “Years and years ago, one of the bands — it was the second Ozzfest we did, or the third — wouldn’t go on stage until I agreed to give them 10,000 more dollars. And they were holding everything up, and I said, ‘Of course, of course I’ll give it you.'”
Sharon’s son Jack asked which band she was referring to.
She said: “Glenn Danzig”, to which Jack replied: “Why are you gonna protect that tw*t?”
“They went on and played, and I went, ‘F*ck you,’” Sharon explained. “You signed a contract, your agent agreed to it, and you’re just gouging.”
Ozzfest has taken place since 2008, but it has been more of a one-off event in select cities.
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