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More Bands Added To Ozzfest
Disturbed, Mudvayne, Cold, Taproot, Union Underground, Nonpoint, Black Label Society, Hatebreed, Drowning Pool, Boy Hits Car, and Godhead are among the groups set to rock the audience’s world throughout the day-long event.
This year’s main stage will feature an Ozzy-fronted Black Sabbath, Marilyn Manson, Slipknot, Papa Roach, Linkin Park, and Crazy Town.
The 30-date caravan will launch June 8 at the New World Music Theatre near Chicago. The following day, the caravan descends on the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wis.
Tickets go on sale March 16 – 18 for the first batch of dates that include the Cleveland, Seattle, Sacramento, Los Angeles and Chicago markets.
Some Ozzfest dates will resurrect the Pit Pass after a six-year absence. Pit Pass holders will be able to mosh their brains out in a reserved area, secure in the knowledge that membership has its privileges. Not all venues chose to establish a formal mosh pit area, but buildings that offer general admission tickets tend to allow moshing, anyway.
Wired-in fans can get the jump on their Internet-challenged friends when the Ozzfest official Web site offers exclusive advance-sale Pit Passes as early as 10 a.m. PST March 16 for shows in San Bernardino, Calif.; and Bristol, Va.
Online-only sales for the passes in Charlotte, N.C.; Pittsburgh; Atlanta, Dallas, St. Louis, Kansas City and San Antonio will take place the day before the public onsale dates.