Ozzfest teases return to US and UK after a decade long break
Ozzfest was founded by the late rock star Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon Osbourne
Ozzfest has confirmed that it will return to the US in 2027, alongside its previously announced comeback at Birmingham’s Villa Park.
The legendary metal festival, founded by Ozzy Osbourne and his wife and manager Sharon, is being revived next year for the first time since 2018.
In a new post shared on the festival’s official Instagram account on Monday, organisers posted an image of the late Black Sabbath front man alongside the UK and US flags.
“Ozzfest will come to the UK and US,” the image reads, while the caption adds: “More info coming soon. Where are you hoping Ozzfest 2027 will pop up?”
No venue, date or line-up has yet been announced.
The news follows confirmation last month that the UK return will take place at Villa Park in Birmingham, the same stadium that hosted Ozzy and Black Sabbath’s final-ever performances at the Back To The Beginning show in July 2025.
Ozzy died aged 76 just weeks after the concert.
Sharon first confirmed earlier this year that Ozzfest would “absolutely” return, saying that her late husband had given the idea his blessing.
More recently, Sharon said organisers were already speaking to potential artists, but stopped short of revealing any names.
“Of course, we’re speaking to people,” she said. “I can’t let that out yet, but it’ll be soon.”
She also previously explained that the original event came to an end because rising demands from managers and agents eventually made it financially unsustainable.
“We made a profit. But it was not like – we couldn’t retire on it,” Sharon admitted back in 2023. “Managers and agents wanted more and more and more, and it just wasn’t cost-effective anymore.”
The Osbourne family have suggested that the 2027 revival could be expanded further if there is sufficient demand, with Sharon Osbourne previously floating the possibility of taking Ozzfest back on the road from 2028.
