Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 02:25:58 GMT From: Ozzy Osbourne To: Ozzy Osbourne Subject: MAJOR OZZFEST U.K. 2002 ANNOUNCEMENT MAJOR OZZFEST U.K. 2002 ANNOUNCEMENT This year the best hard rock festival in the world OZZFEST comes to the UK and rightly the event returns to the spiritual home of rock at Donington Park on Saturday 25th May. After the huge success of last year's OZZFEST and the sold out US leg, the UK line up this year promises to be bigger, better and ear-bleedingly louder than ever before with a total of 26 bands on the bill on two main outdoor stages and one indoor arena. Heading the bill will be the incomparable OZZY OSBOURNE. Also, just confirmed are the outstanding TOOL, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, SLAYER and CRADLE OF FILTH with many many more soon to be announced. As with last year's event, OZZFEST will be sponsored by Kerrang! - the world's biggest-selling weekly music magazine. Kerrang! will also support the event on its 24-hour television channel, Kerrang! TV (channels 454 and 332 on Sky Digital and Telewest respectively), through its website (http://www.kerrang.com) and through its weekly club nights. And this year, for the very first time BBC Radio 1 will be broadcasting live from the OZZFEST site bringing listeners all the best music from the festival. The station will be shifting its schedule and broadcasting a very special edition of the Radio 1 Rock show presented by Mary Anne Hobbs which will come from Donington Park. The show will go out on Radio 1 on Saturday 25th May 9pm - Midnight. In another exciting development, Radio 1 and Kerrang! Magazine will be joining forces to present a brand new stage on the day, the line up of which will be announced nearer the time. Radio 1 online (http://www.bbc.uk/radio1) will also be there bringing exclusive news and reports from the event. Tickets for OZZFEST are on sale now, priced £37.50 + booking fee. Weekend camping tickets will be available for £10 on Friday and Saturday. This will include parking and tickets should be purchased at the same time as OZZFEST tickets. There will be a licensed bar in the camping area on Friday. Doors are set to open at 9am and the first band on the main stage will be on at 11am. Tickets can be purchased from the following outlets. All subject to booking fee: OZZFEST Ticketline 0870 169 0119 (24 hours). Donington Park Box Office - Venue Box Office - no booking fee to personal callers paying by cash or cheques. Or in person: at selected Virgin Megastores, Waitrose Stores, Blackwells Bookshops, all Tower Record Stores and... Online at: http://WWW.TICKETMASTER.CO.UK And all other agents including Albermarle, Birmingham Ticket Shop, Bristol Ticket Shop, Ticketline UK, Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Tickets Scotland, Cavendish Travel, First Call, Stratford Ticket Shop, Newcastle City Hall, Liverpool Royal Court, Spin A Disk, Stargreen, Poster Place, NEC, Piccadilly, Way Ahead, Derricks, Rock City. There is also a special National Coach line number: 0115 912 9120 http://www.ozzfest.com/ http://www.ozzy.com/ http://www.ozzynet.com/ -------------------------------------------------------- To Subscribe: Click here: http://www.sonymusicemail.com/ -------------------------------------------------------- If you are having any problems with our service, please email us at: administrator@epicrecordsemail.com Copyright 2002, Sony Music Entertainment Inc.