Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 21:39:52 -0500 From: Ozzy Osbourne Subject: OZZFEST '03 CONTINUES TO ROLL OUT This weekend, the following mostly Southwestern markets go up for sale: Phoenix, San Diego, Los Angeles, Albuquerque, and Detroit. Here is an updated itinerary with revised on-sale dates. Please double-check with your venue box office for the most up-to-date information! UPDATED OZZFEST 2003 TOUR DATES (as of March 21; all dates subject to change) Jun. 28 San Antonio Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre ON-SALE NOW Jun. 29 Dallas Smirnoff Music Center ON-SALE NOW Jul. 02 Phoenix Cricket Pavilion ON-SALE 3/22 @ 10am Jul. 03 San Diego Coors Amphitheatre ON-SALE 3/22 @ 10am Jul. 05 Los Angeles Glen Helen Pavilion ON-SALE 3/22 @ 10am Jul. 08 San Francisco Shoreline Amphitheatre ON-SALE 3/30 @ noon Jul. 09 Sacramento Sleep Train Amphitheatre ON-SALE 3/29 Jul. 12 Seattle White River Amphitheatre ON-SALE TBA Jul. 15 Albuquerque Journal Pavilion ON-SALE 3/22 @ 10am Jul. 17 St. Louis UMB Bank Pavilion ON-SALE NOW Jul. 19 Minneapolis Float-Rite Park ON-SALE NOW Jul. 20 Chicago Tweeter Center ON-SALE NOW Jul. 22 Cleveland Blossom ON-SALE NOW Jul. 24 Detroit DTE Energy Music Theatre ON-SALE 3/22 @ 10am Jul. 30 Pittsburgh Post. Gazette Pavilion ON-SALE NOW Jul. 31 Indianapolis Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre ON-SALE NOW Aug. 02 Milwaukee Alpine Valley ON-SALE NOW Aug. 03 Columbus Polaris Amphitheatre ON-SALE NOW Aug. 05 Scranton Montage Mountain ON-SALE 3/29 @ 10am Aug. 07 Philadelphia Tweeter Waterfront ON-SALE NOW Aug. 09 Hartford Meadows Music Theatre ON-SALE NOW Aug. 11 Buffalo Darien Lakes ON-SALE 3/29 Aug. 14 Boston Tweeter Center ON-SALE 3/29 Aug. 18 New York PNC Bank Arts Center ON-SALE NOW Aug. 22 Washington DC Nissan Pavilion ON-SALE NOW Aug. 24 Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre ON-SALE NOW Aug. 26 Atlanta Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre ON-SALE NOW Aug. 28 West Palm Beach Coral Sky Amphitheatre ON-SALE NOW ___________________________________________________________ CRADLE OF FILTH: Damn(ed) Impressive First-Week Sales! CRADLE OF FILTH's major label debut, "Damnation And A Day" (Epic), has scored the following first-week European chart entries: 15 - Germany 30 - Sweden 37 - France 44 - U.K. 44 - Austria 48 - Belgium 51 - Holland 81 - Switzerland CRADLE OF FILTH's absolutely killer ninth studio album, "Damnation And A Day", will receive a U.S. release March 25 through the Red Ink/Epic label. More on C.O.F. next week. (Thanks to Blabbermouth.net for the above chart information.) ___________________________________________________________ OZZFEST.com PROFILE: MEMENTO MEMENTO is: Justin Stewart Cotta - Vocals, Piano, Guitar Space - guitars Steve Clark - drums Lats - bass It's unwritten rock law that every up-and-coming band must kick, scratch and claw its way to a record contract. But few groups have taken that mandate as literally as Los Angeles quartet Memento, who landed a major label deal after taking the stage at an L.A. club and refusing to give it back. Recalls singer Justin Stewart Cotta, "We were five songs into our set at the Dragonfly, when a heckler foolishly decided to climb on stage and stake a claim to the space that was rightfully ours at the time. So I threw one fairly solid punch to his chest, which sent him flying off the stage-which is fairly high-and flat on his ass." "Unfortunately, it didn't end there," muses drummer Steve Clark. "Within seconds, the guy's friends pounced on Justin, the set stopped and a full-out brawl ensued. It got pretty gnarly." But by bleeding for their art, the band unknowingly attracted the attention of a few record company execs, who were sitting ringside and taking in the action. "It turned out there were some important people in the crowd," laughs Justin, "and they loved the drama and the fact that we were willing to defend our territory without backing down. We signed with Columbia shortly afterward." Justin and crew capture the lightning in a bottle-like intensity of their live shows with debut disc beginnings, a tangled power surge of raw nerves and amped fever dreams. Produced by Toby Wright (Alice in Chains, Korn) and mixed by Brendan O'Brien (Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stone Temple Pilots), the album is both right on target and left of center, fusing the sonic hallmarks of classic heavy rock with twisted modern textures. "From a production standpoint, this is a dream album," says Steve. "Our songs have Toby Wright's sounds as mixed by Brendan O'Brien. It doesn't get much better than that." Adds Space, "There are a lot of different styles and moods on the record and Brendan did an amazing job of making the whole thing sound seamless. He really gave the album clarity. And Toby has a great passion for music and an amazing ear. His suggestions helped immensely." The band's first single, "Nothing Sacred", will begin spinning on the radio next month, and they're already on the touring circuit, out with CKY through the end of March, then on the road with TRUSTcompany till May. Ozzfest 2003 begins in San Antonio, Tex. June 28. Till then, download the bands e-card to get familiar with "Nothing Sacred" (audio/video) and sign up for their mailing list. http://www.mementoband.com ___________________________________________________________ http://www.ozzfest.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 2003, Sony Music Entertainment Inc.