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Ozzfest Tour Dates Announced

Ozzfest organizers have announced 24 dates for the 2007 edition of the durable heavy metal music festival—and, as previously reported, all shows will be free. Tour namesake Ozzy Osbourne will be one of the headliners; other acts have yet to be announced.

"We certainly want everybody to make money, however we also want the kids to be able to afford to come out and have an incredible experience," Ozzy's wife, Sharon, explained in an official statement. "If we continued with the traditional touring festival model, we would have no choice but to raise ticket prices again this year."

Ozzfest and promoter Live Nation will fund the tour with corporate sponsorship. Fans can secure tickets through one of several sponsor websites, which will be announced later on the Ozzfest website.

Here are the dates:

July 2007
12 - Redmond, WA - White River Amphitheatre
14 - George, WA - The Gorge
17 - Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
19 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
21 - Devore, CA - Hyundai Pavilion
24 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
26 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
28 - Denver, CO - Coors Amphitheatre
30 - Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

August 2007
2 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Center
4 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
6 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
8 - Columbus, OH - Germain Amphitheatre
10 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
12 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theatre
14 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Theatre
16 - Holmdel, NJ - Bank Arts Center
18 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Theatre
20 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
22 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center
24 - Burgettstown, PA - Post Gazette Pavilion
26 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
28 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
30 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre

--The ARTISTdirect Staff
03.19.07