According to BW&BK; sources, the OZZFest/METALLICA rumour is getting bigger. The Bay Area thrashers are "supposed to" announce their North American tour plans when they return from South Africa after their March 25th show at Green Point Stadium in Cape Town. Metallica's schedule has them booked for June and two dates in August - one of which (August 13th at Summer Sonic Festival in Osaka, Japan) coincides with an OZZFest date. However, this leaves Metallica's schedule open between July 1st and August 9th. Confirmed OZZfest 2006 dates currently include:

July

1 - San Francisco, CA at Shoreline Amphitheater *
2 - Sacramento, CA at Sleep Train Amphitheater
7 - Phoenix, AZ at Cricket Pavilion
8 - San Bernardino, CA at Hyundai Pavilion
14 - Kansas City, KS at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
15 - St. Louis, MO at UMB Bank Pavilion
16 - Chicago, IL at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre *
19 - Detroit, MI at DTE Music Energy Center
21 - Columbus, OH at Germain Amphitheatre
22 - East Troy, WI at Alpine Valley Music Theatre *
23 - Indianapolis, IN at Verizon Wireless Music Center
26 - Scranton, PA at Toyota Pavilion
27 - Buffalo, NY at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
29 - New York, NY at Randall's Island *
30 - Hartford, CA at New England Dodge Music Center

August

1 - Boston, MA at Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts *
4 - Camden, NJ at Tweeter Center at The Waterfront *
5 - Bristow, VA at Nissan Pavilion
6 - Virginia Beach, VA at Verizon Virginia Beach *
9 - Raleigh, NC at Alltel Pavilion
13 - West Palm Beach, FL at Sound Advice Amphiheatre *

(* = Ozzy Osbourne headlining dates)

As previously reported, the official lineup for Ozzfest 2006 is:

Main Stage:

OZZY OSBOURNE

SYSTEM OF A DOWN

DISTURBED

- TBA -

HATEBREED

LACUNA COIL

Second Stage:

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY

ATREYU

UNEARTH

BLEEDING THROUGH

NORMA JEAN

Second Stage (rotating):

A LIFE ONCE LOST

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD

THE RED CHORD

FULL BLOWN CHAOS

WALLS OF JERICHO

ALL THAT REMAINS

BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME