BLACK SABBATH To Say Farewell To Japan At Ozzfest Japan 2015
March 22, 2015, 9 years ago
Ozzfest Japan 2015 has just been announced for November 21st and 22nd at Makuhari Messe and will feature Black Sabbath and Korn as headliners. More acts will be announced soon. Check out a commercial below where Sharon Osbourne says it will be Black Sabbath's farewell.
The first-ever Ozzfest Japan debuted on May 11/12, 2013 to capacity crowds and wide critical acclaim. The two-day music festival - the first major international music festival to ever travel to the country - drew sold-out crowds of 20,000 fans on each day.
Ozzfest Japan - a collaboration between Sharon Osbourne, in partnership with Japanese promoter Hayashi International Promotion (H.I.P.) - included Ozzfest alumni BLACK SABBATH, SLIPKNOT, TOOL, DEFTONES, SLASH AND STONE SOUR. Other bands on the bill included MAXIMUM THE HORMONE, DIR EN GREY, MAN WITH A MISSION, MOMOIRO CLOVER Z, STEEL PANTHER, NINGEN ISU, GALNERYUS, NAMBA69, AA=, FEAR, AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, MUCC, THE TREATMENT, ANTHEM, CROSSFAITH, COLDRAIN, KNOCK OUT MONKEY, HEAD PHONES PRESIDEN, ARTEMA, and FADE.
“I am so thrilled with the success of the first ever Ozzfest Japan,” Sharon Osbourne stated at the time. “The fans really loved the extraordinary mix of international and Japanese artists."
