Sharon Osbourne Confirms Ozzfest Will Return In 2027 With Late Husband's Blessing

Sharon Osbourne announced that Ozzfest will return next year after nearly a decade-long break, revealing that her late husband Ozzy Osbourne supported the festival's continuation before his death. "Yeah, we're gonna do it," Osbourne disclosed at the MIDEM 2026 conference in Cannes, France last month. The last Ozzfest occurred in 2018 at Los Angeles' Forum, just one month before Ozzy became ill. Osbourne recalled conversations with her husband about the festival's future: "Do you think Ozzfest would work without me?" he asked. "Yeah, it's a brand. It will work without you," she replied. Ozzy responded, "We should do it." The revived festival will expand as a touring production while maintaining its heavy metal and hard rock focus, possibly adding more diverse genres to the lineup. Ozzy died on July 22 from cardiac arrest and coronary artery disease weeks after performing a final hometown reunion show with Black Sabbath at Birmingham's Villa Park.