Written By Caine Blackthorn
November 5 Update: Ozzfest Confirms Three 2027 Dates Across the UK, United States and Mexico
The countdown is over. Ozzfest will officially return in 2027 with three confirmed festival dates in three countries. Organizers revealed the itinerary on Thursday, November 5, following the countdown that began earlier this week. The festival, founded by Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne in 1996, returns for the first time since its New Year’s Eve 2018 edition.
Ozzfest 2027 Dates and Venues
- Saturday, July 10, 2027: The National Bowl, Milton Keynes, England. [Tickets]
- Saturday, September 11, 2027: Glen Helen Amphitheater, San Bernardino, California. [Tickets]
- Saturday, September 18, 2027: Estadio GNP Seguros, Mexico City, Mexico. The festival’s first edition in Mexico. [Tickets]
Early Bat tickets go on sale Friday, November 6, at 10 a.m. in each venue’s local time zone.
Why the UK Show Is No Longer at Villa Park
Earlier announcements placed the British comeback at Villa Park in Birmingham, the site of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s final Back to the Beginning performance in July 2025. That plan has changed. Continuing construction at Villa Park forced organizers to relocate the July 10 show to The National Bowl in Milton Keynes. The National Bowl has its own Ozzfest history, having hosted earlier UK editions. References to Villa Park further down this article document the festival’s previously announced plan, not the current venue.
Early Bat Tickets Go on Sale November 6
Early Bat ticket sales begin Friday, November 6, 2026, at 10 a.m. in each venue’s local time zone. Buy directly from these verified official Ticketmaster event listings:
- UK, July 10, 2027 (Milton Keynes, The National Bowl): Official Ticketmaster UK tickets (10 a.m. GMT).
- USA, September 11, 2027 (San Bernardino, Glen Helen Amphitheater): Official Ticketmaster US tickets (10 a.m. Pacific).
- Mexico, September 18, 2027 (Mexico City, Estadio GNP Seguros): Official Ticketmaster Mexico tickets (10 a.m. Mexico City time).
Tickets and event information are also available through Ozzfest.com. Prices and availability are subject to change. Check the specific event page for ticket limits and terms.
Who Is Playing Ozzfest 2027?
No artists or headliners have been officially named for the 2027 shows. Sharon Osbourne is curating the festival lineups, with full bills expected to be announced in the coming months. Any rumored band appearances remain unconfirmed.
For Sharon, the return carries a personal meaning as well as a musical one. “Ozzfest will always remain an important part of Ozzy’s legacy,” she said in the announcement. It will be the festival’s first edition since Ozzy’s death in July 2025. As Ozzfest enters a new era, one question remains: can it again become the proving ground for emerging heavy bands that helped define its original run?
Sources: Ozzfest official website; Pollstar’s November 5 announcement report; Total MK on the Villa Park relocation.
November 4 Archive: Ozzfest Launches Countdown Ahead of November 5 Reveal
Ozzfest is counting down to a new announcement. On November 3, festival organizers launched a countdown on the official Ozzfest website and social media channels. The clock is scheduled to reach zero on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 10 a.m. Eastern time.
At the time of this November 4 report, organizers had not disclosed what the clock would reveal. The November 5 announcement has since confirmed three dates, venues and early ticket-sale timing, as detailed above. The artist lineups remain unannounced.
Visit Ozzfest.com for the latest official updates. The countdown has concluded; see the November 5 announcement at the top of this story.
Ozzfest 2027
Ozzfest 2027 is officially coming back to America.
The legendary heavy metal festival founded by Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne has confirmed plans for a U.S. return in 2027, expanding a comeback that already includes a previously announced event at Villa Park in Birmingham, England.
The announcement arrived September 21 through Ozzfest’s official social media channels, with a teaser featuring Ozzy Osbourne, the Ozzfest logo and both the U.S. and U.K. flags.
“Ozzfest will come to the UK and US,” the message reads.
At the time of the September announcement, no U.S. city, venue, date or lineup had been revealed. As confirmed November 5, the U.S. event is now scheduled for September 11, 2027, at Glen Helen Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California. The previous American edition was held at The Forum in Inglewood on December 31, 2018.
The originally proposed Birmingham edition carried considerable emotional weight, although the show has since moved to Milton Keynes.
Villa Park was originally announced as the festival venue and was also the site of Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s monumental Back To The Beginning farewell concert on July 5, 2025. It became Ozzy’s final live performance before his death on July 22, 2025.
Jack Osbourne: Ozzfest Is Going Back to Its Roots
Jack Osbourne has been closely involved in rebuilding the festival and recently described the process as getting an old machine running again.
Speaking on SiriusXM’s Page Six Radio in August, Jack said there was considerable excitement surrounding the resurrection of Ozzfest and indicated that organizers were preparing to reveal both the location and main headliner.
He also confirmed that Ozzfest 2027 is expected to return as a single-day festival, rather than the multi-day format occasionally used in previous years.
The lineup is being assembled with Ozzfest history firmly in mind.
Over the years, the festival became a proving ground for bands that would eventually become giants of modern metal, including Slipknot, System Of A Down and Disturbed. Jack said organizers are looking at artists with authentic connections to Ozzy and the festival’s history while also preserving one of Ozzfest’s most important traditions: giving emerging bands a real stage.
At least one slot could potentially be reserved for an unsigned artist.
That philosophy goes directly back to what made Ozzfest matter in the first place.
It wasn’t simply a parade of established names. Ozzfest put developing bands in front of enormous crowds at a time when breaking into heavy music often meant living in a van, playing clubs with questionable plumbing and praying somebody important happened to be standing near the merch table.
For a generation of metal bands, Ozzfest was the door.
Sharon Osbourne Wants the Festival to Evolve
Sharon Osbourne has repeatedly discussed bringing Ozzfest back since Ozzy’s death, explaining that the festival was something he still believed could continue without him.
Earlier this year, she confirmed that the initial 2027 resurrection would not operate as the sprawling touring festival fans remember from its peak years. However, she has also discussed the possibility of taking Ozzfest back on the road in 2028 and beyond if demand supports it.
She has additionally suggested that future editions could broaden the musical palette rather than adhering rigidly to one corner of heavy music.
The essential mission, however, appears unchanged: major artists at the top, younger bands underneath them and a festival culture built around discovery.
That could prove important in 2027.
The modern heavy festival landscape is dramatically different from the world Ozzfest helped create. Many major bands now headline destination festivals, operate their own events or command enormous appearance fees. Jack Osbourne has acknowledged that reality while discussing the challenge of assembling the new lineup.
But Ozzfest has something those newer festivals cannot manufacture.
History.
Launched in 1996 after Ozzy was reportedly rejected by Lollapalooza, Ozzfest eventually became one of the defining heavy music institutions of the late ’90s and 2000s. Across its various incarnations, its stages hosted Black Sabbath, Slayer, Pantera, Judas Priest, Slipknot, System Of A Down, Tool, Lamb Of God, Disturbed, Korn, Rob Zombie and countless others.
Now, more than three decades after it began, the festival is preparing to open the gates again.
The confirmed 2027 comeback now spans the UK, the United States and Mexico for the first time.
November 5, 2026 update: Dates, venues and Early Bat ticket-sale timing are confirmed above. Artist lineups and headliners remain to be announced.
About The Author
Caine Blackthorn writes music news, trending topics, commentary, and feature pieces for Metal Lair with a focus on the shifting culture surrounding rock and heavy metal. From rising ticket prices and touring collapse to legacy artists, industry absurdity, and the changing soul of live music, his work blends sharp observation with the grit, humor, and frustration of the scene itself. Whether covering modern chaos or metal history, Caine approaches heavy music as something lived through, not simply reported on.
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