Sharon Osbourne Reveals Future of Ozzfest Amid Ozzy Osbourne's Health Battle

Sharon Osbourne hyped fans with an announcement about the potential Ozzfest's return.

After more than two decades, Ozzfest marked its last edition in 2018. The final iteration took place at the Forum in Los Angeles, featuring Ozzy Osbourne, Jonathan Davis, Marilyn Manson and more artists.

Amid Ozzy's health issues, Sharon shared good news about Ozzfest's future.

Will Ozzfest Return to the Spotlight?

During the latest episode of "The Osbournes Podcast" (via Rolling Stone), Ozzy asked Sharon about the festival and the potential "whole Ozzfest."

Kelly Osbourne said bands and managers should be realistic, and Sharon agreed with her daughter before adding, "Why is it when it comes to us that everybody thinks that we are trillionaires and so that every manager who wants their band on our festival wants one of the f------ trillions they think we've got to put on the festival?"

The early recapitulations of Ozzfest featured legendary bands, including Pantera and Sepulture, but the family opened up about its plans to show even the up-and-coming artists and "break new bands."

While they look forward to seeing another Ozzfest, it remains unknown whether Ozzy can be part of it due to his ongoing health issues.

For what it's worth, his medical condition led him to cancel his appearance at the Power Trip Festival. He also called off more schedules to focus on his recovery while he takes things "one day at a time."

"I'm not going up there in a f------ wheelchair. I've seen Phil Collins perform recently, and he's got virtually the same problems as me. He gets up there in a wheelchair! But I couldn't do that," he went on.

Why Did Ozzfest End?

In another episode of the podcast, Sharon and Ozzy revealed the real reason why Ozzfest suddenly stepped out of the limelight: it was no longer financially viable.

Sharon blamed greedy managers who reportedly thought they were earning billions on the festival when they were not, in reality.

"We made a profit. But it was not like - we couldn't retire on it," she disclosed. "And managers and agents wanted more and more and more, and it just wasn't cost-effective anymore. We stopped because it just wasn't cost-effective."

Sharon and Ozzy co-founded Ozzfest in 1996, and it became one of the main festivals and shows that focused on heavy metal and hard rock music genres.

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Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne