Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden to headline this year's Ozzfest
Black Sabbath and
Iron Maiden will headline the 10th anniversary edition of
Ozzfest, informed sources have told
Blabbermouth.net. In addition,
Anthrax's
"Among the Living" lineup — featuring vocalist Joey Belladonna, guitarist Dan Spitz and bassist Frank Bello — is said to have secured a slot on the main stage at the festival, which is expected to kick off in mid-July.
According to unconfirmed reports, the
Ozzfest 2005 shows will start later than the previous 9:00 a.m. kick-off time and will include more non-rotating slots on teh second stage.
Prior to headlining the 2005 edition of
Ozzfest,
Black Sabbath will embark on a short European tour, which will include an appearance at the U.K.'s Download festival (where they will headline the "
Ozzfest" day on June 11).