Ozzy Osbourne's legacy continues, his wife plans to return to OzzFest

JAKARTA - The wife of late heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne, has brought new news for hard music lovers around the world. She revealed that she was exploring the possibility of reviving OzzFest.

If the plan goes smoothly, the festival, which has been the Mecca of metal music during the 1990s to 2000s, is believed to be back to greet fans, at least by 2027.

Sharon admitted that he had been in intensive communication with the giant promoter Live Nation. This step was taken to revive the spirit of OzzFest, which first hit the public in October 1996.

He emphasized that this festival is not just a gossip event, but a place for young talents to show their fangs on a big stage.

"This is something Ozzy fought for so much: to give a stage to young talent in front of a lot of people," Sharon said in a recent interview with Billboard.

"We really started the metal festival in this country (the United States). Many have tried to imitate, but no one has ever had the same soul as ours, because OzzFest is a place for new talent. It's like a summer camp for kids," he continued.

However, there is something different in this "reborn" plan. Sharon hinted that OzzFest 2027 will no longer be exclusive to rock and metal genres, but will embrace other music genres.

This transformation is carried out in the midst of increasingly dynamic industry challenges. Previously, Sharon complained about the behavior of some band managers in the past who were considered too greedy, so that the festival's operations were no longer cost-effective.

"Every manager who wants their band to play at our festival thinks we have trillions of dollars. We stopped because it was no longer cost-effective," he said. "There are managers who even refuse their band to get on stage until I agree to give them an additional 10,000 US dollars."

In addition to plans to revive OzzFest, Sharon is also preparing an ambitious project titled a classical music tour. In collaboration with Live Nation, this project will involve local orchestras to bring back rearranged versions of Black Sabbath's legendary songs combined with cutting-edge visuals.

This initiative is a form of ongoing tribute to Ozzy Osbourne who died last year, after the historic farewell concert Back To The Beginning in Birmingham which managed to raise charity funds of up to 11 million US dollars.

More information regarding the location and line-up of the event is expected to be announced gradually through the official channels of the Osbourne family and Live Nation social media in the near future.