OZZY OSBOURNE To Perform On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

February 25, 2009

Ozzy Osbourne will be the featured musical guest on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on the Friday, March 27 episode (which will actually air the morning of March 28 beginning at 12:05 a.m.).

Ozzy Osbourne's long-running traveling metal festival, Ozzfest, will not take place in 2009. A press release issued by Osbourne's publicist stated that the singer does not want to tour until he has a new album in stores later in the year, adding, "Thus, Ozzy has decided to put his namesake festival Ozzfest on hold this year." The announcement is not really surprising, given the festival's scaled-down reconfiguration as a one-day event last year after more than a decade as a full-length summer tour.

In addition to the general slowdown in both the economy and the concert business, Ozzfest began facing competition last year from the Rockstar Energy Mayhem tour and Crüe Fest.

Tour co-organizer Sharon Osbourne experimented in 2007 by making the show admission-free, with fans obtaining tickets through corporate sponsors. But the bands were not paid either, leading to a lack of big names.

Last year's "destination festival" took place on August 9 in Dallas and featured METALLICA, SERJ TANKIAN and others along with headliner Ozzy.

Ozzy is currently working in Los Angeles on his 10th studio album, which will follow up 2007's "Black Rain". The new disc is expected in stores by Thanksgiving of this year.

Ozzy, Sharon and their kids Jack and Kelly will star in a new variety show for Fox this spring called "The Osbournes: Reloaded".

Ozzy Osbourne performing on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" - May 2007:

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