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Report: Half Of OZZFEST Free-Ticket-Holders Choose To Stay Home

July 19, 2007

A five-minute video montage of highlights from the opening show of this summer's Ozzfest, which took place last Thursday (July 12, 2007) in Auburn, Washington, has been posted on YouTube (set to the sound of OZZY OSBOURNE's "Not Going Away").

In other news, Leslie Griffy of the San Jose Mercury News reports that Mountain View, California police is working with Shoreline's private security to make sure everything runs smoothly at today's Ozzfest at the venue, police spokeswoman Liz Wylie said. About 17 officers are at the venue.

If the concert stays true to history, it may be a busy day for police. Last year, 11 people were arrested for fighting, drugs or alcohol-related offenses.

"That's a lot for us," Wylie said.

About 18,000 ticket-holders were expected to show up for today's all-day concert, featuring OZZY OSBOURNE and LORDI. But the city is ready in case all 30,000 people who received free tickets show up. At the festival's other shows in California, about 50 percent of the people with tickets came to the concert, Wylie said. (Note: Three Ozzfest 2007 shows have taken place so far: July 12 at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, WA; July 14 at the The Gorge in George, WA; and July 17 at the Sleep Train Amphitheatre in Sacramento, CA.)

Some of the other bands scheduled to play are STATIC-X, LAMB OF GOD and 3 INCHES OF BLOOD.

Because the bands are staggered through the day, starting shortly after noon, with Osbourne taking the stage at about 9:30 p.m., the city doesn't expect a major traffic jam, Wylie said.

"People will be coming and going throughout the day," she said.

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