Rumors are running rampant that the "surprise groundbreaking, historic announcement" that Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne will make about this summer's Ozzfest will involve a change from the tour's traditionally open-air format to an indoor-arena setup, with Osbourne serving as the headliner on most, if not all, the dates, and around 5-6 additional bands on the bill and a few others on select stops. According to unconfirmed reports, the change will be made to reduce the high cost of running the festival as well as to address the sluggish ticket sales that have plagued the festival in recent years. In addition, it will deal with the fact that outside venues tend to cause Ozzy's allergies to flare up — as they did on his most recent run as the Ozzfest headliner in 2005 — which invevitably leads to concert cancellations.
"He's been having a lot of voice problems," Sharon stated during Ozzfest's 2005 run. "Ozzy suffers from hay fever. When the pollen count is high, he's just wiped out. And there's only so many things he can take for it."
MARILYN MANSON has been confirmed as one of the headliners of the B'Estival, a new event that will took place in Romania from June 30 until July 1 at Romexpo Bucharest. The festival will likely feature three stages, each for a different genre of music. More headliners will be announced soon.
Manson announced on his web site that the name of his new album is "Eat Me, Drink Me". The disc is tentatively due for release this spring and will follow up 2003's "The Golden Age of Grotesque". Manson told MTV.com in the fall of 2005 that he expected his next record to be "something above and beyond and different — sonically, emotionally — than anything I've done."
Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) has scheduled the following Norwegian tour dates:
Mar. 27- Sandnes, NOR - Tribute
Mar. 28 - Bergen, NOR - Garage
Mar. 30 - Brekkstad, NOR - Norsk Rock Kafe
Mar. 31 - Mach Strommen, NOR - Bar80
Apr. 02 - Oslo, NOR - Smuget
