The lineup for this year’s installment of the Ozzfest was officially announced today in Los Angeles and features arguably its strongest lineup ever. The ninth installment of the metal touring circus is set to feature OZZY OSBOURNE, JUDAS PRIEST, SLAYER, DIMMU BORGIR, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY on the main stage. The second stage will feature SLIPKNOT, HATEBREED, and LAMB OF GOD with addtional acts to rotate throughout the tour including ATREYU, BLEEDING THROUGH, LACUNA COIL, EVERY TIME I DIE, UNEARTH, and GOD FORBID. Confirmed tour dates are as follows:

July 10 Hartford, CT ctnow.com Meadows Music Theatre
July 12 Boston, MA Tweeter Center
July 14 Wantagh, NY Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Amphitheatre
July 16 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
July 18 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion
July 20 Columbus, OH Germain Amphitheatre
July 22 Nashville, TN Starwood Amphitheatre
July 24 Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green
July 27 Seattle, WA White River Amphitheatre
July 29 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 31 San Bernardino, CA Hyundai Pavilion
Aug 3 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
Aug 5 Dallas, TX Smirnoff Music Center
Aug 7 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Aug 10 Kansas City, KS Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Aug 12 St. Louis, MO UMB Pavilion
Aug 14 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music Theatre
Aug 17 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Center
Aug 19 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
Aug 21 Chicago, IL Tweeter Center
Aug 24 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
Aug 26 Camden, NJ Tweeter Waterfront
Aug 28 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion
Aug 31 Raleigh, NC Alltel Pavilion
Sept 2 Tampa, FL Tampa Bay Amphitheatre
Sept 4 West Palm, FL Sound Advice Amphitheatre