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Ozzy headlines festival
27/01/2005 08:28 - (SA)
Denmark - Ozzy Osbourne and his band, heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath, will be some of the top names at this year's Roskilde Festival, one of Europe's largest music events, organisers said on Wednesday.
British-born Osbourne and the group will perform in Roskilde, 40 kilometres west of Copenhagen, taking place from June 30 to July 3.
It will be the band's sole summer festival appearance, organisers said in a statement, adding American band Green Day and Canadian group The Dears also were on the 2005 programme for the four-day festival.
Last year, 75 000 tickets were sold for the outdoor event where more than 150 artists performed on Roskilde's six stages, including the Pixies, Morrissey, Sahara Hotnights and Avril Lavigne.
Osbourne, who grew up in Birmingham, central England, rose to stardom with heavy metal group Black Sabbath in the 1970s before launching a solo career.
First held in 1971, the festival in Roskilde, 40 kilometers west of the capital, Copenhagen, was inspired by the 1969 Woodstock Festival in upstate New York. The event, which in recent years has appeared on MTV, attracts visitors from throughout Europe and the United States.
On the net:
www.roskilde-festival.dk
- AP
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