Ozzfest 2001

Ozzfest 2001. Milton Keynes bowl. Just 10 minutes from my home, who would have thought that the most perfect lineup would come to the most perfect place for me? But it did! This was my first Ozzfest, and even though I wasn’t a fan of most of the bands that were performing, I was determined to enjoy myself and get the most out of the day. The place isn’t too big that you can lose your way – it’s just a little bowl, but judging from my experience from Big Day Out in 1999, keep tabs on your friends or you’ll probably lose them! As soon as we got there we went to sit on the hill overlooking the stage and wait for our friends before the ...  Read the complete review

After a long absence from the Godfathers of heavy Metal, Black Sabbath the chance to see them live was not to be missed. They would no doubt amaze, but what about the 13 other bands who'd made the trek to Milton Keynes Bowl.... Well, I suppose I'll start with the venue itself. Milton Keynes Bowl is, suprising a bowl; a large circle with two stages erected at the front and the surrounding area sloping upwards to give the feeling of a Roman ampitheatre. Around the outside were literally hundreds of portaloos (which incidently were the best I've ever seen) and a good number of food and merchandise stalls. The merchandise was typical of what you'd ...  Read the complete review

This years Ozzfest was held at the Milton Keynes Bowl and was one of the first festivals of the year, being put forward this year to the end of May. The 60,000 person venue is fantastic. This may sound a little stupid but it is shaped like a bowl which means that those lucky enough to get a place on the ampitheatre-style hill can be a long way away from the main stage yet still get an excellent view of the whole thing. The day was very well organised with 2 stages that had bands on at alternate times so that if you so wanted you could see every single band. It had all the makings of a festival...overpriced food, vastly overpriced alcohol, appauling ...  Read the complete review

Ozzfest was held at Milton Keynes Bowl as usual and was a day long show, with bands such as Raging Speedhorn, Mudvayne, Disturbed, Soulfly, Paparoach, Tool and Black Sabbath. I'll start by saying it was an amazing day, and then try to review each of the bands, I did see them all as there are only two stages, and while one band are setting up, the other band are playing, which is a really good idea and means that you are never stuck for a band to watch. As I recall The union Underground were on first, I may be wrong, but anyway they were alright, not really my cup of tea but they seemed to be getting the crowd going. Ok, the order is wrong so ...  Read the complete review