He may not know what day it is, but Ozzy Osborne (rather, make that Sharon) knows to keep business fluid in these confusing times of the music industry.  Last year, to attract more sponsors, the family Ozz threw forth their annual metal fest for free, albeit featuring smaller acts.  (Still waiting to read the numbers on that one.) 

This year, by keeping their travel costs low, and focusing on one venue in Dallas, Ozzy was able to shrewdly book Metallica, Serj, and Jonathan Davis of Korn.  Go ahead, make fun of his mental competency, but he is the linchpin between metal's great past and its current resurgence.  And, maybe by actually charging for tickets, Ozzfest can be profitable this year.

From Billboard:

Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Jonathan Davis of Korn, Serj Tankian, Hellyeah, Sevendust and Shadows Fall, among others, are scheduled to appear at this year's one-off Ozzfest, to be held Aug. 9 at Pizza Hut Park in Dallas.

Other main stage acts on the bill are Cavalera Conspiracy, Apocalyptica, In This Moment and an all-star tribute to late Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Second stage acts are Devildriver, Kingdom of Sorrow, Soilent Green, Witchcraft and Goatwhore. The Sword, Drowning Pool and Rigor Mortis will handle duties on the third stage.

"We're going to be a stadium destination festival for now -- we have gone past doing the sheds every summer," says Ozzy's wife, Sharon Osbourne, who is producing Ozzfest with AEG Live. "We've given everyone else the blueprint and we have to keep evolving Ozzfest. This is just the beginning; AEG Live and I have a lot of new ideas for Ozzfest."

Ozzfest will be Osbourne's only concert performance this summer. Tickets for the one-day festival will go on sale May 31 via Ozzfest.com; prices have not yet been announced.

The MTV Cribs episode that started it all: