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The festival was created in 1996 by Ozzy Osbourne's wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne, after she was rebuffed by [[Lollapalooza]] when she tried to get Ozzy on that festival circuit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2014/10/13/sharon-osbourne-says-ozzfest-her-biggest-achievement|title=Sharon Osbourne says Ozzfest her biggest achievement|date=13 October 2014|website=torontosun.com|access-date=28 March 2018}}</ref> The tour was well-received, which prompted the festival to become a yearly occurrence.<ref name="ozzy bio"/>

The first Ozzfest was not a national tour, but rather a two-day festival held in [[Phoenix, Arizona]], and [[Devore, California]], on 25 and 26 October 1996 respectively. [[Ozzfest Live]], a compilation of ten live tracks recorded during this festival, was released on April 29, 1997.

In 1997, there were large protests outside of the festival to cancel [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]'s performance. However, no dates were cancelled. There were also protests of a similar nature in 2001, following the [[Columbine High School massacre]], which some groups had blamed on [[Marilyn Manson]].