If you know the history of why Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne began Ozzfest you will find this news ironic. Black Sabbath are set to headline the Lollapalooza festival this year. The former touring festival is once again happening over one weekend at Chicago's Grant Park. This year it will take place on August 3, 4 and 5th. The Sabbath set is being billed as their only North American appearance this year.
This year's festival will also feature the reunion of At The Drive-In, Red Hot Chili Peppers, he Black Keys, Jack White and more making up the 130 act roster. You can check out the lineup below:
Lollapalooza 2012 Lineup:
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Little Dragon
Orchard Lounge
The Black Keys
Dr. Dog
Mona
Black Sabbath
Of Monsters and Men
The Growlers
Jack White
Gary Clark Jr.
Hey Rosetta!
Florence + The Machine
Alabama Shakes
JEFF the Brotherhood
At The Drive-In
The Gaslight Anthem
Anamanaguchi
Bassnectar
SBTRKT
First Aid Kit
Avicii
Amadou & Mariam
Wax
The Shins
Porter Robinson
FIDLAR
Justice
The Walkmen
JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound
Passion Pit
Tame Impala
Milo Greene
Kaskade
Sub Focus
Los Jaivas
The Weeknd
Band of Skulls
Kopecky Family Band
Sigur Ros
JJ Grey & Mofro
The Jezabels
Bloc Party
Madeon
Nadastrom
Calvin Harris
Neon Indian
LP
Miike Snow
Zedd
DJ Nihal
The Afghan Whigs
Dum Dum Girls
Yuna
M83
Paper Diamond
The White Panda
Franz Ferdinand
Washed Out
Walk Off The Earth
Frank Ocean
Aloe Blacc
Animal Kingdom
NERO
Trampled By Turtles
Dev
J. Cole
Bear in Heaven
Karmin
Knife Party
Blind Pilot
SALVA
Childish Gambino
Chairlift
The Sheepdogs
Delta Spirit
The Black Angels
The Dunwells
Santigold
Yellow Ostrich
DJ Mel
Metric
GIVERS
Empires
Zeds Dead
Polica
Kevin Devine
The Temper Trap
Bombay Bicycle Club
Dry The River
Wale
Sharon Van Etten
Helena
Big Gigantic
White Rabbits
Haley Reinhart
Die Antwoord
Doomtree
Imaginary Cities
Dawes
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
Overdoz
tUnE-yArDs
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Ambassadors
Skream & Benga
The Devil Makes Three
DJ Zebo
The Head & The Heart
Oberhofer
thenewno2
The Big Pink
Star Slinger
Moon Taxi
Twin Shadow
The War on Drugs
Chancellor Warhol
The Tallest Man on Earth
Michael Kiwanuka
Laura Warshauer
Toro Y Moi
O Rappa
Red Oblivion
FUN.
Bowerbirds
Kid Color
