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Ozzy Osbourne Announces North American Farewell Tour Dates, Insists He Isn't Retiring
Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath performs onstage on 'The End Tour' at
Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on Aug. 17, 2016 in Wantagh, New York
At a press conference at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday (Feb. 6), Ozzy Osbourne,
along with wife Sharon, announced the first North American leg of his
farewell tour. Scheduled to begin April 27 in Allentown, Pennsylvania,
No More Tours 2 will send the Prince of Darkness out on the road until
2020.
"I'm 70-something. I've missed my family over the
years," Ozzy said. "I've always been out on the road the whole time with
a few breaks here and there. It's just time."
The
grandfather, who recently welcomed his eighth grandchild, is looking to
slow down after his final tour but insists it isn't the end for his
music career.
"I'm not retiring from the music business; I'm just not doing world tours anymore. I'll be doing gigs," Ozzy says.
When
questioned about what kind of shows fans can expect from the heavy
metal musician, his wife Sharon responded, "Anything but Coachella."
While the tour will be Ozzy's final extensive trip around the world, the Black Sabbath
singer confirmed that Ozzfest -- the touring heavy metal and hard rock
festival he, his wife and son Jack put together -- will continue.
In
February 2017, Ozzy and the rest of his first band Black Sabbath played
their final shows together. The three-year The End Tour concluded in
their hometown of Birmingham in the U.K. with original members Ozzy, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler.
"With the Sabbath thing, I didn't think I would get emotional, but at
the last gig in Birmingham, where we started, I got all emotional,"
Ozzy said Tuesday. "It is the greatest love affair I've ever had in my
life."
Ozzy had announced the first No More Tours dates in 1992,
when he was incorrectly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The stops
announced Tuesday for the No More Tours 2 join the previously announced
overseas leg. From May 5 to July 8, Ozzy will head to Central and South
America, Europe and close out in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Backing Ozzy on tour will be longtime guitarist Zakk Wylde, bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson, drummer Tommy Clufetos and keyboardist Adam Wakeman.
Tickets go on sale to the general public Saturday, Feb. 17, through LiveNation.com at 10 a.m. local time.
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