Black Sabbath Announce Final Tour

Black Sabbath have announced what they are claiming will be their final tour. I say “claiming” because, well… Ozzy has been saying he’s gonna retire since 1992 (at least). Also: a final tour doesn’t necessarily mean the band will no longer play individual shows. Also also: Bill Ward isn’t involved, natch, so for a lot of us, the band’s real farewell tour was Ozzfest 2005, when all four original members shared a stage for the last time.

Still, if this really is the band’s last tour, that’s a big deal: the final tour by the first metal band of all time. Metal is a relatively new genre in the scheme of things, so this feels significant. Our founding fathers are retiring. We’re all grown-up.

Dates that have been announced so far are below; more will be announced in October.

1/20 Omaha, NE CenturyLink Center
1/22 Chicago, IL United Center
1/25 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
1/28 Saskatoon, SK Sasktel Centre
1/30 Edmonton, AB Rexall Centre
2/1 Calgary, ON Scotiabank Saddledome
2/3 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
2/6 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
2/9 San Jose, CA SAP Center
2/11 Los Angeles, CA The Forum
2/13 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center
2/15 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
2/17 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
2/19 Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
2/21 Hamilton, ON FirstOntario Centre
2/23 Montreal, QB Bell Centre
2/25 New York City, NY Madison Square Garden

Australia/New Zealand Tour Dates

4/15 Perth, Perth Arena
4/17 Adelaide, Entertainment Centre
4/19 Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena
4/23 Sydney, Allphones Arena
4/25 Brisbane, Entertainment Centre
4/28 Auckland, Vector Arena
4/30 Dunedin, Forsyth Barr Stadium