Ozzy Osbourne to Embark on Farewell Tour in 2018
Ozzy Osbourne has revealed his upcoming world tour will be his last. With Zakk Wylde on guitar, Ozzy will begin the farewell tour in 2018 and finally wrap up the trek in 2020.
No need to mourn the loss of Ozzy’s touring machine just yet — you’ll have the next three years to catch metal’s Prince of Darkness live in concert. The first batch of cities (with some venues) have been revealed for May 2018 with a run of South American shows before hitting Russia and Europe in June and July.
"People keep asking me when I’m retiring," Osbourne says in a statement. "This will be my final world tour, but I can’t say I won’t do some shows here and there."
This announcement comes just months after Black Sabbath completed their "The End" tour, capping off a legendary career with packed arena gigs.
In addition to Wylde on guitar, Ozzy will be surrounded by Blasko on bass, Tommy Clufetos on drums and Adam Wakeman on keys.
Details on the North American leg of Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell tour will be revealed in 2018, so stay tuned for that news once it breaks.
Ozzy Osbourne "Farewell Tour" 2018 South American, Russian + European Dates
May 5 - Mexico @ TBA
May 8 - Santiago, Chile @ TBA
May 11 - Buenos Aires, Argentina @ TBA
May 13 - São Paulo, Brazil @ TBA
May 16 - Curitiba, Brazil @ TBA
May 18 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil @ TBA
May 20 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil @ TBA
June 1 - Moscow, Russia @ Olympiisky
June 3 - St. Petersburg, Russia @ Ice Palace (Ledovi Dvorets)
June 6 - Finland @ TBA
June 8 - Solvesborg, Sweden* @ Sweden Rock Festival
June 10 - Donington, UK* @ Download Festival
June 13 - Prague, Czech Republic* @ Airport Letnany
June 15 - Paris, France* @ Download Festival
June 17 - Italy* @ TBA
June 20 - Halden, Norway* @ Tons of Rock Festival
June 22 - Copenhagen, Denmark* @ Copenhell Festival
June 24 - Dessel, Belgium* @ Graspop Metal Meeting
June 26 - Krakow, Poland* @ Impact Festival
June 28 - Oberhausen, Germany* @ König-Pilsnet Arena
June 30 - Madrid, Spain* @ Download Festival
July 2 - Lisbon, Portugal @ Meo Arena
*Produced by Live Nation
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