The Ozzy and Friends Tour is a concert tour that replaced the majority of the original 2012 dates of the Black Sabbath Reunion Tour.
| Tour by Ozzy Osbourne | |
| Location |
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|---|---|
| Start date | 23 May 2012 |
| End date | 22 November 2015 |
| Legs | 2 |
| No. of shows | 23 |
| Ozzy Osbourne concert chronology | |
On 17 February 2012, Black Sabbath reshuffled its reunion plans in light of guitarist Tony Iommi's battle with lymphoma. The band confirmed that they planned to play only one show on their planned European tour – Download Festival, which took place on 10 June in England. In between the lone performance, Ozzy Osbourne headed out on a 17-date tour as part of Ozzy & Friends, which featured special guests including Slash, Zakk Wylde, Tom Morello and Sabbath's own Geezer Butler on select dates.[1] In 2015, a similar outcome came along, and Sabbath had to pull away from some dates in their 2015 schedule including the 2015 installment of the Japanese Ozzfest.[2] and Ozzy Osbourne and Friends had replaced those slots.[3] The 20 June 2015 concert in Mannheim, Germany was canceled after the opening band, Black Label Society had completed their set due to vocal problems on Osbourne's part.[4]
Tour dates
editPersonnel
edit- Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
- Geezer Butler – bass (selected dates)
- Zakk Wylde – guitar (selected dates)
- Slash – guitar (selected dates)
- Adam Wakeman – keyboards/guitar
- Gus G – guitar
- Blasko – bass
- Tommy Clufetos – drums
- Tom Morello – guitar (Ozzfest Japan 2015)
Supporting Acts
edit- Black Label Society – Europe 2012
- Alkbottle – Vinenna, Austria (26/6/12)
- Judas Priest – Latin America 2015
- Motörhead – Latin America 2015
- Zerodoze – Porto Alegre, Brazil (30/4/15)
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Lipshutz, Jason (17 February 2012). "Black Sabbath Reunion Tour Becomes Ozzy & Friends Tour". Billboard. Jason Lipshutz.
In between the lone performance, Ozzy Osbourne will head out on a 15-date tour as part of Ozzy & Friends, which will feature special guests like Slash, Zakk Wylde and Sabbath's own Geezer Butler on select dates.
- ^ "Black Sabbath Pulls Out Of Ozzfest Japan; Ozzy Osbourne To Perform Solo Set". Blabbermouth.net. 9 April 2015.
Despite last month's announcement to the contrary, BLACK SABBATH will not appear at this year's Ozzfest Japan, scheduled for November 21–22 at Makuhari Messe outside Tokyo.
- ^ "Black Sabbath Cancel Concert, Tony Iommi Gives Health Update". Rolling Stone. 9 April 2015.
- ^ "Ozzy Osbourne Cancels Germany Concert Because of Vocal Ailment". Loudwire.