Black Sabbath Announce Huge Farewell UK Arena Tour

This is going to be amazing.

June 10, 2016

Black Sabbath have announced details of a massive farewell UK arena tour

Ahead of their eagerly-anticipated Download Festival 2016 headline set, today (June 10) Black Sabbath have revealed details of a huge farewell arena tour that, notably, will end where it all began for two February dates in Birmingham. These dates are scheduled to be their last eight shows ever.

Speaking exclusively to Kerrang!, Ozzy Osbourne‘s short-but-sincere statement reveals a lot about the emotions of Sabbath finally bringing things to a close: “Now that The End is coming nearer and nearer, I’m must say that I’m really gutted.”

January 2017

22 Manchester Arena
24 Glasgow SSE Hyrdo
26 Leeds Arena
29 London O2 Arena
31 London O2 Arena

February 2017

2 Birmingham Genting Arena
3 Birmingham Genting Arena

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