OZZY OSBOURNE Announces Farewell 2018 World Tour

DATE:NOVEMBER 6, 2017
FROM:MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER
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OZZY OSBOURNE
TO CELEBRATE
FIVE DECADES OF PERFORMING
WITH FAREWELL WORLD TOUR
THAT WILL LAST INTO 2020
THESE SHOWS WILL MARK THE FINAL
GLOBAL TOUR FOR THE ROCK ICON
DATES KICK OFF MAY 2018 IN MEXICO
Five decades.  18,262 days.  More than 2,500 shows.
On his upcoming farewell world tour, OZZY OSBOURNE–Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy® winning singer and songwriter–will celebrate more than five decades as a performer (both as a solo artist and as lead singer of Black Sabbath which formed in 1968).  This tour, expected to take OZZY around the world with dates into 2020, will mark the end of global touring for the legendary artist, though he will continue to perform select live shows.
“People keep asking me when I’m retiring,” OZZY says.  “This will be my final world tour, but I can’t say I won’t do some shows here and there.”
The tour will kick off in 2018 with a show in Mexico, before heading to South America for OZZY solo shows in three countries.  Next up, a six-week European leg of headlining solo dates and festival performances that’s set to launch Friday, June 1, 2018 in Moscow, Russia  The beloved rock icon will subsequently headline a North American concert tour produced by Live Nation, details of which will be revealed in 2018.
For these dates, OZZY will be joined by longtime collaborators Zakk Wylde (Guitar), Blasko (Bass), Tommy Clufetos (Drums) and Adam Wakeman (Keyboards).
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COUNTRY/CITY
Santiago, Chile
Buenos Aires, Argentina
São Paulo, Brazil
Curitiba, Brazil
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Moscow, Russia
Olympiisky
St. Petersburg, Russia
Ice Palace (Ledovi Dvorets)
Solvesborg, Sweden*
Sweden Rock Festival
Donington, UK*
Download Festival
Prague, Czech Republic*
Airport Letnany
Paris, France*
Download Festival
Halden, Norway*
Tons of Rock Festival
Copenhagen, Denmark*
Copenhell Festival
Dessel, Belgium*
Graspop Metal Meeting
Krakow, Poland*
Impact Festival
Oberhausen, Germany*
König-Pilsnet Arena
Madrid, Spain*
Download Festival
Lisbon, Portugal
*Produced by Live Nation
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