Ahead of their headline performance at Download Festival tonight, legendary metal band Black Sabbath have confirmed the dates of their last ever shows.
The band will hit the round around the UK in January and February 2017, ending things where they all began back in Birmingham in 1968. Black Sabbath issued the following statement regarding the tour:
“It started nearly five decades ago with a crack of thunder, a distant bell ringing and then that monstrous riff that shook the earth. The heaviest rock sound ever heard.
In that moment, heavy metal was born, created by a young band from Birmingham, England, barely out of their teens.
Now it ends – the final eight shows ever by the greatest metal band of all time, Black Sabbath. Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler return home to close the final chapter in the final volume of the incredible Black Sabbath story.”
Tickets for the shows go on sale at 9am on Friday June 17th, and you can see a list of the dates below. Support for all shows will come from Rival Sons.
January
20 DUBLIN, IRE – 3 Arena
22 MANCHESTER Arena
24 GLASGOW SSE Hydro
26 LEEDS First Direct Arena
29 LONDON The 02
31 LONDON The 02
February
02 BIRMINGHAM Genting Arena
04 BIRMINGHAM Genting Arena