Black Sabbath Final 2016 Tour Announced!

BLACK SABBATH will embark on tour that is being billed as "The End" in January 2016. The official press release reads as follows:

"It's the Beginning of THE END.

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 tour by the greatest Metal Band of all time, BLACK SABBATH. Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler close the final chapter in the final volume of the incredible BLACK SABBATH story.

BLACK SABBATH's farewell tour, 'The End', begins on January 20, 2016 and it promises to surpass all previous tours with their most mesmerizing production ever.

When this tour concludes, it will truly be THE END,

THE END of one of most legendary bands in Rock 'n Roll history…"

BLACK SABBATH "The End" tour dates:

North America

Jan. 20 - Omaha, NE @ Centurylink CenterJan. 22 - Chicago, IL @ UNited CenterJan. 25 - Minneapolis, MN @ Target CenterJan. 28 - Saskatoon, SK @ Sasktel CentreJan. 30 - Edmonton, AB @ Rexall CentreFeb. 01 - Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank SaddledomeFeb. 03 - Vancouver, BC @ Rogers ArenaFeb. 06 - Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma DomeFeb. 09 - San Jose, CA @ SAP CenterFeb. 11 - Los Angeles, CA @ The ForumFeb. 13 - Das Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Events CenterFeb. 15 - Denver, CO @ Pepsi CenterFeb. 17 - Kansas City, MO @ Sprint CenterFeb. 18 - Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn HillsFeb. 21 - Hamilton, ON @ Firstontario CentreFeb. 23 - Montreal, QC @ Bell CentreFeb. 25 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden.

Australia and New Zealand

Apr. 15 - Perth, @ Perth ArenaApr. 17 - Adelaide @ Entertainment CentreApr. 19 - Melbourne @ Rod Lave ArenaApr. 23 - Sydney @ Allphones ArenaApr. 25 - Brisbane @ Entertainment CenterApr. 28 - Auckland @ Vector ArenaApr. 30 - Dunedin @ Forsyth Barr Stadium.

More dates will be announced in October! Keep an eye on updates, fellows Iommi/Sabbath fans!

Below is the LINK TO THE VIP NATION WEBSITE where you can SIGN UP and purchase the VIP packages, several different versions will be available. Access to Black Sabbath soundcheck and Meet & Greet with Tony, Ozzy and Geezer - unbelieavable features for die hards! Presales start on Friday! Keep your eyes on updates!

Ozzy Osbourne said this past spring that BLACK SABBATH will embark on one last tour in 2016 before calling it quits. "The plan is that next year [we'll do] the final BLACK SABBATH tour and then it's over," Ozzy said during an April 24 press conference in in São Paulo, Brazil, where he performed as part of the Monsters Of Rock festival.

"13" was the first SABBATH album in 35 years to feature Osbourne, Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler together, with drummer Bill Ward the only founding member to sit out the record and world tour. "13" went to No. 1 in both the U.S. and the U.K., a first for the band in America and only their second chart-topper in their native country since 1971.

Iommi.com, 3 September 2015