Black Sabbath announce 2013 North American tour

Black Sabbath has announced a five-week tour of North America in support of its upcoming album, “13”.

The 20-date tour starts on 25 July in Houston, Texas. The band will works its way across the continent – including shows in Toronto and Vancouver – and stops in Los Angeles on 3 September. Currently Black Sabbath are touring Australia through May 7, after which they will play Ozzfest Japan on May 12.

Tickets for the 16 dates announced today will go on sale Friday, 3 May at Ticketmaster. Fans can also visit a special Facebook page to register for pre-sale, which will take place 2 May. VIP packages can also be purchased at VIP Nation.
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Black Sabbath 2013 Summer Tour Dates:

July
25 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
27 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
29 Tampa, FL Live Nation Amphitheatre
31 W. Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre

August
02 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
04 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
06 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
08 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
10 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
12 Boston, MA Comcast Center
14 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
16 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
18 Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center
22 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
24 Seattle, WA Gorge Amphitheatre
26 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View
28 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
30 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center

September
01 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
03 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Sports Arena

Listen to Black Sabbath's interview to New Zealand's Radio Hauraki on Blabbermouth.net 

Dave Lifton for Ultimate Classic Rock, Blabbermouth.net 25 April 2013 
Photo Lorraine Parker