Tony leads Pride of Birmingham Awards 2015. Black Sabbath's European dates announced

Pride of Birmingham honoured the real-life heroes of the West Midlands again this year, on 2 October 2015.

The Pride of Birmingham Awards, organised by the Birmingham Mail, celebrate people who make a difference. A host of celebrities from music, movies, TV, showbiz and sport joined host Gaby Roslin. Among those helping to present awards is our Black Sabbath guitar hero Tony Iommi, as always very active when it takes to the local hometown events. Tony wrote on his Official Facebook page:

"Lovely to be a part of the Pride of Birmingham Awards again, the award winners were really amazing. Their stories of outstanding bravery and compassion for others never ceases to amaze me. As always it was great to see my old friend Noddy from Slade and Roy Wood from The Move and, Wizard, etc."

Tony posted a set of great pictures on his page, don't forget to give a look, and if you haven't "liked" Tony's page yet, do it now! 

Black Sabbath have announced European concert dates in 2016 for The End tour. This announcement follows the news of concerts planned for North America, Australia, and New Zealand. The new shows are set for June and July, and founding members Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, and Geezer Butler will visit such countries as Hungary, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Czech Republic, Austria, Poland, Finland, Sweden, and Russia.

USA dates:
Wednesday, Jan 20 - Century Link Center in Omaha, NE

Friday, Jan 22 - United Center in Chicago, IL

Monday, Jan 25 - Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

Thursday, Jan 28 - SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, SK

Saturday, Jan 30 - Rexall Place in Edmonton, AB

Monday, Feb 1 - Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AB

Wednesday, Feb 3 - Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC

Saturday, Feb 6 - Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, WA

Tuesday, Feb 9 - SAP Center in San Jose, CA

Thursday, Feb 11 - The Forum in Los Angeles, CA

Saturday, Feb 13 - Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV

Monday, Feb 15 - Pepsi Center in Denver, CO

Wednesday, Feb 17 - Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO

Friday, Feb 19 - Palace Of Auburn Hills in Detroit, MI

Sunday, Feb 21 - First Ontario Centre in Hamilton, ON

Tuesday, Feb 23 - Centre Bell in Montreal, QC

Thursday, Feb 25 - Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

Saturday, Feb 27 - Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

Australia & New Zealand dates:

Friday, Apr 15 - Perth Arena in Perth, Australia

Sunday, Apr 17 - Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, Australia

Tuesday, Apr 19 - Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia

Saturday, Apr 23 - Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia

Monday, Apr 25 - Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia

Thursday, Apr 28 - Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand

Saturday, Apr 30 - Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand

European dates:

Wednesday, Jun 1 - Budapest Arena in Hungary, Budapest

Wednesday, Jun 8 - Waldbühne in Berlin, Germany

Monday, Jun 13 - Arena di Verona in Verona, Italy

Wednesday, Jun 15 - Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland

Friday, Jun 17 - Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium

Thursday, Jun 23 - Tons of Rock in Halden, Norway

Saturday, Jun 25 - Copenhell in Denmark, Copenhagen

Tuesday, Jun 28 - Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria

Thursday, Jun 30 - O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic

Saturday, Jul 2 - Tauron Arena in Krakow, Poland

Tuesday, Jul 5 - Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia

Thursday, Jul 7 - Monsters of Rock Festival in Helsinki, Finland

Saturday, Jul 9 - Monsters of Rock Festival in Stockholm, Sweden

Tuesday, Jul 12 - Olympisky Arena in Moscow, Russia

More dates are going to be announced soon! Stay tuned!

2 October 2015

Photo: Tony Iommi and Roy Wood by Iommi.com