Black Sabbath Announce Their Farewell Tour 'The End'

Black Sabbath have announced the dates for their (latest) farewell tour ‘The End‘, which is being billed as their ‘final’ tour. Thus far, the trek will not feature estranged drummer Bill Ward, who remains in a contractual dispute with the group and a public spat with frontman Ozzy Osbourne. The following video/statement was released for the trek, along with the below dates:

“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…”

01/20 Omaha, NE – Centurylink Center
01/22 Chicago, IL – United Center
01/25 Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
01/28 Saskatoon, SK – Sasktel Centre
01/30 Edmonton, AB – Rexall Centre
02/01 Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
02/03 Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
02/06 Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
02/09 San Jose, CA – SAP Center
02/11 Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
02/13 Las Vegas, NV – Mandalay Bay Events Center
02/15 Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
02/17 Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
02/19 Auburn Hills, MI – The Palace Of Auburn Hills
02/21 Hamilton, ON – FirstOntario Centre
02/23 Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
02/25 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
04/15 Perth, AUS – Perth Arena
04/17 Adelaide, AUS – Adelaide Entertainment Centre
04/19 Melbourne, AUS – Rod Laver Arena
04/23 Sydney, AUS – Allphones Arena
04/25 Brisbane, AUS – Brisbane Entertainment Centre
04/28 Auckland, NZ – Vector Arena
04/30 Dunedin, NZ – Forsyth Barr