MUSIC NEWS- After wrapping up a successful run of six OZZFest shows that got him some of the best live reviews in his career, OZZY OSBOURNE and his band; new guitar player Gus G., bassist Blasko, drummer Tommy Clufetos and keyboardist Adam Wakeman (son of YES keyboard wiz, Rick) launched the second leg of his overseas tour on Saturday, August 29 at the Ripfest Festival in Prague, Czech Republic.
As part of OZZY’s 18th month world tour, this leg will encompass 16 countries and mixes headlining and festival dates in connection with the multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s album SCREAM (Epic Records) and features the newly released single “Life Won’t Wait.” The trek includes two OZZFest shows, one in London, England at the O2 Arena September 18 and the other in Tel Aviv, Israel at Heyarkon Park on September 28, and plus performances in Russia, Italy, France, Denmark, Sweden, Greece, Finland, Norway, Germany, Romania, and Turkey before wrapping October 4 in Hungary.
The shows dates will be followed by three shows in Japan (October 13, 16 and 17), after which OZZY returns to the USA to headline the Voodoo Experience festival Halloween weekend in New Orleans, LA. A headlining U.S. tour will follow this fall/winter, details of which will be announced in the coming weeks.
Later this year, Epic Records will release will release an expanded two-CD version of the SCREAM album, October 5. The “Tour Edition” package will feature seven bonus songs: a mix of previously unreleased tracks and live recordings. Three of the songs--“One More Time” and “Jump The Moon,” plus the never-before-released “Hand of The Enemy”--are from the SCREAMsessions. The other four songs are live tracks--“Bark at the Moon,” “Let Me Hear You Scream” and “No More Tears,” as well as the Black Sabbath nugget “Fairies Wear Boots--that were recorded this year in Folkestone and Birmingham in the U.K. The package will also contain video content including the Jonas Akerlund-directed video for “Let Me Hear You Scream” and behind-the-scenes footage from the set of the video, along with footage documenting the making of the SCREAMalbum. Epic will also issue a four-sided vinyl edition that includes five bonus tracks: the three aforementioned songs from the SCREAM sessions and the live version of “Let Me Hear You Scream,” along with the single version of “Life Won't Wait” (the second single from SCREAM).
OZZY’s Internation Tour Itinerary:
Date Venue City
Sat Aug 28 Ripfest Festival Prague, Czech Republic
Mon Aug 30 Herning Arena Herning, Denmark
Thu Sept 2 Dognvillfestivalen Tromso, Norway
Sat Sept 4 Ratt Og Rade Festival Stavanger, Norway
Tue Sept 7 Globen Stockholm, Sweden
Thu Sept 9 Hartwell Arena Helsinki, Finland
Sat Sept 11 New Arena St. Petersberg, Russia
Mon Sept 13 Khodynka Arena Moscow, Russia
Thu Sept 16 Koenig Pilsner Arena Oberhausen, Germany
Sat Sept 18 Ozzfest- O2 Arena London, UK
Mon Sept 20 Bercy Paris, France
Wed Sept 22 Palasharp Milan, Italy
Sat Sept 25 Terra Vibe T Athens, Greece
Tue Sept 28 Ozzfest - Heyarkon Park Tel Aviv, Israel
Thu Sept 30 Amphitheatre Istanbul, Turkey
Sat Oct 2 Zone Arena Bucharest, Romania
Mon Oct 4 Arena Budapest, Hungary
Wed Oct 13 Forum Toyko, Japan
Sat Oct 16 Loud Park – Super Arena Toyko, Japan
Sun Oct 17 Loud Park – Kobe World Kobe, Japan
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