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Black Sabbath postpone shows on final tour after Ozzy Osbourne falls ill Black Sabbath postpone shows on final tour after Ozzy Osbourne falls ill
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Heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath have postponed two shows on what they say will be their final tour after frontman Ozzy Osbourne, 67, fell ill.Heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath have postponed two shows on what they say will be their final tour after frontman Ozzy Osbourne, 67, fell ill.
Black Sabbath scrapped plans to play Saturday in Edmonton, Alberta and announced that the band would also push back another Canadian show scheduled for Monday in Calgary.Black Sabbath scrapped plans to play Saturday in Edmonton, Alberta and announced that the band would also push back another Canadian show scheduled for Monday in Calgary.
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The band said in a statement that it was postponing the shows as Osbourne suffers “extreme sinusitis” and that the concerts would be rescheduled, with dates to be announced later.The band said in a statement that it was postponing the shows as Osbourne suffers “extreme sinusitis” and that the concerts would be rescheduled, with dates to be announced later.
Black Sabbath on 20 January opened a tour in Omaha, Nebraska, that will crisscross the world before ending back in the US on 21 September in Phoenix, Arizona.Black Sabbath on 20 January opened a tour in Omaha, Nebraska, that will crisscross the world before ending back in the US on 21 September in Phoenix, Arizona.
The British band, whose influential first album came out in 1970, has vowed that the concerts will be the last and called the tour “The End.”The British band, whose influential first album came out in 1970, has vowed that the concerts will be the last and called the tour “The End.”
Osbourne is one of the quintessential figures in heavy metal, known for his fascination with the occult and on-stage theatrics. He has gone on to have a successful solo career.Osbourne is one of the quintessential figures in heavy metal, known for his fascination with the occult and on-stage theatrics. He has gone on to have a successful solo career.
Due to extreme sinusitis with Ozzy Osbourne the shows in both Edmonton and Calgary have been postponed. Details... https://t.co/b59XeaNgdLDue to extreme sinusitis with Ozzy Osbourne the shows in both Edmonton and Calgary have been postponed. Details... https://t.co/b59XeaNgdL
Previous efforts for a final tour were clouded by concerns over the health of guitarist Tony Iommi, who has suffered lymphoma.Previous efforts for a final tour were clouded by concerns over the health of guitarist Tony Iommi, who has suffered lymphoma.
Iommi was one of the creators of the heavy metal sound, taking the blues as the musical base but tuning his guitar down to a dark minor key with intense distortion.Iommi was one of the creators of the heavy metal sound, taking the blues as the musical base but tuning his guitar down to a dark minor key with intense distortion.