"Original" Black Sabbath Announce U.S. Tour Plans; Tour Produced by SFX.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Oct. 27, 1998--Hard rock fans are gearing up for what is sure to be the concert event of the new year, as the "original" reunited "Reunited" was a #1 hit in the United States in 1979 by the Washington, D.C.-based group Peaches & Herb. Preceded by "Heart of Glass" by Blondie Billboard Hot 100 number one single May 5 1979 Succeeded by "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer Black Sabbath Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham. The original band line up of Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Terence "Geezer" Butler (bass), and Bill Ward (drums) is the same as the current line up (2007) although there have been many shifts of personnel (Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi Frank Anthony "Tony" Iommi (born February 19 1948, in Aston, Birmingham, England) is a guitarist best known for his tenure in the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He is the only person to have remained in Black Sabbath throughout the band's entire lifespan. , Geezer Butler Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler (born 17 July, 1949 in Aston, Birmingham, England) is the founding bassist for heavy metal band Black Sabbath. His nickname supposedly arises from his habit as a teenager of referring to everyone as "Geezer". and Bill Ward) plan to embark on a six-week American tour with Pantera in support and The Deftones joining the tour starting January 25th. This tour -- the first in two decades to feature full-length shows by the "original" Black Sabbath lineup -- kicks off on December 31, 1998 at the Bank One Ball Park in Phoenix, AZ. Joining Black Sabbath onstage on·stage adj. Situated or taking place in the area of a stage that is visible to the audience. adv. In or into the area of a stage that is visible to the audience. Adj. 1. for this monumental rock n' roll event will be opening acts Pantera, Megadeth, Slayer, and Soulfly. Tickets for the Phoenix show will go on sale beginning October 31. Black Sabbath will be touring in support of their recently released Reunion album, a two-CD live set recorded on December 5, 1997, at the second of two sold-out shows in their hometown of Birmingham, England. In addition to 16 of their classic songs, including "War Pigs
War pigs, also known as incendiary pigs, are those pigs speculated to have been used at most rarely in ancient warfare as a countermeasure to war elephants. ," "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" and "Iron Man," the album also features two newly recorded Black Sabbath songs, "Psycho Psycho Hitchcock’s classic horror film. [Am. Cinema: NCE, 1249] See : Horror Man" and "Selling My Soul," the band's first recorded material in over twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. . Black Sabbath's Reunion tour is being produced by SFX SFX Special Effects SFX Self Extracting (data compression) SFX SpreadFireFox (IRC) SFX Sound Effect(s) SFX Side Effects (counter-strike gaming clan) Entertainment.
BLACK SABBATH REUNION TOUR
December 31 Bank One Ball Park Phoenix, AZ
January 2 Thomas-Mack Center Las Vegas, NV
5 The Forum Los Angeles, CA
7 The Pond Anaheim, CA
8 San Jose Arena San Jose, CA
11 Rose Garden Portland, OR
12 Key Arena Seattle, WA
14 Delta Center Salt Lake City, UT
15 McNichols Arena Denver, CO
17 Target Center Minneapolis, MN
20 United Center Chicago, IL
22 Alamodome San Antonio, TX
24 Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
25 Compaq Center Houston, TX
28 First Union Spectrum Philadelphia, PA
29 Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA
February 1 Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
3 Fleet Center Boston, MA
5 Meadowlands E. Rutherford, NJ
6 Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY
9 Marine Midland Arena Buffalo, NY
11 Forum Montreal, Canada
12 TBA Toronto, Canada
14 Palace Detroit, MI
15 Palace Detroit, MI
Dates are subject to change
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