Ozzy Osbourne — who will begin his fall North American arena tour November 12th in Victoria, B.C — has now announced a second set of U.S. dates which will start on January 16th, 2011 in Omaha, Nebraska.The six-week 2011 tour, part of the multi-platinum Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductee's in-progress 18-month world tour, will include a pair of intimate shows: January 26th at the Dodge Theater in Phoenix and February 1st at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.
Osbourne's longtime friend and musical collaborator Slash will open all the concerts on the second leg.
Osbourne recently completed some overseas festival appearances and headlining overseas performances including his first-ever concert in Israel: a September 28th Ozzfest show at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv.
Ozzy performed in Japan on October 16th in Kobe and October 17th in Tokyo, before he returned to the U.S. to headline the Voodoo Experience Festival this Halloween weekend in New Orleans, Louisiana; he will rock the three-day event at City Park City tomorrow Saturday, October 30th.
Ozzy will then launch his first leg of solo dates which includes a December 1st show at Madison Square Garden in New York and ending on December 12th at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Halford, featuring legendary Judas Priest front man Rob Halford, will perform on the 2010 dates.
Ozzy's fall tour dates coincide with the recent release of an expanded two-CD version of the "Scream" album. This "Tour Edition" package will feature seven bonus songs: a mix of previously unreleased tracks and live recordings. 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."
Ozzy Osbourne (with opening act: Slash) will be at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise/Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Saturday February 20, 2011.
