Although he is about to embark on a two-year farewell tour with dates in Mexico, South America, and Europe, Ozzy Osbourne isn’t retiring from music. The former Black Sabbath frontman recently spoke with Rolling Stone magazine about his plans for the future, and discussed the farewell tour, saying it doesn’t mean he won’t do occasional gigs.
“I’m not retiring,” – Osbourne told Rolling Stone. “It’s ‘No More Tours,’ so I’m just not doing world tours anymore. I’m still going to be doing gigs, but I’m not going on tour for six months at a time anymore. I’d like to spend some time at home.”
This won’t be Ozzy’s first farewell tour since he already did one in the ’90s calling it “No More Tours”. The upcoming one will be called “No More Tours 2” and this time he might be serious about the whole “not touring anymore” thing.
“I’ve experienced fantastic things; it’s been an incredible journey,” – he said. “I just need to slow it down a little.”
Ozzy also discussed the songs he will play on the farewell tour saying that ‘Paranoid’ and ‘Crazy Train’ will certainly be on the list and that he also wants to include ‘Mama, I’m Coming Home’ and ‘No More Tears’, alongside ‘Waiting for Darkness’, song he never performed live before. North America’s leg of the tour will kick off in April with a show in Jacksonville and is planned to wrap up with a Las Vegas show in October 2018. The band that will back Ozzy Osbourne on the tour will include his longtime collaborators: guitarist Zakk Wylde, bassist Blasko, drummer Tommy Clufetos and keyboardist Adam Wakeman.
