Ozzy Osbourne + Judas Priest New Zealand Shows Announced

UK heavy metal figurehead and original Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne is celebrating five decades as a live performer with headline shows in Auckland and Christchurch this coming March, supported by leather-clad Birmingham metal icons Judas Priest. Osbourne's work with his trailblazing metal crew changed the lives of multiple generations of doomy riff-lovers worldwide, while Rob Halford's long-running and electrifying work with Judas Priest produced such hugely influential albums as Screaming For Vengeance and British Steel. This is reportedly your last chance to catch Osbourne live so don't even think of sleeping, here are the details...

Ozzy Osbourne with special guest Judas Priest

Wednesday 13th March - Christchurch, Horncastle Arena
Saturday 16th March - Auckland, Spark Arena

Presales available from 11.00am, Monday 24th September

Watch an amazing live clip from 1981 of Ozzy Osbourne playing his song 'Mr Crowley'...

Here's the video for Judas Priest's anthem 'Breaking The Law'...

Crossed fingers we'll experience such Black Sabbath classics as 'Into The Void'...

Press release:

OZZY OSBOURNE ANNOUNCES "NO MORE TOURS 2" NEW ZEALAND TOUR

WITH SPECIAL GUEST JUDAS PRIEST

TICKETS GO ON SALE 1PM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

AUCKLAND, NZ (Sep 20, 2018) – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy®-winning singer, songwriter OZZY OSBOURNE currently in the midst of his “NO MORE TOURS 2” has today confirmed he will perform two final New Zealand shows in March 2019. The New Zealand shows will follow his final Australian appearance at the Download Festival.

On his farewell world tour, Osbourne will celebrate more than five decades as a performer (both as a solo artist and as lead singer of Black Sabbath which formed in 1968). These shows with his longtime collaborators Zakk Wylde (Guitar), Blasko (Bass), Tommy Clufetos (Drums) and Adam Wakeman (Keyboards) follow headlining solo dates and festival performances in North America, Mexico, South America and Europe.

Ozzy will be joined by special guest JUDAS PRIEST.

There are few heavy metal bands that have managed to scale the heights that Judas Priest have during their 40-year career. Formed in the early '70s in Birmingham, England, Priest were one of the first metal bands to exclusively wear leather and studs – a look that began during this era and would eventually be embraced by metal heads throughout the world.

Judas Priest went on to change the face of heavy metal. A 2010 Grammy Award win for 'Best Metal Performance, a 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomination, the latest album 'Firepower' released in March 2018 has become the highest ­charting album of their career plus scorching their way round the world in sell out shows on the Firepower tour has cemented the presence and influence of Judas Priest at an all-time high!