It’s going to take more than an ear infection to keep rocker Ozzy Osbourne off the stage. Although the singer did postpone the last two dates of his Scream tour on the advice of his doctor, the shows will start rolling again on January 12 in Minneapolis, MN at the Target Center.
The six-week 2011 trek, part of the multi-platinum Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee’s in-progress 18-month world tour, will include a pair of intimate shows: January 26 at the Comerica Theater in Phoenix and Feb 1 at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. Ozzy’s longtime friend and musical collaborator Slash will open all the concerts on the second leg.
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Osbourne’s new album, Scream, is now available for the low price of $5 on Amazon.com, and has been heralded by reviewers as a straight-up collection of modern rock with elements of Ozzy’s past firmly intact. On October 5, an expanded two-CD version of the SCREAM album was released. This “Tour Edition” package features seven bonus songs: a mix of previously unreleased tracks and live recordings. Epic Records has also issued 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” (the second single from SCREAM).
OZZY’s 2011 dates are as follows:
January 2011
12 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
14 – St. Louis, MO – Scottrade Center
16 – Omaha, NE – Qwest Center (w/ Slash)
18 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center (w/ Slash)
20 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center (w/ Slash)
22 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center (w/ Slash)
24 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center (w/ Slash)
26 – Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre (w/ Slash)
28 – Las Vegas, NV – Mandalay Bay Events Center (w/ Slash)
30 – Reno, NV – Reno Events Center (w/ Slash)
February 2011
1 – Universal City, CA – Gibson Amphitheatre (w/ Slash)
3 – San Jose, CA – HP Pavilion (w/ Slash)
5 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome (w/ Slash)
8 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center (w/ Slash)
10 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center (w/ Slash)
12 – Auburn Hills, MI – The Palace of Auburn Hills (w/ Slash)
14 – Moline, IL – i wireless Center (w/ Slash)
16 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena (w/ Slash)
18 – Tampa, FL – St Pete Times Forum (w/ Slash)
20 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – BankAtlantic Center (w/ Slash)
22 – Jacksonville, FL – Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (w/ Slash)
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