No More Tours II

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No More Tours II
Tour by Ozzy Osbourne
Location
  • North America
  • Europe
  • South America
  • Asia
Start date27 April 2018 (2018-04-27)
End date31 December 2018 (2018-12-31)
Legs5
No. of shows
  • 18 in North America
  • 16 in Europe
  • 6 in South America
  • 1 in Asia
  • 41 in total
Ozzy Osbourne concert chronology

No More Tours II was the second farewell and final tour by English metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, [1] the first being No More Tours Tour in 1992.

Contents

Background

The tour's South American and European legs were announced in November 2017. [2] In the press release, he stated that it would be his final world tour, but didn't rule out the possibility of one-off shows later on. [3] North American tour dates were announced in February 2018. [4]

On 29 January 2019, it was announced through Osbourne's website that the European leg of the tour was to be postponed until later in the year due to illness, and would resume in Australia in March, but this leg of the tour was cancelled. The European leg of the tour was rescheduled for September. Osbourne was due to start his 2020 North American Tour in May, but on 17 February 2020, Osbourne cancelled the tour as he was scheduled to go to Switzerland in April to undergo medical treatment which would last six to eight weeks. [5]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Osbourne's health resulting in the cancellation of performances in 2019 and 2020, Osbourne would have resumed touring again in 2023, [6] following the postponement of the 2022 shows. [7] However, on 1 February 2023, it was announced that, due to Osbourne not sufficiently recovering from medical treatment, that he would retire from touring, cancelling the planned 2023 dates. [8]

Setlist

This setlist is from the Allentown concert on 30 August 2018. [9] It is not intended to represent all shows from the tour.

  1. "Bark at the Moon"
  2. "Mr. Crowley"
  3. "I Don't Know"
  4. "Fairies Wear Boots" (Black Sabbath cover)
  5. "Suicide Solution"
  6. "No More Tears"
  7. "Road To Nowhere"
  8. "War Pigs" (Black Sabbath cover)
  9. "Miracle Man" / "Crazy Babies" / "Desire" / "Perry Mason" (Zakk Wylde guitar solo medley)
  10. Drum Solo
  11. "I Don't Want to Change the World"
  12. "Shot in the Dark"
  13. "Crazy Train"

Encore

  1. "Mama, I'm Coming Home"
  2. "Paranoid" (Black Sabbath cover)

Tour dates

Date [4] [10] [2] CityCountryVenueOpening acts
North America
27 April 2018 Jacksonville United States Welcome to Rockville
29 April 2018 Sunrise Fort Rock
5 May 2018 Mexico City Mexico Hell & Heaven Metal Fest
South America
8 May 2018 Santiago Chile Movistar Arena
11 May 2018 Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio Obras Sanitarias
13 May 2018 São Paulo Brazil Allianz Parque
16 May 2018 Curitiba Pedreira Paulo Leminski
18 May 2018 Belo Horizonte Mineirão
20 May 2018 Rio de Janeiro Jeunesse Arena
Europe
1 June 2018 Moscow Russia Olympic Stadium
3 June 2018 Saint Petersburg Ice Palace
6 June 2018 Hyvinkää Finland Rockfest
8 June 2018 Norje Sweden Sweden Rock Festival
10 June 2018 Donington England Download Festival
13 June 2018 Prague Czech Republic Prague Rocks
15 June 2018 Brétigny-sur-Orge France Download Festival
17 June 2018 Florence Italy Firenze Rocks
20 June 2018 Halden Norway Tons of Rock Festival
22 June 2018 Copenhagen Denmark Copenhell
24 June 2018 Dessel Belgium Graspop Metal Meeting
26 June 2018 Kraków Poland Impact Festival
28 June 2018 Oberhausen Germany König Pilsener Arena Kadavar
30 June 2018 Madrid Spain Download Festival
2 July 2018 Lisbon Portugal Altice Arena Judas Priest [11]
5 July 2018 Barcelona SpainBarcelona Rock Fest
Asia
8 July 2018 Rishon LeZion Israel Live Park Orphaned Land
North America
30 August 2018 Allentown United States PPL Center Stone Sour
1 September 2018 Syracuse Lakeview Amphitheater
4 September 2018 Toronto Canada Budweiser Stage
6 September 2018 Mansfield United States Xfinity Center
8 September 2018 Wantagh Jones Beach Theater
10 September 2018 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center
12 September 2018 Camden BB&T Pavilion
14 September 2018 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live
16 September 2018 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center
19 September 2018 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre
21 September 2018 Tinley Park Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
23 September 2018 Noblesville Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
26 September 2018 Dallas Dos Equis Pavilion
28 September 2018 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
30 September 2018 Albuquerque Isleta Amphitheater
2 October 2018 Denver Pepsi Center
4 October 2018 West Valley City USANA Amphitheatre
31 December 2018 Inglewood Ozzfest

Cancelled tour dates

These tour dates were supposed to be run after delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Osbourne's medical treatment, but were cancelled when Osbourne retired from touring on 1 February 2023.

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe
3 May 2023 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Arena
5 May 2023 Stockholm Sweden Friends Arena
7 May 2023 Dortmund Germany Westfalenhallen
10 May 2023MadridSpain WiZink Center
12 May 2023 Bologna Italy Unipol Arena
14 May 2023 Munich Germany Olympiahalle
17 May 2023 Budapest Hungary László Papp Budapest Sports Arena
19 May 2023PragueCzech Republic O2 Arena Prague
21 May 2023 Zurich Switzerland Hallenstadion
24 May 2023 Hamburg Germany Barclaycard Arena
26 May 2023 Mannheim SAP Arena
28 May 2023 Berlin Mercedes-Benz Arena
31 May 2023 Nottingham England Motorpoint Arena Nottingham
2 June 2023 Newcastle Utilita Arena
4 June 2023 Glasgow Scotland OVO Hydro
7 June 2023 Manchester England AO Arena
10 June 2023 Dublin Ireland 3Arena
12 June 2023 London England The O2 Arena
14 June 2023 Birmingham Resorts World Arena

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