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| Tour by Ozzy Osbourne | |
| Associated album | No Rest for the Wicked |
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| Start date | 16 November 1988 |
| End date | 5 August 1989 |
| Legs | 2 in Europe 1 in North America 1 in Asia 4 total |
| No. of shows | 144 |
| Ozzy Osbourne concert chronology | |
The No Rest for the Wicked Tour was a concert tour by heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne in 1988 and 1989, supporting his album No Rest for the Wicked .
In 1987 Ozzy Osbourne found Zakk Wylde, who was the most enduring replacement for Rhoads to date. [1] Together they recorded No Rest for the Wicked with Castillo on drums, Sinclair on keyboards, and Daisley co-writing lyrics and playing bass. The subsequent tour saw Osbourne reunited with erstwhile Black Sabbath bandmate Geezer Butler on bass. A live EP (entitled Just Say Ozzy ) featuring Geezer was released two years later.
Opening bands included Anthrax, White Lion and Vixen. [2]
Ozzy Osbourne played the Moscow Music Peace Festival on 13 August 1989. [3]
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