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===First leg===
===First leg===
Ozzy Osbourne and his band began their tour in Osbourne's native United Kingdom on 12 September 1980,<ref name="tour">{{cite web |url=http://home.flash.net/~ulknatme/tourdate.htm |title=tour dates |publisher=The Day The Music Died |accessdate=July 10, 2009 }}</ref> a week before the album's UK release.<ref name="bbc"/> The band played three dates in [[Scotland]], before moving on to play 25 dates in [[England]] and one in [[Wales]] between 17 September and 31 October.<ref name="tour"/> Keyboardist [[Don Airey]], who performed on the album, was replaced on tour by Lindsey Bridgewater.<ref name="manchester">{{cite web |url=http://db.etree.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=341165 |title=Ozzy Osbourne 09/23/80 - Apollo Theatre, Manchester, England |work=Shows by Ozzy Osbourne - 1980 |publisher=[[etree]] |accessdate=July 10, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="taunton">{{cite web |url=http://db.etree.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=341166 |title=Ozzy Osbourne 10/10/80 - Odeon, Tauton, England |work=Shows by Ozzy Osbourne - 1980 |publisher=[[etree]] |accessdate=July 10, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="ipswich">{{cite web |url=http://db.etree.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=341171 |title=Ozzy Osbourne 10/23/80 - Gaumont Hall, Ipswich, England |work=Shows by Ozzy Osbourne - 1980 |publisher=[[etree]] |accessdate=July 10, 2009 }}</ref> On every date of the leg, the band were supported by Welsh [[hard rock]] band [[Budgie (band)|Budgie]],<ref name="tour"/> who were promoting their eighth studio album ''[[Power Supply (album)|Power Supply]]''. Following the first leg of the tour, the band began writing the follow-up to their debut album; ''[[Diary of a Madman (album)|Diary of a Madman]]'' was subsequently recorded in February 1981.
Ozzy Osbourne and his band began their tour in Osbourne's native United Kingdom on 12 September 1980,<ref name="tour">{{cite web |url=http://home.flash.net/~ulknatme/tourdate.htm |title=tour dates |publisher=The Day The Music Died |accessdate=July 10, 2009 }}</ref> a week before the album's UK release.<ref name="bbc"/> The band played three dates in [[Scotland]], before moving on to play 25 dates in [[England]] and one in [[Wales]] between 17 September and 31 October.<ref name="tour"/> Keyboardist [[Don Airey]], who performed on the album, was replaced on tour by Lindsey Bridgewater.<ref name="manchester">{{cite web |url=http://db.etree.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=341165 |title=Ozzy Osbourne 09/23/80 - Apollo Theatre, Manchester, England |work=Shows by Ozzy Osbourne - 1980 |publisher=[[etree]] |accessdate=July 10, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="taunton">{{cite web |url=http://db.etree.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=341166 |title=Ozzy Osbourne 10/10/80 - Odeon, Tauton, England |work=Shows by Ozzy Osbourne - 1980 |publisher=[[etree]] |accessdate=July 10, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="ipswich">{{cite web |url=http://db.etree.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=341171 |title=Ozzy Osbourne 10/23/80 - Gaumont Hall, Ipswich, England |work=Shows by Ozzy Osbourne - 1980 |publisher=[[etree]] |accessdate=July 10, 2009 }}</ref> On every date of the leg, the band were supported by Welsh [[ ]] band [[Budgie (band)|Budgie]],<ref name="tour"/> who were promoting their eighth studio album ''[[Power Supply (album)|Power Supply]]''. Following the first leg of the tour, the band began writing the follow-up to their debut album; ''[[Diary of a Madman (album)|Diary of a Madman]]'' was subsequently recorded in February 1981.


===Second leg===
===Second leg===

Revision as of 00:20, 11 October 2009

Blizzard of Ozz Tour
Promotional tour by Ozzy Osbourne
Associated albumBlizzard of Ozz
Start date12 September 1980
End date13 September 1981
Legs2
No. of showsUK: 29
US: 83 (4 cancelled)
Canada: 9
Total: 121 (4 cancelled)
Ozzy Osbourne concert chronology
  • Black Sabbath Never Say Die! Tour
    (1978)
  • Blizzard of Ozz Tour
    (1980–1981)
  • Diary of a Madman Tour
    (1981–1982)

The Blizzard of Ozz Tour was the first concert tour by English heavy metal musician Ozzy Osbourne as a solo artist. The tour, which was in support of Osbourne's debut album Blizzard of Ozz, covered the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada, beginning on 12 September 1980 and concluding a year later on 13 September 1981.

Overview

Background

Ozzy Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979,[1][2] after his final performance with the band on 11 December 1978 during the Never Say Die! promotional tour.[3] The singer began his solo career the same year, hiring Quiet Riot guitarist Randy Rhoads, former Rainbow bassist Bob Daisley and former Uriah Heep drummer Lee Kerslake.[1] The band recorded their debut album between March and April the next year, releasing Blizzard of Ozz in the United Kingdom in September 1980.[4]

First leg

Ozzy Osbourne and his band began their tour in Osbourne's native United Kingdom on 12 September 1980,[5] a week before the album's UK release.[4] The band played three dates in Scotland, before moving on to play 25 dates in England and one in Wales between 17 September and 31 October.[5] Keyboardist Don Airey, who performed on the album, was replaced on tour by Lindsey Bridgewater.[6][7][8] On every date of the leg, the band were supported by Welsh heavy metal band Budgie,[5] who were promoting their eighth studio album Power Supply. Following the first leg of the tour, the band began writing the follow-up to their debut album; Diary of a Madman was subsequently recorded in February 1981.

Second leg

Shortly before the beginning of the tour's second leg, after recording Diary of a Madman, original members Daisley and Kerslake were fired from the band.[9] Ex-Quiet Riot bassist Rudy Sarzo and former Pat Travers Band drummer Tommy Aldridge (both of whom were credited on Diary of a Madman in place of the fired members, who performed all bass and drum parts)[9] were hired to replace them in April,[10] performing on the remainder of the tour. Blizzard of Ozz was released in the United States in January 1981,[11] before the second leg of the tour began in the United States on 22 April 1981, where it remained until 12 July.[5] Ozzy's band were supported on the United States run by English heavy metal band Motörhead, who remained with the tour when it moved to Canada on 13 July, adding local hard rock band Queen City Kids (promoting their debut self-titled album) to the shows.[5] Ozzy and Motörhead performed at the Heavy Metal Holocaust concert at Vale Park, England on 1 August, before moving back to the United States to complete another month-and-a-half of tour dates with English hard rock band Def Leppard,[5] who were supporting their second studio album High 'n' Dry.

Set list

For some concerts during the first leg, a Lee Kerslake drum solo followed the Randy Rhoads guitar solo.

Tour dates

Number Date[5] City[5] Country[5] Venue[5]
First Leg
United Kingdom
1 12 September 1980 Glasgow Scotland The Apollo
2 13 September 1980 Dundee Caird Hall
3 15 September 1980 Edinburgh Odeon
4 17 September 1980 Newcastle England Newcastle City Hall
5 18 September 1980 Bradford St. George's Hall
6 20 September 1980 London Hammersmith Odeon
7 23 September 1980 Manchester Manchester Apollo
8 25 September 1980 Coventry New Theatre
9 26 September 1980 Liverpool Royal Court Theatre
10 28 September 1980 Birmingham Odeon
11 29 September 1980 Leicester De Montfort Hall
12 1 October 1980 Oxford New Theatre Oxford
13 2 October 1980 Southampton Gaumont
14 3 October 1980 Stoke The King's Hall
15 6 October 1980 Blackburn King George's Hall
16 7 October 1980 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall
17 9 October 1980 Cardiff Wales Sophia Gardens
18 10 October 1980 Taunton England Odeon
19 13 October 1980 Great Malvern Malvern Winter Gardens
20 17 October 1980 Newcastle Mayfair Theatre
21 18 October 1980 Hull Hull City Hall
22 20 October 1980 Bristol Colston Hall
23 21 October 1980 Canterbury Odeon
24 22 October 1980 Chelmsford Odeon
25 23 October 1980 Ipswich Gaumont
26 26 October 1980 London Hammersmith Odeon
27 28 October 1980 Sunderland Mayfair Theatre
28 29 October 1980 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Town Hall
29 31 October 1980 Brighton Dome Theatre
Second Leg
United States I
30 22 April 1981 Towson United States Towson Center
31 23 April 1981 Harrisburg Forum Theatre
32 24 April 1981 Passaic Capitol Theatre
33 25 April 1981 Philadelphia Tower Theater
34 26 April 1981 Bethlehem Stabler Arena
35 28 April 1981 Rochester After Hours
36 29 April 1981 Auditorium Theatre
37 30 April 1981 Syracuse Landmark Theatre
38 1 May 1981 Boston Orpheum Theatre
39 2 May 1981 New York City Palladium
40
41 3 May 1981 Poughkeepsie Unknown
42 4 May 1981 Springfield Springfield Civic Center
43 6 May 1981 Buffalo Shea's Buffalo Theatre
44 8 May 1981 Johnston Johnston War Memorial
45 9 May 1981 Dayton Hara Arena
46 10 May 1981 Toledo Toledo Sports Arena
47 11 May 1981 Cleveland Cleveland Music Hall
48 12 May 1981 Erie Unknown
49 13 May 1981 Columbus Veterans Memorial Arena
50 15 May 1981 Louisville Louisville Gardens
51 16 May 1981 (cancelled) Saginaw Unknown
52 18 May 1981 Indianapolis Unknown
53 19 May 1981 Detroit Masonic Temple Theater
54 20 May 1981 Milwaukee Riverside Theater
55 22 May 1981 St. Louis Checkerdome
56 23 May 1981 Rockford Unknown
57 24 May 1981 Chicago Aragon Ballroom
58 25 May 1981 Minneapolis Riverflat Jam. University of Minnesota.
59 28 May 1981 Omaha Unknown
60 29 May 1981 Kansas City Memorial Hall
61 4 June 1981 San Antonio Convention Center Arena
62 5 June 1981 Fort Worth Will Rogers Auditorium
63 7 June 1981 Houston Sam Houston Coliseum
64 18 June 1981 Denver Rainbow Music Hall
65 19 June 1981 Colorado Springs Colorado Springs City Auditorium
66 20 June 1981 Las Vegas Aladdin Theatre
67 21 June 1981 El Paso El Paso County Coliseum
68 23 June 1981 Tucson Tucson Community Center Arena
69 24 June 1981 (cancelled) Phoenix Unknown
70 25 June 1981 San Diego Fox Theater
71 27 June 1981 Long Beach Long Beach Arena
72 28 June 1981 Tempe Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium
73 2 July 1981 San Bernadino Swing Auditorium
74 4 July 1981 Oakland Oakland Coliseum
75 5 July 1981 Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
76 7 July 1981 Redding Redding Civic Auditorium
77 11 July 1981 Portland Unknown
78 12 July 1981 Seattle Paramount Theatre
Canada
79 13 July 1981 Victoria Canada Victoria Memorial Arena
80 14 July 1981 Vancouver Kerrisdale Arena
81 16 July 1981 Edmonton Northlands Coliseum
82 17 July 1981 Calgary Max Bell Arena
83 20 July 1981 Winnipeg Winnipeg Arena
84 24 July 1981 London London Gardens
85 25 July 1981 Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton Place Theatre
86 26 July 1981 Kingston Jock Harty Arena
87 27 July 1981 Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens
87 28 July 1981 Montreal St. Denis Theatre
United States II
88 2 August 1981 New Haven United States New Haven Civic Centre
89 4 August 1981 Glens Falls Glens Falls Civic Center
90 5 August 1981 Portland Cumberland County Civic Center
91 6 August 1981 Bangor Unknown
92 7 August 1981 Providence Ocean State Theatre
93 8 August 1981 South Fallsburg Music Mountain
94 9 August 1981 South Yarmouth Cape Cod Coliseum
95 11 August 1981 Pittsburgh Stanley Theater
96 12 August 1981 Utica Unknown
97 13 August 1981 Binghamton Unknown
98 14 August 1981 Hempstead Nassau Coliseum
99 15 August 1981 Asbury Park Asbury Park Convention Center
100 16 August 1981 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion
101 18 August 1981 Norfolk Premier Theater
102 19 August 1981 (cancelled) Roanoke Roanoke Civic Center
103 21 August 1981 Evansville Mesker Music Theater
104 22 August 1981 Hoffman Estates Poplar Creek Music Theater
105 23 August 1981 East Troy Alpine Valley Music Theatre
106 24 August 1981 Green Bay Brown County Arena
107 25 August 1981 Davenport Palmer College
108 27 August 1981 Danville Danville Civic Center
109 28 August 1981 Indianapolis Circle Theater
110 29 August 1981 South Bend Morris Civic Auditorium
111 30 August 1981 Grand Rapids Grand Rapids Civic Center
112 31 August 1981 Clarkston Pine Knob Music Theatre
113 2 September 1981 Springfield Prairie Capital Convention Center
114 3 September 1981 Memphis Orpheum Theatre
115 4 September 1981 Atlanta Fox Theatre
116 6 September 1981 (cancelled) Charlotte Park Center
117 9 September 1981 Tampa Curtis Hixon Hall
118 10 September 1981 Fort Pierce St. Lucie County Civic Center
119 11 September 1981 Miami Sunrise Theatre
120 12 September 1981 Fort Myers Lee County Arena
121 13 September 1981 Jacksonville or Daytona Beach Jacksonville Civic Auditorium or Peabody Auditorium

Personnel

References

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  2. ^ "III - Mid 1979 to August 17, 1980". Band Lineup History. Black Sabbath Online. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  3. ^ "Tour Dates 1978". Black Sabbath Online. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  4. ^ a b Nelson, Tim (April 19, 2007). "Review of Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz". BBC. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "tour dates". The Day The Music Died. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  6. ^ "Ozzy Osbourne 09/23/80 - Apollo Theatre, Manchester, England". Shows by Ozzy Osbourne - 1980. etree. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  7. ^ "Ozzy Osbourne 10/10/80 - Odeon, Tauton, England". Shows by Ozzy Osbourne - 1980. etree. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  8. ^ "Ozzy Osbourne 10/23/80 - Gaumont Hall, Ipswich, England". Shows by Ozzy Osbourne - 1980. etree. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  9. ^ a b "BACK TO BASS-ICS: A Biography of "BOB DAISLEY"". The Official Bob Daisley Website. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  10. ^ "Ozzy Osbourne Is A Rock Music Survivor". The Blade (archived by Google). May 10, 1981. Retrieved July 10, 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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  12. ^ "Shows by Ozzy Osbourne - 1980". etree. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  13. ^ "Shows by Ozzy Osbourne - 1981". etree. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
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