BW&BK; has received the following press release:

OZZY OSBOURNE returns to the road October 18 in Seattle, WA for a massive 40-show North American fall tour in support of Black Rain - his critically acclaimed first album of new studio material in six years - with special guest ROB ZOMBIE. Zombie's hit film Halloween premiered number one at the box office this past weekend and broke all Labor Day Weekend records while grossing an estimated 31 million dollars.

Promoted by AEG Live, these concerts will mark Ozzy's first arena tour in six years in the U.S. and four years in Canada. Bringing together two of rock’s best and most dynamic frontmen in one unforgettable extravaganza, the tour will include stops in Seattle, Vancouver, Salt Lake City, Oakland, San Diego, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, Detroit and more, with a special Halloween show in Minneapolis. It will also mark Ozzy's first time ever playing in a number of the tour markets, including Saskatoon, Rapid City, Billings and Stockton, and will be highlighted by Ozzy's first show at New York City’s Madison Square Garden in 23 years.

Ozzy Osbourne’s latest studio album Black Rain finds the two-time Grammy Award winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee as vital, creative and evocative as ever. First single 'I Don’t Wanna Stop' is Ozzy's biggest rock song of his career, spending 20 weeks at #1 on the R&R; Rock Chart and peaking at #1 on the R&R; Active Rock chart. The song is also the lead track from EA’s Madden NFL ’08. His second single, currently at radio, is the powerful manifesto 'Not Going Away'. Ozzy's was released in May and entered the Billboard pop albums chart at #3 with over 150,000 copies sold the first week. Overall, Ozzy has sold over 100 million albums combined as both a member of BLACK SABBATH and as a solo artist.

Hot off the heels of the record breaking box office hit Halloween, Rob Zombie unleashes his first-ever live album Zombie – Live (Geffen Records/UMe) due out on October 23. Zombie – Live is a brain-bashing, soul-shaking sonic earthquake that spans the hard rocker’s entire career. Zombie has sold over fifteen million albums worldwide and is one of Geffen Record’s top selling artists. He has directed dozens of high profile music videos including Ozzy Osbourne’s 'Dreamer' video, contributed recordings to soundtracks and is known for twisting the imagination and boundaries of both film and music. In 2005, ZOMBIE assaulted the film world with the critically-acclaimed, macabre and twisted masterpiece The Devil's Rejects, the follow-up to his already cult classic House of 1000 Corpses (2004). As Halloween is well on its way towards cult status, Zombie once again takes his horror show back on the road.

General ticket on-sales start Friday, September 14. Visit www.ozzy.com for more details.

Tour dates are as follows:

October

18 - Seattle, WA - KeyArena
20 - Vancouver, BC - GM Place
22 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
24 - Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Centre
27 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
29 - Fargo, ND - Fargodome
31 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center

November

2 - Des Moines, IA

Veterans Memorial Auditorium

4 - Sioux City, IA - Gateway Arena
6 - Rapid City, SD - Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
9 - Billings, MT - MetraPark Arena
11 - Salt Lake City, UT - The E-Center
14 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden
16 - Stockton, CA - Stockton Arena
18 - Oakland, CA - ORACLE Arena
20 - San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena
24 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
26 - Bakersfield, CA - Rabobank Arena
28 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
30 - Los Angeles, CA - STAPLES Center

December

4 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
6 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
8 - Wichita, KS - Kansas Coliseum
11 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
13 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
16 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
18 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
20 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
22 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden

January

3 - Portland, ME - Cumberland County Civic Center
5 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
8 - Worcester, MA - DCU Center
10 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum
14 - Quebec City, QC - Colisée Pepsi Arena
16 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
19 - London, ON - John Labatt Centre
21 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
24 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena