Black Sabbath are nearing the end of their touring career, which will wrap up in February with two performances in their Birmingham hometown at the Genting Arena.

In a new interview with Ultimate Classic Rock, guitarist Tony Iommi reflects on Sabbath’s past, his long battle with cancer, and how to keep music part of his future, including a possible studio project with ex-Sabbath frontman Tony Martin. An excerpt follows:

Q: So what are you plans after that last gig, do you just hang up the guitar and go on a long vacation?

A: “No, a vacation for me is to be at home. But I’m not going to leave the music business. I still want to write and play and I’ll be doing some TV for something over here in England called “Guitar Star”. But I love the playing, I love gigs, I just can’t travel anymore.”

Q: So what happens with Black Sabbath, is there any future?

A: “Maybe. As I said, I’ll be doing some writing. Maybe I’ll be doing something with the guys, maybe in the studio, but no touring.”

Read the full interview at Ultimate Classic Rock.

Black Sabbath’s three final US - November 8th at BOK Center in Tulsa, OK, November 10th at Toyota Center in Houston, TX and November 12th at AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX - wrap up nearly a year of headlining performances and the band's special one-off gig at this year's Ozzfest (Saturday, September 24th at the Ozzfest Meets Knotfest double-header music and lifestyle weekend).

Following the US shows, the greatest metal band of all time will head to Mexico and then South America where they'll wrap up their 2016 dates before performing the last shows of their career, back where it all started in England. The last leg of The End tour will start with a January 17th show in Cologne, Germany before the band returns to the UK. Those shows launch January 20th, 2017 at the 3 Arena in Dublin before hitting arenas in Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds and London (with two nights at The O2), culminating with two performances in Birmingham.

When this tour concludes, it will truly be The End, The End of one of most legendary bands in rock 'n roll history... Black Sabbath.

Tour dates:

November
8 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
10 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
12 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
16 - Mexico City, Mexico - Foro Sol
19 - Santiago, Chile - Estadio Nacional
24 - Cordoba, Argentina - Orfeo
26 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Velez
30 - Curitiba, Brazil - Pedreira Paulo Leminski

December
2 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Apoteose
4 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Estadio Morumbi

January
17 - Cologne, Germany - Laxness Arena
20 - Dublin, Ireland - 3Arena
22 - Manchester, UK - Arena
24 - Glasgow, UK - The SSE Hydro
26 - Leeds, UK - First Direct Arena
29 - London, UK - The O2
31 - London, UK - The O2

February
2 - Birmingham, UK - Genting Arena
4 - Birmingham, UK - Genting Arena