Revisiting Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s Four Previous Farewell Tours…Read More: Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s Four Previous Farewell Tours | 

Revisiting Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s Four Previous Farewell Tours…Read More: Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s Four Previous Farewelling Tours |

Ozzy Osbourne is rock’s undisputed king of farewell tours.

 

Over the last three decades the singer has launched four separate goodbyes, either as a solo artist or as a member of Black Sabbath. The last of those was cut unexpectedly short for health reasons, so he and his original Sabbath bandmates are planning a new star-studded farewell for this weekend.

To prepare for that, here’s a quick look back at Osbourne’s four previous retirements:

 

1992: Ozzy Osbourne, ‘No More Tours’ Tour

 

Although he was just 43 years old, Ozzy Osbourne announced his first retirement way back in 1992. Mistakenly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and having spent the last 25 years of his life as a touring musician, he understandably wanted to spend more time with his family.

 

Although he was flying higher than ever commercially thanks to the success of 1991’s No More Tears album, Osbourne launched a 64-date farewell tour that ran from June 9 to Nov. 15 of 1992. The trek was chronicled on the 1993 live album and home video Live & Loud.