Black Sabbath Is Coming To Florida

If you haven't already heard the gods of metal Black Sabbath have put out a new album for the first time in over thirty years, it's their thirteenth album overall so it is appropriately titled 13. I've already listened to it they had it steaming for free on iTunes over the weekend, it's pretty good not as great as their early classic albums like Paranoid or Master of Reality but it's better than Never Say Die for sure. It was produced by Rick Rubin who has produced many incredible albums for artists in their later years such as Johnny Cash, Tom Petty, AC/DC, and ZZ Top. So why are us weed heads here in Florida concerned about this? Well they have announced tour dates and it's includes two shows in Florida in late July, one show will be in Tampa on July 29 and the other in West Palm Beach on July 31. If you have never seen Black Sabbath live this may be your last chance, I have been blessed to have seen them twice with the original lineup at Ozzfest in 1999 and 2005. Also one of my first concerts was Black Sabbath when Ronnie James Dio was their singer during the Mob Rules tour in 1982, an experience that solidified my being a metal head for life. I'm not sure if I'll be able to make either of these shows as I'm still have a hard time getting around, the arthritis in legs makes it really hard to walk long distances and I refuse to use a scooter. Maybe if we had Medical Marijuana in Florida I could be able to withstand the pain to attend the show, but of course our glorious legislature dropped the ball on that during this previous session. However if you are able to make it you can be sure there will be plenty of blunts being passed around will be able to get a toke if you hang out in the right spot, last time I saw Sabbath there were top less girls tripping like crazy and shaking their boobs for everyone to see. Even though Ozzy and the guys are pretty old now their sound is just as awesome as ever, if you can afford it spend the extra cash and get as close to the stage I guarantee it will be the most incredible experience of your life. Here is the whole list of tour dates in case you are not in Florida.

DATE                 CITY                       VENUE
Thu- Jul 25       Houston, TX            Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sat-Jul 27         Austin, TX               Frank Erwin Center
Mon-Jul 29       Tampa, FL             Live Nation Amphitheatre
Wed-Jul 31       W. Palm Beach, FL     Cruzan Amphitheatre
Fri-Aug 02         Bristow, VA             Jiffy Lube Live
Sun-Aug 04       Holmdel, NJ             PNC Bank Arts Center
Tue-Aug 06       Detroit, MI             DTE Energy Music Theatre
Thu-Aug 08       Uncasville, CT       Mohegan Sun Arena
Sat-Aug 10       Philadelphia, PA     Wells Fargo Center
Mon-Aug 12       Boston, MA           Comcast Center
Wed-Aug 14       Toronto, ON           Air Canada Centre
Fri Aug 16         Tinley Park, IL       First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sun-Aug 18       Indianapolis, IN     Klipsch Music Center
Thu-Aug 22       Vancouver, BC       Rogers Arena
Sat-Aug 24         Seattle, WA           Gorge Amphitheatre
Mon-Aug 26       San Francisco, CA     Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View
Wed-Aug 28       Irvine, CA             Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Fri-Aug 30         Phoenix, AZ           US Airways Center
Sun-Sep 01       Las Vegas, NV         MGM Grand Garden Arena
Tue-Sep 03         Los Angeles, CA     Los Angeles Sports Arena