BLACK SABBATH ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL BIRMINGHAM SHOW AT NIA Music News by Editor - April 22, 20130 As global anticipation for their new album ‘13’ continues to grow, Black Sabbath today announces an additional Birmingham date will be added to their December UK arena tour at the NIA on the 22nd December. Black Sabbath tickets are on-sale now and available via www.livenation.co.uk/artist/black-sabbath-tickets and www.ticketmaster.co.uk. Black Sabbath will kick off the tour at London’s O2 Arena on December 10th, before taking in Belfast, Sheffield, Glasgow and Manchester followed by a return to where it all began with what is set to now be two emotional homecoming shows at Birmingham’s LG Arena on December 20th and the NIA on December 22nd. The band have also announced a series of live dates in Europe at the end of November. Featuring the original line-up of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler and produced by the multi-Grammy winning Rick Rubin, ‘13‘ is the band’s first studio album since 1978’s ‘Never Say Die’. The band were joined at the recording sessions by drummer Brad Wilk (Rage Against The Machine). The album will be released on Vertigo on June 10th. ‘13’ can be pre-ordered now at www.blacksabbath.com or www.amazon.com. UK Tour Dates: Tuesday 10th December UK, London O2 Arena Thursday 12th December UK, Belfast Odyssey Arena Saturday 14th December UK, Sheffield Motorpoint Arena Monday 16th December UK, Glasgow Hydro Wednesday 18th December UK, Manchester Arena Friday 20th December UK, Birmingham LG Arena Sunday 22nd December UK, Birmingham NIA www.blacksabbath.com https://www.facebook.com/BlackSabbath https://twitter.com/OfficialSabbath http://instagram.com/officialsabbath/