Andrew WK to DJ all shows on Black Sabbath's 2013 tour

Andrew WK at Santos in May (more by Dan Bracaglia)

Black Sabbath, whose current lineup includes Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Rage Against the Machine drummer Brad Wilk, are going on a tour this year in support of their new album, 13, and they’ve just announced that professional partier Andrew WK (who just broke a world drum record) will be joining them on tour to open each night with a DJ set before Sabbath play. Regarding being asked to join the tour, Andrew said:

I’m just shocked. It’s just the most incredible dream come true! This is the greatest honor I could be given. I remember when the phone rang and I first heard that Black Sabbath wanted me to be their exclusive opening act. I was really in a state of disbelief – almost sick with amazement and excitement. It took about 3 days until I fully mastered the reality of this opportunity and realized it was really going to happen. Black Sabbath’s music changed my life from the first time I heard it, and this tour will change my life all over again. I couldn’t be more thankful or humbled by this one-in-a-billion miracle. Can this really be real!? What kind of adventure will this be!?

The tour never actually hits NYC but it comes close on August 4 at PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel, NJ) and August 8 at Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT). The NJ show appears sold out at the moment, but tickets are still available for the CT show.

All dates are listed, along with a video of Andrew WK performing with Ozzy’s daughter Kelly Osbourne, below…

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Andrew WK & Kelly Osbourne – “She Is Beautiful”

Black Sabbath — 2013 Tour Dates
July 25, 2013 – Woodlands, Texas – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
July 27, 2013 – Austin, Texas – Frank Erwin Center
July 29, 2013 – Tampa, Florida – Live Nation Amphitheatre
July 31, 2013 – West Palm Beach, Florida – Cruzan Amphitheatre
August 2, 2013 – Bristow, Virginia – Jiffy Lube Live
August 4, 2013 – Holmdel, New Jersey – PNC Bank Arts Center
August 6, 2013 – Clarkston, Michigan – DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 8, 2013 – Uncasville, Connecticut – Mohegan Sun Arena
August 10, 2013 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Wells Fargo Center
August 12, 2013 – Mansfield, Massachusetts – Comcast Center
August 14, 2013 – Toronto, Canada – Air Canada Center
August 16, 2013 – Tinley Park, Illinois – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
August 18, 2013 – Noblesville, Indiana – Klipsch Music Center
August 22, 2013 – Vancouver, BC, Canada – Rogers Arena
August 24, 2013 – George, Washington – Gorge Amphitheatre
August 26, 2013 – Mountain View, California – Shoreline Amphitheatre
August 28, 2013 – Irvine, California – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 30, 2013 – Pheonix, Arizona – US Airways Center
September 1, 2013 – Las Vegas, Nevada – MGM Grand Garden Arena
September 3, 2013 – Los Angeles, California – Los Angeles Sports Arena