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The tour will start in London on December 12th before the band finally come home to Birmingham on Friday 20th December when they will play the LG Arena.

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Black Sabbath announce national UK tour this December. Tickets go on sale this Friday: http://t.co/KOAWGgNkwl http://t.co/BPhnzTbmgl

From @LiveNationUK on Twitter: ( 8:01 am, Mon 08 Apr 2013)

Birmingham's finest, Ozzy Osborne's Black Sabbath, have announced on Twitter that they are going on a national UK tour in December.

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Birmingham rock legends Black Sabbath have announced the title of their new album - 13.

It is the first studio album by three members of the original band - Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar) and Geezer Butler (bass) - since 1978's Never Say Die! They were joined at sessions by Rage Against The Machine drummer Brad Wilk.

The album, recorded mainly in Los Angeles, is due to be released in June, although an exact date is not yet known.

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The policing operation during the Download music festival in Leicestershire was "a great success".

Leicestershire Police made a number of arrests. The force says the main issue it was faced was theft from tents.

The event attracted sell-out crowds of up to 100,000 each day and more than 70,000 camped across 13 campsites.

Inspector Chris Brown, who was in charge of the crime prevention operation at Download, said: “We put a lot of effort into our plans this year, as we do every year, and I am really pleased with the outcome of the operation.

"We had some extra challenges this year with the wet weather on Wednesday and Thursday which led to an unprecedented number of people arriving at the same time causing long traffic tailbacks particularly on Friday afternoon.

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With just under four hours to go, Black Sabbath fans are making their way to the main stage at Download festival.

The festival in Donnington Park started on Friday and has seen over 100,000 people this weekend.

The festival got off with an uncertain start as severe rainfalls delayed the opening of the event by two hours.

However revellers have been enjoying the sunshine today and are certainly going to end on a high as world-famous Birmingham band Black Sabbath takes to the stage as the final act just before 23.00hrs tonight.

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Many packing their cars for a quick getaway! Traffic will be heavy later, please avoid the area or leave plenty of time #DL2012

From @NWLeicsLPU on Twitter: (12:07 pm, Sun 10 Jun 2012)

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Unbelievably excited for @officialsabbath tonight! Get ready #download your life is about to change!

From @MissKellyO on Twitter: ( 1:21 pm, Sun 10 Jun 2012)

Kelly Osbourne is the daughter of Black Sabbath front-man Ozzy Osbourne.

Download music festival is in its final day with headliner Birmingham band Black Sabbath closing the festival tonight.

Fans braved torrential rain and muddled through mud to make it to the festival on Friday, it seems their persistance has paid off as fans tweet that the sun is shining today.

The sun is shining bright over Donington today!! #DL2012 http://t.co/AL1dhOXu

From @DownloadFest on Twitter: ( 9:46 am, Sun 10 Jun 2012)

Really enjoying sitting in the sun and listening to amazing rock music. This is the life! #DL2012

From @Paula_Salmon on Twitter: ( 1:05 pm, Sun 10 Jun 2012)

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Despite the heavy rain and lashings of mud festival-goers are still arriving at Download music festival ready for a weekend of acts including The Prodigy, Metallica and Black Sabbath.

Some of the festival revellers share their experiences so far.

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Thousands of revellers are braving the elements at the UK's biggest rock and metal festival.

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