Black Sabbath is returning to New Zealand for the first time in 40 years.
The New Zealand Herald reports the band will play Auckland’s Vector Arena on April 20, 2013.
Pre-sale tickets for My Live Nation members starts Monday, November 26. Ticketmaster's pre-sale runs from midday, Wednesday, November 28 with general sales from 9am on Friday,, November 30.
For more information, see livenation.co.nz.
The New Zealand date will precede Sabbath’s Australian tour, which starts April 25 in Brisbane and runs to May 4 in Perth.
For more details on the Australian shows, click here.
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