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- Diary_of_a_Madman_Tour abstract "The Diary of a Madman Tour was the second concert tour by English heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. The tour, which was in support of Ozzy and Randy Rhoads's second album Diary of a Madman, covered Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, & Japan. This was Rhoads's last tour since he was killed in a plane crash at a small airport in Leesburg, Florida on March 19, 1982 during the first leg of the tour. The band took a two-week break after his death, which also meant the cancellation of shows during that time. Ozzy and Sharon restarted the tour with ex-Gillan guitarist, Bernie Tormé on guitar, who only lasted a couple of shows, and was then replaced by future-Night Ranger guitarist, Brad Gillis, who lasted the rest of the tour. Despite Randy's tragic loss, the tour was a major success along with the success of both of the albums, and that not only did Ozzy become a huge celebrity rock star but that Randy Rhoads had become recognized worldwide as the Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Guitar God/Hero/Legend among many hard rock/heavy metal fans & guitarists overall.".
- Q19872647 abstract "The Diary of a Madman Tour was the second concert tour by English heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. The tour, which was in support of Ozzy and Randy Rhoads's second album Diary of a Madman, covered Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, & Japan. This was Rhoads's last tour since he was killed in a plane crash at a small airport in Leesburg, Florida on March 19, 1982 during the first leg of the tour. The band took a two-week break after his death, which also meant the cancellation of shows during that time. Ozzy and Sharon restarted the tour with ex-Gillan guitarist, Bernie Tormé on guitar, who only lasted a couple of shows, and was then replaced by future-Night Ranger guitarist, Brad Gillis, who lasted the rest of the tour. Despite Randy's tragic loss, the tour was a major success along with the success of both of the albums, and that not only did Ozzy become a huge celebrity rock star but that Randy Rhoads had become recognized worldwide as the Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Guitar God/Hero/Legend among many hard rock/heavy metal fans & guitarists overall.".