BLACK SABBATH: Canadian Concert Attendances, Grosses Revealed

The following are some of the BLACK SABBATH's recent Canadian concert attendances/grosses, as < href="http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore" target="_blank">reported by Billboard magazine:

Artist/Event: BLACK SABBATH & REIGNWOLF
Venue: Bell Centre
City/State: Montreal, QC
Date: April 7, 2014
Gross Sales: $1,109,650
Attendance/Capacity: 12,195 /12,195
Ticket Prices: $117.92, $54.18

Artist/Event: BLACK SABBATH & REIGNWOLF
Venue: Budweiser Gardens
City/State: London, ON
Date: April 9, 2014
Gross Sales: $895,753
Attendance/Capacity: 8,863 / 8,982
Ticket Prices: $117.83, $81.29, $53.89

Artist/Event: BLACK SABBATH & REIGNWOLF
Venue: Halifax Metro Centre
City/State: Halifax, NS
Date: April 3, 2014
Gross Sales: $833,438
Attendance/Capacity: 8,730 / 8,730
Ticket Prices: $117.42, $81.15

Artist/Event: BLACK SABBATH & REIGNWOLF
Venue: Colisee Pepsi
City/State: Quebec City, QC
Date: April 5, 2014
Gross Sales: $813,574
Attendance/Capacity: 8,767 / 10,545
Ticket Prices: $113.51, $54.03

BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Geezer Butler (bass) and Ozzy Osbourne (vocals) were presented with platinum plaques by Universal in Montreal, Quebec on April 7 for Canadian sales of their 2013 comeback album, "13", (100,000 copies) and their live album and DVD/Blu-ray, "Live... Gathered In Their Masses" (10,000 copies).

BLACK SABBATH's current North American tour consists of a series of 10 shows encompassing mostly Canadian stops until winding down on April 26 in Los Angeles. According to a press release, these gigs are among the final shows that SABBATH does in support of its current studio album, "13", which became the band's first No. 1 album ever in the U.S. when it was released in June 2013.

The group has been on the road since April 2013 in support of the record, which reunited Osbourne, Iommi and Butler for their first full-length studio project since 1978's "Never Say Die!"

A contract dispute led drummer Bill Ward to sit out the reunion, which was also marred by Iommi's cancer diagnosis in early 2012.

SABBATH released a live album and DVD/Blu-ray captured on last year's world tour, called "Black Sabbath: Live… Gathered In Their Masses", on November 26, 2013.

"13" has sold more than 360,000 copies in the United States since its June 2013 release.

Iommi revealed in January of 2012 that he had been diagnosed with lymphoma, which is described by the Mayo Clinic as "a cancer of the lymphatic system, the body's disease-fighting network."

He described his "infusion" treatments to the Birmingham Mail earlier this year, explaining, "I have to have an antibody administered by drip every six weeks or so to keep the lymphoma in check. It sort of coats the cancer cells, stops it from going anywhere else. I have to come back home no matter where I might be in the world."

He added, "The tour dates are arranged so that I can always get back for treatment. It's the only way I can manage my illness and keep on the road. I'd love to play more shows . . . but my health has to be sorted out first."

The legendary guitarist said that his treatment is a relatively new process and doctors are not sure what all the side effects might be. He also said that it "takes around 10 days to fully recover from each round of treatment, but if that's what it takes, I have to accept it."