From Planet Rock.
Ozzy Osbourne has celebrated the 37-year anniversary of his infamous bat-biting incident by launching a new stuffed bat toy.
Featuring Ozzy Osbourne’s logo emblazoned across its chest, the 12” soft toy Plush Bat features a Velcro detachable head so fans can relive the notorious 1982 decapitation.
Sharing a link to his official shop, Ozzy wrote yesterday (20th January): “Today marks the 37th Anniversary since I bit a head off a f*cking bat! Celebrate with this commemorative plush with detachable head.”
The promotional blurb on Ozzy’s shop reads: “The Ozzy Osbourne Plush Bat is a web exclusive. Bring the legendary moment in rock history to life with this soft toy Plush Bat, featuring the Ozzy Osbourne logo and a Velcro detachable head.”
The first batch of bats have completely sold out, however fans can pre-order for the next batch, which will begin shipping in March.
The bat-biting incident occurred at Ozzy’s show at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa on 20th January 1982 on his ‘Diary of a Madman’ tour.
An audience member threw a bat on stage, and, believing it to be a toy bat, Ozzy bit the bat’s head clean off. The singer had to be treated for rabies afterwards.
Other Ozzy antics around the height of his debauchery included biting the head off a dove, being arrested for urinating near the Alamo and (allegedly) snorting a line of ants.
Together with launching the bat toy, over the weekend Ozzy helped his terminally ill former band mate Lee Kerslake complete his bucket list by sending him platinum album certifications for ‘Blizzard of Ozz’ and or ‘Diary of a Madman’.
You can read more on that story right here.
Ozzy’s No More Tours 2 tour hits the UK in February 2019 for six arena shows with Judas Priest. Head to Planet Rock Tickets to check ticket availability. They play the following shows:
FEBRUARY 2019
Nottingham Motorpoint Arena – Fri 1st
Manchester Arena – Sun 3rd
Newcastle Metro Radio Arena – Tue 5th
Glasgow The SSE Hydro – Thu 7th
Birmingham World Resorts Arena – Sat 9th
London The O2 – Mon 11th
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Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $15.24, €13.68 (New Item) (arrived 12-Aug-2019 11:27)
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Ozzy Osbourne - Live & Loud - Dutch - 2-LP vinyl set - £195.00, $247.65, €222.30 (New Item) (arrived 05-Aug-2019 16:04)
OZZY OSBOURNE Live & Loud (Rare 1993 Dutch-pressed limited edition 21-track double LP recorded 'Around The World 1991-1992' - featuring over two hours of live recordings. Housed in a hype-stickered wide-spined picture sleeve complete with colour fold-out information booklet and two stick-on tattoos. All in near mint condition!) […]
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Ozzy Osbourne - So Tired - Gold Vinyl - UK - 12" vinyl - £25.00, $31.75, €28.50 (New Item) (arrived 30-Jul-2019 12:33)
OZZY OSBOURNE So Tired (1983 UK limited edition 5-track Gold 12" EP [techincally a picture disc], also including Waiting For Darkness plus Bark At The Moon, Suicide Solution and Paranoid, all recorded live at the Salt Palace, Salt Lake City on March 18th 1984, within a clear PVC sleeve WA4452) […]
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Ozzy Osbourne - Bark At The Moon - Silver vinyl - UK - 12" vinyl - £15.00, $19.05, €17.10 (New Item) (arrived 30-Jul-2019 12:29)
OZZY OSBOURNE Bark At The Moon (1983 UK limited edition 3-track Silver Vinyl 12" single with picture labels, also includes two exclusive releases - One Up The 'B' Side and Slow Down. The the B-side has a 'tea-stained' discolouration due to age, but has no affect on play, and apart from some light noticeable surface marks on the vinyl is in excellent condition WA3195) […]
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Ozzy Osbourne - Mr Crowley - UK - 12" vinyl - £15.00, $19.05, €17.10 (New Item) (arrived 29-Jul-2019 15:59)
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Ozzy Osbourne - Bark At The Moon - Complete - Japanese - vinyl LP - £55.00, $69.85, €62.70 (New Item) (arrived 22-Jul-2019 11:46)
OZZY OSBOURNE Bark At The Moon (1983 Japanese 8-track LP, complete with bonus vinyl 7" featuring live versions of Suicide Solution & You Said It All, picture sleeve complete with unused set of tattoo transfers, fold-out Japanese/lyric insert & matching obi-strip. The sleeve is still in its original open shrink & the vinyl looks barely played 30AP2731~2) […]
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Ozzy Osbourne - Shot In The Dark - UK - 7" vinyl - £10.00, $12.70, €11.40 (New Item) (arrived 16-Jul-2019 16:55)
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Ozzy Osbourne - Live Mr Crowley - US - 12" picture disc - £35.00, $44.45, €39.90 (New Item) (arrived 01-Jul-2019 12:46)
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Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $31.75, €28.50 (New Item) (arrived 27-Jun-2019 10:01)
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Ozzy Osbourne - So Tired - UK - 12" vinyl - £12.00, $15.24, €13.68 (New Item) (arrived 27-Jun-2019 09:56)
OZZY OSBOURNE So Tired (1984 UK 5-track 12" vinyl EP, also including Waiting For Darkness & live versions of Bark At The Moon, Suicide Solution and Paranoid. The picture sleeve shows a little general wear whilst the vinyl remains excellent with little sign of play TA4452) […]
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