Sep 26, 2019 · Ozzy Osbourne, also known as the Prince of Darkness, has long cultivated a reputation for doing insane, disgusting, attention-grabbing things. One of the oldest stories about Ozzy Osbourne's borderline behavior involves him biting the head off a bat. Here's the truth about Ozzy's bat-biting.

Ozzy Osbourne’s infamous bat-biting incident still makes people ask, “Why on earth did he do that?” You might imagine some wild, planned stunt, but the real story involves a teenage fan, an unlucky bat and a very surprised rock star. Even Ozzy himself later admitted he just thought it was a rubber prop when he sank his teeth into that ...

Jan 20, 2022 · Forty years ago tonight, Ozzy Osbourne inadvertently bit the head off a live bat, leading to rabies shots and countless headlines.

Famous moment in rock n roll history when legendary metal icon Ozzy Osbourne bit this unconcious bats head off!

Jan 20, 2016 · It was the chomp heard 'round the world when, on Jan. 20, 1982, Ozzy Osbourne dined on a bat while on stage in Des Moines in front of 5,000 or so witnesses. "The name of the town of Des...

Jan 23, 2023 · Turns out there’s a side of the story you've probably never heard before, which explains exactly why a bat was thrown onstage at that ill-fated Ozzy Osbourne concert.

Jan 20, 2025 · Ozzy Osbourne has shared his side of the event numerous times. He believed a fan had thrown a fake rubber bat onstage. It wasn’t until he bit into the flying creature that he realized it was real. Ozzy says he even felt the bat twitch in his mouth as he bit down on its neck.

Oct 20, 2022 · Black Sabbath’s Ozzy Osbourne has made quite the reputation for himself in the media over the years, with his drug and alcohol-fueled antics, but perhaps the wildest story of them all is the time he bit the head off a bat. Yes, it actually happened. It was January 20th, 1982, during a show at Veterans’s Memorial Coliseum in Des Moines, IA.

Jan 15, 2025 · We all know the story: in 1982, Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat. We're here to debunk the myths that spread in the following decades.

Jan 24, 2023 · Ozzy Osbourne became a huge television star between celebrated stints in Black Sabbath – and some of what aired was pretty insane. One of the most infamous tales in rock history took place when...