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Ozzy Releases Plush Toy Bat With Detachable Head To Mark Anniversary Of Biting Bat's Head Off

Because, 38 years after the event, how else would you mark the time you bit a bat's head off?

Ozzy Releases Plush Toy Bat With Detachable Head To Mark Anniversary Of Biting Bat's Head Off

Today, on the 38th anniversary of what might be the most memorable moment of his entire career, Ozzy Osbourne reminds us his rock'n'roll legacy by promoting an incredible piece of merch: a 12" plush bat toy with a detachable head.

"Today marks the 38th Anniversary since I bit a head off a f*cking bat!" he tweeted before linking to the item in his official website store.

To be fair, the toy was actually released last year, on the 37th anniversary of the fateful chomping of the bat – which the musician believed was made of rubber after it was thrown onstage by a fan at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa. He was subsequently taken to hospital for emergency rabies shots.

While the first batch of plush bats sold out, you can now pick one up at Ozzy's official website store.

Meanwhile, Ozzy will be hitting the road on his rescheduled tour dates with Marilyn Manson in the U.S. and Judas Priest in the UK and Europe. Get your UK tickets here.

Ozzy Osbourne tour 2020

May

27 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena
29 Sunrise, FL BB&T Center
31 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union

June

2 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
4 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
6 Hershey, PA Hershey Park Stadium
11 Pittsburgh, PA KeyBank Pavilion
13 Bangor, ME Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
16 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
18 Hamilton, ON First Ontario Centre
20 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
22 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena
24 St Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
26 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
28 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena

July

1 Milwaukee, WI Amer. Family Ins. Amp — Summerfest
3 St Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
7 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
9 Vancouver, BC Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
11 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
15 Portland, OR Moda Center
17 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center
23 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion
25 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
29 San Diego, CA North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
31 Las Vegas, CA MGM Grand Garden Arena

October

23 Newcastle, Utilita Arena, UK
25 Glasgow, SSE Hydro, UK
28 London, The O2, UK
31 Birmingham, Resorts World Arena, UK

November

2 Manchester, Manchester Arena, UK
5 Dublin, 3Arena, Ireland
8 Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena, UK
11 Dortmund, Westfalenhalle, Germany
13 Prague, O2 Arena, Czech Republic
16 Vienna, Stadthalle, Austria
19 Bologna, Unipol Arena, Italy
22 Madrid, WiZink Arena, Spain
24 Zurich, Hallenstadion, Switzerland
26 Munich, Olympiahalle, Germany
28 Mannheim, SAP Arena, Germany
30 Berlin, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Germany

December

3 Hamburg, Barclaycard Arena, Germany
5 Stockholm, Friends Arena, Sweden
7 Helsinki, Hartwall Arena, Finland

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