Ozzy Osbourne will play halftime show during LA Rams’ season opener
Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne is ready for some football.
Osbourne, 73, will sing a medley of songs during halftime of Thursday night’s NFL season opener between the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams and the visiting Buffalo Bills, Rolling Stone reported.
The former Black Sabbath frontman will perform at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, headlining a North American show for the first time in nearly four years.
Osbourne’s new album, “Patient Number 9,” will be released Friday, SBNation reported. The album features contributions from Tony Iommi, Jeff Beck, Mike McCready, Chad Smith and the late Taylor Hawkins, according to Rolling Stone.
NBC and Peacock will air the game and Osbourne’s halftime show, the magazine reported.
Osbourne warmed up for his North American return last month when he returned to the stage during the 2022 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony in England, months after undergoing surgery. Osbourne performed a pair of Black Sabbath classics with Iommi, his former bandmate, Rolling Stone reported.
Osbourne has not performed live in the U.S. since the COVID-19 pandemic began. He last teamed with Post Malone and Travis Scott to perform “Take What You Want” at the 2019 American Music Awards, Rolling Stone reported.
In June 2022, Osbourne’s wife, Sharon, shared that he was having a “very major operation” that could help “determine the rest of his life,” according to “Good Morning America.”
Osbourne announced in January 2020 that he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease during an interview on “Good Morning America” and canceled the American portion of his tour, “No More Tours.” He also fell early in 2019 and had to undergo surgery.
Thursday’s game between the Rams and the Bills begins at 8:20 p.m. EDT.
Here are some memorable photos of Black Sabbath rocker Ozzy Osbourne through the years.
1973: Photo of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath, from back left, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward (front) and Osbourne.
1978: Ozzy Osbourne, singer with the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, is seen here at home with his children, Jessica and Louis, on Aug. 19, 1978.
1981: Rock musician Ozzy Osbourne embraces his fiancee, Sharon Arden, in Los Angeles on Dec. 21, 1981.
1985: British heavy metal rock star Ozzy Osbourne performs at Rock in Rio, billed as the biggest rock music festival ever, in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, on Jan. 20,1985. The 10-day event drew more than 1 million people.
1985: Ozzy Osbourne, left, and Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath perform during the Live Aid concert in Philadelphia on July 13, 1985.
1986: Singer Ozzy Osbourne appears at news conference to tell reporters that his song "Suicide Solution" was misinterpreted and is anti-suicide in Los Angeles on Jan. 21, 1986.
1989: Britain’s Ozzy Osbourne and Jon Bon Jovi of U.S. band Bon Jovi arrive at Stansted airport, England, Aug. 9, 1989, en route to Moscow for a peace festival.
1997: In this June 15, 1997, file photo, Ozzy Osbourne performs with Black Sabbath during the Ozzfest concert at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J.
2001: Ozzy Osbourne at "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" at the NBC Studios in Los Angeles on October 12, 2001.
2002: The Osbournes, Ozzy (left), Sharon, Jack and Kelly, are shown in this undated photo. MTV officials said March 4, 2002, that Ozzy Osbourne, the heavy metal rock star, and his family are the subject of a new MTV series, "The Osbournes."
2003: Musicians Kelly and Ozzy Osbourne speak at the MTV Networks Upfront 2003 presentation to advertisers at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden on May 6, 2003, in New York City.
2004: Musician Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon Osbourne pose in the press room during the MTV Europe Music Awards 2004 on November 18, 2004, at Tor di Valle in Rome, Italy.
2005: Musical artist Ozzy Osbourne poses for a portrait to promote the Tsunami relief charity single, a cover of the Sir Eric Clapton ballad "Tears in Heaven," at a Los Angeles studio on January 22, 2005, in Los Angeles.
2006: Musician Ozzy Osbourne and his wife, Sharon Osbourne, attend a press conference where they will unveil Hard Rock Cafe’s latest T-shirt design, which was designed by Ozzy and all the proceeds will go to the Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Foundation, on July 28, 2006, in New York City.
2007: Musicians Ozzy Osbourne (left) and Zakk Wylde perform onstage during Spike TV’s Scream 2007 held at The Greek Theatre on October 19, 2007, in Los Angeles.
2008: Jack Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne and Kelly Osbourne onstage during Spike TV’s 2008 Scream awards held at the Greek Theater on October 18, 2008, in Los Angeles.
2009: Ozzy Osbourne performs during the Sunset Strip Music Festival at Sunset Boulevard on September 12, 2009, in Los Angeles.
2010: Musician Ozzy Osbourne receives the Outstanding Literary Achievement Award onstage during Spike TV’s fourth annual Guys Choice Awards held at Sony Studios on June 5, 2010, in Los Angeles.
2011: Pop/R&B sensation Justin Bieber and rock legend Ozzy Osbourne pose on the set of Best Buy’s inaugural Big Game commercial, in which they both star, on January 17, 2011, in Los Angeles.
2012: Musician Ozzy Osbourne (left) and TV personality Sharon Osbourne arrive at the premiere of CBS Films’ "Seven Psychopaths" at Mann Bruin Theatre on October 1, 2012, in Westwood, California.
2013: Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath win the Event of the Year, Album of the Year 2013 and Living Legends Awards the Classic Rock Roll of Honour at the Roundhouse on November 14, 2013, in London.
2014: Recording artists Tony Iommi (left), Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath pose in the press room during the 56th Grammy Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2014, in Los Angeles.
2015: TV Personality Sharon Osbourne and musician Ozzie Osbourne attend the 23rd annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party on February 22, 2015, in Los Angeles.
2016: Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath performs at Ozzfest 2016 at San Manuel Amphitheater on September 24, 2016, in Los Angeles.
2017: Singer Ozzy Osbourne (left) and Sharon Osbourne attend the Showtime, WME IME and Mayweather Promotions VIP Pre-Fight party for Mayweather vs. McGregor at T-Mobile Arena on August 26, 2017, in Las Vegas.
2018: Ozzy Osbourne announces "No More Tours 2" Final World Tour at his Los Angeles home on February 6, 2018.
2019: Ozzy Osbourne performs onstage during the 2019 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 24, 2019, in Los Angeles.
2020: Ozzy Osbourne (left) and Kelly Osbourne attend the 62nd annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2020, in Los Angeles.
Musician Ozzy Osbourne performs during half-time of the 2022 NFL season opening game between the Buffalo Bills and the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on September 08, 2022 in Inglewood, California.
