Ozzy Osbourne to Perform Halftime Show of L.A. Rams’ NFL Kickoff Game

Ozzy Osbourne is gearing up for the release of his new album, Patient Number 9, out Sept. 9 via Epic. Now, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and Grammy winner will perform at halftime of the Los Angeles Rams season opener. The game will take place on Thursday, Sept. 8, at SoFi Stadium, just hours before the new album drops.

To start the 2022 season, the Los Angeles Rams will host the Buffalo Bills. It’s the Rams’ first game at SoFi Stadium since winning Super Bowl LVI in February. The game will air nationally on NBC, Peacock and Universo at 5:20 PM PT/8:20 PM ET. Tickets are available via www.therams.com/tickets.

A press release states that Ozzy’s performance will include a “multi-song medley,” with attendees getting treated to the full performance. The viewers at home will only see a portion of it. Ozzy seems to be having a hard time saying goodbye to the road, recently saying that he may have another tour left in him.

Patient Number 9 marks Ozzy’s first release since his chart-topping 2020 set, Ordinary Man. It’s his 13th studio album and features longtime guitarist Zakk Wylde back in the fold for the first time since 2007’s Black Rain. The set was produced by Andrew Watt, who also produced Ordinary Man. “It’s heavy, it’s hard-hitting, it’s historic–it’s everything you’d want from an Ozzy Osbourne record and maybe more,” a press release states. The new record also features a plethora of A-list guests, including Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, as well as Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Robert Trujillo of Metallica, Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses and Chris Chaney of Jane’s Addiction and the late Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters. However, one guest he couldn’t get was Jimmy Page. He reached out to the Led Zeppelin legend, but says Page never responded.

Black Sabbath: The Best 30 Songs From The Ozzy Osbourne Era(s), Ranked

Fifty years ago this week (September 18), the mighty Black Sabbath released their second album, Paranoid, in America. A bit tighter than their self-titled debut, which came out earlier in the year, Paranoid‘s title track became their biggest radio hit in America. The album also had “Luke’s Wall/War Pigs” and “Iron Man,” But the 41-minute album didn’t waste a second: it’s a perfect album.

In fact, seven of the eight songs made our list that we put together in honor of Paranoid‘s 50th. And yes, Black Sabbath did some incredible stuff with Ozzy’s replacement, the late, great Ronnie James Dio… and that’s probably a list for another day (and yes, both RJD and drummer Vinny Appice should have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the founding four members, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward) .

Here, we decided to stick with songs from the Ozzy eras of the band. 1970’s debut album (and the “Evil Woman” single) through 1978’s Never Say Die! and also 2013’s 13. Yes, we know that they put out two new songs in the ’90s, but those didn’t come close to making this list… which, like Paranoid, doesn’t waste a moment. The roots of every heavy metal band can be found in these thirty songs.