Playing With the Big Dogs
Battle for Ozzfest - S1 - E9
The episode starts with Ahmad arguing when Big Dave sees that he shaved his hair. Then, the finalists are told that they are going to be performing with Ozzfest bands, while at dinner with Ozzy and Sharon at Ozzy's hotel room. But, Chelsea may have a problem since she is assigned to play bass with Bleeding Through, but she has only been playing bass for about a month and a half.
Battle for Ozzfest: Season 1 - 12 Episode s
1x1 - The Battle for Ozzfest Begins
October 25, 2004
In the first episode, one member from each band will be selected to represent his or her band mates on tour in a set of challenges that could make rock and roll dreams become Ozzfest nightmares. With a motley crew of rock & roll characters all living on the same bus and fighting for the same dream, anything can happen--especially when your bosses are Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Slayer, Slipknot and Hatebreed, among others.
1x2 - Life On The Road
November 1, 2004
All eight of the finalists arrive at the Osbourne mansion, and get to meet Sharon and Ozzy themselves! Big Dave gets the roadies adjusted to the bus and all the rules, and afterwords, allow them to meet Jamey Jasta from Hatebreed. They walk around the Ozzfest grounds, and listen to Black Sabbath perform. Earlier, Big Dave said their curfew was 11 PM. They arrive back at where the bus is at 10 PM, but the bus is missing. They search everywhere, but can not find it. Will the eight of them be stranded at the first stop on the Ozzfest tour?
1x3 - Dirty Laundry & Dirty Deeds
November 8, 2004
The eight roadies spice up laundry duty after getting left behind. When they catch up with the bus, a day of work assigned by Big Dave is ahead of them. In the end, they are all forced to vote a band member off the bus, but it's Ozzy and Sharon's decision in the end!
1x4 - Bite the Bat
November 15, 2004
The crew are told they must bite the heads off of live bats; Sharon and Ozzy make the first elimination.
1x5 - Battle of the Bands
November 22, 2004
The competitors must write a song in 24 hours; Rob Halford of Judas Priest judges the songs.
1x6 - Brush with the Law
November 29, 2004
The cast is interrogated for impersonating Slip Knot.
1x7 - Sharon's Trick
December 6, 2004
After Ozzy pulls a prank, someone ends up in the emergency room.
1x8 - Brittany's Final Day
December 13, 2004
After a day of promoting Dimmu Borgir's Norwegian death metal, the partying gets out of control. The finalists then try to sell their own bands merchandise to some Ozzfest fans. But, no matter how hard they try, someone will still have to go home.
1x9 - Playing With the Big Dogs
December 20, 2004
The episode starts with Ahmad arguing when Big Dave sees that he shaved his hair. Then, the finalists are told that they are going to be performing with Ozzfest bands, while at dinner with Ozzy and Sharon at Ozzy's hotel room. But, Chelsea may have a problem since she is assigned to play bass with Bleeding Through, but she has only been playing bass for about a month and a half.
1x10 - Dude, Get Off My Bus!
December 27, 2004
The mission: Keep up while performing with Black Sabbath vet Bill Ward and survive the Village of the Damned for one night or get out. Two of the roadies will be voted off after all their troubles.
1x11 - The Bands are Reunited
January 3, 2005
The three finalists are reunited with their bands and have one day to prepare to perform one song on main stage Ozzfest. But in the end, only two bands will remain.
1x12 - The Finale
January 10, 2005
Ozzy and Sharon choose a band to tour with Ozzfest.