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16. Michael Richards Goes Racist During Standup
During a standup comedy routine at the Laugh Factory in 2006, Michael Richards exploded in anger as he was heckled by a few black males. Richards completely lost it and verbally attacked the heckling fans, primarily using racial expletives. The crowd was confused, upset and most of the crowd left in disgust.
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17. L7 Singer Fires a Used Tampon at Fans
During their performance in 1992 at England’s Reading Festival, the all-girl grunge band L7, were getting bombed with items the crowd was throwing. In a unique attempt at retaliation, guitarist Donita Sparks removed her bloody tampon and fired it into the crowd. The person who caught it has yet to come forward.
18. Woodstock Riot in 1999
In 1999, Woodstock was held in Rome New York and had a crowd of about 200,000. By day 3, the water was scarce, the food was very expensive and the toilets were overflowing in the 90 degree heat. Concert goers began to release their frustration using destruction, violence, looting and raping during the Red Hot Chili Peppers set.
19. KC and JoJo’s Drunken Performance
Recently, during a performance in Australia, KC and JoJo were both visibly intoxicated. In the middle of one of their songs, JoJo passed out on stage. They later claimed that JoJo is epileptic, but you can decide for yourself based on the actions.
20. Terror Strikes During Beastie Boys Concert
During a performance in Greece in 2007, the Beastie Boys were playing their set when 30 masked men stormed the stadium. They had CS-gas, baseball bats and iron bars. They set several cars ablaze and injured a band member of the Underworld.
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I hope you enjoyed this four-part series of some of my favorite and most memorable moments from various live performances. Did I miss any that should have been mentioned? Any thoughts? As always, I enjoy hearing your input.




