Turns out, bats are sick of being bitten by rockstars, and they’re starting to bite back. The Pretty Reckless singer Taylor Momsen revealed she was bitten onstage while opening for AC/DC, and the legendary rock band responded by throwing her a bat-themed birthday party and giving her a new nickname: “Batgirl.”
In the January 2026 issue of Metal Hammer, Momsen shared the wild story, which happened in 2024. “We were playing in Spain when this bat flew out of the sky and landed on me,” she recalled. “I didn’t notice it, but it bit me. I had to have all these rabies shots, but it turned into this big running joke on the tour. It was a very cute bat, though, if that’s any consolation.”
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After AC/DC heard what happened, they decided to have some fun with Momsen. “Every day I’d go into my dressing room, and there’d be a little bat rubber ducky,” she shared. “The next show, we walked on our stage, and they’d covered our amps in ‘No bat’ signs. They threw me a bat-themed birthday party with a giant homemade bat cake and some bat horns as a tiara; it was crazy. When AC/DC gives you a nickname, you stick with that!”
Following that 2024 European tour, The Pretty Reckless opened for AC/DC again in Europe in 2025. This year, they will all embark on a tour of North, South, and Central America. That run kicks off in Brazil in February. Find a full list of dates below:
The Pretty Reckless 2026 Tour Dates (opens in a new window)
02-24 São Paulo, Brazil – Estádio do MorumBIS
03-11 Santiago, Chile – Parque Estadio Nacional
03-23 Buenos Aires – Estadio River Plate
04-07 Mexico City, Mexico – Estadio GNP Seguros
07-11 Charlotte, NC – Bank of America Stadium
07-15 Columbus, OH – Ohio Stadium
07-19 Madison, WI – Camp Randall Stadium
07-24 San Antonio, TX – Alamodome
07-28 Denver, CO – Empower Field at Mile High
08-01 Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium
08-05 San Francisco, CA – Levi’s Stadium
08-09 Edmonton, Alberta – Commonwealth Stadium
08-13 Vancouver, British Columbia – BC Place
08-27 Atlanta, GA – Mercedes-Benz Stadium
08-31 Houston, TX – NRG Stadium
09-04 South Bend, IN – Notre Dame Stadium
09-08 St. Louis, MO – The Dome at America’s Center
09-12 Montréal, Québec – Parc Jean-Drapeau
09-16 Toronto, Ontario – Rogers Stadium
09-25 East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
09-29 Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field
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