In 2024, Taylor Momsen was performing in concert with her band, the Pretty Reckless, when a bat landed on her left thigh and decided to take a bite. And then another. The incident was seemingly rare and not one that Momsen would want to replicate.
Too bad for that. This week, while her band opened for the legendary AC/DC in Mexico City, a spider bit Momsen on her right leg, and doctors had to give her a shot due to the effects on her health. She was in pain, but she continued to sing.
She did the same with the bat bite, too. All of which just goes to show fans and music lovers that the rush of adrenaline from performing can overcome even the most painful of issues. Of course, no one should recommend having a spider or bat attack a person on stage, but, thankfully, it seems life goes on.
Taylor Momsen of the Pretty Reckless gets bit by another animal on stage
When Momsen was bitten by the bat, she had to undergo a series of rabies shots for two weeks afterward. Clearly, she recovered. The same will happen with the spider, too. Though, to be fair, anyone who has ever been bitten by an animal knows that stuff hurts. That she was able to continue performing is amazing.
🕷️🕷️🕷️ So it wouldn’t be an AC/DC tour if I didn’t get bit…this time a massive spider decided to take a chunk out of me and its venom did a number on my system so had to have the wonderful doctors in Mexico come and deliver quite the shot before the show last night…add it to… pic.twitter.com/YAdUfdmWws
— Taylor Momsen (@taylormomsen) April 8, 2026
If you want to see if Taylor Momsen will continue to get bitten by arachnids or mammals, you certainly can. The Pretty Reckless, after opening for AC/DC for the previous couple of years, will start their own headlining tour in July. The Dear God dates are as follows:
- Fri, July 10th – The Ritz, Raleigh, NC
- Fri, July 17th – Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL
- Tue, July 21st – The Midland Theatre, Kansas City, MO
- Thu, July 23rd – ACL Live at The Moody Theater, Austin, TX
- Sat, July 25th – House of Blues, Dallas, TX
- Fri, July 31st – The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
- Sun, Aug 2nd – The Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ
- Fri, Aug 7th – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
- Tue, Aug 11th – The Palace Theatre, Calgary, AB, CA
- Sat, Aug 15th – Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA
- Fri, Aug 28th – Avondale Brewing Company, Birmingham, AL
- Sat, Aug 29th – House of Blues, New Orleans, LA
- Thu, Sep 3rd – Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
- Wed, Sep 9th – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre, Indianapolis, IN
- Thu, Sep 10th – House of Blues, Cleveland, OH
- Tue, Sep 22nd – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton, NH
- Thu, Sep 24th – Citizens House of Blues, Boston, MA
- Sat, Sep 26th – The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD
- Mon, Nov 9th – La Riviera, Madrid, ES
- Tue, Nov 10th – Razzmatazz, Barcelona, ES
- Sat, Nov 14th – Fabrique, Milan, IT
- Mon, Nov 16th – Forum Karlín, Prague, CZ
- Wed, Nov 18th – Huxleys Neue Welt, Berlin, DE
- Sat, Nov 21st – Carlswerk Victoria, Cologne, DE
- Mon, Nov 23rd – AFAS Live, Amsterdam, NL
- Tue, Nov 24th – Zénith, Paris, FR
- Thu, Nov 26th – The Prospect Building, Bristol, UK
- Fri, Nov 27th – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, UK
- Sun, Nov 29th – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK
- Tue, Dec 1st – O2 Academy Brixton, London, UK
- Thu, Dec 3rd – Barrowland, Glasgow, UK