Most Shocking Concert Moments: Alice Cooper Throws Live Chicken

DATE: September 13, 1969

WHAT WENT DOWN: Not all things with wings can fly -- a fact that Alice Cooper learned during his performance at the 1969 Toronto Rock & Roll Festival. During the show, a fan threw a live chicken onto the stage. Cooper responded by throwing the fowl into the air, expecting it to soar above the crowd. Instead, the chicken landed in the audience and was immediately ripped to shreds by the rabid crowd. The incident became front-page news nationwide, with tabloids incorrectly reporting that the "shock rocker" had ripped the chicken's head off and drank its blood.