Most Shocking Concert Moments: L7 Throws Tampon




DATE: August 28, 1992

WHAT WENT DOWN: When L7 got pushed, the all-girl grunge band pushed back. The crowd at England's 1992 Reading Festival learned this the hard way. During the band's set, guitarist Donita Sparks got fed up with all the crap fans were hurling onto the stage and retaliated by removing her bloody tampon and throwing it into the crowd. Some (un)lucky fan walked away with one of the most unsanitary souvenirs in alt-rock history.

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