Taylor Momsen’s Crimson Rebellion Opens AC/DC’s Berlin Blowout

Opening for AC/DC is no casual affair. It’s baptism by amplifier. And Momsen, fronting The Pretty Reckless, didn’t flinch. She took the stage in a crimson silk slip dress, cut razor-sharp at the hem, paired with black leather combat boots and a choker dripping with silver crosses. The look? Gothic glamor with a punk snarl.

Her hair—platinum, tousled, unapologetically wild—caught the stage lights like a halo gone rogue. The makeup was signature: smoky eyes, blood-dark lips, a face carved for rebellion.

The set opened with “Death by Rock and Roll,” and from the first guttural note, Momsen owned the space. Her mic stand—wrapped in black lace and chains—became a weapon, a wand, a relic.

Behind her, the stage pulsed with violet strobes and plumes of smoke. The Pretty Reckless delivered a tight, feral set: “Make Me Wanna Die,” “Heaven Knows,” and “Only Love Can Save Me Now” hit like sermons from a post-apocalyptic chapel.