During a 1997 performance in Arizona, Rage Against the Machine's Zack de la Rocha stopped the show to confront a man who had reportedly ripped a woman's shirt off. "We've almost had to f*cking stop shows all over the country, and I'll tell you why," he said. "It's because some people think that because they're at a show, because there are women dancing and trying to have a good time, that they have the right to tear their f*cking tops off," he said. "That's f*cking bullsh*t!"
As the crowd cheered, de la Rocha went on to call out the fact that women should feel safe at concerts and not be afraid to have fun because of people who don't respect them. "Women are forced to live in fear in their schools, and in their communities, and shouldn't have to come to a Rage Against the Machine show and be afraid of that sh*t right there," he said. "You can't f*cking do that. We're gonna stop it if it happens again."