The whole set stopped, everyone created space, and the band didn’t start again until it was confirmed they were safe. I’ve been at a Slowdive show where someone had an epileptic fit under the lighting. I’ve slipped over on the sweaty floor of a circle pit at AFI, and had hands on me as soon as I hit the deck. Another gig where I was on the front fence, I felt the crush of the crowd crunching my ribs before I got pulled out by security as soon as I asked. At a Yellowcard show in Sydney in 2006, I was in the crowd when the front barrier collapsed five minutes into the first support act. Over the years, I’ve experienced plenty of instances where mosh pits have gotten a bit full-on.
Muting/Blocking = Self Care November 6, 2021 And people regularly protect folks who might get pulled in But as someone who’s been going to punk and hardcore gigs and festivals for the last 16 years, there’s a shared, relatively unspoken, agreement when entering the pit.įirst and foremost: if someone falls, you pick them back up.Ī lot of the folks talking about “mosh pit” culture are young af & never been to metal & other hardcore concertsġ)Many concerts at a certain level have the support staff to back up the hardcoreĢ)Moshing is consensual. And if you’re in there with little regard for the people around you – they can be. From the outside, mosh pits and the circle pits that break out can look dangerous.
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