Okay so if you weren't so incline to read these, some bands are being reportedly banned from using terms such as "mosh pit" and "wall of death" at concerts and festivals such as Warped Tour due to a rising amount of complaints from parents whose kids are getting hurt in the crowd. Kids being (as some reports are saying) as young as eleven years old getting hurt at some shows.
One of these bands who is at the centre of this discussion is Bring Me The Horizon, who I am seeing in October (shinfo).
Let me rant about something and mosh pits.
I have been to way too many concerts and festivals, and I think with the exception of three concerts (arena shows), I have been in the mosh.
Here are my pearls of wisdoms about concerts and mosh pits.
If you are contemplating going to a show at a small venue (ie Billboard or the Hi-Fi). Obviously there aren't proper seats so:
- If you want to be in the heat of it all, front and centre. Be my guest.
- If you want to be in the mosh but not in the depths of it, stand to the sides or the back and stay away for the love of God from the circle pits.
- If you don't want to be in the mosh at all while you're in the depths of it, people are nice and will make sure you get to the front safe and soundly.
- If you don't want to be in the mosh at all, there are areas on the side for you to enjoy the show.
If you are contemplating going to a show at a slightly bigger venue, such as Festival Hall.
- Guaranteed there will be a mosh. Just stick to the sides and you'll be safe.
- At Festival Hall as well there are seats, so buy a seat ticket if you don't want to be in a mosh.
- Same goes. If you don't feel safe in the mosh pit, people will help you out no doubt about it.
(I can't comment on moshes at the largest of venues like Rod Laver Arena because the tickets sell out in 30 seconds so yes no comment on that)
FESTIVALS:
THIS IS THE BIGGEST ONE THAT YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OF.
Make sure you stay hydrated in festival mosh pits, especially in the middle of the summer. I almost fainted at Soundwave this year during Motion City Soundtrack, and almost fainted in the middle of The Getaway Plan's set last year at Big Day Out. (shinfo)
Anyway, festivals are great. But because there are so many different types of people who enjoy different types of music, you have to be careful of what shenanigans can unfold in the mosh pits. I almost died in an All Time Low mosh pits too many times to count, due to the overwhelming amount of teeny boppers trying to kidnap the band. But in all seriousness, you can get some pretty interesting people in mosh pits at festivals. You're probably aware of how a girl got seriously burnt at BMTH's show at Soundwave in Sydney this year. Poor BMTH in the midst of all this crap. Just be aware of your surroundings at all costs. Also, be careful of flying cups of water. Have a plastic bag covering your phone (particularly useful for flying cups of water). If you don't feel like you can hack a festival mosh pit, just scurry along to the back and breathe and just appreciate it from back there.
Final word: If you DO NOT for whatever reasons feel like you can handle a mosh of any level. Stay out of it so you don't get hurt and also so that band's don't get a bad reputation for injuries or what have you. And young 'uns; start off in the baby mosh pits before you hit up festivals.
And as a general rule, if you notice anything shonky going on, try and get word out to make sure people involved are noticed. If you think a fight's going to start, or someone's going to faint or something do it so you and everyone around you can enjoy what you're all there for: appreciating music.\
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