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Mosh pits arent like they used to be9/10/2023 ![]() ![]() “We have to do it because we won’t get insurance if we don’t,” says Will White, a promoter for the San Francisco club Slims. Larger venues, such as the Warfield in San Francisco, post signs and kick people out if they see signs of violence. Many clubs evict patrons who do it, worried that someone is going to get hurt or that the crowd will lose control. In the past couple of years, many venues in the Bay Area have restricted moshing to cut down on violence associated with hardcore rock/punk music. “It is easier to get into a performance when there are a lot of people moshing and singing along, especially in the early stages of one’s show playing career.” “Moshing is a validation of the music I’m playing on stage - to make someone react by playing music is a very special thing,” says Phillips, 19, of San Francisco. It is a really different way to react to the music but is something that brings a lot of enjoyment when I do it.” The simple explanation being music makes you move. “It does sound really silly at first, and a lot of people wonder what the reasoning for it is. For any kids that do dance, there is a great feeling in ‘two stepping’ along with the music,” says Don Huy Tran, a 21-year-old who lives in Novato. “What keeps me moshing is my love for the music. The dance form originated on the punk scene as a physical reaction to the harsh sound of the music but has evolved to become more about causing and receiving pain - at times leading to broken bones, hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage and even deaths, according to one watchdog organization. Moshing even has a spot in the dictionary these days, defined as “uninhibited, often frenzied, activities with others near the stage at a rock concert.” Scenes like this have become standard at punk shows, where the crowd and musicians alike have a penchant for extreme dancing. The boy escapes, running into the crowd bare chested, his shirt in the pursuing guard’s hand. He tries to hide behind a big, black speaker, but the guard catches him and pulls on his arm as he leads him toward the exit. Earlier, the boy had been in the center of the crowded dance floor, crashing into bodies around him, his elbows slashed and bruised in time with the sound of the band Taking Back Sunday. His offense? Rough mosh pit dancing, a freeform style of dance that clubs are cracking down on, saying it’s too violent. (Those of us above 6 feet generally do, I got a concussion once from getting kicked in the back of the head.Dark brown hair clings to the teen boy’s forehead, sweat dripping from his body as a security guard chases him at a recent hardcore punk show at The Warfield in San Francisco. Whenever I see crowd surfers I go out of my way to knock them down. ![]() If a girl accidentally ends up in the pit and wants out, she will be helped out asap.Ĭrowd surfing is a dead practice I did it back when it was on its way out in the late 90s and I weighed less. If someone is kneeling down to tie a shoe, people immediately form a wall around them to protect them. When someone falls down, 2 or 3 people pick them up right away. There is an unwritten law in pits, though, that you need to keep in mind: everyone looks out for each other. I personally can't stand people who slamdance with the sole purpose to hit/hurt others that's not the fucking point. It's more intense than "moshing," which is mostly just jumping around and bumping into each other. Click to expand.Fuck that noise, FSU is the biggest compilation of rageaholic douchenozzles I've ever had the displeasure of coming across. ![]()
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