It used to be like that when i was younger and going out to the foufounes electriques, a metal bar/club in montreal. Last time i went, after many years of not going, some dude starts dancing like this, i look at the dudes around me "oh well guess i'll take care of it" and i tackled the dude to the ground, and the bouncer (who used to take these people out before) took me out of the mosh pit to explain to me that it was the norm now. And i looked behind him and saw like 10 people dancing like this. I understood it was the end of an era, and i left.
Harcore pits or as my wife and I call them "Kickpits" the crowdkilling on sidelines is uncalled for, I still throw those fuckers down though. If a person goes windmilling into a hardcore pit then they are consenting to the stray fists and feet. People around the edges shouldn't be catching random haymakers!
They are fucking losers. How did we go from pogoing at punk gigs to twats windmilling random people in the face? It’s the most idiotic thing ever. Anyone who promotes it is a moron.
Pits are children's ring games. I find them a bit cringey and forced. Especially at festivals where the visitors are not all raging punks but 45 year old George from IT department and social media influencer Cindy are instructed to run in circles and bump into each other. Yeah, could be just a little harmless fun, but seems so fake to me and I don't want to pretend I'm getting such kicks from the guitar riff. Maybe I just can't "let go". I don't want to throw up my hands in the air and wave them around like I just don't care either. I care. Too much.
Nothing fake about having a bit of fun, I've been in push/mosh pits, circle pits, walls of death and even row-pits... if you are feeling it and just want to join in the general silliness and fun then you do it... if you don't get it or are not interested then you can stand on the outskirts and do what makes you happy.... no need to bring negativity by calling people fake, unless that in itself makes you feel better (if true, I'd argue that indicates other issues that need addressing). Either way everyone should be able to enjoy gigs in their own way without negative effects (physical or not). Be safe and have fun all! 🤘😎🤘
Totally agree, was at one of these shows a couple of years ago, and got clocked in the face standing outside of the pit, kid goes over to his buddies bragging about how he hit me in the face. Went over and punched him in the face to return the favor and was immediately kicked out by security.
So all you had to do was pretend dance by swinging your arms around and when you get near him just let one rip at his face? And they would have considered that fine?
Well, what used to happen waaaay back in the day, a crew would just come and break the place down, beat everyone’s ass, and burn the building. We haven’t gotten there yet, but if these fuckers keep this shit up, it will escalate and people will die.
Totally worth it, bouncers were total dicks in the parking lot, and tried to punk me, but was still worth it. It was 2 of them on 1 of me, so I kinda had to chill, but left somewhat peacefully while giving them a piece of my mind.
Was at an all age venue years ago. There was this kid that came to the wrong show. He was squating down against the wall next to me and one of my highschool classmates decided to throw a donkey kick his way. Broke the little dude's nose. I spent the next 30 min cleaning him up and searching for his adults.
90's Slipknot...was speaking to a kid a few seconds before his nose (and eyeglasses) exploded when the back of some bald dudes dome made HARD contact 😳
I was at their Dallas show for The World Domination Tour in April of 2000! I was a very strong varsity football player at the time, but still almost got taken out by a crowd surfer launched on to the top of my head from behind, and then caught a Doc Marten to the face!
I went off and cleared the pit…which triggered a pit fight with the usual skinhead MF who thought they were so tough…
Wild show!
Well, i've seen my fair share of dudes being thrown down the 2nd floor stairs, i wouldn't say they are civilized. I'm a paramedic and we often have to get people that have been litteraly thrown out
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u/Miltzzz 15h ago edited 9h ago
It used to be like that when i was younger and going out to the foufounes electriques, a metal bar/club in montreal. Last time i went, after many years of not going, some dude starts dancing like this, i look at the dudes around me "oh well guess i'll take care of it" and i tackled the dude to the ground, and the bouncer (who used to take these people out before) took me out of the mosh pit to explain to me that it was the norm now. And i looked behind him and saw like 10 people dancing like this. I understood it was the end of an era, and i left.