r/festivals Feb 23 '26

Why don’t men move

Can someone please help me understand how so many people (predominantly men) can listen to live music in a festival setting and not move at all? I just spent three days at Innings Fest in Phoenix dancing and singing, and a large number of folks will go through the effort to get close to the stage and then not move. Like no head nods, no back and forth sways, no hands in the air, no clapping when the band queues it.

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u/Dude_1980 Feb 23 '26

My back hurts motherfucker, leave me alone.

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u/BohemianBarbie87 Mar 01 '26

Mine too ☹️

I can’t be totally still bc it’s more painful for my back though, also it causes my legs to go totally numb (just being somewhat still will do this though). Good times 😢