![]() Because my son was under-age, we couldn’t go on the “adult side” and had to stay in the area where there was no alcohol. We’re all there to have a good time – and most importantly – to enjoy the music.It’s not a place at concerts I normally go, but I took my son and a friend of mine to see Theory Of A Dead Man at the Friendship Festival in Fort Erie, Ontario, about ten years ago. If they look uncomfortable or seem like they’re having a bit of a rough time. I guess the message her is, be considerate of your fellow man or woman. Apparently some poor lad died at a Smashing Pumpkins concert in Vancouver on September 24, 2007. “There was a fight in our Fratellis mosh” – Alex PearsonĪlthough moshing is just a bit of a laugh, it can be incredibly dangerous. “Got my nose ring ripped out but was totally worth it” – Beth Dean but for example at catfish at Wembley: during the support (July Talk) it was a constant mosh and I couldn’t enjoy the set got turned so my back was facing the stage and couldn’t move. “Moshing is either the best or worst thing, when the crowd mosh at the right moments it’s great. “Some guy decided to repeatedly hit me round the head during an All Time Low gig and security eventually kicked him out” – Emily-Jade Young ![]() “fell over three times in a catfish mosh pit but they’re always so fun anyway” – Sahera Walker “I broke my glasses while moshing at magic gang, not a good timeo” – Harry Curtis I also had a chat with some of our writers here at IndieCentralMusic about their experiences with Moshing… I still haven’t managed to see Circa to this day! Fuming. Next thing I know, the girlfriends on the floor, my 6 foot mate has the fat kid by the throat and I had to rush my girlfriend out of a sold out Brixton Academy from practically the front of the stage – Cracking night. ![]() One chord strung later and some fat f**k and his mate thought it would be funny to start a mosh. I was with my current girlfriend at the time and my 6ft6 monster of a friend when Rat Boy came out after support from Clean Cut Kid. I think my undying hatred for moshing began at a Circa Waves concert of all bloody places. – Who new violence could be so poetic and meaningful?Īpparently Researchers from Cornell University (who obviously had nothing better to do) in Ithaca studied the emergent behavior of crowds at mosh pits by analyzing online videos, finding similarities with models of 2-D glasses in equilibrium. Some ‘moshers’ swing their arms back and forth and move their legs in a rhythmic fashion. ![]() Variations on the traditional mosh include “pogoing”, “circle pits” (where the participants bump and jostle each other as they move in a circle) and the more extreme “wall of death”. It is intended to be energetic and full of body contact. It started with the Punk Pogo where Punks would dance and bounce up and down at concerts and gigs – How very interesting! It really stresses me out.Īccording to the history books, Mosh Pits started roughly around 1975 – 1980 In Los Angeles from the Punk Sub Culture. I’m not one for unnecessary acts of violence. *Controversial opinion alert* – I proper hate moshing.
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