It was non-stop jumping and pushing from the moment Travis hit the stage. For Travis, it was “rage or take your ass home” so I didn’t hesitate to see his set. The fans adopted the term “Ragers” to represent the wild energy that each individual brought to the show. I knew Travis Scott concerts were notorious for their intensity but it was a highlight of being one of his fans. I was overwhelmed and I just kept thinking about the victims. I had to put my phone down after a couple of minutes of scrolling the news about the event. “Trampled, overdose, crushed, overflow.” Headlines were saying that there was a massive crowd surge during Drake’s surprise appearance at the fest, causing a crowd crush. I kept scrolling trying to figure out what the reason for these deaths were. My heart dropped when I first read the Twitter headline “Mass Casualties at Astroworld, Eight Dead, Dozens Transported to Hospital, Eleven Cardiac Arrests” (Now 10 deaths). Remember that people are there to have fun and that certain lines cannot be crossed.
#Mosh pits meaning free
Having fun and being free are essential aspects of moshing, but your safety and the safety of others are just as important. So next time you decide to join a mosh pit, remember there is an etiquette to moshing. It is a way to express your energy and let the artist know how you feel, but we should all be mindful of a few things. However, I (Maria) believe that people, especially younger generations, need to understand the etiquettes of moshing. A lot of the young music fans are experiencing mosh pits for their first time at rap concerts so it is important to emphasize the respect, consent, and safety that comes from the mosh pit culture of the ’80s and ’90s. Now more than ever, it is important for us to be mindful of mosh pit etiquette when “Raging” is such a big thing at concerts.
Hopefully, more artists will follow suit. A video with Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington shows him chanting “If someone falls, what do you do?” with the crowd replying “PICK THEM UP!”Īnother video shows Playboi Carti at Lollapalooza stopping his set midway to let the crowd know that people are passing out.
This didn’t stop me from going in because I knew that someone would help if anything went wrong.Ĭlips of artists stopping the concert to emphasize crowd safety have gone viral in the wake of Astroworld. Usually, when someone joins a mosh pit, stage dives, or crowdsurfs at a show, they know they are doing it with a high risk of eating shit.
There’s no way of avoiding accidents when people gather up in pits and start violently pushing each other. I continued to see fans carry on this mosh pit etiquette at almost every concert I went to no matter the genre. There was a sense of camaraderie between the fans and it showed. The crowd always adhered to the rules of the venue, people gave each other space when needed, and everyone rushed to help those who fell down in the mosh pits. There wasn’t a single moment where I feared for my safety. The show had everything from mosh pits, crowd surfing, stage dives, and a few faceplants. Anything Odd Future related was considered dangerous and violent, granted, they did have some pretty bizarre songs saying stuff like “Kill people, burn shit, fuck school.” It was for Earl Sweatshirt’s debut album “Doris.” Earl was part of the controversial hip hop collective Odd Future. I first witnessed it during my first concert when I was 16 years old. There was always a set of unspoken rules at every show I went to. As a result, rage culture among the rap scene explodes as many artists encourage fans to go wild, with Travis Scott pushing his fans to great extremes. As mentioned before, Odd Future became one of the very first rap artists to incorporate moshing, crowd surfing, and stage dives in their shows. After that, the act of moshing became associated with any kind of performance where energetic music was played, and it makes sense that it would soon seep into the rap scene. Then, moshing became a staple of many rock and punk shows. The very first reported moshpit happened at the Roxy in Orange County when The Weirdos were playing. The history of moshing goes back to the 1970s. Travis Scott took this untamed energy in rap and made it his brand. Soon Soundcloud rappers like XXXTENTACION, Lil Uzi Vert, and Lil Pump would adopt the same energy and evolve it into the rage culture we see now. The ones to pioneer the raw punk energy in rap were Tyler, The Creator’s rap collective Odd Future and the A$AP Mob. The punk rock aesthetic in rap music was born in the early 2010s as a counter-culture to the mainstream. Rap shows nowadays match the energy of early punk rock shows in the ’80s and ’90s with all the mosh pits, stage diving, and rockstar personas. Rap music has changed drastically in the last decade from head-bobbing pop beats into a new heavy, loud, and distorted style.
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