These factors can also contribute greatly to how people may treat each other in their collective “scene” and therefore how they may treat you in the pit. Shows will differ in terms of crowd: age, music genre, and location can make a big difference in the people you will find yourself in the pit with. #2: Not Every Crowd is the Same: Navigate Your Pit People Though your wardrobe may help your comfort, deodorant is essential armor for the pits and makes all of the close contact with smelly and sweaty individuals easier to conquer.
For the long-haired folks that wish to avoid the hair pulling, tangling, and breakage that can ensue in this circle of chaos, tying it up is highly recommended (hair down for headbanging, hair up for pit fighting perhaps). Making sure you’re wearing stable shoes that have traction and comfort will save you from slip-ups that can lead you to falling and getting trampled. Oftentimes items such as shattered beer bottles, spilled drinks, and hazardous miscellaneous junk (a moment of silence for all of the jewelry that’s ever been lost in the pit) scatter the floor and become obstacles to avoid. Wardrobe can definitely affect your comfort levels and performance in the pit. always a good idea to keep your feet shoulder length apart)to keep you from getting completely jolted by a belligerent dude in a band tee, you’re good as gold. As long as you move your way through the pit with a comfortable stance (i.e. Getting knocked over in the pit can be seriously dangerous because there is no guarantee that any of your fellow pit people will help you up, especially within a large crowd. The more intense the pit, the more pushing, shoving, crowdkilling, and crowd surfing there will be, and the easier it can be to get knocked over. #1: Hold Your Own When Things Gets Shaky, Balance is Everything Though mosh pits are known as “rule-free” zones, this guide serves as a source to provide tips and general patterns of etiquette from observations, concert experience, and lessons learned in the pit. As we make a leap back into concerts and festivals, and due to recent safety incidents like those at Astroworld last year, conversations surrounding mosh pit and concert etiquette are emerging now more than ever as a means of maximizing fun, but more importantly, prioritizing safety.
With the reopening of music venues, rescheduling of tours, and the return of live music as we depart from the peak of the pandemic, concert-goers and moshers alike are making their return to the pit.
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