Surviving a Mosh Pit as a Female
by Kelly
I’m a big fan of punk and metal music, the heavier, more frenetic the better. I have a fairly massive music collection on my computer but nothing beats going to live shows. I dig the ridiculously loud speakers, the vibrations of the bass and drums, and I even like being pressed up against dozens of sweaty, raucous people.
I also love to mosh. I’m not really sure I can explain it, but there’s something really fucking fun about flailing around, throwing yourself into people. If I’m feeling the music, I can’t help but move around. Did I mention I’m a 5’1”, 115 lb female? As much as I’m all about gender equality, my height and the vulnerability of my chest region makes moshing a risky endeavor. Some mosh pits are rather tame, but if you’ve been to some of the hardcore shows I have, you know that lots of guys throw elbows and get rough. I don’t mind a little pain but an elbow to the boob (or the eye — speaking from personal experience) is motherfucking painful.
So should girls not mosh? Should we sit in the back like good little girls, all pretty and demure? Hell no! Here are my “survival” methods to moshing as a height-challenged female. I am completely supportive of getting into the thick of things, lord knows I have on many occasions, but these are general guidelines to getting close to the action without taking home a shiner. Furthermore, if you do get into the middle and fall down, a lovely thing about pit culture (which is pretty universal, at least from my experience and others’) is that everyone does pick up their fallen comrades.
So, without further ado:
1. Stay on the outskirts. Yeah, it’s not ideal but you can generally jump around and shit here without actually being in the circle of doom. Just make sure you’re relatively close to the pit, otherwise all the fucking norms will get upset that you’re pushing them. They are only here to stand silently with constipated expressions –- your hyperactivity detracts from their concert-going experience. If one of them does get in your face, ignore their whining. Or get into a fight and get kicked out…uhhh, yeah, that’s less fun. Take it from me.
2. Wear smart shoe-wear. Docs or combat boots are preferable. People WILL step on your feet, and a steel-toed boot comes in handy when kicking someone’s ass. If you plan on wearing heels, make sure the venue has seating. Back in the day when I was 17, I made the mistake of wearing my Chucks to a show. Some friggin asshole pushed my female friend really hard when we were nowhere near the pit. I’m a rather impulsive person (and I’d just spent an hour with my face pressed up against some guy’s massive sweaty gut) so I immediately countered with a swift kick to the leg…except I missed and got his balls.
Oh, shit.
Did I mention this guy was visibly wasted, nearing 7 feet tall and had arms the size of tree trunks? He turned around and looked down at me, yelling several epithets in the process. I was a little concerned when he says “I’m gonna kick your ass.” Guess this guy didn’t have a problem hitting women. As I’m awaited my first broken nose, some wondrous angel from behind me says “Hey man, don’t hit little girls” and the guy backed off. At this point I felt like one of those yappy little dogs who bite the ankle of a pit-bull, thinking they are an even match. Not to mention my foot was throbbing because Converse are basically made of paper. Either way, I learned my lesson: Wear combat boots in case you want to kick burly men in the balls. Check.
3. If you wear glasses, put on contacts. You don’t want to break those babies or worse, lose them and find their mangled carcass at the end of the night.

4. Bring a bunch of friends and create your own mini-pit wherever the fuck you want. I did this with some pals at a hippy-LSD-tripping kind of show. We got a lot of angry stares but it was a hella good time.
5. Mosh during the opening act but move out of there by the main act (or vice versa). Depending on the show, there is more violent moshing during the main act. However, when I went to see AFI, the moshing was way more intense (and fun) during Dillinger Escape Plan, who went on prior to AFI. Of course, I’m sure old school punk AFI shows would have been a different story…
6. Go to local shows as well as big concerts. Depending, again, on the venue, there may be different levels of moshing. It really depends; it’s best to see a variety of different shows and try your luck.
7. Wear simple clothing. T-shirt and jeans will do. As much as you may want to dress up in your steampunk finest, you’ll be sorry when someone steps on your velvet skirt and rips it, or your necklaces get caught on someone’s belt. Furthermore, there is a 50% chance that you will get beer, blood, or vomit on you at some point of the night. Just warning you.
8. Keep your arms up! If you’re at the edge of a pit, it’s helpful to be prepared for someone slamming into you by keeping your arms up in front of you, rather than getting the wind knocked out of you cos you got caught unawares.
9. When the going gets tough, take a breather. Maybe one band has a solid following and the pit is intimidating to anyone, regardless of gender and size. Chances are there will be a different band that for whatever reason doesn’t inspire the same intensity — that might be your chance to get into the pit!
10. When stage diving, check out the crowd. If the pit is intense and no one’s even watching the stage, you might dive right into some mayhem (if that’s what you’re going for, go for it).
Similarly I see a lot of people run up on stage and rocket right off of it. They usually end up on the floor or suspended awkwardly between the two people who caught them.
When on stage, take a second, scan the crowd, dive in. When done right, stage diving is positively brilliant.
11. Have fun. That’s easy, right?
Anyone have any good concert stories? Have any questions or tips? Comment below.
I think this may just be my favourite post that you’ve EVER written! I am a massive rock fan, and think that live concerts are undoubtedly one of the best things in life! These tips are fantastic and make it so much easier to have a good time – THANK-YOU! :D
Loved it loved it loved it!!!!! Brilliantly written. Made me want to mosh! For the duration of the piece, but still. Haha you’re so hardcore sis :p
I’m listening to the Oogie boogie man song. lol.
<3
@ Corrine — I’m so glad you liked it! I wasn’t sure if this post would go over that well since there’s more swearing than normal & it’s also an interest I haven’t discussed that much on the blog before. What was your favorite concert?
@ Hina — Thaaaank you. We can go to some shows when you get back to the States.
Awesome post! Docs ftw
Yessss! I’m a tiny tiny woman as well, but I love to get into the inner circle and get pushed around, mostly cause when you’re right in the middle you can throw elbows and because you’re so much smaller, dodge the incoming ones. At least that’s what I’ve found. My first concert I didn’t know what to expect so I wore flats and got broken glass crushed into my feet. Bad time. I’d definitely recommend, along with docs, to wear some jeans. They’ll protect a little against shin-bruises.
GREAT POST! These tips are all so true. I’m a small girl too and I’m always a little concerned about getting injured while moshing. Luckily for me, my brother is into the same music as I am so most of the heavier shows I go to, he comes too, and he always looks out for me. He’s 4 years younger than me but about twice my size, lol.
Who are you listening to lately? I remember a pretty rad show in Nashville once where there was a pretty intense fight because some dude was targeting girls in the pit. I think it was a Casey Jones show.
My friend used to date a guy in a heavy mental band and I would come to concerts and accidently get pulled into the mosh pitt. I didnt fair well.
I love this post. I’m a huge punk fan (pop punk, so mainly swinging fists and skanking) and I love seeing girls in the pit. Whenever I go to a show, there’s never more than one or two girls bold enough to get in the pit, if any. Pop punk shows are a bit different from hardcore shows, though. A Dillinger Escape Plan pit is gonna be a bit more violent than one at a Four Year Strong show. Girls shouldn’t be afraid to dive right into the pit. Something I think should be is that you should not expect an apology after getting hit. There is nothing more annoying than someone bitching after getting hit in the face when they were standing next to the pit. If you don’t want to get hit, get away from the pit or hold out a fist. Look around at a show, you know what I’m talking about.
Great tips. I’ve been fairly lucky in terms of not getting too hurt considering my size (around yours.) One of my favorite shows so far was a recent Sham 69 show. It was a mix of older fans who had been around when Sham first started and late teens and early 20s like me. I was able to go right in the middle of the pit and mosh and not worry because everyone was so great about waching who was around them. No elbows in my eye that night.
I haven’t been to too many huge concerts, but I find that smaller venues means that people are paying more attention. If someone goes down in apit, more people are likely to help as more people can see.
I think another great tip would be to be aware of what’s going on around you. At another show I had been up front and center in the pit, taking a couple breaks for water and was ok, sometimes following rule number 1. Unfortunately, I closed my eyes for a minute, ended up headbanging by nose into the guy in front of me, and had to go sit in the back while I stopped the resulting nosebleed.
great topic… I know the band Stuck Backwards from Virginia Beach, VA incorporates a part of their set to having an “All Girl Mosh Pit”… no dudes allowed. It’s brutal… I think even more aggressive than the guys!! This article made me think of them.. it’s pretty intense.
Nick — That’s freaking awesome!! I gotta check that band out…
i loved this :] i’m 4ft6, 90lbs and i love moshing as much as any guy. a lot of things you said are true! my first show was suicide silence and i was wearing vans and my feet were in so much pain. guys will either be really rude or really nice to girls in mosh pits. no matter who you are, most guys will pick you up if you’re prone to fall down (smaller people definitely are) because it’s part of mosh pit etiquette. haha thanks for this though!
Awesome post!! Just found your site tonight and was reading older posts. Just thought that I would add that these tips are great for ANY person; not just smaller folks.
I’m 6ft 2 inches tall and weigh 320lbs, and have been known to lift cars off of people all by myself… and I STILL follow exactly the same tips that you have listed.
I have done security at a ton of metal and hardcore shows, and there is no way you’d find me without smart shoe wear or with my glasses on. Sometimes even for a guy of my size it gets a bit too rough. Working a Hatebreed show a few years back myself and a few of the other guys got wrecked pretty bad breaking up some crap over a group of thugs pushing some ladies around.
Love the blog, I have added you to my list of blogs to follow; and with your permission will add you to my blog roll on the sidebar of my site.
woww, i love love LOVE your tips.
i’m 5’5” and 114 lbs. a little skinny for my height…and i get pushed around VERY EASILY. when it comes to moshing, i get CRAZY and can actually be in the pit but its much too hard for me to maintain my strength. thanks for your tips! i’ll make sure to remember them when i go see Korn and suicide silence this weekend! <33 thanks again :)
Great article.
I’m a guy, but not a big one (5’9″, 130-ish pounds), but can hold my own in a pit. I’ve definitely had my share of bruises, and given a few as well :P
I just wanted to say that I love it when girls aren’t afraid to get in the moshing action. It’s a lot of fun (as you say, inexplicably so), and to see them actually getting into it is great.
And really, mosh etiquette will keep you relatively safe anyways, no matter who you are. These tips really are great, and can be followed by anyone, and make the whole experience fun.
Again, love the article. And I’m SUPER jealous that you got to see D.E.P. live, I’ve heard their live shows are un-fucking-real. Ben Weinman going crazy must inspire the crowd :P
Keep on rockin.
Oh my god….
elbows to the tits do fucking hurt! xD
‘Specially when it rams the core.
Ah bitch.
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It might also be mentioned that pits fair best when those in them look out for each other. If someone trips and falls you block the oncoming mass and pick them up. Order in chaos.
I really loved this post. My friend had invited me to a consert where moshing is big and i was concerned if i should join in. Ive watched several videos and what i have observed is that mostly older guys are in these pits. Since im a skinny girl i felt like i was going to break in half but after reading this you have inspired me to try it. So hopefully it will ge a good time.
I’m a girl and i love to mosh. But standing on the outskirts isn’t for me. Often i won’t see another girl in the mosh for the entire gig. The shows I go to no one has ever tried to cop a feel but i have been elbowed in the chest many times. I get treated differently and i tend to be taken care of (no one kicks me or pushes me and pulls me up first if i fall over). You’re post is great and encouraging a diverse mosh is awesome. Also i have been kicked out for moshing so maybe you could write a post on security (the shit venues and good venues).
:)
I’ve been to a few Bring Me The Horizon and Asking Alexandria concerts where moshing can get pretty rough, but lately I have been comepletely shocked at how kind people are when a mosh pit does erupt. When I was younger and was bearly getting in the whole ‘going to concerts every weekend’ phased I was so terrified of mosh pits that often I would make excuses for myself not to go to the concert. I’m 5’2 and I weigh 110 pounds, which is definatley not the body to have if you want to throw down with a bunch of other rowdy teenage boys. So when the day came that I finally came face to face with the pit, it was enough for me to want to never ever go back to another concert in my life. It all started when the band began to play their most upbeat song that was famous for starting crazy ‘elbow in your boob’ mosh pits. At first I wasn’t too concerned with the pit as it started off small but when a few guys in the row infront of me began pushing around I became really scared. Surely enough I was pushed into the pit and fell face first. With none of my friends in sight I remembered to quickly get up only to be pushed back down. I was getting punched and trampled on and I couldn’t get up. When all of a sudden I feel sweaty broad hands pulling me up and safely pulling me out of the pit. I finally realized that a stranger was kind enough to reach down and pull me out. I looked over to thank to cute stranger but my surprises weren’t finished for the night. He asked me to stay with him for the rest of the concert just in case. I agreed and told my friends where I was going to spend the rest of the night and proceeded to enjoying the concert. That night the kind stanger (whom’s name turned out to be Kyle) and I exchaned numbers and are now going to Warped Tour together. Who knew that the biggest fear of my life would bring something like this onto my life. These tips and comments are so encouraging I think i’m finally going to jump into the mosh pit. Now that I have a prtotector n’all. Keep up the great post and stories! :)
Really great post, I`m sure it`ll help me at the upcoming Korn concert :)
I just hope you don`t mind if I ask you a question : How old should a girl be to mosh?
Thanks ;)
triso — I don’t think there’s any age limit — if you’re old enough to be at the venue, I think that’s enough!
we’re bascially twins…i’m 5’2 and sometimes i’ll find myself at a show where i’m either the only girl in the pit or even the only girl at the show. it’s great to know i’m not the only one!
@darby — same!!!
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Completely agree with all of these.
I encountered my first mosh pit a few weeks ago and thought I was prepared: I was wearing converse and glasses.
Luckily I stayed near the outer part for the more intense bands, and guys were really very nice about not elbowing me in the face. Getting smiles from guys who think you’re brave enough to run into a mosh is awesome. Even more awesome: Getting so into the music that every part of you just loses itself, and you get thrown full force into someone else. That’s why moshing is so freaking amazing.
Haii,
I am the exact same size as you and I’m going to my first “moshing” concert tomorrow. I’m a bit nervous but this post helped so much! I hope I don’t get to hurt tomorrow night!
Thanks a lot!
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Hey really enjoyed this post!
I’m going to a gig in a few weeks, heard it could get a bit crazy – even though i could get hurt i’m really pumped! I’m defo going to be right in the middle of it – nothing beats a good mosh :)
Bec
This is actually really interesting and helpfull, i’m looking forward to my first gig in one week (As I Lay Dying) and then another two weeks after that (Bullet For My Valentine) and i really wanna get into a mosh pit but being a short arse isn’t much fun but thanks to this i feel much more confidednt about it. Thanks
Glad to help!! Enjoy your shows
This is bullshit. Stay on the outskirts? Get out by the main act? FUCK THAT! Its called the moshing code and anyone who’s been to more than one show knows it. No groping, no punching, if someone falls you form a circle of protection and help them up…These unofficial but universally understood rules were created so that EVERYONE at the show who wanted to rock out could do so safely. EVEN GIRLS. I am AFAB and I have moshed during Anti-Flag, Rob Zombie, Avenged Sevenfold, Cradle of Filth, Kittie, Drowning Pool, Manson, MXPX, Defiance Ohio and countless other bands. I got my little ass in the middle of pit and I was treated with respect for doing so.
Stop discouraging girls from rocking out “for our safety”. Makes you look like a HxC dudebro.
Hey Mel — This is true, there is a code to being in a pit. And since I wrote this article (nearly 2 years ago) I’ve crowd-surfed to Megadeth, been in a ‘wall of death’ at a Testament show and thrown my body around many a cramped basement show. However, at the end of the day this post was meant to explain ways of getting involved without getting your face knocked in (by accident). If readers care to take more risks, that’s up to them and it’s totally rad & possible.
Thanks for sharing
p.s. at a recent cro-mags show, par example, literally every dude in the pit was motherfucking huge. and ripped. and, to be honest, they did throw their weight around…a few brave, smaller-bodied souls (of either gender) entered…but not really for a sustained period of time. so, again, that’s the kind of pit my article is aimed at
Haha oh man this is awesome!! Im really glad i found this cuz im a 13 yr old 4′ 9″, 91 pound girl sooo, my brother wont let me go into the pit (for obvious reasons considering my age) and now i know what to do so i can feel kinda what its like, thanks for writing this!
I really like your article, and your recent comment about how the blog post is about how not to get your ass kicked in a mosh pit. I think your advice is spot on.
I love to mosh right in the thick of things, especially circle pits, and look like a skinny bit of a thing, though I’m average hight and pretty strong so I rarely worry about getting my ass kicked too bad. Usually the guys are very nice to the point where I have to dance extra hard for them to understand that I WANT them to shove back!
There’s one piece of advice I’d like to add: I think that the most important thing for a girl to bring to a mosh pit is to not take any flack guys might give. If a guy is trying to rough you up or cop a feel, tell him we’re all here to have fun and follow the moshing code, and get security if anyone is being a particular jerk. Just because you brought a uterus to a testosterone fest doesn’t mean you don’t have the right to some basic safety.
Awesome, Montse, glad you enjoyed the article!!
And Dragon — It’s great to hear that other people get what I was talking about in this post — and thanks for adding your own advice, I think that’s a super important point!
I’ve been in the pit since 13. I’m 99 pounds now and buffalo and rochester punks go wild. No prejudice around here. You’ll always get picked up at a punk show. Watch out for NEW hardcore shows though; big, face tattooed guys thrusting the air as hard as they can. Once there’s a break in the pit, show them you want your chance. I moshed with a broom for an entire set for a hardcore show. Put a vacuum right in the middle. I can’t stand that shit, all the “hardcore” girls standing in the back like pretty furniture with massive gauges and Terror shirts, thinking they represent the female portion of hardcore. They make us look like joke.
I need advice/help like today. I’m seeing Asking Alexandria again today and well I want to mosh but there’s one or two things holding me back. I’m a girl and I’ve neve really moshed outside of my room. I know the risk of getting hurt is pretty high but how can i overcome the fear of getting hurt? I’m scared and nervous to try it. I’m also worried I’ll lose my group of friends and be alone. I mean I can’t go taking out my cell phone while Asking Alexandria is playing!!! Anyways I’d love some tips, advice and help. Anything really. Oh and my mom is so against me moshing but she won’t be there so she won’t know right…? I’d love to be able to say I moshed whille my favorite band Asking Alexandria played my favorite song “Breathless”! Thanks :)
Hey Abbey –
Sorry I missed your comment until now! I hope you had a great time at the concert. Email me at rottenlittlegirls @ gmail.com if you still want more advice.
Thanks for commenting :)
thanks so much going to my first heavy concert this weekend; Parkway Drive, Devil wears Parada, The Architects, and Bring Me The Horizon. Im 14 about 5 foot 6 and not very strong or skinny. Im going with my 6 foot boyfriend, whos been to many gigs before. Im probably going to die but this is making me feel a bit better!!! Thanksssss
Damn, everything in this post is so true. I went to a Rhapsody of Fire concert last year and made the mistake to wear converse. Even though I didn’t mean to get in the mosh, it was kind of everywhere because of a security problem (the barrier between my zone – in the front – and the one behind, was being pushed forward), so getting kicked and elbowed was the only option. Not that I minded! I learned from my mistake, and to the Iron Maiden concert I went to a month ago, I wore steel-toed boots. Much better!
I was in the pit at a radio show in Dallas, and Drowning Pool was on stage (back before Dave died) and managed to catch an elbow to the face. Broke my nose and my left eyesocket in two places. I bleed all over the place and it was, to this day (this is back in ’02) one of the most fun shows I’ve ever been to
I’ve been told about the glasses thing before… though since I’m not into moshing myself (prefer to listen to the music), guess I’m okay! :P
Very nice, helpful list you’ve put together!
Good advice, I agree with all of it! I remember this one time,this big bull of a guy slammed an elbow right into my jaw.What with the music and the crowd going wild,my temper got short and I punched him in the gut (Only part of him I could reach,being a relatively short girl and him just humongous!), well I almost got a beating,but then karma payback for the cow,HE got elbowed in the face too,hahahh
My music taste is like a cornucopia of flavors.I can get along with anyone at any show I go to, because we have at least one thing in common: a passion for music! My favorite genre by far is rock! I love the obnoxious speakers, the bass beating against my chest, and the energy continuum the performers and the crowd share as one. If I feel the music, theres no doubt I’m gonna get in on the havok. I may be a short’ish 19yr old female, but I can mosh pretty good. Don’t let people underestimate you, all girls and women should do anything they want, and never feel judged. The best way is to outshine the guys in what they do, its fun to tease them. They love competition!
Go to warped tour or any other super cool show and show em’ what you’re made of!
This is a great piece of advice for all the girls out there. I’m a 24 yr old male, 5’10″, 11″ ish and wiegh over 200 lbs so after all the shows I’ve been to I’ve gotten to be somethin of a protector to most of the girls i see in pits. Seen of a lot of them take some bad hits. But for the first time in my life, yesterday in fact, I was at a show with Hollywood Undead, These hearts, and All that Remains here in Fargo, ND and the pit was crazy but there were girls about your size everywhere! I couldn’t believe it. I actually tried to count all of them and eventually gave up. These girls were gettin’ slammed around, chargin into guys when we did the wall of death, and THEY were the ones throwin up guy and girls for crowd surfing! The kind of girls I’ve always wanted to date lol. It was one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen and after reading your post here I wonder just how many of them have read this post.
You’ve done a great thing here by showing girls how not to be afraid and inspire the confidence they need to get out there and enjoy one of the greatest feelings ever that you just cant replicate anywhere else.
I can’t think of any better feeling in the world than singing the words to the last song of the night after your exhausted and feel like you’ve been hit by a frieght train. theres a magic about and its good that more girls will be able to expiernce that.
wow, this has really made me wanna mosh. i’m a girl, about 5,5 and 96lbs. I’ve never moshed, but from standing near one, i had my fair share of bumps. Im seeing Trivium in december, and I plan to mosh, so I’ll keep all these tips in mind :) i go to a lot of local venue’s, but never moshed cause i must admit, a tad scared XD but you make sound fun and actually pretty safe, do you think i should? XD hehe, thank you for these amazing tips :’D x
Dellzz– I definitely think you should! You’ll have a ton of fun, and the rush of adrenaline (“oh my god I can’t believe i’m actually doing this!”) is worth it’s weight in gold.
i admire all u girls/guys who mosh and respect everyone in there. im absoulutly terrified of moshing i want to do it soooooo much!!! im a 14 year old girl who wants to go to warped tour next year and im nopt short but not strong just alil doughy ya no but i want to mosh but i also want to no how to spot a milder crowd to start with. tips?
ps i need to tips on how to handle the creeps at concerts any tips thx
This should definately help me. I am always too scared to go into the mosh pits because I don’t wanna get in the boob. Well, thanks to you I will try moshing to my next concert. :DD
Oh good god, do I have some awesome moshing stories. I’m a girl and I’m only 5’3 so I’m a bit short compared to most in the pits, but that’s never stopped me. Don’t back out and get all scared! The worst that’s happened to me is when I bit through my tongue in a Suicide Silence pit. Not that bad, it somehow suctioned and sewed itsself back together the next day even though it was swollen forever. :P
And if you mosh the fuck out you’ll most likely be told you kick ass by multiple people.
It’s the best feeling ever.
So, girls, GO FOR IT. Feeeeel the adrenaline. Be alive! :)
the last big show I went to was LA Rising. There were many creeps there(at least through my experience), and saw relatives of a guy whod sexually assaulted me talking sh#* from a distance. My male cousin went with me, but since he drank half a gallon of a screwdriver in the parking lot before we went in he left early. I went to go get him water because it was scorching hot then I couldnt find him so he went home because he was so sick.. I was the only girl in the pit that I was in, and got knocked down haha, and I kept trying to back out of the pit, but for some reason I kept findin myself in it. I think some people were trying to put me back in. Stupid security check took my heavy stuff from my bag. What didnt help was I ate a very potent mj laced chocolate bar before the show and was psyching myself out for 5hours. If I didnt do that, I would have had a better time. Oh well, I still had fun :)
thanx for the tips, i want to buy some new rocks now!!!! FTW!!!!
I have been to quite a few concerts, and seen a decent amount of people leave a mosh pit on a stretcher and in a neck brace, most of them were smaller sized girls or younger kids. Then again, the pits I’m talking about get pretty damn brutal, with guys well over the size a human should be.
After the terrible experience of having a girl run into me and then having her get knocked out after bouncing off of me and hitting the ground, I usually stay out of pits with girls in them unless they are around my size. It kind of ruined moshing for me to be honest.
Girl or boy, if your a smaller sized person, just be extra careful. These tips could really help anyone, regardless of size or gender, in a mosh pit.
What if you only have chucks, and you don’t have the money/time/resources to buy any other shoes? Do you think that wearing the chucks would be alright, if you didn’t kick anyone?
Hey, I’m doing my dissertation on mosh pits and just saw this blog post. Very interesting, I hope you don’t mind if I quote a little bit of the article/comments. One of the main chapters of my essay will be on girls in the mosh pit, so if anyone (especially girls) had any stories of mosh pits and what it’s like (is it a liberating feeling, for example?) then I’d be massively grateful if they could comment on here or send me an email @ asherkenton@hotmail.com. Thanks again!
I’m so nervous. I’ve never been into a mosh pit. I’m more of the type of person who is in the front row and head bangs throughout the night. And m boyfriend wants to take me to a show coming up on friday and I’m pretty sure he’ll want me in the pit D:
It’s most insane expierence, nothing can quite compare to the adrenaline and such xD But I’m tiny compared to all the guys, only 15 and about 5ft6, getting elbowed in the tit hurts loooads xD But the worst I had was either when my mate pushed me in and straight away some guys elbow connected straight with my jaw, or when I was in middle of the pit, and someones fist drove straight into the centre of my torso.. I was winded so bad and couldn’t get out.. But it’s all so fun xD Guys look at me what the fuck is she thinking, one guy even told me to leave for the headlining band.. But I ignored his advice and carried on despite multiple injuries xD But anyone that hasn’t done it, should totally do it!(:
i have a tip! tie your hair up!! :)