1/16/2024 0 Comments Eagles of death metal mosh pitRosie Bones from Bones UK live at Chalk, Brighton 22.11.21 (pic Cris Watkins/ PunkInFocus) (click pic to enlarge)īones UK, now LA based, hail from Camden Town and have only arrived back on their former home turf yesterday – riding high, they tell us on Jet lag and tequila. Opening tonight is Bones UK (stylized as BONES UK) – a little later than scheduled as roadies and sound technicians dash about the stage double-checking everything is in full working order for the show ahead – but it’s well worth the wait. ![]() ![]() Carmen Vandenberg from Bones UK live at Chalk, Brighton 22.11.21 (pic Sara-Louise Bowrey) (click pic to enlarge) However, there isn’t a single complaint as the crowd stands patiently in line, eagerly awaiting their turn. Unsurprisingly, after the Le Bataclan 13th November 2015 Paris atrocity, entrance tonight requires bag search and metal detectors…with queues mirroring high-season at Heathrow Airport. The audience at Chalk, Brighton 22.11.21 (pic Cris Watkins/ PunkInFocus) (click pic to enlarge) Over the years I’ve had the privilege of seeing Eagles Of Death Metal at some of the finest major festivals that the UK and America have to offer, but tonight is a far more intimate setting at Brighton’s CHALK, which makes the first of this 12-date 24th anniversary tour all that bit more special. Leave them alone and respect the pit’s boundaries and their boundaries.Eagles Of Death Metal live at Chalk, Brighton 22.11.21 (pic Sara-Louise Bowrey) (click pic to enlarge)ĮAGLES OF DEATH METAL + BONES UK – CHALK, BRIGHTON 22.11.21 If they’re not in the pit, they are not involved. If you find anything on the ground, let everyone know. Don’t bring loose items into the pit.ĭon’t bring anything with you that can fall down and be stomped on. Those spiky bracelets are cool, but if they can hurt you, they can hurt others. Don’t wear accessories that could hurt anyone. Tell everyone to stop if it gets messy, and similarly, if told to stop, listen. Offer help if necessary.īe aware of everyone else. That being said, for those who do engage in mosh pits, there are some guidelines that emerged because of the potential dangers from moshing that everyone must follow in order to have a safe environment, and keep moshing from being banned completely. At any given show, there may be people who don’t trust the crowd enough to join in– which should be respected. While this writer still enjoys moshing, it must be done safely in order to continue to be fun. The official cause of death for some of these fans was compression asphyxia, which an expert likened “to being crushed by a car.” ![]() Victims were pinned against barriers, and unconscious fans were crowd-surfed out of the mosh pit and dumped into the sea of bodies waiting for the rapper to start performing, ultimately resulting in numerous deaths and injuries. More recently, there was a devastating Travis Scott Astroland festival, where 10 fans died with hundreds injured in 2021– and Travis Scott didn’t stop the concert. Travis Scott Astroworld Tour – Randy Cano While it’s hard to pinpoint exactly where punk rock began, there are bands that are absolutely monumental in the punk rock origins, such as The Stooges (or Iggie and the Stooges), MC5, The Velvet Underground, and The Sex Pistols. Punk rock was picked up quickly by fans but also musicians because of the overall anarchical vibe: it disregarded musical and social rules, leaving a great deal of freedom for experimentation on numerous fronts. Punk rock has roots in garage rock way back in the ‘60s, preceding the hippie era, and as a movement to rebel against the change in rock n’ roll– how it became more “commercial” and “bloated.” It was the beginnings of other musical genres such as hardcore punk, pop punk, and even Christian punk. Typical punk rock is made up of fast tempos, nasal or shouted vocals, black clothing with shocking colorful and spiky hair, with an anti-establishment “stick-it-to-the-man” attitude. Punk rock is defined by its unique sound, fashion, and behavior. ![]() But, you can’t talk about moshing without mentioning the history of punk rock moshing wouldn’t exist without it.
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