Mosh Pit Etiquette

We've all seen the action of the mosh pit.  People hunched over dragging their knuckled while they throw their shoulders and body at the oncoming traffic.  From the distance it appears as if a ring of fire has been created and the druids are bouncing around it.  Up close it feels as if a tornado has hit and your only chance at not being sucked in is to grab on to the body in front of you and hope that they are holding on to the fence.  

Regardless of your position to these mosh pit societies there are some very important rules that should be followed.  These rules are not just so you can survive the mosh pit but you can apply them to your everyday life to.  

Mosh Pit Etiquette

10. If you have more hair on your back or chest than you have on your testicles shave or better yet wax the day of the show.

9. Keep all loose articles tied up.  This includes hair, baggy clothes, hats and chains attaching your wallet to your pants.  It's just like a ride at Six Flags out there anything lost will not be found.

8. Get to know your neighbors- before long you'll be depending on them to save your body

7. Don't bring a date you need to protect- it will be hard enough to save yourself without you throwing elbows at the crowd to keep your princess safe.

6. If someone falls pick them up- it may look violent out there but everyone is a part of the group and we look after our own.

5. Wear the right shoes- steel toes with good traction is the best- that being said if it feels like you are standing on a moving floor it's probably someone toes- GET OFF THEM. 

4. Don't forget to look up- crowd surfers come out of nowhere, check above you and warn your neighbors.

3. Don't forget deodorant- right before you get there throw on a few more swipes and just for good measure splash some Axe on.  

2. Laugh it off- mosh pits are extreme sports you will get hurt but getting angry about it is a waste of a good time.

1. Get your butt out there- There is nothing like the camaraderie that exists in a pit of strangers expressing the music in an archaic dance.