…that’s right! I’m going to the Family Values Tour featuring Deadsy, Static X, Stone Temple Pilots, Linkin Park, and Staind. Yeah, they’re all gunna be there in one night. It should be one hell of a concert, but really damn long. Adding to that, this is a pretty big venue AND I have floor seats (mosh pits, woohooo!).
So my question is, how should I prepare myself? Stuff like, Things to eat to bring up energy, attire, should i take asprin before I go…etc. Things like that, I’m open to suggestions, anything but drugs really.
I went to see TooL about a month ago and I learned a very important lesson: Where pants that fit. If your pants are too loose, put on a belt. If your loose pants have no belt loops, tie a rope around your waist. If you go into a mosh pit and your pants are already starting to sag, you will never see your pants again.
Drink some Gatorade beforehand. This is a tricky matter. On one hand, you want to drink enough not to get dehydrated. On the other, you don’t want to have to go to the bathroom every 3 minutes. Take some Gatorade and leave it in the car for afterwards, too. You’ll also want some post-concert snacky foods, as well. You can always stop somewhere and get those on the way home, I suppose. (I guess I tend to prepare more than others for concerts, since most of the shows I see are in Cincinnati, which is a little over an hour away from home for me.) And, this will make me sound old… bring earplugs. You only need to wear them if you feel pain, but trust me… it’s way better to have them and not need them than to need them and not have them. I tend to put one in one ear, and leave the other open, so I have at least half my hearing when the concert’s over.
But you might also note that 90% of the shows I go to don’t have a mosh pit. (Here’s a list of artists I’ve seen.) But the hydration thing can definitely be key if you’re going to be moshing. You might also have some carbos before the show, for quick energy.
Enjoy the concert! Nothing is better than live music.
mosh edecit…edicit…? wth how do you spell that word?
anyway here are the 4 rules every would be mosher should know #1 when moshing if someone falls down near you PICK THEM UP!
#2 if someone falls nearby PICK THEM THE FUCK UP RIGHT NOW!
#3 if you fall put your arms up so all those would be helpers have something to grab, and expect to leave the ground when you get pulled up by 6 people.
#4 circle pits move clockwise when seen from above, dont be a dick and try and fight the current. (and if for some reason your in a counterclockwise moveing pit just go with th flow)
seriously about the pickin people up, back when it was called slam dancing people would die in pits on a fairly regular basis cause they would fall and noone would help them get up.
where some boots with good laces, hiking boots are fine, as long as you wont lose them during the show. trust me on this you do not wanna lose your shoes in a pit.
earplugs, at the ancient age of 33 I have some noticable hearing loss, it sucks ass, wear the damn things and if someone gives you shit tell em to fuck off in an exagerated expression while in fact talking quitely, when they say “what?” laugh at em.
if your a chick, dont swim/crowd surf unless you are ready to get GROPED. if you must surf wear a bra that aint gonna comme apart and a shirt that wont tear either, I dont wanna even think about how bad it would suck to be female and topless in a pit.
most importantly have some FUN!
Nothing is better than live music.