Anybody have any bad concert crowd experiences?
Reading about the Astroworld festival disaster made me remember some of the harrowing moments from many trips to concert venues.
The only time I feared serious injury at a concert was when I went to a converted movie theater with a capacity of about 500 people for an EMO concert and a wall of death formed. The singer announced that it was time for the wall of death and I was against the wall. People were clearing out the floor and people were pushing against me. I then witnessed two lines of people running towards each other. After most everybody quit, two 250 pounders were knocking a 140 pounder to the ground so I'm glad I never participated in that nightmare.
Another annoying experience was when a guy who moved into the seat behind me was pumping his fist in a downward motion and he grazed me a couple times BUT he hit my head the third time. I turned around after that and tried to tell him that he was hitting me. The guy moved up five or six rows and he kept pumping his fist.
I got a free lawn ticket to Ozzfest one year and vowed to never get lawn seats again for a metal show after witnessing multiple fights between angry drunks.