Metallica and the lack of metal

[russycarps]

A lot of that video showed hardcore punk fans mate which is a different genre all together you really are a funny chap arent you, you would find the most extreme examples to suit your argument wouldnt you? extreme and irrelevant....you wont be seeing hardcore dancing in the middle of a Metallica pit at Glastonbury.

[dan05delaney]

I thought the point in booking metallica was because so many of the glastonbury crowd like metal too?

[FloorFiller]

I'm just looking at mosh pits on youtube. They seem very violent and aggressive to me. Like nothing I've seen at glastonbury before.

I know the festival is famed for its inclusivity, but I am not sure aggression and violence are a good thing. What next, a boxing ring in place of the skate ramp?

[russycarps]

The point of booking Metallica is beacuse 90% of glasto goers are open to different types of music and as Glastonbury is a Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts then lots of different genres of music can be represented...

[dan05delaney]

I'm just looking at mosh pits on youtube. They seem very violent and aggressive to me. Like nothing I've seen at glastonbury before.

I know the festival is famed for its inclusivity, but I am not sure aggression and violence are a good thing. What next, a boxing ring in place of the skate ramp?

[Amy Lawn]

I'd love to be involved in this. Looks really fun and friendly.

[russycarps]

The point of booking Metallica is beacuse 90% of glasto goers are open to different types of music and as Glastonbury is a Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts then lots of different genres of music can be represented...

[dan05delaney]

I agree, and i will definitely be watching metallica. I'd ideally watch close to the front where the atmosphere will be electric and have a dance, but I dont want to be wrestled!!

[rubenz]

/Think someone posted this before , (Dan Delaney?) but I found it interesting

Russy I don't think anyone is going to grapple you if you get near the front!

[russycarps]

The hey throwing does look fun

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

There has been some for Pendulum, QOTSA, Chase & Status, Muse, Enter Shikari, there are acts that have pits every year, none of them look like that because in reality pits like that rarely happen

[dan05delaney]

/Think someone posted this before , (Dan Delaney?) but I found it interesting

Russy I don't think anyone is going to grapple you if you get near the front!

[Amy Lawn]

It's all a bit academic for you to be worrying about it anyway Russ, I doubt there'll be any moshing at all at Dexys.

[dan05delaney]

Notice that none of those acts have been rebooked after pits occuring?

I am joking with that. However, I wouldn't want to be around Michael Eavis if pits happen throughout the set. He'll be shitting himself like a dying dog.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

hahahaha

I don't think he would be, he's an educated man, in the industry Mosh pits are welcomed, we can judge crowd density using them,

[russycarps]

It's all a bit academic for you to be worrying about it anyway Russ, I doubt there'll be any moshing at all at Dexys.

[russycarps]

Oh look (as noones mentioned this btw) Moshing isnt confined to the rock and metal genres...........this is a hip hop pit....whats that? we have hip hop acts already booked for glasto? `cue russys head blowing up`

[CHRLY]

Just you watch now, the front pit of the pyramid field is going to look like the gates to hell come saturday night

[abu hamster]

The Mosh pits back in the Day for Senser were pretty mental. but that was just huge crowds just pogoing together. Running at speed arms flailing has no place at Glastonbury as its far to fucking stupid. The music that comes with it is also shite. Leave it to Reading.

[dan05delaney]

the comments make interesting reading

"The pit looked actually nice. Like at some hardcore shows I've been to (like Defeater or The Krum Bums) people can be assholes and start punching the shit out of kids, breaking bottles (sometimes even overheads)"

No wonder ME doesnt want bands that encourage mosh pits.

Edited April 6, 2014 by dan05delaney

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Is there any actual source to this quote?

[russycarps]

and comments on videos of hiphop shows relate to metallica and metal fans....how? ive never seen anyone `punch the shit` out of anyone let alone break bottles over people.at a metal show.

your grasping further and further at straws I see, im actually finding this quite funny now....., just how ridiculous can russy get in his claims

[dan05delaney]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2064999.stm

[Redwinevino]

Why are Metal fans so defensive?

If it's going to be fine just a "what ever you say" and come back and gloat after the event.

[Amy Lawn]

Smashing Pumpkins

(video from glastonbury)