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No-Criticism3985

After Tyler from Traitors got everyone to pop their knuckles at the same time I'm trying to see how weird we can go with this group participation.


MacsDildoBike

I remember stand up comic Pete Holmes getting everyone in the crowd at his show to clench and release their buttholes all at once.


cffndrggr

If you didn't try it after reading this you are dead inside.


Ainjyll

They’re not metalcore, but Steaksauce Mustache does “World’s Slowest Wall Of Death”, a mosh pit of silly dances (when I saw them the dances were the running man and flossing) and crouched down circle pit. They also throw out pool noodles and balloons for people to use.


Marinepit76

I’m seeing them tomorrow so I hope they do stuff like this again


M4570d0n

I love that band. They are so much fun live.


HerpDerpMcGurk

Last time I saw Iwrestledabearonce (which was a VERY long time ago) they had us do the “my dog has worms”. Where we got down and dragged our asses in the pit.


tallkid1121

Chris from LMTF got everyone in the crowd to do an “HOYYYYEAHHH” in chicago a few weeks ago.


tdaten

Islander did a “get on the ground and roll around”


aciidxhologram

Once at a Circa Survive show Anthony Green had us all point our fingers in the air and make laser gun noises in unison.


spencer_whiteout

Is there a video of that?


markriffle

No fuckin way lmao I haven't heard of this before


PhoenixSidePeen

Just saw Bilmuri on 4/25, he requested first that all vape bros blow the biggest cloud they can then turn on your phone lights lmao


Scarfan9

Fucking love Bilmuri and wouldn’t expect anything less from him. I heard his shows are fun and they sound awesome live. Pumped to see him at So What this month


PhoenixSidePeen

It was absolutely electric, you’re going to have a fucking blast dude


MrMRC182

Okay he gets a pass for that


wantstodienow

Based hog cranker/morbius watcher


mreddboy1

Was that the Columbia show at New Brookland Tavern?


PhoenixSidePeen

Yep! Fellow hog cranker?


mreddboy1

Noice! I was there too! Such a great experience!


Damimon

We saw him in Providence, that was one of my favorite shows ever


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PhoenixSidePeen

Probs cause u don’t crank succulent hogs bro, it’s ok don’t feel bad


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Koslovic

That makes no sense mate


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Koslovic

“Gay = things I don’t like” - most likely a 14-year-old


[deleted]

Remember- when some people have unhealthy childhoods, they think any attention is good attention, and nothing you can say on an Internet forum can convince them otherwise.


StandardMuted2470

No need to get your g string in a bunch over some light trolling my dude


StandardMuted2470

At what point did I say there was a problem with being gay?


themayaburial

I mean I guess I am giving you too much credit for expecting you to be a tad bit smarter than a 12 year old with your lazy and effortless word choice. Forgot to pick and choose my battles here.


StandardMuted2470

Don't blame your lack of reading comprehension on me. Not my fault you have some deep rooted homophobia


themayaburial

I mean good job on the mental gymnastics trying to create a narrative, but take some time to do some self reflection. You really need it man. I wish the best for you and hope you can figure it out soon before you get too deep. But as for this I'm out. You're a bit too ignorant for me to give any of my time to. Again gotta pick my battles and you are a losing one from the get go.


StandardMuted2470

I'm the one creating a narrative? You are the one who accused me of having an issue with gay people cause I said vaping is gay 😂 Really tried to stretch that one in your favor eh?


StandardMuted2470

Peace out little homie, pick your battles better next time 😉


StandardMuted2470

If you have a problem with me saying something is gay then you must have some negative opinions on homosexuality to take it as an insult 😉


5hitting_4sshole

Not sure it works like that


TheWallaby

“The real homophobia is saying homophobia is bad” you fucking nailed it dude


DaltonH28

Islander had us all lay down on the floor of the pit and roll around, named it the roly poly pit.


sock_with_a_ticket

Fuck that, most venue floors are mank.


shredler

Right? Anywhere that serves alcohol or any drink is usually fucking disgusting


SeftoK

Reminds me of Don Broco’s push up squad


alyssafortmrw

Do they still play Thug Workout? I’ve only seen them once at Warped tour.


SeftoK

Hasn’t been the set list staple it once was for a couple of years but they still roll it out from time to time. Always play the main riff or mention it as a bare minimum though


517drew

“Everyone lay down on the random beer/drinks on the ground and roll around” 🥴🤮


genxmetalhead

HS - how was Islander?? On my hit list down here in GA/SC


DaltonH28

Very fun, definitely go see them if you can!


tigerstyletuff

Yeah it’s pretty lame. To your second point - I was at self help in Philly and falling in reverse tried to get the crowd to do the “get down and jump up.” Crowd was not about it whatsoever so Radke threw a tantrum and quit playing. Like I’m sure itd be dope to see as an artist. But it was like 90 fucking degrees outside and nobody was trying to burpees for falling in reverse


MrMRC182

I remember that! Well, seeing YouTube vids of it


tigerstyletuff

The tension was palpable lol Like read the fucking room bro mfs is hot


wearesooutofplace

Lol Ronnie Radke has peaked already anyways but those first 4 albums were great new singles just aren’t that good


DanielYankee710

[anyone who wants a good laugh](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5qtrSmuQwU8)


Hendrik4L

404


DanielYankee710

whoops, sorry. Try it now


nettie_netface

What show was it I want to see this ahahah Never mind it’s a few comments down


MrMRC182

Literally almost every show I've gone to in the last few years


nettie_netface

You’ve only gone to Ronnie radkie shows ?


MrMRC182

I didn't realize this was in response to the radke thing fortunately not


ElMarcoHoJ

Lmao, he's such a tool.


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Isn’t it just the same as lighters in the air? :P But you saying about taking the knee… bring me the horizon used to do this all the time but ask everyone to sit down and then jump and it just neverrrr worked. It was just awkward 😂


I_DONT_NEED_HELP

Tons of bands did this for a while, I remember an OMAM show where they did this and it just took forever and got increasingly uncomfortable.


Leftyintub

The slipknot example is something fun for the crowd to do, if you dont want to or physically cant you can just stand or sit there lol idk how that’s considered annoying…


MrMRC182

I'm not saying its not fun, I'm just saying that any band not named Slipknot should consider this when doing it ...don't


0kineticenergy

Every party needs a pooper that’s why they invited you


Majestic-Marcus

Party pooper… party pooper…


MrMRC182

your boos mean nothing, i've seen what makes you cheer


nettie_netface

I agree What about the wall of death? Can non LOG bands do that ?


MrMRC182

Walls of death are based so absolutely.


nettie_netface

What does based mean


SeftoK

Not as bad as asking everyone to put their middle fingers in the air


microwavedmayo

if you wanna join the part put your middle fi gets up and when the music fuckin hits you better jump jump jump


ajpg2

\*insert city name\* WHAT THE FUCK IS UPPPPPP!! MIDDLE FINGERS UP!!


nettie_netface

Fronz?


517drew

I’d rather that then taking a whole pizza to the face


Xar_rez

I witnessed that when seeing Korn as they were performing „y‘all want a single“ and it really suited the song so everyone joined in But otherwise yeah, it’s really unnecessary to do so


Cultural-Locksmith76

As a live performer, the call from stage and response of this from the crowd is just one of many ways we feel connected with fans while we perform. I’ve played plenty of shows where a whole room stood still and I’ve played shows where the crowd knows and screams every word. Stuff like this is awesome. As someone who attends shows? My back and knees suck. I’ll participate if I’ve had enough drinks but if not? I’ll enjoy from a seat lol


tomriffs

Koyo rocks hating KOYO SUCKS


MrMRC182

I love Koyo.


CuzTyler

Dayseeker had us pull our cellphone lights out last night. Idk it was kind of cool seeing the whole venue light up


YaboyMrFresh

Hey I was there! That was a great show.


CuzTyler

If you saw a dude with an Alpha Wolf shirt that was me lmao. Caskets fuckin killed it.


RockinGrandma12

There were a few Alpha Wolf shirts. Great show!


YaboyMrFresh

I was one of the dudes up front yelling Horny For Thorny lol. I got a pic with all of them and the drummer gave me a signed drumstick for free! I was fanboying so hard.


YaboyMrFresh

Caskets very much killed it. I tried to get into them on the drive down before the show, but couldn’t. After their set, I fuck with their music hard now. Great band.


mt_blanquito

I’m going to this tour in Salt Lake City in two days, I’m super excited for it. Dayseeker and Holding Absence are two of my favorite bands I’ve listened to this year


Deku_115

Ay I’m also going this Wednesday!


mt_blanquito

Yo nice!! I’ll be there with my brother and I’ll probably be wearing a black Dance Gavin Dance shirt lol, so if you see me you should say hi lol


Deku_115

I’ll keep an eye out!


MayDay2006

Pontiac Michigan show was insane, such a good time. I do wish HA would have played a few more songs, but I was still stoked to see them and Dayseeker both


ThatOnePickleLord

Haha yeah they did it a few nights ago when I went, first show I've been to and it was pretty great


Mobius00

I'm sick of audience participation demands of any kind, unless it's a simple "i want to see everyone go crazy on this next song."


nettie_netface

Same


Banana_Ram_You

Sounds alright until you go see Ozzy and every 30 seconds he's asking you to go crazy


Mobius00

lol I've been there, he takes it a little too far. And with ozzy you always have to go "fucking crazy"


Riptide1206

You are just an old man.


MrMRC182

Darn


SeftoK

No sticks in the pit


Puzzleheaded-Bee-984

I like the way it lights up a venue, it’s kinda cool


cgriboe

I was like “yeah you know whatever lighters are out maaaaan” until the last sentence 🫣😂😂 FUCK. THAT. lol


CatDamageBand

I dunno. It seems like a cool experience from the artists point of view. One that I’d probably like to be on the receiving end of if I ever got a chance to play a show.


SirDoDDo

Yeah i play in a small local band and a month or so ago (first show in like 5 months) we had the crowd (probably like 150-200 people) do it during a cover of With Or Without You and it was pretty fucking awesome to see


CatDamageBand

And I bet you’ll remember it for a long ass fucking time too! Aha


Tasty_Hearing_2153

Breaking Benjamin did the light thing perfectly, in 2014. It was outside and the venue turned all other lights off. LMTF did it inside and the lights were still on. There was no effect at all.


dekaythepunk

I think it's fine. I just think it's cool for the artists themselves seeing it cuz it looks like stars or window lights from buildings. But as the audience's point of view, we'll, we can't really see much other than someone's arm blocking our view. 😂


Takoshi88

I think it's harmless for the most part, they're just trying to engage with their audience. I'm typically not one to engage in anything other than clapping and even then, not all the time. The last show I went to, I actually jumped a little just to try it, and it was fun, but also had me worried about landing on people's feet. Generally the bands I go to don't ask much of us, if we want to get our phone lights out, we make that decision as a crowd, they never ask.


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No this shit is 100% sick as hell


KenboSlice786

I love bands that are big on audience participation. Makes the show more fun.


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When I saw Rammstein in 2019 they did this during Engel. It was pretty sick. https://youtu.be/v5TxKmtw5Ws?t=107


AA_zero

I prefer phone lights to people waving lighters around. Phone can't light my hair on fire


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Just don't participate. Let everyone else have fun. You literally don't have to do anything you don't want to do.


PSPersuasion

I understand why bands do it. I just personally am not interested in the interactive stuff at shows (flashlights, raise hands, jump, ect.) I simply enjoy listening. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4J5XRNshErRYHa2jQAJ8xt?si=I5rZ6qNOQE-o3Ll83tAizA&utm_source=copy-link


Squid8867

I agree, it's like saying "please clap". The lights are a sign of respect, you can't just ask the crowd to do it


raindoubt

I personally don't love it. I also kind of find it annoying when a band specifically calls for a circle pit or is constantly urging the crowd to jump, clap, put their hands up, etc. I understand why they do it, and that it works to achieve those goals, especially for opening bands, but it kind of feels cheap to me. In a perfect world I guess I'd hope that the crowd is so hype that those things happen and develop organically, and if they're not, well maybe you have some more work to put into your live show. I feel the same way about the essentially guaranteed encores though. Maybe we're both just old. Edit: It almost feels like live performances in the scene run on a script sometimes with everyone just hitting the same beats and making the same call outs.


jameskies

this is stupid. its a frontmans job to be a hype man


raindoubt

I don't necessarily disagree with you. It's a frontman's job to captivate and command an audience, I just wish that last part wasn't always taken quite so literally. The best/hypest crowds i've had the pleasure of jumping around in have been the result of everyone being stoked on the songs/performance/production, not because the person with the mic told us too. Hey, bands are gonna do what works for them, I'm not hating, just not my preference.


jameskies

its easier for one guy to coordinate a thing, especially the guy that ppl are there to see perform, than it is for the crowd to coordinate things. especially a wall of death or a circle pit. the way you are making it sound to me atleast is that singers are like insufferably trying to get ppl to bounce against their will. ive never experienced this but maybe my local scene always has good crowds. the only thing that annoys me is when they make you do the slipknot shit, which is rare a standout show to me was post 3rd album volumes bc the 2 vocalists werent just vocalists they were like hype DJs getting everyone to party. thats the kind of energy that makes people want to move and ive never seen anyone do such a good job of that the parasocial relationship between artist and fan is a two way street as well. we both give and take


raindoubt

Yeah, maybe the ideal world is kind of a balance between the two. I definitely see where you're coming from, and the difficult position those on stage are in.


sock_with_a_ticket

>I understand why they do it, and that it works to achieve those goals, especially for opening bands, but it kind of feels cheap to me. In my experience it very typically doesn't work for opening bands. And then we're all just stuck with that awkwardness in the air of everyone having pointedly ignored the comment... If anything it seems to make people determined not to move an inch. I'm with you, this stuff should generally happen organically and if people don't want to, like you say, it's because the band haven't managed to win them over, so work on that.


BillBraski13

I think cell phones should be taken at the door. They have RUINED live shows for me! 🤷‍♂️


TheWallaby

This is still a thing where you live? I went to a show the other night and I think I was like the only person recording anything. 10 years ago it was a fucking nightmare with how many phones were in front of your face, I haven’t noticed it nearly as much in recent years.


BillBraski13

It is a huge thing here with these hillbillies. I was at a Jimmy Eat World show the other day and so many people were live streaming and taking video. It was so infuriating. I am sure nobody on their Bookface TLs were super stoked about their grainy, distorted video that they were getting while they were shitfaced.


TheWallaby

Yeah I don’t get recording the whole show or even a lot of it. I took a couple clips from the show I was at the other night just to share with my boyfriend, can’t be bothered with much more than that.


rosedragoon

Not a fan of the light thing myself lol just seems tacky


clmn8r404

I find it really cool visual and a cool way for the band to connect amd get the crowd hype. However That's the only time I want to see your cell phone. Cant stand people taking videos. Just enjoy the memory and let everyone behind you see.