Ever been to a rock n' roll or metal concert? They've been given bad raps as being full of violent, aggressive, drugged-up, drunk people. While some of the people who attend these concerts are like that, this is far from the truth of what a rock n' roll or metal concert really is. It's truly about the music, support, unity, and letting loose. I've been to a few all-day metal festivals, local shows, and even a death metal concert in a small venue for a world-famous band. In personal experience, these types of concerts are not what they're made out to be.
Desert Uprising Music Festival 2013
Gojira at the Marquee Theater in Phoenix
Local band, Enkaged, at The Nile
In my experiences with rock n' roll concerts, I've met some of the nicest people one can meet. Of course there are people who drink and do drugs, but that can be found at any concert. That type of behavior is strictly in fault of the people, not the music.
People can say these concerts are violent. Well, yes, they can get crazy; however, you can still enjoy the music without getting hurt at all. Moshpits typically have designated areas, so just stay away from those areas if you don't want to participate. Even then, if you fall or get hurt in a moshpit or anywhere at a rock n' roll/metal concert, the people around you will immediately stop what they're doing and help you. They'll make sure you're ok before moving on. Sometimes, if the band members themselves see you get hurt, they'll even invite you up onstage to make up for it. I've been to concerts of other music genres, and I've never seen this type of care for others as I have at rock n' roll and metal concerts.
Here's a prime example of such behavior at an Avenged Sevenfold concert:
Even though stopping the show to help a fan who got hurt caused them to mess up, they still invited her onstage and maintained a good sense of humor despite difficulty getting the song started back up.
So you see, metal and rock n' roll concerts aren't all violence, drugs, and evil people. In reality, they're actually full of some quality people. Don't judge book by its cover is really a cliche that should be followed in everyday life!
I thought your post was very interesting. I have no experience with rock n roll concerts, but I do frequent country concerts. We too get a bad rap. People think its mostly drunks who want to listen to music about beer and trucks. While the stereotype has its points, there is much more to the music and to the people.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for posting this! Like you said, these places can get crazy but so can a One Direction concert or Katy Perry. Many people think that rock n roll concerts are so dangerous but they'll let there kids go to concerts that are just as dangerous. I completely agree with the fact that it's not the band it's the people and the choices that they make.
ReplyDeleteI've heard countless stories from a select few of my friends. They said before Mosh - pits were much more of just a group of people enjoying the concert and so forth. Now though, they said it is a bunch of physical assault which is not how it is portrayed to be.
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ReplyDeleteI decided to comment on this post because I liked how you mentioned the bad rep that Rock and Roll concerts get because of a few ignorant people. Although I've never been to a rock concert myself, I have friends that listen to nothing but rock. They're literally like the nicest people but are constantly judge because of the music genre they listen too. I like this post and totally agree with you that you can probably find the nicest people at events such as this.
Ashley--Your blog is coming along nicely. You have interesting topics and ideas, and you develop and discuss them pretty well. Keep digging and connecting to your audience.
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