What to expect in GA
fivehorizons95
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I managed to score GA tickets for several nights in this tour. What can I expect in the pit? I'm 5'3" and fairly small, so it can be a bit of a challenge for me. I was at a FOB concert a few weeks ago and after trying to hang a few rows from the front, my boyfriend had to pull me out because it got WAY too rough. People getting hit in the face, guys literally shoving you down to the floor to get past you... I even saw someone get knocked out next to me because some idiot decided to crowd surf and kick around. My friend got a concussion in that same incident. Don't know if it was just immature assholes at a pop punk show or if that's what you should always expect? Because if so... oh boy, I need to start lifting weights or something
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Good to know, thanks! And I bet, this is a real treat
Enjoy your shows to the max :wave:
My first GA show in a long time too. I'm sure most will take care of each other out there. Always a decent crowd that I've seen.
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You might find yourself pulling yourself back a few feet every now and then just to create some breathing room, but I wouldn't think your life would be in danger at any point. There won't be any moshing (is this still a thing?) or anything like that.
for the least they could possibly do
You might find yourself pulling yourself back a few feet every now and then just to create some breathing room, but I wouldn't think your life would be in danger at any point. There won't be any moshing (is this still a thing?) or anything like that.
for the least they could possibly do
You might find yourself pulling yourself back a few feet every now and then just to create some breathing room, but I wouldn't think your life would be in danger at any point. There won't be any moshing (is this still a thing?) or anything like that.
for the least they could possibly do
1) Only part of the floor is GA. GA pits get more rowdy the more people have access to them. IE a music festival that's completely GA usually has a more crazy put than an Arena where only the floor is GA. The less people in the pit the less hectic it seems to get. Most of the squishing/pushing etc... up front comes from more people wanting to up front than is space up front.
An Arena with a complete GA floor usually sells 2000 to 3000 tickets for the floor. So if you're at a 10c floor where half the floor is GA.. that would be 1000 to 1500 GA tickets? If you're at a show where its only 1/3 that could be 666 to 1000.
There might not be enough people in the pits to make them super crazy.
2) Age of the crowd. Most of the people up front are 10c members or friends/family/spouses of fan club members. I imagine the average age in the GA section could be in the 30s. I don't think 35 year olds are as eager to mosh as 20 year olds (I know I'm not).
3) Springsteen & U2. I've seen both of the bands tour with GA sections up front and divided from the back. I've never seen moshing at them.
4) The Wildcard. PJ does have some pretty crazy fans. They seem to attract a wide variety of fans. Jocks, assholes, geeks, music lovers, etc... Even in seated 10c events I've seen some pretty unruly behavior from people seated with 10c tickets. You just don't know who's going to be in the pit with you.
My best guess: It won't be that bad. When the entire floor is GA you can usually stand about 10 rows (the equivalent of 10 seated rows) back and your out of the moshing. It's probably hard for someone 5'3 to see from that distance but you don't have to pull back that far. With only 1/3 to 1/2 of the floor being a pit.. you won't even have to go that far. The higher age of the fans in the pit and restricted numbers of people in it should make it a pretty good experience. Sure there might be some squishing up front but if you don't like it you probably won't have to move to far back.
I don't think the pits will hold enough people to make it dense enough to support crowd surfing either.
And GA gets more unpleasant the closer you are to the stage... Like any other show!
In general I have faith in the PJ crowds (as well as the band) to help look out for each other. I hope that's actually the case
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