Rock concert surviving guide

Ok, so, we all know rock concerts are dead or life matter (specially when you are between to fat drunk dudes that enjoy slam) BUT we never had a surviving concert guide before so....

This is all asuming you are in the front(firing) line kay?

NEVER GO ALONE

Divisions
the place where you decide to stay is crucial

*the very front
+ you are next to them man and, you have air to breath
-you are gonna get seriously smashed

*2 or 3 places away from the first
+in a distraction or a chorus you may sneak into the front, you are quite close to the band
- ALOT first you are gonna think Newton was a dumbass, 5 bodys WILL take up the exact same place at the exact same time.
If you are short, you wont see much, your neck will get screwed, the chorus will be letal, if you are tall, I guess you will only get bruised and smashed, slam can kill you.

*4 to 5
+ You can breath a bit more maybe even drink a beer, you are not as close but quite near, you can see them hear them, scream, and all that. The only difference is you have more space, but you are still on the rough side
-you are between the thin line that devides moshing from slam, so you can do both, yes its tight and you get bruised but its the best place

6 to 9
Moshing division this part devides the ones that are just there listening to the music, from the wild wild slam. You see the band, but then you get hit, over and over.

Preparations
When you enter a rock, heavy metal, punk, noise, grunge.... concert, you have to take incount some stuff, specially what you are not to bring

* Sun glasses
Do I really need to explain it? If you want your eyes in the same place by the last song, for gods sake dont wear glasses.

*SHARPY STUFF

* leather jacket (usually in a concert its the heat is intense, because of the closeness with other people) you will have to take it off, and since it is leather you wont be able to put it around your waist, and even If you do suceed, It is gonna slide to your toes and put you in a dangerous situation: having to go down to look for it.

* Loose hair (If you have it long)
Man you'll choke on your hair, and also the one next to you

*Lip piercings
Sounds stupid, but the dude from Roger water's would agree with me...
When somedude brings a sharpy ring that happens to get into your piercing.. well its just not so good.

*Big cameras
You are gonna loose it, or hit someone, get a small one

*fragile stuff


Getting to the front

Lets say you are in 4th line, and you wanna get to the very front, use your elbows!! see you slide your elbow between you and the one that is next to you, so little by little you infront of him/her.
Sometimes they are to tight, what you gotta do is move until you are touching their backs, so the ones behind you will move forward and then you can do the elbow thingy. Using this method you can get to the very front
note: dont do this during the chorus

Chorus
Chorus are really hard man, specially being short. Now in a chorus everyone is gonna jump, dont stay calm JUMP FOR YOUR LIFE! If you dont you are gonna get smashed and you will fall, and NO ONE will notice. If you sense that each time you jump you are moving to other side and the slam and the flow are taking you away. Dont resist, its useless, you are 1 little person against 100000 crazy fans.

If you really wanna keep your place, try to find one of those plastic platforms on the floor, those they use for the cables, and if its a bit taller, stand there and dont jump, just move up and down, with the crowd.

If you are short or the ones around you are insanely tall, you use your arms man!! Jump in a second they are down and place your hands on their shoulders, use it as support to raise.
Note: this works best when you are really tight, otherwise they might get separated.
Don’t do to much moshing if you dont have enough space or you’ll get trapped.


Being lift up
Ok this can be VERY very usefull, if you feel like you can’t breath anymore ask a group of moshing dudes next to you: hey lift me up. They usually never say “no” specially if you are a girl. The tecnic is quite simple once they raise you up, you try to move to the front with your arms, and legs. If you are lucky you can get to the front.


Falling to the floor
This is the most dangerous of all. Never stay sit. Try to always have a space to look up. If you fall, or try to pick up something from the floor, raise your hand and scream HELP ME!! .This will make the ones around you give you SOME space, then you gotta grab the leg next to you and crawl up.
Note: jump to the rhytim of the dude who owns that leg.
The person next to you falls to the floor. Scream: HELP HER/HIM!
Give her/him space and try not to jump to much, but dont stop it or you will get seriously smashed up.

Accidents blackouts
If anything serious happens scream HELP I’M HURT!! And make your way to the back part.


The End
When the band leaves take the person you are going with by the hand, and take the lead, use the elbow method. Never leave the first time the band does.

Never stop moving
During the slow songs you can rest a little, Make friends around you they can help you through.
Enjoy and if it turns into a riot use this guide