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Me, mid-thirties and still jumping in the pit during the headliner: what?

Get yourself some good insoles and hearing protection.

One thing that's guaranteed to get me to exercise more is knowing there's a mosh pit in three months.

F that. You stand around, drink, socialize and then you go in the pit for the headliner.

I also love audience participation and I find people sitting are 10 times less likely to participate. I haven't found it common but being able to buy a seat but still stand and mosh etc is ideal.

Unhealthy*

I've never been a fan of standing for concerts. But I especially hate fuckers who buy the seats in front of me then stand up most of the concert. IF YOU WANTED TO STAND THERE WERE DEDICATED PLACES THAT WOULDN'T OBSTRUCT MY VIEW.

I saw the Smashing Pumpkins a few years ago here in Seattle. The show was fantastic, but that's not the point.

There were a handful (a very small handful) of young guys who were in the audience, standing up the whole time despite being in the seated section, where there's really no benefit to standing up because you can't see any better.

They were the only ones standing. The people behind and around them would ask them to sit down, and they would act like everybody else was the problem. And then on Reddit, I saw people complaining as though the older fans were the problem for wanting to sit in the sitting section as opposed to the standing section, despite the fact that most of the attendees were in their '30s-40s or older.

No. In the '90s, maybe. But we're getting old now and you need to sit down. Those guys ruined the show for those people who had probably looked forward to seeing Smashing Pumpkins in concert for the last couple decades. Why ruin it for somebody else?

Now, if I went to some random punk show, I would expect to not be sitting. You have to consider where and when you are.

My legs are fine, but my feet are killing me. Moving around is better than just standing around.

A concert I went to recently started at 7 PM with the headliner immediately taking the stage and ended at 9 PM. Best show ever.

I have back issues - if I stand too long, my back really starts hurting. One of my favorite bands was playing in a standing room only place a few months ago, and I didn't go because of it.

It's not something that bothers me on a day-to-day basis, because I'm never really standing that long in normal situations. But for a few hours, on a concrete floor? That's not going to go well.

I'm going to a concert tomorrow and this is gonna be me. If only parking wasn't a hassle (and if public transit was actually a viable option), I'd arrive just in time for the show to start instead of getting there more than an hour early.

Been putting in the exercise as I see Chelsea Grin and Suicide Silence tonight. My back and neck are not ready.

It do be like that. I've just had to learn my limits when it comes to pits. That and I can't afford to break anything.

The nod?

I've been uncomfortable standing for more than a minute, through my whole life.

Do I have a disease

Sometimes when I stand for too long, I get nausea and stomach cramps. Sitting down or walking cures that. Dunno what triggers that, it's not a consistent effect, just sometimes.