<font size="4" face="Arial">This type of stuff is not unusual or new at all though. After a COC show in Chicago a "war" broke out ni the streets against two rival Skinhead gangs, CASH and SHOC. The results of the war were that the Metro (the club in front of which this happened) decided to stop letting Punk shows go on. It was also the same time that the clubs outlawed stage diving. If you live in the area, this might sound odd to you since Punk shows happen all the time at the Metro. But this event took place in 1985.Originally posted by glamgirlk:
When did concerts stop becoming fun and started becoming a fight for survival....???
K!
At many shows I was at fights would always happen, and I was in the middle of more than my fare share. At a Suicidal Tendencies show in '87 I came out bloodied and beaten beyond belief. Most violent thing I have ever seen.
Punk shows nowdays are much more mellow than anything that happened in the late 70's to mid 80's. Make no mistake about it, COC is a Metal band now, but the Punk roots still shine and the last album is much more intense than the last few from them.
Also, regardless of what anybody says, Metal and Punk ARE violent styles of music. Slamming (Moshing if you will) is a bit more intense than doing the Waltz. It's going to be real easy to piss people off.
Most shows I used to go to involved frisking people. I am not sure if it still happens, as I rarely go to shows, and it is almost a given anymore that I will never go to shows where this type of thing would happen. But I have been relieved of many bracelets and such from bouncers who thought the stuff was too dangerous to have in the pits.
But one act such as this amongst all the shows that happen is not an epidemic to panic about. If somebody had walked on stage and killed Pepper or Woody, then I would say there is a problem. But in the audience, during a slam, I can say I am surprised it doesn't happen more often.
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