For science!

[emeraldembers]

My darling lords and ladies; I am going to see a ~certain band~ on Saturday, and there is a very high chance that moshing will be involved.

Now, I have never been in a mosh pit. This being the case, I have been googling away to pick up advice on what to wear and what to do in case of emergency, but I could still do with a few odds and ends of advice.

First; what would you recommend wearing?

Second; given I'll need to have my mobile phone, some money, train tickets and concert tickets on me at all times, what would you recommend using to store them? Tickets and money can go in my bra if need be but the mobile is a bit of a concern; I have a holder that can be worn around my neck and tucked down my top, but of course most advice about what to wear in a pit says noooooo to any necklaces or similar things around the neck.

Other than that I'm thinking boots, leggings, shorts and a tank top :X.

SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOMED.

ETA: Also, I'm five foot four, so recommendations on staying out of harm's way despite being a shortarse would also be helpful <3.

Comments

[scarletsherlock.livejournal.com]

I haven't been in one for yeaars but when I did, I wore cargo pants to stash all of my stuff (I wear glasses and I used to take them off and stash 'em too--OMFG, broken glasses=FEAR OF DEATH FROM ABOVE because my mother would have killed me, and I would not have been able to see!). I also recommend a supportive bra for jumping, and light clothes cause you're gonna sweat! But wear something that will cover you up, because you're also probably gonna get groped. I used to come out with finger-shaped bruise-marks across my breasts, almost every time (I'm not small).

Put up your hair for sure if it's long enough, because people will accidentally pull on it when they're flailing around. Make sure you drink a lot of water if you can, because it will be very hot. People are generally pretty cool in the pits, though--I'm five-four also, and I actually got lifted out of a pit one time when it got too crazy, by an awesome guy I didn't know from Adam, when he saw that I was getting trampled. Like he picked me up and lifted me over top of everyone and pushed me until I crowd-surfed to the barricade and the security guards were able to help me out (and I'm not skinny, either). It was awesome. Other times I have been with friends and we looked out for each other, or if I was alone I found other girls to stand by and chatted with them before the show started, and we ended up kind of watching out for each other during the melee.

Have a good time! Report back to us when you can. LOL!