I love that the scene has exploded and gotten more popular with social media and seeing the insane growth of EDM. BUT I feel like the scene has definitely changed, and not enough people introducing others to the community are emphasizing the importance of PLUR and safety.
Last night at a Levity show, LEVITY show, not even a hard show, people broke out into a fight. This went on for 30 minutes in the middle of the front ish! People were holding them back, but they kept wiggling through and getting at each other and then their friends were getting at their friends. There was blood, I had friends coming up that were freaked out. Some people were waving their phone flashlights to security, but not enough people knew to do that. Security NEVER came.
I have been attending consecutive shows and festivals for almost 10 years now and this was the first huge fight I’d ever seen. Just last year was the first fist punch I’d ever seen at a show, but the guy got thrown out immediately.
I love this community but this is the exact OPPOSITE of what it is about. So please, if you are introducing new people to the scene then teach them about PLUR, teach them to wave their phone flashlights when they need a medic or security, tell them we say excuse me when we walk by and to treat others with kindness and grace.