Last night my sister and I went to the Flogging Molly concert at the Tabernacle. My sister and I ended up standing in the pit, somewhat front and center of the stage. My sister has been to many concerts and stood in the pit numerous times; this was my first time in the pit.
Flogging Molly had two opening bands. The first one kinda sucked. The second one (Aggrolites) wasn’t too bad. They played a reggae-version of “Don’t Let me Down” that was pretty cool.
Before Flogging Molly got on the stage, the only advice my sister gave me was “watch yourself.” During the first song, I had the breathe knocked out of me by being crushed into the guy in front of me, almost had an elbow hit me in the face and got kicked in the back of the head by a crowd surfer. I realized that I wasn’t really prepared to be in the pit and that I had better learn quickly.
Thankfully the guys around me watched my back and made sure I wasn’t dragged into the body slamming area. It didn’t take me long to learn how to move with the crowd while still holding my own.
I came out of the concert with a visible bruise on my right foot and pain between my shoulder blades (where some jackass decided to dig his palm during the last two songs).
Although I felt extremely out of my element standing in the pit, by the end of the concert I was having fun and enjoying the music. So, will I ever go to a concert and stand in the pit again? Possibly, depends on the band playing.
~Anne
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