![]() ![]() ![]() Some promoters will ask a “problem” fan not to go back into the pit, and film the request. Sal Nocifero, vice president of Reliance National Insurance Co.’s entertainment division, says several American promoters currently film mosh pits. In the case of Maryland’s Upfront Promotions, security personnel use two hand-held cameras to spot moshers who are “out of control,” according to President Don Wayner. Several concert promoters around the country have begun filming the action in the mosh pits, both to manage the crowd - and to ward off potential lawsuits. That’s just based on the kids who seek medical attention, and a lot don’t.” Each year, he says, thousands of people are hurt in mosh pits. Wertheimer says there were three mosh pit-related deaths in 1994. There will be more of this down the road,” says Paul Wertheimer, head of Chicago-based Crowd Management Studies, a consulting firm that publishes an annual survey of injuries at rock concerts.Īccording to Crowd Management Strategies’ annual survey, the first death caused by moshing was at a Motorhead concert in England in 1993 that same year, according to the survey, two other fans died due to mosh pit injuries. “Eventually, this is going to become a real crisis - a point of no return. Numerous concert industry insiders agree that this is, and will continue to be, a serious problem. Representatives of both 462 and Pace declined to comment. 23 of this year, Carpenter filed suit in Fort Worth, naming five defendants, including the city of Fort Worth and the show’s co-promoters, Dallas’ 462 Productions and Houston’s Pace Entertainment Corp.īoth lawsuits boil down to allegations that the defendants did not ensure that the concert was a safe place - that, in effect, precautions weren’t taken to guard against injuries in the mosh pit. Libby is suing nine defendants, including Lollapalooza, the promoter, two security companies working the show, and the Boredoms. The result is that concert promoters and their insurance carriers are looking at ways to cut down on mosh pits - or at least make them safer. ![]() Mosh pits have become the norm at hundreds of shows each year, and the number of mosh pit injuries - said by one industry insider to be in the thousands - is rising, as is the number of lawsuits arising from same. He, too, was in the mosh pit and was dropped to the ground his leg was broken.īoth men have filed civil lawsuits, and have become part of a disturbing trend in the concert industry. 23, Dallasite Donald Carpenter, 28, had driven to Fort Worth to attend a White Zombie concert at the Amon G. In an instant, he changed from normal, healthy teenager to quadriplegic. He fell, slamming into the ground and breaking his neck. During the first set of the day, by a band called the Boredoms, Libby was bodysurfing in the mosh pit, being passed around on the upstretched hands of the roiling crowd of dancers in front of the stage. It was as close as the show would come to Pittsfield, Maine, so 15-year-old Jeremy Libby made the journey down with friends. ![]() 3, 1994, the annual Lollapalooza alternative music festival stopped near Providence, R.I. ![]()
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