Will not be buying a pit ticket again, at least not for a band like SOAD. Overall, system of a down played an unforgettable show, but the crowd unfortunately, greatly ruined the experience for me. I expected the pit to be bad, but never imagined that I would be fighting for my life. I have been to dozens of music festivals ranging from EDM, hip hop, to rock music, no crowd has ever been as bad as this. Dozens of people were taken out by security, either because they were being too pushy/wild or because they were suffocating. The crowd was very crazy, people fighting and pushing each other left and right. People who were barely arriving tried to push/shove their way to the front, trying to get in front of people who had been waiting 7 hours. The band then released an official clarification statement of their own with some mumbo jumbo about. People did not care if they hurt others and some were extremely rude. Things got hot in the System of a Down camp a couple of weeks back when bassist Shavo Odadjian ran his mouth on his Facebook page, blaming Serj Tankian for the band’s lack of new music and saying that the other three members were ready. I eventually was able to grab on to the front row rail and get some air, but even then my body was being pushed up against the rail, I wouldn’t have been surprised if I had broken a rib or an arm, because that’s how much pain I was in by being pushed against the rail/people. I was pushing as hard as I could just to get a breathe of air, I was legitimately fighting/pushing to survive/breathe at one point. I DO NOT recommend the pit for people as small as me. As a 5’0 female weighing about 115lbs, I thought I was going to suffocate, get squished to death, or get a limb broken. Once SOAD came on, the crowd pushed like crazy and got very wild. We try to take the best pictures to represent. I waited in the second row without moving much. Harris Lincoln Cent 1975-2013+2014 on Coin Folders, 2 Penny Album Books. I arrived at 3:30 and they didn’t come on until 10:30pm, but they played almost 2 hours so it was fine.
I was in the pit, second row, I waited 7 hours just to see them.
One of my all time favorite shows so far.
First time seeing them, and they sounded incredible.
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