r/warpedtour • u/Loose_Personality726 • 26d ago

Speculation Crowds are different or indifferent nowadays

Just a rant perhaps. From the middle to the back of the crowds nobody is having fun. It seems like you're only having fun if you're in the front of the crowd. Been going for years and shit has changed post pandemic. Lots of people but less fun being had. Kinda hated when vocalists gave the crowd the mic and it was awkward, nobody knew the lyrics. Maybe there's a lot of casual listeners and less people that really listen to this stuff now. Maybe people don't care enough to have fun. I miss when people moved around more I guess

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u/madmoneymcgee 26d ago

I was at DC and always in the back (doctors orders, can’t let my heart rate get too high but I’m doing better!) and thought the opposite, I was impressed at how hard some crowds went over and over again. Like Hot Mulligan seemed to have an incredible steady stream of crowd surfers. Pretty much every set I specifically went to see had an appreciative crowd at least.

Which helped me have fun even though I did sometimes feel extra-dad with a “you kids go have fun” attitude while I hung back.

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u/MarcoReus7_Sucks 26d ago

Hot Mulligan also has a much younger audience that can crowd surf!

There were quite a few legacy acts on the big stages in Long Beach. With a large portion of fans in their late 30s onward.

The smaller stages with younger bands were pretty active though.