stagediving

Crowd-trusting plunge

Stagediving is leaping from a concert stage into the crowd below, trusting the audience to catch you and pass you along on raised hands.

It's a ritual of punk and metal shows, equal parts performer bravado and audience participation: The singer went stagediving during the encore.

Security guards generally disapprove.

performance

moshpit

Concert crowd-collision zone

audience · hands · catch · leap · launch · barrier · security · landing · fall · impact

culture

punk

Raw, fast rock genre

thrill · rebellion · energy · excitement · reckless · dangerous · trust · spontaneous · iconic · tradition

Opposites
performance direction/movement

stagedivingstanding still

Absence of motion

exiting stage left · keeping distance · staying put · spectating · crowd surfing

performer-audience boundary

stagedivingstage presence

Performer's commanding aura

risk and abandon

stagedivingplaying it safe

Avoiding unnecessary risk

reserved demeanor · risk aversion

Family

stage, dive, staged, stages, staging, stager, divers, diving

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG