Mosh Pits
Watch Shaq Pause His DJ Set to Help a Fan Caught In a Mosh Pit
The EDM community has never seen someone quite like Shaquille O’Neal. It’s rare to see such unbridled enthusiasm for the genre from someone like Shaq, a decorated NBA champion and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member. And the community has responded in spades, embracing him as a “dubstep dad” who tirelessly champions rave culture. O’Neal, who is affectionately known as DJ Diesel to fans of electronic music, appeared in Ohio over the weekend to perform at Excision’s Lost Lands. It’s prevalently regarded as the nation’s leading dubstep festival and a breeding ground for the next generation of bass music stars. So naturally there’s mosh pits. And at one point, Diesel paused his set to address the crowd and diffus...
All-Female Mosh Pit Ensues After Kayzo Calls Out “Aggressive” Man In Crowd
In 2022, the safety of women at electronic dance music shows has never been more urgent. The verity of that fact has not been lost on Kayzo. Known for his chaotic blend of dubstep and metal music, the barnstorming DJ has seen his fair share of mosh pits. After an intense pit unfolded at a recent show, he abruptly cut the music during his performance to call out a man who appeared to be shoving women. According to numerous accounts shared on Twitter, Kayzo then called for an all-female mosh pit. Moshing is embedded in U.S. dance music culture, but it sometimes goes too far. And the violent nature of mosh pits forces many women to actively circumnavigate them, often to the point where they’re unable to enjoy the show. Recommended Articles Kayzo went on to publicly condemn the unnamed m...
