NewsJune 13, 2014 8:36 PM ET26,218 views

Warped Tour attempts to ban moshing, crowd surfing

Although organizers of the Warped Tour have attempted to prevent mosh pits in the past (last year they asked bands not to ask for pits), this year they've gone a step further by hanging banners at each stage that say "no moshing/crowd surfing." Today was the first day of Warped Tour 2014, and a photo of one of the banners can be seen below. Warped Tour outlaws moshing We understand the legal reasons for doing this, but unless they attempt to kick people out for partaking, which would be nearly impossible, it doesn't seem likely that moshing and crowd surfing won't take place. Perhaps just hanging the banners gives them added legal protection? Regardless, reports from today's Warped Tour indicate that some fans are indeed ignoring the banners.

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atx1 6/13/2014 5:42:27 PM

crowd kill okay though?

anonymous 6/13/2014 5:43:40 PM

piss in my asssssssssssssssssssssssss sssssss

anonymous 6/13/2014 5:46:14 PM

@atx1 yeah, crowd kill still ok

anonymous 6/13/2014 5:55:31 PM

kevin lyman was in the terror pit today telling kids to stop. also that fool is lobster red.

anonymous 6/13/2014 5:56:34 PM

Warped Tour needs to be stopped anyways. Everyone just mosh and crowd surf until you bust your fcking heads open and sue them.

anonymous 6/13/2014 6:09:21 PM

This isn't the first year they've had signs.

anonymous 6/13/2014 6:23:10 PM

I still can't believe people have been going to Warped Tour past 2006. The "festival" is a joke, and the people who go (let alone ENJOY it) are just as laughable.

slut 6/13/2014 6:26:59 PM

Yeah, those 100lb middle schoolers are really bringing the violence

anonymous 6/13/2014 6:27:21 PM

It doesnt say anything about crowd killing I think were in the clear

anonymous 6/13/2014 6:28:27 PM

No fun or you get kicked out

anonymous 6/13/2014 6:29:30 PM

It doesnt say anything about stage diving either. Good luck stopping me during Terror.

anonymous 6/13/2014 6:43:35 PM

lol news day!

anonymous 6/13/2014 7:10:36 PM

What is this, are we in new york? Is this the no fun club tour?

anonymous 6/13/2014 7:36:28 PM

sæd og sæd.

anonymous 6/13/2014 8:12:13 PM

someone mosh the lymabean lobster to real friends. THATLL TEACHEM

anonymous 6/13/2014 10:00:06 PM

pussies

anonymous 6/13/2014 11:29:30 PM

scott vogel is not stoked. terror might hop off tour early

anonymous 6/13/2014 11:36:40 PM

go to absolutepunk.net and 90% of the posters are in favor of banning crowd surfing and moshing. This is a punk and hardcore festival. What is the fcking point

anonymous 6/14/2014 1:32:10 AM

Warped Tour is NOT a punk and hardcore festival.

anonymous 6/14/2014 3:21:54 AM

I remember being 17 and trying to have sex with all the hot 13 year olds. Being 18 sux.

anonymous 6/14/2014 5:36:13 AM

So warped, bro.

anonymous 6/14/2014 7:35:05 AM

We are really proud everyone died. warped

anonymous 6/14/2014 7:41:32 AM

As long as Chelsea Grin doesn't play another Warped Tour they should be at least "death" free

anonymous 6/14/2014 8:40:50 AM

As long as Chelsea Grin doesn't play another Warped Tour they should be at least "death" free

anonymous 6/14/2014 10:42:07 AM

miss may i is stoked.

anonymous 6/14/2014 11:18:06 AM

Kevin Lyman is a twat.

anonymous 6/14/2014 11:58:46 AM

Since crowd killing is still A-okay, watch ya necks during Terror.

anonymous 6/14/2014 12:04:18 PM

This is stupid. If you are going to add hardcore bands to your lineup, you can't expect there to be no moshing. The two come together. Make fans sign a waiver at purchase of ticket, then you don't get sued.

anonymous 6/14/2014 12:12:28 PM

What about breakdancing?

anonymous 6/14/2014 12:37:14 PM

good luck with that one!

anonymous 6/14/2014 4:51:52 PM

I don't mind. I'm old now and I don't want someone knocking my beer out of my hands.

anonymous 6/14/2014 6:51:34 PM

33rd post

anonymous 6/14/2014 9:47:40 PM

Moshing? I got a couple of high school girls preggo at Warp Tour last year. Where's the protection warp dudes?

anonymous 6/15/2014 6:05:36 AM

^ stfu Oli Sykes

sfthizz 6/15/2014 7:45:37 AM

they should just include a waiver upon entry saying that you are knowingly assuming the risk of participating. but the warped tour is dumb as shit

anonymous 6/15/2014 8:44:54 AM

Or people could just NOT BE DICKS and not sue . . .

anonymous 6/15/2014 11:24:54 AM

^ Jim Duggar finally found lambgoat y'all.

Jewnose33 6/15/2014 12:21:25 PM

The signs are probably just there so they can say "didn't you see the signs?" And btw,terror shouldn't be on warped. "Maximum stage dives" are you kidding me? The 7 fatties that go see terror cannot hold each other. Flabby motherfckers

Snoopy2 6/15/2014 12:37:15 PM

Just for this I am going to buy a ticket and crowd kill every scrawny pre-teen gay I see in Asking Alexandra shirt

anonymous 6/15/2014 1:35:05 PM

Head walk? Better call Saul.

Crinn 6/15/2014 1:42:23 PM

lol yeah like thats gonna happen good luck with that warped tour instead of banning that shit, why dont they just say "we are not responsible for any moshpit-related injuries that occur, enter at your own risk"?

anonymous 6/15/2014 3:48:16 PM

Theres an old note on one of warped's pages saying they have not liability for what goes on in the crowd, so for them to make a move to banning moshing and/or crowd surfing is absolute b.s , heres the link that even says it at the bottom, http://www.appstate.edu/~d iazsalmeronlk/warpedtour/w arpedrules.html

anonymous 6/15/2014 3:49:22 PM

http://www.appstate.edu/~d iazsalmeronlk/warpedtour/w arpedrules.html

anonymous 6/15/2014 3:51:44 PM

better yet, just google "mosh pits banned from warped tour" cause the link doesn't work when i post it here. when you guys google it its the first article link that comes up titled, "warped tour- rules and regulations"

anonymous 6/15/2014 5:01:51 PM

Well I guess they can try n kick me out, good luck stopping a pit in Cincinnati

anonymous 6/16/2014 8:32:57 AM

this tour sucked for years!!!

anonymous 6/16/2014 1:07:45 PM

makes sense. its a liability. ive seen that very sign in plenty of places. never really seems to stop anyone.

anonymous 6/17/2014 7:28:01 AM

Islander here. Come catch us on the Ernie Ball stage in your city! Don't mosh during our set or we will stop playing. Peace.

anonymous 6/17/2014 9:22:41 PM

??? rock with no mosh? that sounds as sacrilege what's that!!

anonymous 6/19/2014 2:40:21 PM

there should be a disclaimer that states anything affiliated in/with warped tour is not responsible for what happens to the people that attend and that they are attending at their own risk

Snoopy2 6/23/2014 9:05:55 AM

I can't wait to simply just not mosh but punch every fcking face I see this year




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