mosh pit
noun
: an area in front of a stage where very physical and rough dancing takes place at a rock concert
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The brief trailer for the project begins with an open field, which clips over to the image of a boy in the pouring rain, and closes out with a tried and true Turnstile mosh pit.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2025
College sports has also become a mercenary mosh pit, and today UCLA football and Nico Iamaleava are rolling around in the filth, both making big money, both noticeably poorer.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
In addition to his own headlining tours, Carson has also been a regular on the festival circuit, playing lively sets at Coachella (2024), Rolling Loud (several times over) and Lollapalooza (2023) that frequently spin viral moments out of raucous mosh pits.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2025
Irish post-punkers Fontaine's D.C. make a mosh pit at The Eastern.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2025
College sports has also become a mercenary mosh pit, and today UCLA football and Nico Iamaleava are rolling around in the filth, both making big money, both noticeably poorer.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
In addition to his own headlining tours, Carson has also been a regular on the festival circuit, playing lively sets at Coachella (2024), Rolling Loud (several times over) and Lollapalooza (2023) that frequently spin viral moments out of raucous mosh pits.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2025
Irish post-punkers Fontaine's D.C. make a mosh pit at The Eastern.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Mosh pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mosh%20pit. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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