Woman in the Pit: How I Found Power and Safety at Heavy Metal Concerts
by Genevieve Lowles I don’t remember the first time I waded into a mosh pit, but I don’t think it went very well. I have vague memories of my first rock concert in 2004, tentatively throwing up the horns and jumping up and down. It was The Darkness’ UK tour, and my mum had dropped me off outside the venue while she went to the cinema next door to watch the second Bridget Jones film and wait to pick me up….