A Series of "Girls-Only Mosh Pits" Is Scheduled at the 2024 Lost Lands Festival

A gaggle of ravers has taken the initiative to prepare “girls-only mosh pits” at Misplaced Lands, making a secure house for ladies to lose themselves within the competition’s heavy-hitting dubstep and bass music with out feeling intimidated or outnumbered.

Mosh pits are embedded in competition tradition, however they pose vital dangers to girls. Girls are extra weak to being pushed, groped or crushed within the crowd, and the aggressive setting usually results in undesirable bodily contact and potential accidents. The extreme physicality and lack of management amid loud music and dense crowds additionally make it troublesome to name for assist if wanted.

“Having girls-only mosh lets us ladies absolutely take part with out the worry of being overwhelmed,” Samantha Longfield, who attended Misplaced Lands in each 2022 and 2023, tells EDM.com. “It is about making a secure house for self-expression, proving that mosh pits—even at bass-heavy festivals like Misplaced Lands—are for everybody.”

The women-only mosh pits at this 12 months’s competition in Ohio are sponsored by the crew behind the trendy Wub Witch clothes model, who stated the areas are supposed to be a “secure house only for girlies to rage.” It is necessary to notice that the gatherings will not be affiliated with the competition in an official capability and are being organized by a variety of its attendees.

The primary meetup is going down 4:15pm on Thursday on the dinosaur construction at Misplaced Lands’ new 360° stage, The Crater, throughout VAMPA’s pre-party set. The second is scheduled for 4pm on Saturday on the Becky the Brachiosaurus determine close to the Prehistoric stage, throughout Emorfik’s efficiency. Every group is inspired to stay round for household photographs quarter-hour later.

Misplaced Lands returns to Ohio’s Legend Valley September 20-22, 2024. Yow will discover all the pieces it’s worthwhile to find out about this 12 months’s occasion, like its tenting tips, livestream and up to date hearth insurance policies, in our exhaustive competition information.