When we finally get back to going to concerts and music festivals in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, it’s going to be a lot different with social distancing rules in place, according to a report from Metal Injection. The Event Safety Alliance Reopening Guide, a new collective work created by industry professionals and intended to serve as event guidance in the COVID-19 era, strongly calls for the prohibition of moshing and crowd surfing as the concert industry reopens. Would you attend a show if you couldn’t mosh or crowd surf anymore! Edited by Steven A. Adelman, Vice President, Event Safety Alliance, and released yesterday (May 11), the 29-page document includes the following stipulation with regard to general admission events:Continue reading →