The set it off concert was my first ever concert not associated with school, so at first I was underprepared with a lack of earplugs and expectations. I didn’t pay much mind to the opening bands, but what I heard was amazing! Not only that, but the people around the crowd were super nice and welcoming, with one random patron offering me a proper pair of earplugs not long after set it off began their section of the performance. Speaking of set it off, once they began performing it felt much easier to get involved with crowd participation, and the best way I could describe this experience was pure, unadulterated freedom. I could let loose and scream as much as I wanted, in fact it felt encouraged due to the fact everyone else was scream singing along. Not only that, but on several occasions moshpits were opened in the crowd and I even got involved in one. It’s not as bad as media makes it seem, a moshpit is just a group of crowd-goers pushing each other around and enjoying the music.
TLDR: I got to experience some amazing firsts, interact with some amazing people, and if given the chance to go to another set it off concert I would do it in a heartbeat.