"However, as the band plays bigger and bigger venues, the logistics of stage diving are getting a bit more complicated, as seen in audience footage of the band's performance in Richmond, Virginia, back in September. Get Turnstile Tickets Here In the YouTube short below, the band is tearing through the set-closing NEVER ENOUGH tune "BIRDS" when a particularly bold stage diver attempts to leap from the stage, over the security/photo pit, and into the crowd."
"He almost makes it, but looks to slam pretty hard against the barrier before being pulled over by the crowd. At the same time, another fan falls hard over the rail as he attempts to rush the stage. From there, the scene is pretty wild, with fans taking the stage and grabbing and shouting into mics as security scrambles to contain the situation. This is the same show where a sheriff's deputy apparently pepper-sprayed a fan who was climbing onto the stage."
Turnstile shows tend to be participatory, encouraging crowd surfing and stage diving. Larger venues complicate stage-diving logistics. Audience footage from a Richmond, Virginia performance shows a bold stage diver attempt to leap over a security/photo pit into the crowd, nearly slamming against the barrier before being pulled over. Another fan falls hard over the rail while attempting to rush the stage. Fans then took the stage, grabbed microphones and shouted, while security scrambled to contain the situation. A sheriff's deputy apparently pepper-sprayed a fan who was climbing onto the stage.
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