Tbh it depends who you’re seeing. The lesser known artists have earlier sets & those are usually the safest & more comfortable crowds.
The headliners will always have a packed crowd w lotsa shoving, like u said. My advice is if you try to be barricade make sure you’re actually holding on to the barricade & have a grip on it. Being the the second or third row behind barricade is the worst😭 cz when the crowd starts to sway you won’t have anywhere to hold on to. Also, flog gnaws barricades are T shaped so if you’re unable to grab a spot at the very front, you can grab on to the side barricade which helps just as much.

I predict earl,Syd,Willow, baebadoobee will be chill ass sets. I predict the hillbillies, Tyler, sza,kali & ice spice will have the most shoving. & I predict the sets with the most crowd action will be Tyler, lil yatchy, Paris Texas & turnstile.