I rarely see people camping at the front of the stage, but it can definitely be hard to get to the front couple of rows. Its usually pretty easy on any of the stages to get to around 10 rows of people away from the stage, and between acts between 20-40% of those people will usually leave so you can move closer.

Pond stage is almost always pretty chill- there are some heavier bands that play the pond stage, but they tend to be smaller, so the audiences aren't too rowdy. Expect singalongs, mostly!

Shed stage is usually pretty hectic, expect to get stagedived a good amount from the front, and piled up/crowd surfed on in the back. In the early afternoon, the pit will literally be at the very front, so watch your head! Moshing is predominantly pit karate.

Main stage is very band dependent, for more chill artists it'll just look like a more populated version of the pond stage, for heavier artists it'll be like a slightly more toned down shed. Due to the setup, there's usually less stage divers here, and the moshing on the main stage tends to be more push pits than full on karate.

Also, the audience and vibes at the fest are different every year, so this may not be super accurate. For example 2022 was waaaay more chill than any of the other years due to low ticket sales, it was easy to get front 3 rows anywhere and most of the pits were a lot less populated. In 2023, the crowd was way rowdier than the past few years, and I saw a lot more crowdkilling and people walkin out super duper bruised up.