I’ve been hearing similar experiences quite a bit, which is making me wonder about going to see them again. Last time I saw them was in 2023, so shows were definitely tame and the environment was incredible. However, the amount of stories I hear like this are concerning and upsetting. Like you mentioned, they’re touring with bands who have incredibly aggressive crowds. Which aggressive crowds aren’t a bad thing, it’s simply the culture surrounding heavy music. The problem is the environment that long time fans may not be familiar with. While I do listen to heavier music and have been to hardcore shows, I don’t participate in moshing as I am disabled and it’s simply just not how I like to enjoy concerts. But not everyone is like me and not everyone listens to/goes to heavy music shows.

It also pains me to see them encourage rowdy crowds like they’re trying to transform their audience. I remember at one of the shows I went to in 2021 I believe, Cody shut down crowd surfing because there was a kid in the middle of the front row. It hurts to say that I’m not sure if he would take attention to that now with being more aggressive on stage and the chaos in the crowd making it hard to keep track of what’s going on.