PASS THE PIT DIAPERS! WHY ARE FANS WETTING THEMSELVES TO STAND FRONT ROW AT CONCERTS?
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Olivia Rodrigo, Noah Kahan and Morgan Wallen have all dealt with audience effluence in recent weeks – but that’s only one part of a fearsome subculture that has built up around fandom, endurance and ‘getting barrier’… When you love an artist, you want to be as close to them as possible, without a view obscured by someone else’s hairdo.
According to Culture | The Guardian, Olivia Rodrigo, Noah Kahan and Morgan Wallen have all dealt with audience effluence in recent weeks – but that’s only one part of a fearsome subculture that has built up around fandom, endurance and ‘getting barrier’…
The available RSS description adds: When you love an artist, you want to be as close to them as possible, without a view obscured by someone else’s hairdo.
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- Culture | The Guardian: Olivia Rodrigo, Noah Kahan and Morgan Wallen have all dealt with audience effluence in recent weeks – but that’s only one part of a fearsome subculture that has built up around fandom, endurance and ‘getting barrier’…
- Culture | The Guardian: When you love an artist, you want to be as close to them as possible, without a view obscured by someone else’s hairdo.
- Culture | The Guardian: You want the possibility that the artist will pluck you from the crowd, form a deep and enduring connection and end up marrying you.
- Culture | The Guardian: Last month, Olivia Rodrigo revealed how acutely she had noticed some of the fans lining the barriers at her shows.
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