crowd surfing

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crowd surfing

The action or diversion of being passed by hand above a densely packed crowd, as at a rock concert.

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crowd surfing

(Pop Music) the practice of being passed over the top of a crowd of people such as an audience at a pop concert

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As the show closed, the crowd surfing and the moshing left the security staff looking forward to a well-earned day off in a quiet dark room, but the spirit of the whole night was one of utter joy for all.

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He ended his section by stage diving and crowd surfing.

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Naturally, the place went mental - dancing, crowd surfing and singing along with every word.

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Everyone sang their hearts out, there was air guitar and crowd surfing - the Geordies know how to party!

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"We've had fantastic crowds - everyone sang their hearts out, there was air guitar and crowd surfing. It was lots of fun."

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We launched "Massaoke Newcastle" at Xmas and we had a fantstic crowd - everyone sang their hearts out, there was air guitar and crowd surfing - the Geordies know how to party!

Huge karaoke night Massaoke to host Grease v Dirty Dancing special in Newcastle; They are two iconic films with iconic soundtracks and Massaoke are bringing a Grease v Dirty Dancing night to Newcastle

The following month, British metal band Architects halted its performance when vocalist Sam Carter called out an audience member who grabbed a woman's breast while she was crowd surfing. /ra

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And Rutherford, who began his senior career at Chester City in 2005, took the celebrations to the extreme, even enjoying a spot of crowd surfing.

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The band went down a storm as did the support act The Coronas, with main man Danny O'Reilly doing a bit of crowd surfing. Some music fans even found the best seats in the house, perching on top of a roof to watch the gig.

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Those who did -- including Odd Future's Tyler, The Creator, who forced his way to the front row to the delight of selfie-snapping fans and spent some of the show crowd surfing -- were treated to an energetic performance from two of hip-hop's biggest stars.

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"Akon absolutely loved it -- he even went crowd surfing six or seven times despite being wringing wet from sweat and champers."

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Highlights for me included Eddie Halliwell crowd surfing and Tiesto's spine-tingling closing set.