crowd surfing

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crowd surfing

n.
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

n
(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.
Naturally, the place went mental - dancing, crowd surfing and singing along with every word.
Everyone sang their hearts out, there was air guitar and crowd surfing - the Geordies know how to party!
"We've had fantastic crowds - everyone sang their hearts out, there was air guitar and crowd surfing. It was lots of fun."
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!
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
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.
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.
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.
"Akon absolutely loved it -- he even went crowd surfing six or seven times despite being wringing wet from sweat and champers."
Highlights for me included Eddie Halliwell crowd surfing and Tiesto's spine-tingling closing set.
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