As crowd surfing seems to have been among the precipitating factors, it was subsequently forbidden across most festivals in Europe.

Punk rock standbys like mosh pits and crowd surfing became part of the canon of the concerts.

At larger events, such as festivals, crowd surfing can be used as a means of transporting individuals out of the crowd.

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Crowd surfing is illegal in some countries and patrons can, in theory, be ejected from the venue for partaking in the act.

Stage diving and crowd surfing were originally associated with protopunk bands such as The Stooges, and have appeared at punk, metal and rock concerts.

The first official media release that depicts Gabriel crowd surfing was POV, a live concert video released in 1990 and produced by Martin Scorsese.

'Crowd surfing' describes the process in which a person is passed overhead from person to person during a concert, transferring the person from one part of the venue to another.

The video then switches between Rebecca Rudd singing, the two dancers, the crowd dancing, and Rebecca Rudd 'crowd surfing' before it shows Rebecca Rudd cleaning up the empty bar (indicating her being left alone again) and a single dancer on the empty platform at the end of the video.