As I watched the live feed of Ultra from my apartment in Atlanta on Friday night, I couldn’t help but be furiously jealous at all the adorable rave chicks on camera adorned in the flowered headbands and face jewels that I should have been wearing. Then, as the camera angle widened I realized, over half the crowd has an extra person’s height. Even a good bit of dudes were popping up in my live stream, soaring above the rest of the crowd, sitting on the shoulders of another person who I just can’t believe to be having that great of a time. It is more prevalent than ever that a hierarchy has been installed amongst ravers today. So I have to ask – bottom LE7EL ravers at Ultra – how did this happen to you?
Now I realize that many of you are holding up girlfriends, which is completely understandable, but it’s guaranteed that the other 90% of you agreed to an intoxicated girl’s request to boost her onto your shoulders. I’ve seen it 1000 times. You’re not going to say no, but now it’s been 45 minutes, and how are you supposed to get your rage on with a 130 pound girl hanging from your neck? You paid $500 for a ticket as well, correct? There’s no way in hell I would let anything keep me from raging out to a festival I dropped that kind of cash on.
I’m super grossed out by the part of me that knows you’re enjoying that kind of attention, but still, dropping $500 just to maybe get a shot at a cute girl for the weekend… ugh I don’t want to know.
As for the bros, holding up their other bros, this friendship is clearly not as treasured as you think if said broseph is allowing you to miss the full experience of a sacred Ultra set because he must get on camera or get a better view for himself. Why can’t we all just keep our feet on the ground and have a good time?
Is this a ploy by promoters to double ticket sales? A conspiracy going on for years that we’re just now seeing unfold? Probably not, but it’s not a bad idea for a new tier of tickets: “designated shoulder seats.” Bottom half party pays half price for tickets.
By the way the only bottom LE7EL ravers this letter is an exception to are the friends hoisting someone up in a wheelchair because that is amazing, inspiring, and we love you for it!
So Ultra patrons who just spent the entire day holding a stranger up over the shoulders, is this really what you want for your Ultra experience? I want more for you! I want you to stand up for yourselves and be free to dance and enjoy the sets while released from the chains of another person cemented on your shoulders. Being at Ultra is a privilege that most EDM lovers don’t actually get to experience. So I dare you…tomorrow…to focus on your personal interactions with the music and the festival, rather than burdening yourself with the selfish wants of a silly girl whose name you probably won’t even catch.
Photo Credit: Ultra Live Stream // Tiesto’s Twitter]
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