Let’s talk about the mosh pit. It was less a circle of dancing and more a volcanic eruption of flailing limbs and accidental elbows. I saw a guy in a suit lose his tie, his dignity, and probably his lunch money, all within the first thirty seconds of Suite-Pee. It was survival of the fittest, but everyone was smiling through the bruises.
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One woman crowd-surfed while holding a half-empty pint of beer and didn’t spill a drop. She is now the Queen of England in my book. The security guards looked like they were trying to herd feral cats with glow sticks, completely outmatched by the sheer weird energy of the band.
Serj’s Stage Banter: Existential and Hilarious
Between songs, Serj gave a speech about the collapse of modern society, which is standard fare for SOAD. But then he paused, looked at the sea of phones, and deadpanned, “You’re all recording this, aren’t you? We’ll end up on a compilation of weird uncles at a wedding.” The place erupted.
Daron, meanwhile, was busy trying to play guitar solos with his teeth like a rock star from a cheesy 80s movie. He failed spectacularly twice, laughed at himself, and then nailed it on the third try. That is the real System Of A Down experience: messy, unpredictable, and weirdly endearing.
