History Of The Punk Subculture

The punk subculture has become very popular amongst teenagers in the last few years. Teenagers are attending concerts of punk bands, dressing “punk rock”, and are making social media accounts dedicated to this subculture. They are known as punks. Punks choose to be in this subculture because they listen to this genre of music. They are often part of the rock and metal subcultures too. Punk music started in the 1970’s. Many punks argue whether it was The Ramones or The Sex Pistols who started punk. Back then, if people just dressed like the punks did and listened to the music, but did not have the same beliefs and ideas as the punk subculture, they were called “poseurs.” Some people apart of the punk subculture still have that idea, but many are open to people joining the subculture even if they don’t have the same beliefs. This may also be because more modern punk music isn’t about politics so people’s beliefs don’t play a major role in the subculture. Punk rock is a variation of rock music that is loud and aggressive. It is usually played by smaller bands with a singer, drummer, bassist, and guitarist. It incorporates both singing and …show more content…
At concerts, there will be stage-divers, crowd surfing and moshing. Moshing is a style of dancing where people slam into each other or push each other. There are also circle pits where participants either run in a clockwise motion, slamming into others, or the crowd opens up a circle for people to thrash. Thrashing is where a person swings their arms and kicks their legs in random motions to the music. Many people lose shoes and they get thrown in the air along with water bottles and other random objects that get lost in the crowd. Musicians sometimes bring rafts for people to sit in and crowd surf. Band members also jump into the crowd and spit water at them. Guitar picks, setlists, and drumsticks are thrown at fans and those who get them are often envied or