Roskilde Festival is very focused on creating a safe environment on the Inner Festival Area and at concerts. We put a great deal of effort into assessing all artists and activities as well as when people move around the Inner Area.
There is a Safety Manager at each stage and on the Inner Festival Area. Their role is to monitor the audience’s movements and activate the safety procedures with the crowd safety hosts, if necessary.
There are many different traditions among the audience at big concerts. Traditions that may seem violent and intense to people from the outside, but fun and a part of the experience to those familiar with them. Remember that Crowd Safety staff wearing orange vests is there to help if needed.
In the music programme, some concerts are marked with a High Energy-icon. This means you can expect a high level of activity among the audience in front of the stage.
Some good advice on creating safe experiences
You play an important part in actively creating a safe experience. Here is some good advice:
- Look after the people around you.
- Always keep a minimum of an arm’s length between you and the people in front of you when you move around the Inner Festival Area or stand/walk in line. Stop, if you cannot keep a distance.
- Respect if a road or an area has been closed off – we do it to keep you safe.
- Please consider if there might be better space available at the other side of the stage, and then move there.
- Trust your instincts about your surroundings – if you do not feel safe, move to a safe place.
- If you see someone fall in the crowd, help them get up and/or contact the crowd safety hosts.
- Do not push people in front of you – respect your fellow concertgoers if the area in front of the stage is crowded.
- Move out of the crowd if you do not have enough space or don’t feel well – even if the concert is good.
- Only initiate moshing at concerts where it is appropriate – and respect the people around you.
- Take special notice of High Energy-concerts and assess the energy before you move closer.
- If you fall and have a hard time getting up, move your arms under your body and push up. This way, breathing becomes easier until someone can help you up.
Crowd surfing is not allowed at Roskilde Festival.
There are always crowd safety hosts in front of the stages. They are there to help you and ensure a safe environment. Contact them, if you need help, and always follow their directions.
The big screens may be used for special information
On several stages, the big screens are used to give information to the audience during concerts. It is important to follow directions given on the screens. Writing on the screens is controlled by the stage Safety Manager, who has an overview of the situation in front of the stage.