From the outset, it’s clear that Turnstile wants to make a connection with the audience as the closing onstage performer at Fuji Rock. And it’s a good thing they are on the White Stage, as bringing this amount of mayhem to the Green Stage would be unthinkable.

Ponder for just a moment every single person in the front mosh pit being invited onstage to dance, jump around, and have fun. Now try pulling off a song with many people surrounding you onstage.

This is exactly what Turnstile does night after night. The Baltimore, Maryland, group are the risking stars of the underground, playing a heavy dose of guitar riffing, pounding drums, and lyrics that inspire fans to go into battle. 

There are many circle pits throughout the concert, along with a wall of death and crowd surfing, and for the finale, a huge rush of the stage. Pat McCrory on guitar and vocals, along with acrobatic singer and frontman Brendan Yates, keep it down, while others are having so much fun jumping subway turnstiles and running from the cops.