crowd surfing

American  

Or crowd-surfing

noun

1. the act of being passed in a prone position over the heads of the audience, especially at a rock concert.

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crowd surfing British  

noun

1. the practice of being passed over the top of a crowd of people such as an audience at a pop concert

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crowd surfing

The best crowd surfing of the day came thanks to a seasoned, white-haired fest attendee in a bike helmet who was getting tossed around like a white-water rafter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Which reminds me... the last time we spoke, Ridings confessed she'd always dreamt about crowd surfing, but her music was "too sad" to allow it.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026

When the Bananas aren’t dancing, they’re wearing stilts, crowd surfing to the plate or singing karaoke on the field.

From New York Times ● May 31, 2022

Even Butch, the Washington State mascot, took his turn crowd surfing on the field at Husky Stadium.

From Fox News ● Nov. 27, 2021

These included telling performers they should not "partake in high-risk activities" such as crowd surfing, moving through the crowd or throwing personal items from the stage.

From Reuters ● Oct. 29, 2021