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Scalding hot take: please don't act like a cult on festivals

Oh wow it's really cool that you've seen the boys 3847647291373 times, and it's your 1000th barricade and you stood there for 14 hours, so cool?? No it's not cool. Hon it's summer, you smell like 14 hours in the sun, you need to drink your water or you'll pass out, and you didn't in fact enjoy what festivals had to offer aside from standing still in one place. Can we put somebody else to the front? Not saying me specifically, but like, other than the handful of the same old fans every time? Bro what HAVEN'T you seen there on your 37th show in europe? Idk where you get the money, honestly good for you, but for some of us, it's 1 tikcket and 1 opportunity to see em in our home country. Please PLEASE for the LOVE of god that has forsaken Tyler: 1) wear deodorant, 2) take a shower before the event, 3) put your god damn phone away for 5 seconds and 4) enjoy the show no matter where you end up standing. There's so many things to do, but please stop acting like a cult tryna worship and touch the pilots with your sweaty hands and passing out in the heat and all that. I'm more than on board with screaming, music is drowning out me and you anyway, but still, people behind you exist and also want to see, hear, and enjoy the music.

And if you grab the guys without their consent you're a creep, I said what I said. 🫳🎤

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u/LindseyBolaningham — 3 hours ago

Absolute cinema at Werchter festival yesterday!

The hot dad glasses, absolute cinema, the Ned bucket hat! Just epic all around!

u/Sensitive_Bid2289 — 3 hours ago

Going to my first ever festival to see them. Not sure if I have what it takes to barricade

Hello all

TLDR: Do you think you ever enjoyed a show less because you were not super close to the stage? Or do you think my experience would be "less fun" if I'm not close to the stage?

Details: I'm flying to another country in a few days just to see them live and I'm super excited!

But I don't think I have what it takes to barricade. Although I linked with some fans online, I'm actually going solo and I don't think I can stand there for HOURS without going to the restroom. Plus the festival I'm attending is in Madrid and most probably the weather is going to be crazy hot. I'm afraid if I don't hydrate well, I might get sick.

I'm not sure if I should push my limits and try to barricade, or at least go as early as possible and stay in the main stage (even though I'm not a fan of some of the previous bands.)

But I'm afraid of enjoying the concert less than I normally would because I'm not close to the stage.

Part of me thinks I should do my best to at least see them from the front rows because I'm spending a lot of time, money and energy to see them and it should be perfect. The other part of me thinks I will probably have the best time regardless of my distance to the stage. So I cannot decide and I need some perspective...

Many thanks 👉🏻👈🏻

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u/snail-fairy — 5 hours ago

Do we know if the Columbus show is getting streamed

I'm from Europe and I want to know if we have some confirmed news that the big Columbus show later this year will be streamed?

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u/Laure2023 — 3 hours ago

I can feel your breath. I can feel…

Hello. |-/

I saw this last night while I was grilling. It occurred to me how much of my perspective has been shaped and enhanced by Tyler’s lyrics. I am so grateful for this band and this community.

u/21_Clancy — 7 hours ago

Does anyone have a best friend who is a fan of Jennie or Blackpink?

Me and my best friend, we are opposites: she likes Blackpink, k-pop, female singers, while I like Twenty One Pilots, Imagine Dragons, Eminem, Green Day, P!ATD... Is anyone else in this situation?

And by the way, do you know any Twenty One Pilots songs that she might like?

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u/MeasurementGold9583 — 7 hours ago

Festivals fanbase behaviour

Hello ! I’ve seen TOP yesterday during Rockwerchter and they we’re phenomenal BUT the fanbase was really tiring for me

The thing is, festival opens at 1pm and started with Landmarks and TOP played at 11pm
People in the front row and barricades were the same both shows and it was obviously top fans

Moreover, from festivals to festivals and shows to shows it’s ALWAYS the same persons at barricade…

For every concert except top those people were on their phones, barely interacting with the other artists. I find this rude.

Also, I think it’s unfair for fans of the other groups being kept from being in barricade because of people not even fans of their group.
I kinda feel like it’s also selfish that it’s always the same people in barricade who, once again, kept other fans of top from having a chance to be right in front of Tyler and Josh

What do you think about it?

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u/MrDarzzen — 13 hours ago

I need some fake lore theories to gaslight my wife with.

So my wife is pretty squarely in the the “story isn’t over” camp of the fan base. I’m not saying that the theory is completely out there or that I don’t believe in myself but about every two days I get a 30 minute TED talk about the New theories people have come up with online. So to have some fun, I have been coming up with really dumb theories to share with her.

My current theories are Clancy is actually a copy of the true protagonist “Cloncy”.

Also in Drag Path, Tyler says “I dug my heels in the gravel as evidence for you to unravel” so I have been sending her random pictures of gravel from online and trying to explain that there are hidden “clues“ for her to find. She thinks it’s all funny and dumb, so I just want to keep feeding her these really dumb “theories“.

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u/EndlessEffort — 10 hours ago

anyone know where i could find a similar jersey?

i’d love a tøp jersey like this with tyler’s name on it but i can’t find anything similar to it, anyone know where i can buy one like this that ships to the uk?

u/Lalalalalalpoo — 7 hours ago

Is Anyone Else Struggling to Hear Tyler at Shows?

Will there ever be a chance to actually hear Twenty One Pilots live, or do I just have to listen to everyone around me screaming?
I was in the first section behind the barricade, and I honestly didn’t hear a single one of Tyler’s screams because the crowd was screaming so loudly that I couldn’t hear him at all.
On top of that, Tyler doesn’t even sing a lot of certain parts anymore and lets the audience take over. He even made comments like, “Why don’t you come up here? We can switch.” I honestly didn’t get the impression that he meant it in a friendly or joking way.
What do you all think?

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u/Real-Nothing4718 — 17 hours ago

I Don't Think the Lore is Over

Let me elaborate:
I started by going to dmaorg.info, where you get a “404” message. In this message, you’re told not to tell anyone for others’ safety. You also get a violation code (15398642_14). The capital letters in the message spell EASTISUP (East is up).

Now, if you go to https://dmaorg.info/found/15398642_14/clancy.html, you find “entries” that are either photos or writings. All the written ones are signed by Clancy except the newest two. The newest two are unsigned and have a different tone — they talk about finding a way in and reclaiming Dema. I think these are from Josh (Torchbearer).

The last signed message talked about how Clancy isn’t afraid anymore because he found a way to defeat them. He left an ember that he hopes turns into a torch, and then an inferno. And if anyone remembers, there was speculation that the album Breach was actually going to be called Inferno — what if that title was intended for the album after Breach?

Each entry is marked with a MOON date. If you take the numbers and read them as YYYY‑MM‑DD, all the dates line up with something going on with TØP — whether it’s an album, ARG, or silence period. But it goes even deeper. If you line up the MOON dates with how full the moon was that night, you can group them into categories (0‑25%, 25‑50%, 50‑75%, 75‑100%). Each section contains something related to an album, an ARG, and a silence period.

My theory is that dmaorg.info was taken over by the Banditos and is now their secret planning place. That explains why the capital letters spell East Is Up and why you can’t tell anyone — if the bishops find out, they’ll uncover the plans. It also explains the two unsigned entries.

Here’s another thing with the MOON dates: if you read the two unsigned entries’ dates backwards (DD‑MM‑YYYY), they line up again. The first one is set in 2025, which matches the Clancy tour, and the second one is in 2028 — connecting to the “Fast forward 13 years now” line from Formidable. The lore started in 2015, so 2028 would be 13 years later.

We all know East Is Up, but on the map of Trench, the “exit” is to the east. If Clancy’s compass remains true, what if the real exit is actually up (East)? On the map, the Banditos’ east leads to the mountains — and we’ve never been there. Maybe Dema prevents anyone from reaching them because that’s the real exit. What if it only appears after Dema is liberated, making the Banditos’ compass truly correct?

And finally, if the lore were truly over, Tyler and Josh would have shut down dmaorg.info or removed the subpage. But it’s still online, and the newest entries talk about finding a way in and reclaiming Dema.

All of this points to one thing: the lore is continuing.

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u/Over-Philosophy-7517 — 19 hours ago

I’m afraid I won’t be able to top this

I can upload the Timelapse in the comments, it just won’t let me do both 😅

Kinda really into junk journaling, nd discovered the shuffles app…. 🫡

u/eversk — 23 hours ago

Found TOP's photo at Blueberry Hill in St. Louis!

Went to Blueberry Hill for the first time last night, which is an iconic bar, restaurant, and music venue on Delmar in St. Louis. Apparently, a lot of artists and famous people have visited over the years. Pictures of the owner with various bands cover the walls. Most of the photos are pretty normal...and then there's TOP's photo 😂

u/teaandtrumpets21 — 1 day ago

Concert Outfit Ideas!

(I wasn’t sure what tag to use) I’m going to the show at ohio stadium in october and would love to see some concert outfits/looks! i wanna do something super fun and want some inspo from others. breach/clancy inspired outfits are great but i would also love to see any looks inspired by other albums. i’ve been thinking dressing up as ned or dying my hair the scaled & icy colours or self titled album colours. i also wanna go all out and do nails/makeup stuff so please share if you have done that in the past :) i’m so excited for this concert and would love to see everyones ideas or previous looks!

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u/Cautious_Juice7088 — 21 hours ago

I found this shirt at a thrift store where is it from?

Obviously ik its from blurryface era but i cant find anything about it online. Is it tour merch or website or hot topic or something else?

u/tommy_theseus — 1 day ago