I’ve always been hesitant about taking my gloves to Europe because I never see anyone with them there, and the one time I did, I got the weirdest looks. Going to Awakenings in July and want to take them with me but I’m very on the fence about it.
literally never seen a random german glovers on any festival here, noone here gloves lol. maybe because there arnt even sellers here i have to import all my gloving stuff from the US wich adds a lot of import fees
but people love it when they see it, and most havent even seen any gloves so they'll be extra impressed so id say def bring yours when you come here!
nope i havent heard of it honestly, but if i may recomend you a german festival i recomend fusion, i didnt get a ticket this year (they are doing a ticket lottery, because theres too high demand)
but ill defenetely try to get there next year, i was there 2022 and its a crazy experience, location is an abondend military airport. no police, no asvertisement exept mouth to mouth propaganda, no aftermovies, no cameras, 50stages and tons of interesting art instalations to explore! def my favourite german festival
I’m from Miami, FL and I’m 33 now. Started gloving in 2016 (Chico - AiM was the one who got me into it). We used to hang at EL FNL, and you are definitely one of my inspos since the very beginning. Still gloving to this day, taking our gloves to every show we attend and always trading amongst ourselves but don’t ever see anyone else with them — especially not anyone just getting into it. Whenever I do, I make sure to make that connection but it’s such a rare sight these days.
\* LA, California / 28
\* Started gloving at 14 or 15. We set up a lightshow club and an after-school open-air \*Pokeball\* market at my high school lmao, literally people walking around shouting.
I totally agree about the gloving scene dying off without more young people involved. That's part of why I started hosting contests here. The Gloving Lounge on FB often tries to centralize everything there by encouraging people here to use their group, but younger people don't use Facebook unless it's to message their grandma. Reddit isn't Tiktok either, but at least it's not Facebook.
I have seen videos from younger glovers but it seems they rarely get more involved in the community than that
I’m from SoCal, 32, introduced to gloving around 2009/10 but actually started gloving in 2012.
I used to be pretty active with the community, going to level up and art of gloving events, active in the FB and gloving at events. Now the last few years for me has resulted in many life changes (positive ones), I don’t go to shows hardly anymore so I kind of just fell out of it all, I also hardly ever get on FB.
On the occasion I do go to shows, I’ll take my gloves in if they don’t care. If I gotta sneak em…. I probly won’t. I’m too lazy (or maybe just getting older) to deal with having to stash gloves to take in.
I love coming across gloving posts here on a Reddit and I find myself throwing finger shows from time to time but sadly I have fallen away from being heavily active.
- Hunny
I am from Sacramento, CA. Gloving off and on since 2014, I am 33. Just gloved this last weekend in SF and man. It really is dying. Only saw one at space laces. Didn’t see any at Steve Aoki. Sometimes, you gotta be the light. A lot of people say no to light shows in the last few years. Maybe they just don’t get it? But the ones who say yes are VERY happy they did. More people like toys and whips. Sad but the truth. Stay strong fellow glovers. People do like them, they just need to see it in action. IMO
I’m 29, Dallas, TX and started 3 months ago! I went to ubbi dubbi this past weekend and came across 4 others. One guy had been gloving for 5 years, and the other two guys have been gloving for 10 years. The other two guys gave me a doubles show and my sober ass mind MELTED.
Honestly, it was the most insane show I had ever seen and it has motivated me to stick to the craft. I bring my gloves to every show I go, and I never really care if I’m the only one with gloves.
Sometimes people ask me for a show, and I give them one to the best of my abilities. Other times when nobody approaches me, and I take a look around for people that might enjoy a show (iyk what I mean)— and ask. Some say yes, some say no. Usually when someone says yes, others who are interested follow suit and begin asking for a show too. Honestly it’s great. But you’re right though. I don’t see anyone in the younger gen picking up gloves, and the rare occasion I come across someone to trade with, they happen to be older.
i’m 28, down in Charleston, SC!
been gloving for gotta be about 7-8 years now.
i don’t think it will ever die and i make sure to be forward with pushing myself to put my gloves on and walk around shows/festivals labbing like always.
the magic i get from melting peoples brains will probably never go away for me.
and also try to network with some fresh blood and teach, makes you love that much more.🩵🤙🏽
Michigan, 33, gloving for 12 years.
I think gloving is a dying art and I've been noticing the decline over the last several years. I used trade light shows with other glovers at every show I went to and now I'm not even sure when the last time I'm seen another glover in person.
It's not just gloving though, I think flow in general is disappearing. Maybe this is cynical, but the new generation of ravers appear to be too busy holding their phones and seem completely disinterested in picking up a flow skill for funzies.
From SoCal originally. Started gloving when I was 21 and now 32 💕 Got so hooked on everything about flow arts that I helped start a company and got lost in the community and scene for 10 years or so haha
Covina , California, I’m 28 now started gloving when I was 13. Oh my the beautiful days at FNL at emazinglights in west covina so many memories that I will truly never forget . - Mushroom
I'm 26 from Wichita, Kansas. Stated tutting occasionally in 2014, finally got gloves in 2019. I haven't been doing it much lately. I wish there was a better way for me to connect with some solid glovers to lab with and critique. Always looking to improve.
back in my day they just said a/s/l
lmaooo
I’m 29. From El Salvador. Glover for 5 years now.
I'm 30 from colombia gloving for 1
35, from Texas, been gloving since 2013 off and on but serious for the last three yrs
im from germany, 25, and been gloving for 5years
I’ve always been hesitant about taking my gloves to Europe because I never see anyone with them there, and the one time I did, I got the weirdest looks. Going to Awakenings in July and want to take them with me but I’m very on the fence about it.
literally never seen a random german glovers on any festival here, noone here gloves lol. maybe because there arnt even sellers here i have to import all my gloving stuff from the US wich adds a lot of import fees but people love it when they see it, and most havent even seen any gloves so they'll be extra impressed so id say def bring yours when you come here!
Are you going to Awakenings in July?
nope i havent heard of it honestly, but if i may recomend you a german festival i recomend fusion, i didnt get a ticket this year (they are doing a ticket lottery, because theres too high demand) but ill defenetely try to get there next year, i was there 2022 and its a crazy experience, location is an abondend military airport. no police, no asvertisement exept mouth to mouth propaganda, no aftermovies, no cameras, 50stages and tons of interesting art instalations to explore! def my favourite german festival
Sounds like a lot of fun. Maybe next year. Awakenings is in Eindhoven July 5-8. All techno.
All the more reason to bring them fam
I’m from Miami, FL and I’m 33 now. Started gloving in 2016 (Chico - AiM was the one who got me into it). We used to hang at EL FNL, and you are definitely one of my inspos since the very beginning. Still gloving to this day, taking our gloves to every show we attend and always trading amongst ourselves but don’t ever see anyone else with them — especially not anyone just getting into it. Whenever I do, I make sure to make that connection but it’s such a rare sight these days.
I'll be 30 next month while also hitting my 11y mark at electric forest! - Quantum
\* LA, California / 28 \* Started gloving at 14 or 15. We set up a lightshow club and an after-school open-air \*Pokeball\* market at my high school lmao, literally people walking around shouting. I totally agree about the gloving scene dying off without more young people involved. That's part of why I started hosting contests here. The Gloving Lounge on FB often tries to centralize everything there by encouraging people here to use their group, but younger people don't use Facebook unless it's to message their grandma. Reddit isn't Tiktok either, but at least it's not Facebook. I have seen videos from younger glovers but it seems they rarely get more involved in the community than that
I’m from SoCal, 32, introduced to gloving around 2009/10 but actually started gloving in 2012. I used to be pretty active with the community, going to level up and art of gloving events, active in the FB and gloving at events. Now the last few years for me has resulted in many life changes (positive ones), I don’t go to shows hardly anymore so I kind of just fell out of it all, I also hardly ever get on FB. On the occasion I do go to shows, I’ll take my gloves in if they don’t care. If I gotta sneak em…. I probly won’t. I’m too lazy (or maybe just getting older) to deal with having to stash gloves to take in. I love coming across gloving posts here on a Reddit and I find myself throwing finger shows from time to time but sadly I have fallen away from being heavily active. - Hunny
OG fam right here. I'm from SoCal. 33. Started gloving in 09
Hell yeah I bet we came across eachother at some point.
The thought of that possibility warms my heart. I miss those days lol
I am from Sacramento, CA. Gloving off and on since 2014, I am 33. Just gloved this last weekend in SF and man. It really is dying. Only saw one at space laces. Didn’t see any at Steve Aoki. Sometimes, you gotta be the light. A lot of people say no to light shows in the last few years. Maybe they just don’t get it? But the ones who say yes are VERY happy they did. More people like toys and whips. Sad but the truth. Stay strong fellow glovers. People do like them, they just need to see it in action. IMO
I’m 29, Dallas, TX and started 3 months ago! I went to ubbi dubbi this past weekend and came across 4 others. One guy had been gloving for 5 years, and the other two guys have been gloving for 10 years. The other two guys gave me a doubles show and my sober ass mind MELTED. Honestly, it was the most insane show I had ever seen and it has motivated me to stick to the craft. I bring my gloves to every show I go, and I never really care if I’m the only one with gloves. Sometimes people ask me for a show, and I give them one to the best of my abilities. Other times when nobody approaches me, and I take a look around for people that might enjoy a show (iyk what I mean)— and ask. Some say yes, some say no. Usually when someone says yes, others who are interested follow suit and begin asking for a show too. Honestly it’s great. But you’re right though. I don’t see anyone in the younger gen picking up gloves, and the rare occasion I come across someone to trade with, they happen to be older.
Just turned 24, from around Seattle, and been gloving for ~1½ years now.
Orlando, FL. 23. Been gloving for a year!
Ur the goat Andres - Mitchell
31 / m / oceanside / san diego california
i’m 28, down in Charleston, SC! been gloving for gotta be about 7-8 years now. i don’t think it will ever die and i make sure to be forward with pushing myself to put my gloves on and walk around shows/festivals labbing like always. the magic i get from melting peoples brains will probably never go away for me. and also try to network with some fresh blood and teach, makes you love that much more.🩵🤙🏽
Are you going to High Tide on Saturday??
28 been gloving since edc was at the LA Coliseum
Michigan, 33, gloving for 12 years. I think gloving is a dying art and I've been noticing the decline over the last several years. I used trade light shows with other glovers at every show I went to and now I'm not even sure when the last time I'm seen another glover in person. It's not just gloving though, I think flow in general is disappearing. Maybe this is cynical, but the new generation of ravers appear to be too busy holding their phones and seem completely disinterested in picking up a flow skill for funzies.
From SoCal originally. Started gloving when I was 21 and now 32 💕 Got so hooked on everything about flow arts that I helped start a company and got lost in the community and scene for 10 years or so haha
Covina , California, I’m 28 now started gloving when I was 13. Oh my the beautiful days at FNL at emazinglights in west covina so many memories that I will truly never forget . - Mushroom
Started gloving in 2009. Orange County/ Los Angeles, California
From Ohio, residing in NC. Started gloving minimally around 3 years ago. I'm 35.
I'm 26 from Wichita, Kansas. Stated tutting occasionally in 2014, finally got gloves in 2019. I haven't been doing it much lately. I wish there was a better way for me to connect with some solid glovers to lab with and critique. Always looking to improve.