What's the wimpiest/most lol u moshing 2 that?? band you actually saw ppl mosh to in the 90s

not moshing but i went to see the kranky 25th anniversary/ambient church show at a historic church on the campus of the university of chicago and they had a security guy posted right in front of the "stage" (where the preacher would normally stand) who was actively stretching out before the show

General Admission at any Mercer Arena show in Seattle from ‘93-‘97 was a constant pit. Lights up, between bands, didn’t matter. We moshed.
Most surreal example was a kid who crowd surfed at the theater where I saw Singles on opening night. I think it was during the Soundgarden part.

I saw Singles in a Detroit-area theater with other flannel-garbed teens, and there was definitely light moshing in the seats. (When the mellow opening section of Smashing Pumpkins' "Drown" started up, a guy said to his buddy next to him -- "Don't worry, it gets a lot harder.")

they had a security guy posted right in front of the "stage" (where the preacher would normally stand) who was actively stretching out before the show

irl lol
can totally see that

Poi Dog Pondering

Eels.

The Boo Radleys c1997 at Reading Festival. It was pretty hardcore

Echo & the Bunnymen at Lollapalooza second stage in '98, maybe.

The most anti-mosh was in high school, during model UN (lol nerd, I honestly did it to go record shopping in DC). There was some party at the end, with a DJ, which back then meant playing rock music, more or less. They played GNR's"Paradise City," for some reason (why not something from Use Your Illusion?) but cut it short before the fast coda, because they didn't want kids to mosh! This must have been ... spring '92, maybe?

Seals and Crofts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3DllvVSsLc

Cherry Poppin' Daddies, but it was at Warped Tour sandwiched between The Urge & Reverend Horton Heat.