To my fellow concert-goers: what are some good tips for holding my own in a rowdy crowd?

I went to a concert last night with my boyfriend and a friend of ours last night. Both of these boys are pretty big guys my bf is 6’1 and 220 pounds and our friend is 6’5 and around 250 and so can hold their own in a rowdy concert crowd pretty well. However, I am 5’3 and around 130 pounds and have very little experience with concerts.

Usually, my boyfriend stays with me and keeps his arms around me so we don’t get separated and he can push people off me but last night he wanted to go deeper into the crowd and I stayed back so he could go in without worrying about me.

I’ve already decided to invest in a good pair of tall boots to give myself some height and to protect my feet and ankles I got stepped on quite a bit so now I’m looking for some other ways to be able to hold my own in these rowdy crowds.