New stage clothes

[Dom in Dorset]

It's amazing what you find in Age Concern 

[PaulThePlug]

Looks Grrrrrrreat!..

[Franticsmurf]

I was always of the opinion that as a band, you should look different to the people you are playing to. I am referring to pub/club gigs here and I think you shouldn't look as if you'd just walked in as a punter. 

 

In the function band it was always black trousers, white and coloured shirt (change half time). A tie (or bow) with the white shirt and I would always wear a waistcoat for the first half as I never found a jacket that I liked. We would always try to be co-ordinated as well. For a very brief stint as a trad rock 'n' roll band, we all got bowling shirts to wear with black jeans. Now I have a black jacket I'm happy with and I'll start the gig off with that and a shirt. It may be paisley patterned or coloured. Depending on the gig I'll also have one or two waistcoats to change into - again usually paisley or coloured - and black shoes. I am looking for The Hat but I'm not a natural hat wearer, so it's proving difficult to know what I really like, and indeed whether a hat is really a good idea. 

 

 

Edited November 25, 2023 by Franticsmurf

[neepheid]

I bought a pork pie hat (in an actual hat shop) years ago, but it would seem that hats also have an inbuilt imposter syndrome that expensive basses do.  It's taken me a long time to finally feel comfortable to wear it to gigs.  The catalyst was a private birthday party recently, I decided to shake off the awkwardness and wear the hat.  Felt surprisingly right.  So last night I wore it to a pub gig.  Surprise surprise, I wasn't laughed out of the place.  In fact, when playing Smooth Criminal (the Alien Ant Farm version, not the MJ version, although it works in that context too) I had some people referencing the hat and motioning to tip my hat a la MJ.  Obvs a little busy with both hands here to do that, but I appreciated the reference.

 

I think I'll wear the hat going forward now.

[Lozz196]

It’s funny but on the punk & rock scenes quite often the bands are the weird ones by being the most ordinary looking, in comparison to the audience.

Edited November 25, 2023 by Lozz196

[Paul S]

1 hour ago, Dom in Dorset said:

It's amazing what you find in Age Concern 

 

Fab, great find!  Although I'd be inclined to match the top and jacket with some black jeans.  Folks would soon tell if there was a tiger in your tank, otherwise.  

[Leonard Smalls]

15 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

on the punk & rock scenes

Both scenes are surprisingly conservative (small c!)... In order to fit in you've got to wear the appropriate uniform. There's a range within that, but at Rebellion, the bloke who gets the most looks is the Belgian geezer who always wears a full business suit and leaps about like a crazy. Full marks to him!

 

[nilorius]

Pantaloons.

[Bluewine]

5 hours ago, neepheid said:

I bought a pork pie hat (in an actual hat shop) years ago, but it would seem that hats also have an inbuilt imposter syndrome that expensive basses do.  It's taken me a long time to finally feel comfortable to wear it to gigs.  The catalyst was a private birthday party recently, I decided to shake off the awkwardness and wear the hat.  Felt surprisingly right.  So last night I wore it to a pub gig.  Surprise surprise, I wasn't laughed out of the place.  In fact, when playing Smooth Criminal (the Alien Ant Farm version, not the MJ version, although it works in that context too) I had some people referencing the hat and motioning to tip my hat a la MJ.  Obvs a little busy with both hands here to do that, but I appreciated the reference.

 

I think I'll wear the hat going forward now.

 

 

Hats aren't for everybody.  I've always stayed away from hats until recently.  At 70 my hair is thin and hard to manage. A hat makes things easier. 

 

Now, depending on the nature of a gig I'll wear a cowboy hat. I'm cool with it and I didn’t get any complaints. 

 

Daryl