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Gigging in Shorts?
- Thread starter Jarrett
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Uhh, the kind of gigs where everybody takes home at least $100 and tips are not $1 Singles.
Totally depends on the situation. I wouldn't indoors but outdoors when it's 85 degrees outside? Well, see my avatar. Actually you can't quite see it in that pic but they are shorts and it's a daytime outdoor show.
Here's the untrimmed pic
Here's the untrimmed pic
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I have black pinstripe shorts that are both punk rock and classy at the same time, those would probably be the only shorts I'd gig with, maybe basketball shorts if it was themed or something.
The real issue here is not the pants/shorts debate but the colors. Pant/shorts alike, if the color is wrong to make notice of perspiration you should stay away. I think the best bet of this is light gray, you can see sweat stains so easily, I had a pair of shorts like this that are no bueno in more humid regions, in the same humid environment I saw a front man in grey denim and when he turned around it looked like he pissed out his butt he was sweating so bad... That is much worse than whether they are pants or shorts.
The real issue here is not the pants/shorts debate but the colors. Pant/shorts alike, if the color is wrong to make notice of perspiration you should stay away. I think the best bet of this is light gray, you can see sweat stains so easily, I had a pair of shorts like this that are no bueno in more humid regions, in the same humid environment I saw a front man in grey denim and when he turned around it looked like he pissed out his butt he was sweating so bad... That is much worse than whether they are pants or shorts.
Correction. This guy DID. Once. That's the one time, that pic. After that it became illegal to wear shorts on stage worldwide. I thought everyone knew that... 
This guy does:
So if you are getting more than that and wearing shorts, then its ok?Uhh, the kind of gigs where everybody takes home at least $100 and tips are not $1 Singles.
I'm a runner (8 marathons in these feet) and when I'm in peak training, I have to say that I've got decent legs (my DW says so). But, they're still 49-year-old legs. Folks aren't coming to look at them, they're coming to hear us perform.
So...no shorts. Ever. I can stand the heat.
So...no shorts. Ever. I can stand the heat.
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First pants, THEN shoes....
(I actually put on a shirt and tie and shoes one morning to go to work, and caught myself going out the door with no pants on. It dawned on me that I really need to get more sleep.)
I wear shorts, hell yes. Especially when it's hot on an outdoor stage. I say to each his own. Those of you copping an attitude should really check yourselves- it's one thing to do it your way, quite a different thing to act like everyone should do it the way you do it.
Tom Araya did once, in 1992. And Kerry king was wearing shorts too that day.
Slayer - 1992 - Dead Skin Mask - YouTube
If the singer from Slayer did, and if you're a metalhead, you can show that if you're asked about wearing shorts onstage.
More seriously, i don't care at all about my look onstage, it's all about the music. Only i would not wear them if i was in a black metal / dimmu borgir style, where the look is as important as the music.
Slayer - 1992 - Dead Skin Mask - YouTube
If the singer from Slayer did, and if you're a metalhead, you can show that if you're asked about wearing shorts onstage.
More seriously, i don't care at all about my look onstage, it's all about the music. Only i would not wear them if i was in a black metal / dimmu borgir style, where the look is as important as the music.
I can only imagine someone who lives in a nice, cool temperate climate saying this.
Here in Louisville, KY, we ****in' wear shorts when it is hot out. If you don't like or approve of this . . . don't come here. It's not about sparing someone the sight of our uncovered legs -- it's about not having heatstroke on stage.
Edited to add: I am wearing shorts in the avatar pic right up there . . . and it was probably an easy 95 outside that day. No fan. Sun blaring right in my face. Humidity in the upper ridiculous range.
Here in Louisville, KY, we ****in' wear shorts when it is hot out. If you don't like or approve of this . . . don't come here. It's not about sparing someone the sight of our uncovered legs -- it's about not having heatstroke on stage.
Edited to add: I am wearing shorts in the avatar pic right up there . . . and it was probably an easy 95 outside that day. No fan. Sun blaring right in my face. Humidity in the upper ridiculous range.
Once you've hit the level of a McCartney, Maiden, etc. You can wear whatever you want. Until then, just say no!
