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Gigging in Shorts?
- Thread starter Jarrett
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I play and gig in hardcore punk and ska band. Anything goes. I dressed as frylock of aqua teen hunger force a couple of months ago and paid honor to the late steve jobs last friday with a black turtle neck, levys and ugly sneakers I got as a gift but never wore. That said I often gig in shorts and I often gig shirtless too. If I we're in a wedding band, cover band, jazz gig I'd dress for the occasion obviously. I just have fun with it now.
Grow the freak up people. By now you should know that it's not about you when you play music it's about the people listening and WATCHING. Give them a show, that's what they paid for and not to see your legs....
Wow. Some people on here certainly get worked up over things that don't affect them in any way, shape or form. I will wear, drink or ingest whatever seems appropriate to the situation. kthx
I totally agree!
The shorts are not the biggest problem with this pic- it's the lack of a shirt that's really the problem. And those aren't shorts, that's a thong/speedo - also a problem. I would not wear that on stage myself, but if that's your gig, more power to you.
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For summer outdoor gigs, we wear nice bowling/Hawaiian-style shirts. My Drummer and Keyboardist wear (reasonable length) shorts, but I end up in the middle and in front...and really don't want to subject the audience to my 40+year-old-hairy-white-guy-calves. 
More formal gigs? Well, I think we clean up quite nicely:
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More formal gigs? Well, I think we clean up quite nicely:
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I'm not entirely convinced by the "long trousers = heat stroke" comments. This is a bit of a reach, perhaps? Some shopping assistance required?
I worked in a copper foundry when I left school. The temperatures and humidity in there were often way beyond what you'd experience as climate in any state of the US, unless you're talking about Death Valley in July (been there, several times). At work, nobody wore shorts. We all survived.
Just sayin'.
I worked in a copper foundry when I left school. The temperatures and humidity in there were often way beyond what you'd experience as climate in any state of the US, unless you're talking about Death Valley in July (been there, several times). At work, nobody wore shorts. We all survived.
Just sayin'.
Exactly. I've worked construction-types jobs out in the hot sun. Jeans or work pants and boots, no shorts. Welding slag on bare legs is NOT good. I lived. And clean work pants can even pass as dress pants.
All the pics of people playing in shorts are really cementing the argument against it.
Thanks for the evidence.
Thanks for the evidence.
May I suggest a Broadway show to them
Well, my experience has nothing to do with Broadway shows.
But you're free to make any smartass suggestion you like to your audience.
All the pics of people playing in shorts are really cementing the argument against it.
Thanks for the evidence.
+1
A couple of these folks look like they're taking a break from raking leaves to play a little bass.
Thanks for the affirmation, dad. Stay classy Invalid Link RemovedBut you're free to make any smartass suggestion you like
