Anything below 40 degrees F is too cold. In the 30s it really gets painful.
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Outdoor Gigs: How cold is too cold?
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If it’s uncomfortable for the band then it’s uncomfortable for everyone else. What’s the point of the gig, I wouldn’t stand outside in 50 weather to watch a band.
Bourbon, Hot Hands in both pockets of your pants, scarf around the neck and keep moving around.
Coldest for my band was high 40’s at night. Too cold.
Coldest for my band was high 40’s at night. Too cold.
No heaters, no gig.
I have experienced it once, never again.
The lighting became my friend.
The ride home with the crabby keyboards lady was also unpleasant.
I have experienced it once, never again.
The lighting became my friend.
The ride home with the crabby keyboards lady was also unpleasant.
Seems like we must have put our mouthpieces in our pockets (I played trumpet) in the stands between pregame and halftime. And of course we had thermoses of spiked hot cocoa.
In the 1990s I played a winter concert in Quebec City while it was snowing. I was amazed at the size of the coat check room in the venue. It alone was bigger than many places I've played. It is also a big profit center for the venue at $3CD per coat.
In a place like Winnipeg it can get down to 30 below in the winter. When you are young growing up in a place like that you don't really notice the cold that much and kids play outside like anywhere else. It's when you get older that you become sensitive to the cold.
In a place like Winnipeg it can get down to 30 below in the winter. When you are young growing up in a place like that you don't really notice the cold that much and kids play outside like anywhere else. It's when you get older that you become sensitive to the cold.
They are a must have in cold weather gigs.
You can see all three of us wearing fingerless gloves in this gig below about 6 years ago in Thredbo Ski resort. Only 30 mins before this shot we were in t-shirts and feeling a bit too warm playing in the sunshine. The sun dipped behind the mountain and the temperature dropped from around 14degC to 4degC in about 20 minutes (around 57degF down to 39degF) and we finished the gig just below 0degC (32degF). Couldn't feel our fingers by the end of it.
I use musicians gloves purchased from Amazon. They are helpful to keep the warmth and circulation going enough for outdoor chilly gigs.
California could use another bass player. Come on in, the water is warm and the palms trees are plentiful.
They are called "Millar Mitts." You can find them in climbing/hiking/outdoor shops and fishing shops. Here's one shop that offers them. I've never used them playing, but I have in other pursuits and they work well.
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Here in CT, I wouldn’t touch an outdoor gig October 1 thru April 30. Heated tent, maybe. Been there done that, got wise.
This is a common misconception (but I'd likely wear a hat anyway).
Do We Lose Heat Through Our Heads?.
Unless you are playing outdoors in the nude, as pointed out in this article, you are going to lose more heat from your head. What I gleaned was, wear a hat.
We're scheduled to play a bike-a-thon thing on Sunday. Overnight low is looking like 34F but it should be a balmy 50F by showtime at 11:00.
Can't wait
Can't wait
