What do you wear on a gig?

[z6e9n]

I used to be a drummer and played barefoot. I had my own rug and wore sandals. Whats wrong with playing bass in sandals? Any horror stories? I saw Porcupine Tree live and their lead singer/guitarist goes barefoot. BTW I play in a funk/soul band so I won't be drinking heavily or running around. I am of the opinion so long as your feet don't look gnarly why not?

 

[Jack017]

Faded/Well-Worn Jeans
Old Shirt
Glasses [so i can actually see haha]

btw, do any of you guys gig wearing your glasses?

 

[pedrodelawasp]

The 'outfit' I've enjoyed most was when I wore a pair of white trunks, painted the rest of my body white with snazaroo clown white and taped a blacklight to the mic stand. The light had a foot operated on/off switch, so I could bring it in for loud bits for dramatic effect. I was like a human beacon.
Took WAAAY too much time to put on/take off though.

 

[pedrodelawasp]

Faded/Well-Worn Jeans
Old Shirt
Glasses [so i can actually see haha]

btw, do any of you guys gig wearing your glasses?

Mostly, otherwise I'd walk in to things. Although I have acted on stage without my glasses (in the theatre, darling, they call it 'acting blind'. Apparently some actors say it helps with nervousness, either through the fact you can't see how many people are in the audience, or that the extra concentration required to safely navigate the stage distracts from the nerves).
Headbanging is not really an option for the bespectacled, although we can do the deathly stare and small nod variant...

 

[skidrawk]

I dress for the occasion which is usually formal wear. I almost always wear some type of hat and keep a pair of sunglasses handy. I've heard my look described as Blues Brothers meets the bad guys on Miami Vice. Dress to impress I try.

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[philsaam]

the instagator ----a picture is worth a 100000000000 words in your case --wooow P

 

[Bassmanbob]

I once belonged to a band that would talk so much about what we were going to wear that I finally said, "I'm wearing a fig leaf and a smile" and walked away.

 

[Nakedfish]

Pubs: Black cotten/linen short sleeve button down shirt, black jeans, black shoes.
Functions etc: Black Italian 2 button suit, black shirt, tie (usually comes off after 1st set!), black shoes.

 

[mytmous]

It depends. ALWAYS have the red Gazelles though.
In the summer, something like this:

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In the winter, I cover up a little:

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[Godbody]

Funny as hell, 1 sock.

Seriously though, Black shoes, black shirt, black hat cadillac (go Mighty Mighty Bosstones). I was always told to wear black never white unless everybody has the exact same brand/ style. Suits are a major staple, I have found that people usually tip more the better you look on stage. I mean who wants to give a $5 bill to the sweaty guy a fishnet shirt, leather vest, and shorts. Suits also usually (had some hot ones) cover sweat stains, looking touchable is a huge part of people wanting to tip you or get closer to you, especially with those female types.

Erm...

 

[buzzbass]

lately, Affliction & Leathers \m/

 

[knadles]

Same thing I wear everywhere else: Jeans, t-shirt or button-down depending on my mood, sneakers. I don't "dress" for the stage.

 

[TBird1958]

Dress or skirt, it has to look good with the bass I choose to play that night

 

[dlegault]

jeans and a black tshirt.

and i almost always wear my glasses.

 

[Joe.shaffer]

Blues rock type gigs- t-shirt, jeans, clean black chuck t's

Punk gigs- Jeans and my gnarly chuck t's. Don't usually wear a shirt as I sweat alot.

 

[skulletwhip]

I have a shirt of Che Gueverra wearing a Che Gueverra shirt. I wear that a lot at shows.

My band doesn't have a dress code or anything, sometimes we wear stupid stuff though.

 

[spook396]

Boots, Jeans or combats, sleeveless t shirt or vest - sometimes a straw stetson or bowler hat.

Once in a while, for the hell of it, a full clown suit

 

[bassman1185]

A few weeks back, my band had a gig at this youth center in a little redneck town here in Iowa. We didn't think that there were going to be a lot of kids there, and we weren't taking it really seriously, so we decided to buy some cheap clothes and play dress up. We convinced our lead singer to wear a women's tank top (with the racer back straps; it was VERY clearly a women's shirt), our guitarist wore an Old Navy striped polo shirt with the arms chopped off, and I got another Old Navy shirt, a plaid button-up that I chopped the sleeves off of. I also left the top three or four buttons undone, so I was suuuuuuuper dirty looking. For some reason, our drummer got off with only wearing a t-shirt from one of the other bands that played. The singer and guitarist looked really, really lame, but somehow, I ended up looking pretty BA. We had a really skilled friend of ours at the show taking pictures, too, so we have a bunch of really awesome pictures that are runied by our lead singer wearing a bright pink tank top. You can see some of those pictures on his Flickr site: Invalid Link Removed

 

[skidrawk]

Dress or skirt, it has to look good with the bass I choose to play that night

I color coordinate too. I have more shoes than my girlfriend.

 

[busmandan]

I'm partial to Dragonfly embroidered shirts, jeans or black pants, and always my black Ecco Track boots.

-- Dan --