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I do try to put my decent gear on if gigging especially on a weekend, but I'm a bit of a snob with clothes anyway.....
Manchester based original indie band Random White:
https://www.facebook.com/RandomWhite
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Re the waistcoat thing: I hate playing in long sleeves generally and suits most of all, but the blues/funk/soul band I'm with at the minute are called upon to do 'smart' more often than not. Compromised on a waistcoat from a three-piece suit over a linen shirt with the sleeves rolled up, looks smart enough for what we do without being a) long-sleeved or b) naff.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/smokingbeagle/11062944_1625597004336472_3200743112686693823_n_zpsi9nlmm6j.jpgManchester based original indie band Random White:
https://www.facebook.com/RandomWhite
https://twitter.com/randomwhite1
This is a photo from an old band, I think the genre is guessable! http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y513/phlplls/Mobile Uploads/2014-06/F13E59C2-C900-49C8-91F0-F51DFB08A79B.png_zpsarouu5k7.jpeg
quite a few name bands where I've read in interviews that they always performed like it was Wembley even to two men and a dog on a Wednesday night. I always remember the story about The Police playing to 3 people, one of them signed them to the record label. I don't see a reason to skulk but if you want to perform and getting dressed up suits you I see no reason why not.
Manchester based original indie band Random White:
https://www.facebook.com/RandomWhite
https://twitter.com/randomwhite1
Manchester based original indie band Random White:
https://www.facebook.com/RandomWhite
https://twitter.com/randomwhite1
Now, clearly, our dress code has to be smart, but that can actually be quite a wide remit, really.
Originally, we did the cheesy "all wearing the same thing" - i.e. "All in black shirts tonight, chaps? White ties..? OK" or "White shirts, black ties tonight lads.." etc.
But it just felt forced and naff.
Then one of our band happened upon a website of a similar band to us (long time ago, so I can't link to it as I have totally forgotten who they were) and they were all wearing different clothes to each other but, crucially, there appeared to be a "theme" to what they were wearing, so they all looked like they belonged together. They clearly had a colour scheme - blue, white and red, if memory serves - that brought everything together.
What this means now for us is that we limit ourselves to the same colours - usually white/ black/ grey in our case (good easy colours for finding a good choice in things like ties/ waistcoats/ jackets etc) but we are freer in what we each individually wear. I tend to wear smart trousers and a shirt with or without a tie. Others in the band who are younger (read: cooler) can get away with a waistcoat over a t shirt and still look smart (I'd look like it was all I could find in whoever's dustbin I had raided), others still may wear black jeans instead of black smart trousers...doesn't matter as it all looks like it belongs together but isn't forced, if that makes sense?