# What should I wear to a Weird Al concert? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 6, 2003, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-wear-to-a-weird-al-concert/205838 "2003-10-06T09:53:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-wear-to-a-weird-al-concert/205838/41 "2003-10-09T02:39:06Z")
Saw him a couple of months ago. Wear pants and a smile. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-wear-to-a-weird-al-concert/205838/42 "2003-10-09T05:49:48Z")
Thanks for all the suggestions! (except for govinda, who obviously needs to go back on their medication) It should be a blast! I’ll report back on Wednesday about how it went. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-wear-to-a-weird-al-concert/205838/43 "2003-10-09T05:55:05Z")
Thanks for all the suggestions! (except for govinda, who obviously needs to go back on their medication) It should be a blast! I’ll report back on Wednesday about how it went. ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-wear-to-a-weird-al-concert/205838/44 "2003-10-09T06:59:27Z")
Full scuba outfit, flippers and all. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-wear-to-a-weird-al-concert/205838/45 "2022-05-06T16:22:09Z")
I’m seeing Weird Al this very evening. I did a search on “what to wear to a Weird Al concert”, and imagine my surprise to find a thread on the venerable SDMB. My current plan is jeans, my Berserker t-shirt (from _Clerks_), Hawaiian shirt (can’t decide between the purple one and the one with skulls). Is that still appropriate? Hawaiian shirts have picked up a bit of an unsavory connotation recently. > [@Silentgoldfish](#): > > I’ll report back on Wednesday about how it went. Well? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-wear-to-a-weird-al-concert/205838/46 "2022-05-06T17:54:36Z")
Full dress tux, top hat, monocle and mismatched sneakers. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-wear-to-a-weird-al-concert/205838/47 "2022-05-07T00:58:56Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Full dress tux If you’re gonna wear a full suit, might as well go [with an Amish one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOfZLb33uCg). Some fake dreads would complete the outfit. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-wear-to-a-weird-al-concert/205838/48 "2022-05-07T01:24:28Z")
As long as I can keep the monocle. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-wear-to-a-weird-al-concert/205838/49 "2022-05-07T01:37:47Z")
What’s wrong with Hawaiian shirts? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-wear-to-a-weird-al-concert/205838/50 "2022-05-07T01:43:12Z")
I assume he’s referring to these idiots (among many): [![](https://www.1843magazine.com/sites/default/files/HawaiianShirts_02_x1024.jpg) ](https://www.1843magazine.com/sites/default/files/HawaiianShirts_02_x1024.jpg) Neo-Nazis decided to make stupid memes a part of their identity and they picked Tiki torches and Hawaiian shirts. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-wear-to-a-weird-al-concert/205838/51 "2022-05-07T02:08:18Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Full dress tux, top hat, monocle and mismatched sneakers. Tuxedo T-shirt ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-wear-to-a-weird-al-concert/205838/52 "2022-05-07T03:14:16Z")
Just back from the show. Dress code hasn’t changed much. Geekery in all its many forms was in full flower; Hawaiian shirts included. This tour is for rarities and deep cuts. When was the last you heard _Midnight Star_ or _Buy Me a Condo_? You might want to sit down for this. Al has gone gray. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-wear-to-a-weird-al-concert/205838/53 "2022-05-07T13:03:47Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Just back from the show. Then you were just down the street from my house. I walked past the Chevalier yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-wear-to-a-weird-al-concert/205838/54 "2022-05-07T16:07:01Z")
We must live pretty close, because I walked to the Chevalier to see the show. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-wear-to-a-weird-al-concert/205838/55 "2022-05-07T16:12:34Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > You might want to sit down for this. Al has gone gray. Next thing you’ll be telling me he needs glasses! ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-wear-to-a-weird-al-concert/205838/56 "2022-05-07T21:57:42Z")
Roots and all! > **[‘Weird Al’ Yankovic coming to Richmond](https://www.nbc12.com/2021/12/03/weird-al-yankovic-coming-richmond/)** > > ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic is coming to Richmond! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-wear-to-a-weird-al-concert/205838.md?page=2)