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AC/DC tickets are now available and can be bought or sold online at StubHub.com. When AC/DC was just starting out, they were just some Australian rockers with a dream. What helped them become one of the most internationally recognized rock bands on the ‘80s was guitarist Angus Young’s on stage antics dressed as a schoolboy. That image stuck with fans—the perennial wayward schoolboy, constantly looking for trouble. It epitomized the sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll attitude the band espoused. Doubtlessly they sold many more AC/DC tickets because of it. But there are many bands that have capitalized on dressing in a certain costume to define themselves and what they were about. Here’s a list of some prominent ones. Johnny Cash: Country wouldn’t be the same without The Man in Black. While "country" as a genre includes an endless variety of subgenres and individual artists with their own styles and public identities, few of them have cultivated the dark look of Johnny Cash. When he debuted at the Grand Ole Opry for the first time in 1957, most of the other artists wore rhinestone-studded outfits with cowboy boots. He came dressed in all black, and his knee-length black coat became a trademark. "Man in Black," not surprisingly, explained his reasons for the attire: "We're doing mighty fine I do suppose/In our streak of lightning cars and fancy clothes/But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back/Up front there ought to be a man in black." Cash was always considered a spokesman for the wayward and downtrodden. Talking Heads: During the concert tour that eventually became the Jonathan Demme-directed Stop Making Sense, David Byrne appears on stage during one segment wearing a massive blazer. It looks at least four or five sizes bigger than the man himself, who is fairly thin to begin with. Byrne’s nervy vocal and neurotic lyrics have always been a defining feature of the band. Seeing him virtually enveloped by this giant suit—in a sense swallowed by a monolith of cultural niceties and taste—fit perfectly with who the band was. The fact that he continues to boogie even while wearing it makes it even more poignant. The scene with the suit became so iconic that it was used to decorate the film’s poster. Flaming Lips: There’s a lot of iconic images that define the Flaming Lips—most memorably the giant, transparent ball filled with air that frontman Wayne Coyne travels in to "walk" across the hands of audience members. But in terms of outfits, Coyne’s trademark white suit lends his performances a consistency. He kind of looks like an angel while wearing it—albeit a very, very strange one. Devo: It would be hard to talk about bands that define themselves with costumes without mentioning Devo, punky New Wave band that developed an entire philosophy for their music. Devolution—a process they claim one can see in action all around you—makes people get more robotic and soulless with each passing year. They spoofed commercial music by becoming a caricature of it, dressing in yellow matching jumpsuits and wearing their trademark "energy domes." Their jerky, robotic movements while playing completed the effect. When one looks at, say, the boy bands of the ‘90s, the caricatured movements don’t seem so exaggerated. This article was written by Andrew Good and sponsored by StubHub. StubHub sells AC/DC tickets as well as sports tickets, concert tickets, theater tickets and more to just about any event in the world.
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