Closed shoes with some sole, a t-shirt, and a layer you can tie around your waist. The room will be twenty-five degrees by the third song.

Halls are cold. A knit or a jacket you keep on, and shoes you would wear to dinner.

A standing show means no bag or a small one that closes and stays on your body.

Occasion

What to wear to a concert

Depends entirely on the room. A standing venue and a concert hall are two different evenings.

The first question is not what you like, it is whether you will be standing. A standing venue means three hours on your feet in a hot room; a seated hall means a cold building and a coat check.

For a standing show, dress for the temperature at the end of the night, not the start. Rooms get hot and there is nowhere to put a jumper.

For a concert hall, one step smarter than everyday is right. Not black tie, not a suit unless you want one, but real shoes and something with a collar or a decent knit.

The rules, short

Standing: Closed shoes with some sole, a t-shirt, and a layer you can tie around your waist. The room will be twenty-five degrees by the third song.
Seated: Halls are cold. A knit or a jacket you keep on, and shoes you would wear to dinner.
Pockets: A standing show means no bag or a small one that closes and stays on your body.
Layers: Whatever you take off you have to carry all night. Choose something you do not mind holding.

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