Kilted drummers...help!

[vespa]

I play drums in a rock band, and when I wear my kilt to a gig the pleats get quite mangled. (I bounce around quite a bit and we usually play 3 – 45min to 1 hour sets....lots of sitting) I was thinking about hanging the pleats over the back of the throne. (that's one way to make sure other drummers won't sit there eh? hehe). What do you do?? Any suggestions??

Slainte

Mark

[SteveB]

I have made a terry cloth seat cover with an elastic opening. This is for the stool that I am bouncing up and down from as a greater for a local charity. This allows me to swing the pleats over, and let them fall behind the stool, and have some comfort for me when I sit down. Steel seat can be mighty cold on occasion..... I then take my seat cover with me when it is someone elses turn to use the seat. I do not know if that would work with the hyper movement of a rock band drummer.

[The Barry]

I do not play kilted for this very reason. When I'm playing kit, I play very hard and fast. Therefore, I sweat.. A lot.. Forget hygiene for a second, do you really want to sit your bare rear on leather/pleather surface covered in hot sweat. Sounds like it would be really slippery, which in my case could spell disaster.

Still want to wear a kilt to a show? Maybe do this: go out and buy some cool looking board-shorts. These are the shorts that surfers wear, they are made out of nylon and the seams are triple stitched. Wear the kilt, and just before you hit the stage, throw on the board shorts under your kilt and undo the kilt. Leave it backstage, fold it into/on top of a drum case or something. You won't be kilted on stage, but sometimes form really does follow function. If you'd like to add a dramatic flavor to the event, unkilt on stage, that makes people look twice every time! But remember, boardshorts... If you take off your kilt and you've forgotten to put on shorts first, embarrassment could follow. Then again, you might make a lot of $$ in tips, but that's another matter.

[Nick the DSM]

i usually do what you said. swing the pleats over the throne and put your rump on it.

[AnimalK]

I begin with the sweep-and-tuck. Usually only lasts about a measure or two. Then I just ignore it because a plain black pair of bike shorts hides the naughty bits and I can concentrate more on playing. (I was a rock drummer for a number of years before becoming kilted, and now occasionally play when asked to sit in. I also play barefoot, but not barebutt if I can help it. If going "regimental" and asked to play, I rein in my wilder nature and just play along with a modicum of restraint...)

[vespa]

Thanx for the advice guys. We did play a gig last night, we opened for Lou Gramm (lead singer of foreigner) and his band. I did hang the pleats over the back of the throne, was wearing black boxer briefs and was very comfortable. At the end of our set.....pleats were perfect.

slainte

Mark