Performers who have performed Nude in some fashion

[Danee]

I came across this today and found it very interesting. 

Introduction:
A work in progress. From the ridiculous to the sublime. Where, depending on your perspective, front row seats may not be all they're cracked up to be. Musicians or artists that exposed parts of themselves not usually seen in a live performance (or were, in Morrison's case, alleged to have done so) - - - 

Dedication:
This list is dedicated to a NY garage band, Think Tank, who used to perform in the late 1990s at Long Island clubs along Austin Blvd. At a small venue in the Summer of 1996, about halfway through their set, my ex-wife & I witnessed their lead guitarist take a shit into a pretzel basket during a solo. It distracted the audience from the band's unpolished sound & sated the crowd of regulars who'd seen their shtick before. Needless to say, considering the venue's small confines & the fact you can't "sympathy flush" a wicker basket, she suggested we split before the encore.   

Pretext:
To the best of my knowledge, no one has ever attempted to compile a list of artists who've bared more than expected on stage. Reputable information on what's commonly referred to as "indecent exposure" at performances is limited. It's for that reason that I've probably missed more than a handful - so if you know of any who took performance art to the peep show level, lemme know & I'll add & credit accordingly.

Inclusion Criteria:
Artists (not hired models) that likely bared "enough" on stage (not in a photo studio or music video) to warrant a lift of the eyebrow. 

Disclaimer:
This list is more of a historical reference than a tawdry compilation of naked musicians. Though it does include off-site links to several nude (or semi nude) images, it serves absolutely no masturbatory use for the majority of heterosexual male RYM "members". From what I can "ascertain", most artists who've added burlesque elements to their shows are male, so as much as you'd like to believe it were true, Neko Case & Jenny Lewis never were naked during a performance. This list's heavy on leather, light on the lace & ain't much in the way of fappage. To pay restitution (or penance for you Catholics), I've linked other lists which contain more t & a for your wanking pleasure down below.


See: http://rateyourmusic.com/list/JohnBuckWLD/performance_art__live_shows_containing_tits__genitalia_and_other_peep_show_elements

for the full list.

[O-William]

Nick Olivieri from QOTSA is no stranger to getting nude on stage



as is Flea

[Dario Western]

Courtney Love (used to get her breasts out occasionally when performing 'Celebrity Skin' with hole)
Fiona Horne (sometimes went topless when performing with Def FX)
Molliger (guitarist Gwen Stewart once performed nude on stage)
The Nudists (occasionally performed nude with one of the vocalists 'Stumpy' having polythene wrap around his penis)
Red Hot Chili Peppers (especially Flea)
Rockbitch
Green Day
Blink 182
Annie Lennox
Danielle Dax (used to only wear body paint on stage with her first band The Lemon Kittens)
The Baileys Road Band
John Lennon (once played nude on stage in Hamburg with a wooden toilet seat around his neck during pre-fame days)

[Danee]

Rather cool..

The Flaming Lips with The Song Remains the Same at Sasquatch

Not only are the Flaming Lips an awesome band that rock, they are also
huge fans of public nudity. Here are a couple of pictures from a
concert in which they asked participants to undress. The pictures were
taken during the the Captain Morgan Jam on the River at the Festival
Pier at Penns Landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 24, 2008:

Also the The Flaming Lips made a music video that featured full nudity
which can be seen here. It’s a very odd music video (not because of
the nudity) but it’s good fun to watch.

[Cabding]

The Lead singer joined in on the fun. I posted a thread about it a while back. the song is called "watching the planets collide". its strange but enlightening!

[Steggsaurus]

Rather cool..

Not only are the Flaming Lips an awesome band that rock, they are also
huge fans of public nudity. Here are a couple of pictures from a
concert in which they asked participants to undress. The pictures were
taken during the the Captain Morgan Jam on the River at the Festival
Pier at Penns Landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 24, 2008:

Also the The Flaming Lips made a music video that featured full nudity
which can be seen here. It’s a very odd music video (not because of
the nudity) but it’s good fun to watch.

Flaming Lips are one of the best live bands I have ever seen. If you ever get the chance to see them, go.  You can't not feel happy when they're playing (even if some of their songs are sad).

[Steggsaurus]

Rockbitch

Those girls done alot more than just play music au natural Dario...

a fe years ago my friend's band supported Rockbith at a gig.  he said it was the only time his dad ever came to see his band 

[Wolfboy]

a fe years ago my friend's band supported Rockbith at a gig.  he said it was the only time his dad ever came to see his band 

Doesn't sound like a supportive dad

[Steggsaurus]

a fe years ago my friend's band supported Rockbith at a gig.  he said it was the only time his dad ever came to see his band 

Doesn't sound like a supportive dad

i think he meant it as a joke. 

[Dario Western]

Rockbitch

Those girls done a lot more than just play music au natural Dario...

I know! I've seen their stuff on their site rockbitch.tv - pretty out there and raunchy, especially the 'Golden Condom' prize.  They offered me a friend request on their YouTube channel which I accepted.

Also have a look at the videos for Lubricated Goat "In The Raw" and Painters & Dockers "Nude School", both from 1988.  Classic vids and they had a cult following in my final year in school.  ;-)

[Cabding]

If i am not mistaken, she did a photoshoot for Suicidegirls.

[Steggsaurus]

Zia Mccabe from the Dandy Warhols:

She mentions playing topfree in an interview in the movie DiG! (the one about Dandy Warhols and Brian Jonestown Massacre), I think.

I recall her saying she didn't see why the guys could get all shirtless and sweaty in the mosh pit but she had to keep her shirt on. Cool statement on topfree equality. 

[Fitz1980]

Zia has done layouts on Suicide-Girls.com.  I don't think she does the topfree performing anymore.  Unfortunantly some of her male fans ruined it for everyone, her included.  It started out as just something that she would do sometimes because it was comfortable and she wanted to.  Than it became so well known that she'd go out on stage and some of the audience would be shouting "show your tits" and she felt more like she was at Mardi Gras.

[Dario Western]

At the Mardi Gras a lot of the girls have their breasts grabbed and groped by the guys when they lift up their shirts with the beaded necklaces underneath.  I'm pretty sure that never happened to Zia, but I don't think she should have backed off from going topless just because of a few yobboes.  She could've said "Get f.ucked little dicks, I'll get my breasts out if *I* want to, not because you want me to!"
That would've shut them up.

[Cabding]

It seems to be another case of people mixing up Nudity for sex and for comfortability