page_title: Energy dome
section_title: 2010 Blue Domes
hierarchical_section_title: Energy dome / Promotional uses / 2010 Blue Domes
caption_attribution_description: English: 2010 Blue Energy Dome for Energy dome article.
context_page_description: An energy dome is a helmet often worn by the American new wave band Devo as part of the members' stage outfits. The dome was first worn during the band's Freedom of Choice campaign of 1980 It reappeared in the 1982, 1988, and 1990 tours, as well as most performances since 1997. The domes were custom made for the band from vacuum formed plastic, in a distinctive round, ziggurat shape, and are occasionally—and incorrectly—referred to as "power domes" or "flowerpots". The shape is also reminiscent of the Waldviertel Pyramid. When asked about the story behind the hats, Mark Mothersbaugh recounted:
  We designed them [their hats], Jerry [Casale] and I. We were influenced both by German Bauhaus movement and geometric fashion, and Aztec temples. We just liked the look. It looked good, and it didn't look like any other bands out there. We weren't interested in wearing groovy hats or groovy clothing. We kind of looked like Lego toys or something by the time we got those on our heads, and that was a positive thing.
context_section_description: On February 22, 2010 at an appearance during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, blue domes were distributed to the audience and worn on stage. Blue domes were later put on sale in April 2010. The new color for the domes was selected through an online survey and focus group testing as part of the marketing campaign to promote Something for Everybody, Devo's ninth studio album. The newest edition of the domes are cyan. There are also dark blue domes from the Nike Run Hit Wonder Tour in 2004.
caption: 2010 Blue energy dome, manufactured by API
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