No,not 7 or 8,it was for the WHOLE gig in Nice and Vigevano!! he took it off only for a few seconds.Before the show in Vigevano,I saw him through the window from his room getting dressed and a guy putting his make-up and doing his hairdo.And believe me,that guy was spending at least 10 min.combing his hair.(I even got bored myself ) And for what?? He wore that hat for the whole evening anyway