Rock god Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) makes a spectacular entrance during a fateful concert. In their depiction of the film's flamboyant characters and milieus, Haynes, Alberti, production designer Christopher Hobbs, costume designer Sandy Powell and hair and makeup stylist Peter King drew liberally from the glam-rock aesthetic established by such real-life stars as David Bowie, Brian Ferry, Lou Reed and Iggy Pop.