Tour merch and Tour TShirts

[ravenheart]

Originally Posted by kalfitegrdan

Most t-shirts at shows are between $15-$25 dollars which isn't really a rip off considering if you can get the shirts online, it's usually for about the same price, if not more (Especially European bands). The only real examples of rip offs are the big arena/amphitheater that charge anywhere between $30-$50. I personally will hardly ever buy a shirt for over $20.

Aha, so you get cheap shirts. That explains it. Shirts are almost never that cheap here. Yesterday Alice Cooper was charging £25 ($40), and it's by no means uncommon for club bands to do the same. The Overkill shirt I mentioned was £20 ($32). If someone has shirts at almost any gig in London for £10-15, it's a surprise. so obviously when a band does do that, it's a whole different consideration. At the Astral Doors show a few weeks ago they had shirts for their newest album, which weren't that great, and shirts for their previous album, which were awesome. At £10, I was more than happy to get one.

[kalfitegrdan]

Originally Posted by ravenheart

Aha, so you get cheap shirts. That explains it. Shirts are almost never that cheap here. Yesterday Alice Cooper was charging £25 ($40), and it's by no means uncommon for club bands to do the same. The Overkill shirt I mentioned was £20 ($32). If someone has shirts at almost any gig in London for £10-15, it's a surprise. so obviously when a band does do that, it's a whole different consideration. At the Astral Doors show a few weeks ago they had shirts for their newest album, which weren't that great, and shirts for their previous album, which were awesome. At £10, I was more than happy to get one.

Yeah, us Americans aren't as stupid as you make us out to be. Well, sometimes.

[anomynous]

I try to buy shirts w/ dates on it if available, or if it's a tour only thing.


Otherwise I can get it online for cheaper.

[energymetal14]

I used to always try to buy shirts with dates if I could at shows, but now I don't really care. It's pretty much about the design I like most for me. Also, for some reason bands always seem to be out of tour shirts in my size . I think out of all the band shirts I've bought this year, only one has had dates on it, and I didn't buy it for the dates, I just liked the design. I also try to buy local band shirts when I can, and they never have dates, so yeah.

[elturtleboy]

Originally Posted by christopher

Jeez, if the turtles and I only got shirts with tour dates on the back, we'd be screwed. So many awesome local bands playing one off shows here and there.

So glad our AxCx shirts have dates tho so we can remember that day :').

And I'm not big on it unless its a band I'm crazy about. Like I'm buying that Napalm Death shirt that's exclusive to the tour mainly cause of that and cause the rest I can get online.

[RampinUp46]

Originally Posted by elturtleboy

So glad our AxCx shirts have dates tho so we can remember that day :').

I am incredibly jealous of you for owning that shirt...