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I don't see anything wrong with wearing a t-shirt of the band you're seeing...just please don't wear a t-shirt of a different band that isn't even playing. You might as well just be wearing a t-shirt that says "MUSIC!"
Kinda like the guy I saw in a Lakers jersey at a Nashville Predators hockey game a few weeks ago...SPORTS!
I dont really own any band shirts so I might be out of the loop but why is that a "rule"? Seems like that would be a pretty appropriate place to wear it...
I dont know why.
Its f**king stupid.
I dont follow it or not follow it.
I do like to wear other band shirts though to shows because its a good way to start a conversation with people in the audience. Like the last time I saw Ween I wore my Umphreys shirt and had like a 20 minute conversation with a stranger about Umphreys. Made the wait time for the show go by really fast.
I don't see anything wrong with wearing a t-shirt of the band you're seeing...just please don't wear a t-shirt of a different band that isn't even playing. You might as well just be wearing a t-shirt that says "MUSIC!"
I also have a shirt that has a helicopter on it which I guess I can't wear to the airport. Might as well be wearing a t-shirt that says "TRANSPORTATION!"
The truth is anything you wear that isn't a solid or striped color shirt is advertising something. Wear whatever you want to a show, bball game, or airport. If someone is more concentrated on what you are wearing than whats on stage that they paid good money to see, then they are obviously a lot lamer than whatever is or is not on your shirt.
I don't see anything wrong with wearing a t-shirt of the band you're seeing...just please don't wear a t-shirt of a different band that isn't even playing. You might as well just be wearing a t-shirt that says "MUSIC!"
I also have a shirt that has a helicopter on it which I guess I can't wear to the airport. Might as well be wearing a t-shirt that says "TRANSPORTATION!"
If you were to wear a t-shirt with a helicopter on it, then the proper exclamation would be TODDLER!
Very good point. Come to think of it, if I saw someone in a Radiohead shirt at the show I probably wouldn't even make the connection. I would be too busy thinking about Thom and Co
Post by nodepression on Mar 1, 2012 15:30:21 GMT -5
I usually just get jealous of old awesome band t-shirts at shows and wish I had them. It's enjoyable to me to pick out old tour t-shirts for whatever reason, I don't see the problem with it.
I just thought it was general concert knowledge to not wear the tshirt of the band you are going to see. I'm pretty sure that "rule" was around before the hipster era.
It most certainly was around before the hipster era. I first remember hearing it in the movie PCU which came out in '94.
I don't see anything wrong with wearing a t-shirt of the band you're seeing...just please don't wear a t-shirt of a different band that isn't even playing. You might as well just be wearing a t-shirt that says "MUSIC!"
A good amount of my wardrobe are band shirts so I'm kind of limited. I like wearing band shirts to shows (if the band isn't even playing) because other fans of the band on my shirt see it and usually strike up conversation.
I don't usually wear a shirt for the band I'm going to see but I also don't really give anyone of my friends a hard time if they do. I may make a joke but I really don't care at all.
I just thought it was general concert knowledge to not wear the tshirt of the band you are going to see. I'm pretty sure that "rule" was around before the hipster era.
It most certainly was around before the hipster era. I first remember hearing it in the movie PCU which came out in '94.
I don't know the official ruling but I wouldn't do it. Maybe if you just bought it there it's better.
I don't see anything wrong with wearing a t-shirt of the band you're seeing...just please don't wear a t-shirt of a different band that isn't even playing. You might as well just be wearing a t-shirt that says "MUSIC!"
Kinda like the guy I saw in a Lakers jersey at a Nashville Predators hockey game a few weeks ago...SPORTS!
Wearing another band's shirt is totally cool. Wearing the shirt of the band you are seeing is the worst thing you can do. Buying their shirt at the venue and slinging it around your shoulder on the way out is cool. Buying the shirt pre-show and then wearing for the duration of the show is probably worse than bringing the band's shirt from home.
I don't see anything wrong with wearing a t-shirt of the band you're seeing...just please don't wear a t-shirt of a different band that isn't even playing. You might as well just be wearing a t-shirt that says "MUSIC!"
Kinda like the guy I saw in a Lakers jersey at a Nashville Predators hockey game a few weeks ago...SPORTS!
Wearing another band's shirt is totally cool. Wearing the shirt of the band you are seeing is the worst thing you can do. Buying their shirt at the venue and slinging it around your shoulder on the way out is cool. Buying the shirt pre-show and then wearing for the duration of the show is probably worse than bringing the band's shirt from home.
So many rules for being "cool"... wish I could keep up and be as cool as you
I usually just get jealous of old awesome band t-shirts at shows and wish I had them. It's enjoyable to me to pick out old tour t-shirts for whatever reason, I don't see the problem with it.
yeah i always enjoy seeing Bonnaroo 2002 or 2003 or 2004 vendor shirts at Bonnaroo.
If someone at Radiohead was wearing a Radiohead shirt from 2004 I would think that was awesome.
I don't see anything wrong with wearing a t-shirt of the band you're seeing...just please don't wear a t-shirt of a different band that isn't even playing. You might as well just be wearing a t-shirt that says "MUSIC!"
Kinda like the guy I saw in a Lakers jersey at a Nashville Predators hockey game a few weeks ago...SPORTS!
Wearing another band's shirt is totally cool. Wearing the shirt of the band you are seeing is the worst thing you can do. Buying their shirt at the venue and slinging it around your shoulder on the way out is cool. Buying the shirt pre-show and then wearing for the duration of the show is probably worse than bringing the band's shirt from home.
What exactly are you supposed to do with the shirt during the show if you don't put it on? Stick it up your ass?
Post by Delicious Meatball Sub on Mar 1, 2012 16:39:04 GMT -5
This has me thinking:
First band shirt I ever purchased: Bush from the Bush/Goo Goo Dolls/No Doubt '95 tour (lost it to my college gf in a break-up i think) Oldest band shirt I currently have (in a trunk at my parents house I think): Dave Matthews '98 winter tour.
Wearing another band's shirt is totally cool. Wearing the shirt of the band you are seeing is the worst thing you can do. Buying their shirt at the venue and slinging it around your shoulder on the way out is cool. Buying the shirt pre-show and then wearing for the duration of the show is probably worse than bringing the band's shirt from home.
What exactly are you supposed to do with the shirt during the show if you don't put it on? Stick it up your ass?
I really thought the concert Tshirt thing was common knowledge. Not that it's a big deal but I'm surprised more people here didn't know about it.
Post by hiddenzombie013 on Mar 1, 2012 17:27:32 GMT -5
I don't really care about this rule myself at all. Who cares? It makes me feel like I match the environment more, personally. I mean, if you go to a university, is it deemed uncool to wear a shirt for your school there? And of course, tons of people wear sports jerseys for the teams they're seeing.
When I saw Radiohead last night, I wore my Bonnaroo 2011 shirt because they have played/are playing there. When I saw Testament last month, I wore my Megadeth shirt. When I see Iron Maiden in Charlotte in June, I'll wear my Iron Maiden shirt I got at their Florida show here last year that says "Final Frontier Florida 2011" on the back along with the two dates. Plus, I know I like seeing unique tour shirts, so I'm sure there will be plenty of people that live in Charlotte that have never seen that shirt before, and will think it's awesome.
When I saw Explosions in the Sky back in October, one of their guitarists was wearing an Antlers shirt.
Can someone give me a cool ruling on this situation?
I would say that would be about a medium to medium high cool rating.
Were you also wearing an Antlers shirt? Because I think that places you in the wearing the same tshirt as the band is no longer cool. Basically, two cools do not make a cool.