band t shirts.... (1 Viewer)

[moc]

i brought my little sister along to the pixies on tuesday and thought it'd be nice to buy her a tshirt from her first gig...

it was €30

fuck sake. she's 13 and tiny. couldnt have used a fivers worth of material on it

is this the price all big bands are charging for their tshirts these days, or was it just a special, we're in ireland everything is more expensive price???

 

[plug]

yeah, it's pretty annoying that the more popular/richer a band becomes, they start charging more for everything; albums, t-shirts, gig tickets etc.

fuck dat shit. back to the underground! .|..|

 

[mackle]

Yeh it was the same at Sonic Youth. It was fucking 65 euros for a hoodie!

What a rip-off!

 

[RSJ]

I think you may be onto someting with the "make it more expensive in ireland" thing - i've some idea they up the price when they have to cross the water.

 

[wild_cat]

I found a U2 t shirt the other day in a big pot in a window at home , it was still in its bag. My brother must have bought it when he went to see them, I cant wait to write suck under neath it and walk along the street in Wexford thinking im better than every one else.

 

[Maxx Stone]

Thats where bands make their profits. After the cost of running the gig, paying the crew and organizers thats the only real chunk a change they get, They cost around 3euro and they mark them up to 30 or 35. KA-CHING!

 

[dave]

I was at lollapaoza in a couple of years ago and t-shirts were $60 and they sold every last one. $10 for a beer as well

 

[Anthony]

not ween. Their t shirts were €12 or something.

 

[the departed]

didnt yis all know that merch is where bands make their money?

 

[Maxx Stone]

Redneck Manifestos t-shirts were 15 euro at a recent show but were as comfy as sandpaper and the sizes were mis-labled. My large was really a small and I'd say small would've been classed as gnome. The pixes tshirt i got for 30 is good but for christs sake its a tshirt! You could get a steak dinner for that money!

 

[avernus]

ya I paid $10 for a beer at lollapolooza once. mmmmm extortion

 

[japeo]

Redneck Manifestos t-shirts were 15 euro at a recent show but were as comfy as sandpaper and the sizes were mis-labled. My large was really a small and I'd say small would've been classed as gnome. The pixes tshirt i got for 30 is good but for christs sake its a tshirt! You could get a steak dinner for that money!

sorry about that dude.

pm me and i'll sort you out. we got two different batches, one shit and one alright.

 

[Maxx Stone]

Last year at the phoenix park it 4.50 for chips and 50c for a sachet of ketchup

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

the guy selling the merch at the wolf eyes gig in whelans explained that the reason their stupid cdrs cost €15 each (for a cdr!!) was because he, bless him, had to carry them over here from england!
if i had a !baggyyyy i would have !baggyyyyed him with it.
pity i never thought of .|..|ing him in his eyes

 

[Anthony]

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

i bought a henry portrait of a serial killer tshirt yesterday
just saying

 

[broken arm]

i went down the shop to buy a new gaff the other day. cheeky gits tried to charge me £200 000!!!! I tell you, its not like the old days.

 

[Charlie Bucket]

i bought a henry portrait of a serial killer tshirt yesterday
just saying

ya gotta love that tv-head interface.
ya eveh see the sequel/prequel thing?

 

[aoboa]

I'll bet everyone who's complaining about the price of bands merch spends their evenings downloading the same bands music from soulseek !ninjaaaa

 

[RSJ]

I'll bet everyone who's complaining about the price of bands merch spends their evenings downloading the same bands music from soulseek !ninjaaaa

Ah bollock off.