Can you wear a band t-shirt without knowing the band?

d8m

Every time I see a trendy kid wearing a band t-shirt from the likes of topman I die a little inside.

gusman2x

Reverend;580009" said:

[quote="gusman2x;579916"]Nah, I wouldn't, but it doesn't bother me to be honest. What really does boil my piss however, is people wearing band t shirts to see gigs not by that band. Nonsense elitist shit.As an aside, does anyone wear their own band t shirt? And in what context, just live, for social?

The rule is you don't wear the shirts of the band you are seeing.

Unless you have a very rare shirt.[/quote]

Ha, I just think that's ridiculous. It's like "I'm such a music fan, look at the cool bands I listen to when I'm not here". Same for the rare T Shirt thing.  

gusman2x

BloodEagle said:

gusman2x said:

Nah, I wouldn't, but it doesn't bother me to be honest. What really does boil my piss however, is people wearing band t shirts to see gigs not by that band. Nonsense elitist shit

Huh? How do you figure that out - so if I go and see a band but am not wearing that same bands t- shirt (which happens quite often) I am being Elitist??

Yeah, I guess that's the way I've always seen it. Sorry

Iamnobody

I guess band T's are a current trend that will fade away eventually.

I wouldn't personally knowingly wear a band T if I didn't like their music.

If you REALLY wanted to wear a music/band related T shirt and wanted to separate yourself from the hipsters get your own T's made and have them printed with a lyric or a song title.

That way you will get nods of approval from the real fans, but other folk wouldn't have a clue.

In 1989 I wanted a Simple Minds Street Fighting Years T Shirt but I didn't get one...

PolarityMan

In today's 360 degree surveillance - consumer is the product - world, I think the real question is "can you wear a band t-shirt without the band knowing?"

XWulfhere

I've got a Joy Division Unknown Pleasures T-Sirt becuae I like the cover of the album although I'm not a big fan of their music. (I do own the album!). Love New Order though!

mike_l

PolarityMan said:

In today's 360 degree surveillance - consumer is the product - world, I think the real question is "can you wear a band t-shirt without the band knowing?"

Frankly, if.when I'm wearing a band's shirt, it's because I like the band, I'd want the band to know, and why I'm wearing their shirt.

NickBotfield

Fazer

NickBotfield said:

oh look, that's filmed at brentford dock, i'll keep my eyes peeled for the patrol

english_bob

Sambostar said:

It's like CBGB T shirts.  You ever been to LA? 

Um...

DesVegas

When in Ibiza I saw a barman wearing a Swedish House Mafia T-Shirt, and when i got back to the UK i bought one for myself as it looked rad ... i've heard one or two of their records but certainly not the whole back catalogue, i am not ashamed nor do i give a fuck what any one else thinks about my fashion sense (of which there is none of course)

chrispy108

Nope, I wouldn't wear a band t-shirt of a band I didn't know/like.

I also don't wear t-shirts of places I haven't been, or sports teams I don't like.

chillidoggy

What I find odd is whenever I've been to a gig of a long-established rock band (name any one of them), and I'm guaranteed to see one of the usual metal meatheads strolling around with that band's T-shirt from the 1982 tour, yet it's in absolutely perfect condition. What the fuck do they do? Store them and only wheel them out to wear at specific band gigs?

Handsome_Chris

Sambostar said:

 It's like CBGB T shirts.  You ever been to LA? 

@Sambostar, you are so right. That is nearly as sad as a bloke I saw wearing a Tower Of London t-shirt, and he'd never been to  York!

Some people are just embarrassing and bring ridicule upon themselves. 

Sambostar

english_bob said:

Sambostar said:

It's like CBGB T shirts.  You ever been to LA? 

Um...

LA, New York...whatever....I haven't got the T shirt so how should I know.  Fecking towns all the same to me.  I like North Carolina and Virginia.

Handsome_Chris

Sambostar said:

english_bob said:

Sambostar said:

It's like CBGB T shirts.  You ever been to LA? 

Um...

LA, New York...whatever....I haven't got the T shirt so how should I know.  Fecking towns all the same to me.  I like North Carolina and Virginia.

I think you'll find that North Carolina and Virginia, like Pearl Harbour, are states. 

Sambostar

Yep, I knew that much and New York is in New Jersey....ohhh doh.  Big Deal.  Fucking smart arse limey arse banditos.  And yes, for your information I couldn't pinpoint where Sheffield, Newcastle or Margate are on a map.  But who cares, anyone outside Wiltshire can be considered a potential enemy, in fact even the next village throw stones at you.  You'll never take me alive.

lloyd

New York is in New York no?

Sambostar

Yeah, I thought it was in NJ.

lloyd

I can see how it's confusing-they should have come up with a new name. Lazy yanks....