How come you're not supposed to wear a band t-shirt at their concert?

[LilPoe]

At a rock concert, apparently its against "the rules" to wear a t-shirt of any of the bands that are playing. Why is this? Why not show your support for them? Is it like sucking up to the band? Can someone explain this logic to me?

[rodnunley]

Because it's lame.

[SteveFlack]

Because you don't want to be "that guy".

-Steve!

[cory w]

It's like wearing a Batman shirt to a Batman movie.

[glk]

It's like wearing a Batman shirt to a Batman movie.

:Oops:

[Your Dirt Burglar, Frozen]

Gutter, don't be that guy.

[Marcdachamp]

I do it all the time.

[Your Dirt Burglar, Frozen]

Now, for an actual explanation:

Indie rock centers around a sense of ironic detachment. Yeah, the music is cool, but the music being cool doesn't define you. There's always a band that's cooler that you would be going to see, but as long as they're not playing then you might as well go to this piece of crap show.

If you're at a U2 show, wear a Fugazi shirt.
If you're at a Fugazi show, wear an Echo and the Bunnymen shirt.
If you're at an Echo and the Bunnymen show, wear the t-shirt of some local band that may or may not have ever played a venue for pay.

Wearing the t-shirt of the band you're going to see means that you're WAY too hyped up about the show you're going to see-thus, your sense of ironic detachment is destroyed and you're no longer hip.

[dEnny!]

It's like wearing a Batman shirt to a Batman movie.

Or a Boba Fett helmet at the re-release of Star Wars. Of course after he took the helmet off we all asked he put it BACK ON. YEESH!

[dEnny!]

Now, for an actual explanation:

Indie rock centers around a sense of ironic detachment. Yeah, the music is cool, but the music being cool doesn't define you. There's always a band that's cooler that you would be going to see, but as long as they're not playing then you might as well go to this piece of crap show.

If you're at a U2 show, wear a Fugazi shirt.
If you're at a Fugazi show, wear an Echo and the Bunnymen shirt.
If you're at an Echo and the Bunnymen show, wear the t-shirt of some local band that may or may not have ever played a venue for pay.

Wearing the t-shirt of the band you're going to see means that you're WAY too hyped up about the show you're going to see-thus, your sense of ironic detachment is destroyed and you're no longer hip.

That makes perfect sense. :surrend:

[John Drake]

Now, for an actual explanation:

Indie rock centers around a sense of ironic detachment. Yeah, the music is cool, but the music being cool doesn't define you. There's always a band that's cooler that you would be going to see, but as long as they're not playing then you might as well go to this piece of crap show.

If you're at a U2 show, wear a Fugazi shirt.
If you're at a Fugazi show, wear an Echo and the Bunnymen shirt.
If you're at an Echo and the Bunnymen show, wear the t-shirt of some local band that may or may not have ever played a venue for pay.

Wearing the t-shirt of the band you're going to see means that you're WAY too hyped up about the show you're going to see-thus, your sense of ironic detachment is destroyed and you're no longer hip.

wow, that's so lame :lol:

[TRILL, THE CARBON BASED LIFEFORM]

I guess it's the same principle as not wearing an "I :heart: NY" shirt when you're in NYC.

[WillieLee]

That makes perfect sense. :surrend:

Only if you ignore the fact that Fugazi doesn't make t-shirts.

[Foolish Mortal]

Now, for an actual explanation:

Indie rock centers around a sense of ironic detachment. Yeah, the music is cool, but the music being cool doesn't define you. There's always a band that's cooler that you would be going to see, but as long as they're not playing then you might as well go to this piece of crap show.

If you're at a U2 show, wear a Fugazi shirt.
If you're at a Fugazi show, wear an Echo and the Bunnymen shirt.
If you're at an Echo and the Bunnymen show, wear the t-shirt of some local band that may or may not have ever played a venue for pay.

Wearing the t-shirt of the band you're going to see means that you're WAY too hyped up about the show you're going to see-thus, your sense of ironic detachment is destroyed and you're no longer hip.
Wow, that's....that's....







...the biggest pile of nonsensical, artsy-fartsy, pretentious, fake-philosophical horseshit I've ever heard! :lol:

[dEnny!]

Only if you ignore the fact that Fugazi doesn't make t-shirts.

Is it cool to make a band t-shirt of a band that doesn't make t-shirts?

[NickT]

Wow, that's....that's....







...the biggest pile of nonsensical, artsy-fartsy, pretentious, fake-philosophical horseshit I've ever heard! :lol:
:lol:

[WillieLee]

Is it cool to make a band t-shirt of a band that doesn't make t-shirts?

You broke my brain.

[Brian Defferding]

Now, for an actual explanation:

Indie rock centers around a sense of ironic detachment. Yeah, the music is cool, but the music being cool doesn't define you. There's always a band that's cooler that you would be going to see, but as long as they're not playing then you might as well go to this piece of crap show.

If you're at a U2 show, wear a Fugazi shirt.
If you're at a Fugazi show, wear an Echo and the Bunnymen shirt.
If you're at an Echo and the Bunnymen show, wear the t-shirt of some local band that may or may not have ever played a venue for pay.

Wearing the t-shirt of the band you're going to see means that you're WAY too hyped up about the show you're going to see-thus, your sense of ironic detachment is destroyed and you're no longer hip.

Sad but true :surrend:

[chrisfasowned]

Only if you ignore the fact that Fugazi doesn't make t-shirts.

wait... i had a fugazi shirt in high school. that was over 12 years ago though...

[WillieLee]

wait... i had a fugazi shirt in high school. that was over 12 years ago though...

Knock-off. There was a "This is not a Fugazi t-shirt" t-shirt but that had nothing to do with the band.

[Jibberwashed]

I went to a bluegrass show last night, and there were tons of people wearing the shirt of the band. I guess it's ok for bluegrass.

[chrisfasowned]

Knock-off. There was a "This is not a Fugazi t-shirt" t-shirt but that had nothing to do with the band.

that's the one! okay, cool...

:D

[Patrick J]

This provided a conundrum for me the other night.

I said 'Fuck It' and I wore proudly, my Tenacious D t-shirt to their live show in Camden.

[Rob_Ellis]

I went to a bluegrass show last night, and there were tons of people wearing the shirt of the band. I guess it's ok for bluegrass.


Nobody ever got laid listening to bluegrass...

[Your Dirt Burglar, Frozen]

Wow, that's....that's....







...the biggest pile of nonsensical, artsy-fartsy, pretentious, fake-philosophical horseshit I've ever heard! :lol:
I ain't the one who makes the rules, kid.

[Garra]

My father and I meet up once in awhile to catch a movie together. We decided to go see SUperman Returns when it came out at the theater. When I met him at the parking lot he told me he had a surprise for me as I approached him, still sitting in his truck. He throws at me a bag with a superman t shirt in it, than he jumps out of his truck and he is wearing the exact same shirt.

I laughed my ass off, it was so lame but I didnt give a shit. If my dad wanted to make fools of us than I wasnt gonna be the one to dissapoint him. We had so many people looking at us and Id always see em looking and nod to em and say "thats right, we got the shirts!" and they would laugh.

We had a good time.

I hope he never does that again though . :)

[LenNWallace]

That's why you ALWAYS wear your "I hate your band!" T-shirt to every concert you ever go to. Guaranteed to win you some friends.

[Binx]

I went to a bluegrass show last night, and there were tons of people wearing the shirt of the band. I guess it's ok for bluegrass.
Yeah, I don't think bluegrass fans are worried about their "ironic sense of detachment."

[Binx]

Nobody ever got laid listening to bluegrass...
I went to see Niclecreek a few years ago, and the after the show, the guitar player was mobbed by a flock of hotties. Of course Nicklecreek isnt excatly traditional bluegrass.

[Donal DeLay]

It's like wearing a costume to a comic convention.

[Dennis K]

Now, for an actual explanation:

Indie rock centers around a sense of ironic detachment. Yeah, the music is cool, but the music being cool doesn't define you. There's always a band that's cooler that you would be going to see, but as long as they're not playing then you might as well go to this piece of crap show.

If you're at a U2 show, wear a Fugazi shirt.
If you're at a Fugazi show, wear an Echo and the Bunnymen shirt.
If you're at an Echo and the Bunnymen show, wear the t-shirt of some local band that may or may not have ever played a venue for pay.

Wearing the t-shirt of the band you're going to see means that you're WAY too hyped up about the show you're going to see-thus, your sense of ironic detachment is destroyed and you're no longer hip.

But..but... indie rock sucks frozen shit through a stirrer straw!

[ClintP]

I wore band shirts to concerts and I wear comic shirts to conventions. Screw the haters.

[TheFalcon]

I haven't been to many concerts, but to me it seems really weird that it would be wrong to wear a t-shirt of the band playing. I see it as more of a supporter thing. With a t-shirt you show that you are a fan and aren't just going to a random concert.

The "rule" about wearing a shirt with a lesser known band also seems weird. If I went to a Manchester United football match for example, I wouldn't put on some second division teams shirt.

[Natty P]

Newsflash, it really doesn't matter either way. If you're worrying about what people who try to cultivate an "ironic sense of detachment" you're wasting your time. Of course, there's an inherent irony to me saying this because you could say that I'm being just as affected as those people. This is the kind of thing that would make a robot brain overheat.

[Pat McDonnell]

But..but... indie rock sucks frozen shit through a stirrer straw!
WINNAH!!

[Your Dirt Burglar, Frozen]

Maybe the sarcasm in my explanation didn't come through:

I don't give a shit what anyone wears to a concert. I'm just explaining why people think it's uncool to wear the t-shirt of the band you're seeing. Based on the fact that I had no idea that Fugazi doesn't license t-shirts, my indie cred is already pretty suspect.

I wouldn't wear the t-shirt of the band who's concert I'm going to see personally, but that has more to do with the fact that I don't wear band t-shirts than it does any kind of fashion statement. The damn things are usually cheaply made and bind across my shoulders.

[Justin.Strange]

The same reason the guy who yells PLAY FREEBIRD!!!! is a tool. Because some other guy said so. Whose that other guy? Damned if i know...

I personally dont. If im at an Underoath show, i'll wear a Thrice shirt or a Thursday shirt, or another band thats similar in style that i dig. I've noticed the MOST of the kiddies that wear the band's shirt to the band's show arent fans, they're bandwagon groupies.

[Princesa]

I wore band shirts to concerts and I wear comic shirts to conventions. Screw the haters.


be your own person, live your own life, its not their business what you wear

[Ryan_ZOOM_Turner]

I've noticed the MOST of the kiddies that wear the band's shirt to the band's show arent fans, they're bandwagon groupies.

Or listen to bad music.

[ClintP]

be your own person, live your own life, its not their business what you wear
But, I must have everyone from this board's approval to live my life. What do I do?:Panic:

Next time i go to a Metallica concert, I will be doing this -> :rock: while wearing my metallica shirt I got at my first metallica concert in '97. Ride the lightning bitches!

[Haborym]

I don't wear the t-shirt, but I have never seen someone wearing the bands T at a concert and thought "what a fucking loser!"

Wear what you want, fuck what other people think.

[bartleby]

Wow, that's....that's....







...the biggest pile of nonsensical, artsy-fartsy, pretentious, fake-philosophical horseshit I've ever heard! :lol:

You've got Goddard on ignore, don't you?

[Andy Kuhn]

Now, for an actual explanation:

Indie rock centers around a sense of ironic detachment. Yeah, the music is cool, but the music being cool doesn't define you. There's always a band that's cooler that you would be going to see, but as long as they're not playing then you might as well go to this piece of crap show.

If you're at a U2 show, wear a Fugazi shirt.
If you're at a Fugazi show, wear an Echo and the Bunnymen shirt.
If you're at an Echo and the Bunnymen show, wear the t-shirt of some local band that may or may not have ever played a venue for pay.

Wearing the t-shirt of the band you're going to see means that you're WAY too hyped up about the show you're going to see-thus, your sense of ironic detachment is destroyed and you're no longer hip.


this is the saddest true shit ever!

[ReporterSteven]

But, I must have everyone from this board's approval to live my life. What do I do?:Panic:

Next time i go to a Metallica concert, I will be doing this -> :rock: while wearing my metallica shirt I got at my first metallica concert in '97. Ride the lightning bitches!

I think Metallica is an exception to the rule especially for older shirts because I see them all the time at Metallica concerts. Same with old Ozzy shirts at Ozzfest and Beatles shirts at McCartney concerts.

[Patrick King]

I wore band shirts to concerts and I wear comic shirts to conventions. Screw the haters.

Hell yeah! If I have one, I wear the shirt of the band I'm seeing. If I'm seeing Metallica, I wear a Metallica shirt. If I see Static-X, I wear a Static-X shirt. Simple as that.

[Run-BMC]

Hell yeah! If I have one, I wear the shirt of the band I'm seeing. If I'm seeing Metallica, I wear a Metallica shirt. If I see Static-X, I wear a Static-X shirt. Simple as that.

Yep... not quite the same thing, but there's nothing like seeing a sea of burnt orange at a Texas game.

[Humphrey_Lee]

If you're already at a band's show, chances are that means you're there to support them. So that's why you might as well wear a band that's not there, but similar because then it shows support for the scene as a whole, or at least reminds people of where your roots and their's do and should lay. Like when I wear an Op Ivy shirt to a Rancid show.

Also, always light something on fire. Nothing says love to a band like starting something that may be the death of them given how accessible the fire escapes are. Wanting to die for and with your band is like, the ultimate groupie experience. Moreso than doing cocaine with them and having illicit sex backstage.

[NaughTibbittz]

You've got Goddard on ignore, don't you?

That, or he's trying to make him cry...

[ClintP]

Hell yeah! If I have one, I wear the shirt of the band I'm seeing. If I'm seeing Metallica, I wear a Metallica shirt. If I see Static-X, I wear a Static-X shirt. Simple as that.
Ah, static-x. How I loved them so. I have the first 2 albums. Are they still good?

[Patrick King]

Ah, static-x. How I loved them so. I have the first 2 albums. Are they still good?
Shadow Zone was mediocre, it had too much of the nu-metal sound instead of the raw industrial sound from WDT and Machine, but then they brought that back with Start a War.

[Petey Parker]

Its already been mentioned a couple times I saw but nobody wants to be "That Guy" Please don't become "That Guy"

[Dennis K]

I wish I still had the shirt I bought when I saw Ozzy on the Blizzard of Ozz Tour.

[Ethan Van Sciver]

What a bunch of posers. Wear whatever you'd like, and fuck what anyone thinks. Throw on the t-shirt you just bought at the souvenier stand...

This is the lamest thread I've ever read, but maybe it's just because I'm 32 years old.

[Dennis K]

This is the lamest thread I've ever read, but maybe it's just because I'm 32 years old.


Or maybe you are overly impressed with yourself. Or maybe not.

[CapnChaos]

Nobody ever got laid listening to bluegrass...

The guys in Split Lip Rayfiled sure have...

But anyway, I think this pretty much sums up the reason you can't wear a band's shirt to one of their concerts... Not exactly the same point, but the same principle in the minds of those that made the rule.
http://www.mitchclem.com/rockcity/images/comic_files/20061005.gif

[Ethan Van Sciver]

Or maybe you are overly impressed with yourself. Or maybe not.

??? :scared:

Probably I just think little social rules about clothing are stupid.

[bartleby]

Did people care about this before PCU?

[Mylazycat]

Did people care about this before PCU?



Pawtucket Credit Union?

[who cares?]

you're not supposed to?

i was going to if i ever go to a concert of a band that i own t-shirts of...

i dont care

[bartleby]

Pawtucket Credit Union?



http://www.mutantreviewers.com/pcuthatguy.jpg

[WillieLee]

The guys in Split Lip Rayfiled sure have...


They formed a group that listens to bluegrass and gets laid?

[King of Mars]

I guess it's the same principle as not wearing an "I :heart: NY" shirt when you're in NYC.No, that you don't do because it will get you mugged. :)

[Beta_Ray_Bryan]

I really don't get this either.

I just went to see Def Leppard and Journey in New Orleans a couple of weeks ago. Now none of my Def Leppard shirts fit anymore (I saw them last on the Hysteria tour in high school), but if I had one I would have worn it.

The reason why I go to a concert is to enjoy the music live.

"Ironic detachment" is the reason why you would not go to a concert. If that's what you want, stay at home and listen to you ipod. Or really detach yourself and dont' listen to the band's music at all.

The purpose of a concert is to reattach you to the band and its music in a way that the CD cannot duplicate, even a live one. The whole "I'm too cool to be here but I'm here" thing is really sad. If you can't go to a concert for a band you like and enjoy it for what it is, then don't go. And if you're going to go, then by all means wear that T-Shirt.

I mean where else you gonna wear it? Someone else's concert?

Geez.

Any Ethan, had it not been freezing cold outside and the shirt was thin, I sure would have worn the shirt I bought at the show right then and there. Instead I wore it the next day.