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?

[Rod Nunley]

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]

Originally Posted by cory w

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

[Frozen Sooner]

Gutter, don't be that guy.

[Marcdachamp]

I do it all the time.

[Frozen Sooner]

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!]

Originally Posted by cory w

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!]

Originally Posted by Frozen Sooner

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.