Can I wear a tour t-shirt if I didn’t go to the actual tour?
No.
Ooh controversial. Some people do collect them I also have a The Cure Tour 2016 shirt with the US dates on from sang & I got her a European one in return. Does that count? I see the old issue of wearing the t shirt direct from the merch store topic there & given the merch stores never give you a bag, the easiest thing to do is actually wear the thing
Can I wear a tour t-shirt if I didn’t go to the actual tour?
No.
Ooh controversial. Some people do collect them I also have a The Cure Tour 2016 shirt with the US dates on from sang & I got her a European one in return. Does that count? I see the old issue of wearing the t shirt direct from the merch store topic there & given the merch stores never give you a bag, the easiest thing to do is actually wear the thing
we will have to have a sang exemption clause because she is sang. otherwise this is very uncool. there are plenty of band shirts that aren't tour specific. wear those.
Ooh controversial. Some people do collect them I also have a The Cure Tour 2016 shirt with the US dates on from sang & I got her a European one in return. Does that count?
I personally did not see the US and European legs as separate tours, but just parts of one long tour. Does that make it less controversial? Anyways, I got great pleasure from sending US tour shirts to fellow fans and friends And I would happily wear any tour t-shirt if a friend gave it to me.
As to the question of whether it is acceptable to wear a band's shirt to their own gig, I think different bands have different cultures around this. The Cure is certainly a band where a ton of the fandom wear their old or new shirts to show their devotion. But as a practice, I never wear a shirt of the band I'm seeing. Too...meta, I guess.
When I first started going to gigs, a shirt from an earlier tour was the coolest thing - a badge of honour for the person wearing it. They were people who had seen gigs I couldn't even imagine. And nearly everyone at a gig wore a band shirt, you wore your loyalties proudly
On the other hand, this:
(Currently wearing a '95 R.E.M. tour shirt from Milton Keynes )
As to the question of whether it is acceptable to wear a band's shirt to their own gig, I think different bands have different cultures around this. The Cure is certainly a band where a ton of the fandom wear their old or new shirts to show their devotion. But as a practice, I never wear a shirt of the band I'm seeing. Too...meta, I guess.
I resisted for the 2016 shows but a Cure tour is the only time I can justify wearing my Wish shirt with the all over cloud print
Ooh controversial. Some people do collect them I also have a The Cure Tour 2016 shirt with the US dates on from sang & I got her a European one in return. Does that count?
I personally did not see the US and European legs as separate tours, but just parts of one long tour. Does that make it less controversial? Anyways, I got great pleasure from sending US tour shirts to fellow fans and friends And I would happily wear any tour t-shirt if a friend gave it to me.
As to the question of whether it is acceptable to wear a band's shirt to their own gig, I think different bands have different cultures around this. The Cure is certainly a band where a ton of the fandom wear their old or new shirts to show their devotion. But as a practice, I never wear a shirt of the band I'm seeing. Too...meta, I guess.
I didn't know that something as band t-shirt etiquette existed... I found it very touching though when I see people wearing old t-shirts. However, I'm not so keen on new stuff bought a minute before the gig. As for tour t-shirts, they are a sign, a plate 'I was there', so no, no tour clothes if one didn't attend. And of course, American or European leg makes no difference as we had live reports
But I don't see And I don't feel But tightly hold up silently My hands before my fading eyes And in my eyes Your smile
I mistook stars reflected in a pond at night for those in the sky.
Indeed, you go to the show, you buy the shirt, you wear it...that's quite simple.
On the other hand, you can be a collector and want to wear one from the collection, fair enough.
But when someone sees you with your shirt in the street, one can presume you have attended the tour (Except if that's an old and you are 15). It's a kind of mislead; however the importance you give to the people looking at you - and that is important - self-esteem.
That's between you and you.
I find it much stranger people going to a gig and wearing a t-shirt from another band.
I didn't know that something as band t-shirt etiquette existed... I found it very touching though when I see people wearing old t-shirts. However, I'm not so keen on new stuff bought a minute before the gig. As for tour t-shirts, they are a sign, a plate 'I was there', so no, no tour clothes if one didn't attend. And of course, American or European leg makes no difference as we had live reports
I definitely think Tour shirts should be printed only for the tour, so if you wanted to get hold of one later you know they've gone through the hassle of tracking one down. (I guess that's not hard with the internet now though). Maybe I'm naive but I originally thought the recent tour shop would just be selling left-over stock.
I have a Pornography shirt I wear all of the time that I got from Torrid. haha
But I digress... I typically do not wear band shirts at concerts only because I don't think I look good in T shirts. However, I see nothing wrong with wearing a classic. I still have my Zeppelin shirt from 1977. It would never fit me now but I have it and if the impossible ever happens I might have it altered for the occasion. haha
Anyways, I got great pleasure from sending US tour shirts to fellow fans and friends 
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