2020 US Tour Merch?

MKSNYC

With the production lead time there must be a stockpile of Merch for the US shows.  Unless insurance requires that they be destroyed for coverage, PJ should sell these as oddities and perhaps donate some of the proceeds to COVID support.  I would buy stuff for the cancelled MSG show.  I have stuff from the cancelled London show in 2018 I was there for.

elwayvedder

would be awesome if at least the artists were allowed to sell their allocated artist signed/#'d editions as i'm sure those were printed up and ready to go. let them get something to keep them working, eating and living to pay bills etc

tino_11

elwayvedder said:

would be awesome if at least the artists were allowed to sell their allocated artist signed/#'d editions as i'm sure those were printed up and ready to go. let them get something to keep them working, eating and living to pay bills etc

I think that's a good idea. Could always let the same artists do new designs for the arranged shows. 

MKSNYC

For the cancelled London show In 2018, they used the same poster from the original show and changed the date and color.  Would expect basically the same for the reschedules here but would still be a valuable memory of this crazy period in world and Pearl Jam history.

ST66483

I’ve seen some bands doing this with proceeds going to out of work crew members.  Supporting crew, artists and/or research would be great.

elwayvedder

ST66483 said:

I’ve seen some bands doing this with proceeds going to out of work crew members.  Supporting crew, artists and/or research would be great.

that's a fantastic idea

YourDirtisMyfood

MKSNYC said:

With the production lead time there must be a stockpile of Merch for the US shows.  Unless insurance requires that they be destroyed for coverage, PJ should sell these as oddities and perhaps donate some of the proceeds to COVID support.  I would buy stuff for the cancelled MSG show.  I have stuff from the cancelled London show in 2018 I was there for.

I am confused by this statement.

Hawk123

YourDirtisMyfood said:

MKSNYC said:

With the production lead time there must be a stockpile of Merch for the US shows.  Unless insurance requires that they be destroyed for coverage, PJ should sell these as oddities and perhaps donate some of the proceeds to COVID support.  I would buy stuff for the cancelled MSG show.  I have stuff from the cancelled London show in 2018 I was there for.

I am confused by this statement.

The night 2 London show in 2018 was rescheduled, they still sold some of the merch before the cancellation was announced. I’m assuming that is what they’re referring too

MKSNYC

Hawk123 said:

YourDirtisMyfood said:

MKSNYC said:

With the production lead time there must be a stockpile of Merch for the US shows.  Unless insurance requires that they be destroyed for coverage, PJ should sell these as oddities and perhaps donate some of the proceeds to COVID support.  I would buy stuff for the cancelled MSG show.  I have stuff from the cancelled London show in 2018 I was there for.

I am confused by this statement.

The night 2 London show in 2018 was rescheduled, they still sold some of the merch before the cancellation was announced. I’m assuming that is what they’re referring too

Yup

demetrios

https://twitter.com/demetriosns/status/1250937963858604033

eeriepadave

I think they go to third world countries in africa.

Lost In Ohio

eeriepadave said:

I think they go to third world countries in africa.

For sports, yes.

I have two postcard shirts from Eddie's canceled solo tour from when he hurt his back.

Loujoe

I guess it will be sold as mystery boxes. There would be tons for sale. They would be a complete mystery not knowing designs or anything. A fun gamble lots of fans would grab one.

KM73780

It’s most likely to be used for the re-scheduled dates. They aren’t going to waste the money and resources making new merch. Mystery boxes are what, $100? So they would lose money stuffing all the 2020 tour merch into mystery boxes. 

Loujoe

^^true. It would be tons of stuff

tino_11

But who would buy merch with the wrong dates on?

Loujoe

An awesome emek or something yes. Not a shirt unless mixed in a mb.

darthvedder

Jimmy Eat World is selling tour merch and giving proceeds to their crew.

eeriepadave

Lost In Ohio said:

eeriepadave said:

I think they go to third world countries in africa.

For sports, yes.

I have two postcard shirts from Eddie's canceled solo tour from when he hurt his back.

i was trying to be funny. Maybe i should have used the winky or tongue emoji

elwayvedder

tino_11 said:

But who would buy merch with the wrong dates on?

EV Star Wars poster and others with the wrong dates are collectibles

KM73780

tino_11 said:

But who would buy merch with the wrong dates on?

Who cares what the dates say?

JPPJ84

KM73780 said:

tino_11 said:

But who would buy merch with the wrong dates on?

Who cares what the dates say?

They could be blunt about it, cross the old dates out and print the new ones next to it. I think it’d be funny 

bbiggs

I like getting a poster and shirt from shows I've been to.  I'd definitely be interested in seeing what the 3 shows I would have been at had to offer. 

Kearn5y

tino_11 said:

But who would buy merch with the wrong dates on?

Me if it was a nice shirt 

tino_11

Sorry, to clarify, I meant in the context of carrying over merch for the rearranged tour. 

In 2021 would they really be selling shirts and posters with 2020 dates on them at shows? Instead of producing new merch with 2021 dates? I highly doubt it. If they sold them now, then I could see people being interested. 

bootlegger10

If the shirts in the Shop are $42 I am not interested in a $50 t shirt for a show that never happened.

hihobibo

I also think a mystery box would be the best way to blow out anything that has "2020" on it. Better than the huge mess that poster drops typically become. Maybe one North American box and then a European box 

hairgrowth2001

Is it possible that nothing had been printed yet, T-shirt’s and posters? And the date will just get changed before sending to the printer. I don’t know how early the print the merch.

KS80184

hairgrowth2001 said:

Is it possible that nothing had been printed yet, T-shirt’s and posters? And the date will just get changed before sending to the printer. I don’t know how early the print the merch.

@bradklausen might know?

pjl44

hairgrowth2001 said:

Is it possible that nothing had been printed yet, T-shirt’s and posters? And the date will just get changed before sending to the printer. I don’t know how early the print the merch.

They announced the postponement 9 days before the first show. Would be cutting it close with anything that hadn't been printed for NA yet. Wouldn't shock me if they saw the handwriting on the wall and held up the Euro stuff, but who knows. I have no clue what timelines for a big tour merch order look like. 

PJNB

pjl44 said:

hairgrowth2001 said:

Is it possible that nothing had been printed yet, T-shirt’s and posters? And the date will just get changed before sending to the printer. I don’t know how early the print the merch.

They announced the postponement 9 days before the first show. Would be cutting it close with anything that hadn't been printed for NA yet. Wouldn't shock me if they saw the handwriting on the wall and held up the Euro stuff, but who knows. I have no clue what timelines for a big tour merch order look like. 

Wonder if Canada got printed and US was in the process or soon to be.