Why do people think wearing a t-shirt of the band you are seeing is a no-no?

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  • Posts: 77
    Droz: What's this? You're wearing the shirt of the band you're going to see? Don't be that guy.

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  • Posts: 4,906
    put it this way....if it was uncool then why would they be SELLING them at the stands for people to wear? the funny thing is, i wear a PJ shirt to EVERY concert i go to.
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  • Posts: 4,906
    Ledbetterus wrote:
    The only band shirts I see as being "stupid" to wear to a bands show are those $5 shirts the bums are selling in the parking lots. I see so many wanna-be red necks wearing this crap at every show. "hey dude I spent $5 off some pretzel vendor in the parking lot for my outfit!".

    Usually these shirts are like neon colors and have half the tour printed on the back with an old, random picture of the band. Hate that crap :P

    hey when i saw PJ there was a guy selling a black PJ tour shirt with the stickman in the front. i thought that shirt was much cooler then the avacado shirt i got, and it was 17 bux cheaper.
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  • Posts: 6,834
    The reason it's not cool is because by wearing a shirt of the band you're seeing means you're declaring your love for them, but everybody already knows that or you wouldn't be there in the first place! Mix it up and show your love for another band, it's always a good way to start talking to people too if you have a different band's t shirt, stand out from the crowd!
  • Posts: 1,952
    RockKing wrote:
    I didn't read this thread, so I dunno if anyone already mentioned this or not, but what makes a concert different than a sporting event? You wear a jersey or shirt of the team you root for when you go to see them play. I think the same is kinda true of concerts if you really think about it.

    That being said, though......c'mon, don't be that guy! :)

    But if you want to use that analogy, who are the concert equivalent of the opponent your team is playing against? Unless it is some sort of Battle of the Bands, there isn't really any sort of competition going on where you want one team to win over another.
  • Posts: 44
    I vote YES ... If you like the band...are in their show...why not wear a T-Shirt?
    Who made this rule?

    I wish I could wear a PJ T-Shirt in my office!!!!!!!!!!
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    danielladb wrote:
    I vote YES ... If you like the band...are in their show...why not wear a T-Shirt?
    Who made this rule?

    I wish I could wear a PJ T-Shirt in my office!!!!!!!!!!
    maybe u can wear one underneath your 'office clothes'? kinda like superman! :D
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    hrd2imgn wrote:
    From time to time I see people ripping on fans who wear attire of the band they are going to see. It was on some top ten list I read on some website(maybe Rollingstone.com which says it all) that wearing a t-shirt of the band that is performing is a fopaw(not sure how to spell this word)

    personally if I love a band I want them to know it I'm wearing that t-shirt. I don't think of it as being a mark anymore than being on messgae pit, in the fan club etc.

    what do you all think?

    I vote wearing a PJ shirt to a PJ concert is the right thing to do by golly!

    Who gives a crap what other people think.

    Wear what you want, when you want to and where you want to.

    This crap about t-shirts is elementry school/high schoolish childishness.
  • Posts: 3,734
    NMyTree wrote:
    Who gives a crap what other people think.

    Wear what you want, when you want to and where you want to.

    This crap about t-shirts is elementry school/high schoolish childishness.

    No shit. The stuff people get upset about.

    I'm going to wear a Backstreet Boys shirt to the next PJ show just to piss some elitists off. Furthermore, I'm going to talk about Ten constantly and talk about how I'm thrilled to see their reunion tour since they haven't done anything since 1993.
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    fanch75 wrote:
    No shit. The stuff people get upset about.

    I'm going to wear a Backstreet Boys shirt to the next PJ show just to piss some elitists off. Furthermore, I'm going to talk about Ten constantly and talk about how I'm thrilled to see their reunion tour since they haven't done anything since 1993.
    good deal.......i do not have a backstreet shirt, but i will wear my winger shirt, or maybe stryper.
    live and let live...unless it violates the pearligious doctrine.
  • Posts: 454
    I'll be wearin a pj shirt to see the tribute band "pearl jem" in belfast next month! what does that make me? king of the dorks? I like to wear one of my older shirts to a gig, at wembley i wore the "music for rhino's" shirt didn't see anybody else with it on ,which was surprising! it was everywhere back in the day! I always wait till after the gig to buy a new shirt and i always try to buy the one with the tour date and place on it if i can!
  • Posts: 4,318
    I don't have a problem with people wearing PJ shirts at PJ shows per se...or other bands shirts at those bands shows.

    BUT

    I choose not to do that because I see wearing those shirts as advertising said band, and almost everyone AT those shows is already sold on the band.

    That said I LOVE seeing really old PJ shirts at shows.

    I actually broke my own rule at the Vic...BUT thats cause I couldnt' get at my suitcase to change my shirt....and nobody treated me differently so is all good...just a personal preference in my case moreso than a rule I project on others.
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  • Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,924
    given2fly78 wrote:
    Why does anyone care what others think about what you wear???? Be comfy! Wear your favorite clothes! Do what you want, you aren't hurting any other people!

    That reminds me of the Borgata Night 1. I was with my best bud (I'm a girl, he's a guy) and we were about 5 rows back waiting for the show to start (and we were SOOOOO excited!) So my friend and I were talking about what was going to open. I said I wanted Of The Girl, but I figured Long Road. He agreed.

    The guy standing next to me was listening. He says "Excuse me, what do you know about Pearl Jam?"

    I gave him a blank stare.

    So he proceeds "From one look at you, I'd guess you are "one of those" whose daddies got comp tickets from being a high roller at the casino, you're not a real fan"

    "Oh, really? That's a pretty ballsy statement based on someones appearance" I said back

    So, he tells me to list 5 songs NOT on records as a "test".

    I shouldn't have, but I do...and just keep going. Just to prove a point that looks are deceiving. So, he gets really excited to meet a girl fanatic.

    Turns out, he wasn't soooo bad after all. Once we got talking, he was OK. But I was pretty pissed that because of how I "look" (I'd driven from Upstate NY FROM work to go to the show) he tagged me as a "comp girl".
    That dude was a prick
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    SENROCK! wrote:
    maybe u can wear one underneath your 'office clothes'? kinda like superman! :D

    thats me sorted for tomorrow then
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  • Posts: 58
    i wear pj shirts when i see them live. if someone doesnt like it, to F'ing bad. im wearing my pj shirt.
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  • Posts: 431
    Kel Varnsen wrote:
    But if you want to use that analogy, who are the concert equivalent of the opponent your team is playing against? Unless it is some sort of Battle of the Bands, there isn't really any sort of competition going on where you want one team to win over another.

    The opening band, obviously.
    --"I'm like an opening band for the sun"

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  • Posts: 1,952
    RockKing wrote:
    The opening band, obviously.


    Does't that mean I can yell things to try and make the opening band try and screw up if I don't like them?
  • Posts: 42
    because of piven
  • Posts: 4,355
    Because they're jealous that you're shirt is cooler than theirs.
    It is kinda dorky though :)
  • Posts: 5
    Hell, I've seen the Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, Dave Matthews, Collective Soul...and from what I've seen, those are the fans that know what's going on... :)

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