Post by nonrabbit on Jul 26, 2013 7:57:25 GMT
Is there a required tee that is de rigeur to be seen in at a Tull concert?
A coveted, t-shirt that draws looks and gasps from fellow fans?
I ask because the web is full of concert t-shirt questions such as;
"Should I wear a Foreigner t-shirt to an Eagles concert?"
" What temperature do I wash my 1972 Zep t-shirt without the faded look becoming washed out?"
Clearly a t-shirt dilemma exists.
The young and hip reckon it's not cool to wear the bands t-shirt to a concert;
"..T-shirt display isn't a question of right or wrong, it's a question of what you want to communicate. It's an act that expresses affiliation to anyone who recognises the band's name or logo. At gigs, most fans wear the T-shirt of a different band than the act they have come to see because it's obvious that in being there they are already endorsing the group playing. Wearing a T-shirt of an artist fresh from the merchandise stand is pointless. It's clear to others present that you like the band, so why are you wearing their shirt?
As this tends to happen with the youngest, most enthusiastic but least experienced fans, it communicates the status of novice and is seen as amateurish and ungainly. A fan can more fully express his or her taste by wearing a different artist's T-shirt. I'm watching Band of Horses, but I've also seen Pavement. Or perhaps something ironic, like I'm watching Autolux, but I also like Mr Blobby.
However, fans will often wear the T-shirt of band playing if it is from a previous tour. The older the tour, the higher the prestige and the greater likelihood the shirt will initiate conversations about the fan's experience..."
www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/oct/04/ask-indie-professor-t-shirt
So in the land of Tull and wise old fools is there a Tull Tee etiquette?
A coveted, t-shirt that draws looks and gasps from fellow fans?
I ask because the web is full of concert t-shirt questions such as;
"Should I wear a Foreigner t-shirt to an Eagles concert?"
" What temperature do I wash my 1972 Zep t-shirt without the faded look becoming washed out?"
Clearly a t-shirt dilemma exists.
The young and hip reckon it's not cool to wear the bands t-shirt to a concert;
"..T-shirt display isn't a question of right or wrong, it's a question of what you want to communicate. It's an act that expresses affiliation to anyone who recognises the band's name or logo. At gigs, most fans wear the T-shirt of a different band than the act they have come to see because it's obvious that in being there they are already endorsing the group playing. Wearing a T-shirt of an artist fresh from the merchandise stand is pointless. It's clear to others present that you like the band, so why are you wearing their shirt?
As this tends to happen with the youngest, most enthusiastic but least experienced fans, it communicates the status of novice and is seen as amateurish and ungainly. A fan can more fully express his or her taste by wearing a different artist's T-shirt. I'm watching Band of Horses, but I've also seen Pavement. Or perhaps something ironic, like I'm watching Autolux, but I also like Mr Blobby.
However, fans will often wear the T-shirt of band playing if it is from a previous tour. The older the tour, the higher the prestige and the greater likelihood the shirt will initiate conversations about the fan's experience..."
www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/oct/04/ask-indie-professor-t-shirt
So in the land of Tull and wise old fools is there a Tull Tee etiquette?