Lets talk about the 'Band Tee'.... now a T-shirt for some, is that lucky dip rummage in their chest of drawers, grabbing the nearest one to them, throwing it on and away they go!
A Band Tee however, is soooooo much more !! Wrapped up in that cotton, predominantly black garment, is your commitment, love and appreciation to a band that you think are darn right AWESOME!
A Band Tee secures your place in a kind of invisible loyalty club to that band ( no membership card required).
Look at what happens when you have been at a gig, at the shops or on a train trip and you spot the same band, on a tee of a fellow gigger/shopper/traveller.
First there is a smile, followed by a thumbs up and occasionally a high five!
If you're like me, this Band tee ritual may also come with a hug & a chatta...you know the drill, if you have met me - what can I say, I'm a hugger !
It really is magical stuff! Straight away you have common ground, a fondness for a band that makes you sing at full pelt, that lifts your spirits on a bad day or just makes you feel you're on top of the world.
I have experienced such magic on many occasion through a Band Tee introduction... the lovely Helen over a Cadillac Three tee at Rockstock, always at the front Michael with a GUN tee at a gig, Michael no.2 on the train courtesy of a Massive tee and the list goes on! Top way to make new buddies.
Not only is the Band Tee curator of many a conversation or smile, it happens to be my most favourite item of clothing too. Not the shoes or bags for me..no, no, no! Give me a Band Tee any day of the week .
From Theia to Thunder, from SKAM to Stone Broken, from Massive Wagons to Monster Truck, from Fireroad to Foreigner - I cherish them all.
For many of the amazing up and coming bands out there, Tee sales are crucial too, to keep the bands on the road. A gig, may of made them pennies but merch sales are what can afford them, their petrol home so if you have got that tenner to spare at the end of the night and loved the band, show them your support. You never know, you might just be buying a tee of a big band of the future - they all started somewhere!
Today my Tee love, goes to the amazing Wayward Sons, a band I am yet to see live but I am beyond excited about. Their debut album is out 15th September - ' Ghosts of Yet To Come'. I really cannot wait to get my mitts on this album and crank it up ( I have a sneaky suspicion, it will be my album of the year).
Big yell out to Mr Rockstock for buying me the Wayward Sons Tee at Ramblin Man , one very happy & thankful recipient.
So my dear friends, go forth and emblazon those bands across your chest, show your support, give them so love, make a friend in the process and if anything, you are gonna look great.
Remember, life is better with music in your heart and soul.
XX G XX
Fabulous Gaynor xx
ReplyDeletethanks Bridget xx
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