I love music so much that I almost shed a tear if I forget my headphones, but sadly this love of music is not cheap. Each year I spend hundreds of pounds on CD's, merchandise and concert tickets.
This obsession with music in general is with great thanks to my wonderful parents, whose amazing taste in music has really influenced what I listen to nowadays. With my Dad having supported some large acts in Scotland, the T-shirt phenomenon started from a young age. If he ever played with a band that had their own merchandise, I would be strutting my stuff in their T-shirt the next day, thinking I was an amazingly cool kid, although now I realise that many of my friends would not have known who those bands were (and still won't).
My first question is 'why do these gig tees actually cost so much?!' I wouldn't spend £20 -£25 on a normal T-shirt with a bit of print on it, so why have I spent approximately £400 on them?!
Thinking of my own question, I came up with three possible solutions:
Whenever I go to a concert, I feel the need to buy a tour T-shirt. Some of them are completely hideous, and some of them are actually half decent. My problem is I don't like to wear them...
I seem to have some obsession with hoarding these gig shirts in my bottom drawer. It is only recently that I've been forcing myself to wear them, and due to my tom-boy antics as a child, I would always buy XL Men's shirts, which, safe to say, are not flattering.
This obsession with music in general is with great thanks to my wonderful parents, whose amazing taste in music has really influenced what I listen to nowadays. With my Dad having supported some large acts in Scotland, the T-shirt phenomenon started from a young age. If he ever played with a band that had their own merchandise, I would be strutting my stuff in their T-shirt the next day, thinking I was an amazingly cool kid, although now I realise that many of my friends would not have known who those bands were (and still won't).
My list of band T-shirts include: The Killers, Foo Fighters (x4), Red Hot Chili Peppers (x2), Mumford and Sons (x2), The Wombats, Twin Atlantic, Ed Sheeran, Arcade Fire (x2), Stereophonics, T in the Park (x3) and lots more.
Thinking of my own question, I came up with three possible solutions:
- I could wait and buy it online once they've been reduced, meaning that I couldn't say I had bought it at the gig.
- I could buy a basic T-shirt from H&M and a Sharpie and create my own.
- I could just save up and quit complaining.
Seeing this total should really make me think twice about buying more, but sadly I know that won't happen. The desire for an unflattering T-shirt that will never be worn is just too strong...
So on that note, I'll choose option 3 and better start saving for next year...
Regan x
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