I saw an article the other day about counterfeit t-shirts at concerts. It was a discussion about the value of knock off shirts, often sold in the parking lot at bigger venue shows.
These days I rarely go to concerts, but there was a time in my life when it wasn't uncommon for me to go to multiple in a week. I have had a lot of concert shirts in my time.
A few I have saved, though I have passed many on to some of the kids of friends when they have asked for them.
Probably the first few shirts (legit and counterfeit/fan made) were Grateful Dead ones. The band, and the fans were great about making cool, colorful shirts. I had a ton at one time. I remember buying several around venues before and after shows.
I remember buying a cool Tori Amos shirt from a guy after a show in 1998. Literally, right after I bought it, security chased the guy off.
Probably the same year, I bought a beautiful tie-dyed long sleeve shirt after leaving a Bob Dylan show. I felt no guilt whatsoever about not buying an official one- Dylan's performance was terrible that night, and I thought he owed me anyway.
On my was to see the Eagles on their first reunion tour, a guy was holding up some really cool shirts he made right at the exit off the interstate. He probably sold at least one to every other car, including mine.
After a Kiss show on their first original line up reunion tour I crossed paths with a guy selling very cool shirts in the parking lot. The design was a bit off (right year, wrong tour dates, etc) but they were still very cool. He was looking to unload quick, and I bought several from him for less than $10 each. Several friends got one for Christmas that year.
I would love to hear from others who bought unlicensed shirts at concerts.
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