sprocketflup Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Inspired by own thread (ever the narcissist, I even think that songs about me) lets hear your entry for the longest lasting gig shirt competition. My own effort is a long sleeve sweatshirt from the NOFX Soul Doubt tour, purchased fresh from their gig at the Princess Charlotte, Leicester one sweaty evening in 1992. Still hangs in my wardrobe though doesn't get worn so much these days if I'm honest. So that's 23 years. Anyone beat that? A prize of the dust that my least hardiest gig t-shirt became to the winner. Ill get a pic up when i get back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike f Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 I have the following; Prince 1988 - Lovesexy tour t-shirt Red Hot Chili Peppers 1990 - Mother's Milk Tour t-shirt and boxer shorts Faith No More 1990 - The Real Thing tour t-shirt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 I've still got a Bootsy tshirt from 1988 and an Ian Dury DIY tour shirt from 1979! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 (edited) Sadly it's not the wear that has made me chuck out old t-shirts, it's the fact I've got too fat to fit in them Edited November 27, 2015 by KevB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 (edited) I've got loads in 'near mint' condition from the early 90 s, when I was a kid I used to buy a t-shirt at every gig I went to,wear them at that gig, then in most cases never again. There's a drawer full of them at my mum's house. The one that got worn the most, and still gets worn occasionally is the Ramones shirt from the Birmingham Hummingbird leg of the Mondo Bizarro tour in, I think , 1992. One of the best gigs ever. Edited November 27, 2015 by Cato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 (edited) My 1982 Asia T shirt is still with me, though I dont wear it anymore. Got lots of t shirts from the mid/late 80's that I still wear. My sister still has her Rush "Tour of the Hemispheres" t shirt. Just remembered my 1982 Rush "Signals" T shirt is still going strong too, but I gave it to my sister because hers fell apart. Edited November 27, 2015 by RhysP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 i have an acdc shirt from 1998 in mint condition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razze06 Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 I bought a Monsters of Rock tank sleeveless T shirt in 1990. I was just 16 at the time. The gig featured Metallica (black album tour), AC/DC. Queensryche, and others. I still wear the T shirt occasionally, and for years it served as base layer when I played rugby. I keep better care of it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameronj279 Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Considering I'm not even as old as all of the t-shirts mentioned so far I reckon I'm out of this competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 I still have m o d party harty t shirt ( 1988?) Still wearable. I found a Charlotte and the harlot t shirt , covered in paint which I still use when painting the flat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 (edited) [quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1448621834' post='2916881'] I found a Charlotte and the harlot t shirt , covered in paint which I still use when painting the flat [/quote] Every man has a dedicated painting t shirt which usually lasts his entire life... mine is a Hull FC rugby shirt... no idea where it came from. Edited November 27, 2015 by CamdenRob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Donington Monsters of Rock T shirt from 1988. Dont stand a chance of it fitting me any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairychris Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 I've got a shirt from Bad Brains 1989 tour that is still wearable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1448622384' post='2916887'] Every [color=#ff0000][b]real [/b][/color]man has a dedicated painting t shirt which usually lasts his entire life... mine is a Hull FC rugby shirt... no idea where it came from. [/quote] Fixed for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Apart from bands I was in, I don't have any band T-shirts from before 2000. Not because they haven't survived, but because I never bought any. When I first started going to gigs at the end of the 70s by the time I'd paid to get in I was lucky if I had enough money left over for a drink. I don't think band merchandise was ever on my radar - certainly not T-shits. If I did buy anything from the bands at the gigs I went to it was most likely to be a recording either on cassette or 7" vinyl depending on what was available. Even now I've got less than 10 band T-shirts from gigs I've been to as a member of the audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planer Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Still got my Paul Weller Stanley Road tour shirt, from about 1995/6 iirc. And it still fits... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Death to the Pixies t-shirt from Brixton Academy, not sure if Trompe le Monde was being toured, they deffo played tunes off Bossanova though, so '91-93 sometime, I guess. Still fits, but the colour is now.... charcoal!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 No gig t-shirts unfortunately. I have a t-shirt from a visit to Boston in 1996 though which I wear almost every week and it hasn't worn out yet. I also have a pair of white jeans from 1987 which were way too big in the waist when I bought them. Unfortunately now, they fit perfectly...not that I wear them much any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigman Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 I have a Residents tee shirt from 88 that gets worn regularly for gigs....but atm I don't know where it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrenochrome Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Iron Maiden 7th Son T-shirt from 1988 Wembley Arena. I met a rather foxy young lady there who I also saw on the local bus... she lost interest when she found out how young I was . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Iron Maiden Powerslave t-shirt from 1984. It's a bit grey now. which reminded me of this: [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul72F0YaAcU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul72F0YaAcU[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 I've got a couple of mid 80s Dead Kennedys/Alternative Tentacles shirts that have survived. I'm currently wearing a Pop Will Eat Itself shirt from 1990 and and a Die Krupps long sleeve from 1992. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 A 1979 Crass T'shirt still with bondage strap rings (I know it's a 1979 as it is numbered 521984 or 5 years to 1984 as they used to number their shirts) It is framed and hanging on the wall nowadays as the material is really brittle, and I can just push my finger through it....I also still have 1979 Acme, Pistols T'shirts, Destroy and God Save the Queen but there really isn't much left of them now. The next oldest would be a 1986 Animal Boy tour Ramones shirt,,,,arms cut off and shoe laces holding the sides together....boy was I fashionable back then! I will post pictures if I am the winner of oldest T'shirt contest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 I had a Saxon Wheels of Steel tour shirt that lasted for ever. Unfortunately, I was about 20 sizes smaller when I was able to sport it. Space saving meant that I finally had to submit to pressure and get rid of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzneck Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 B.L.U.E.S etc T-shirt, 1991, from the now closed club on West Belmont, Chicago. I was given a T for each of my family (5 of us) for playing bass on a couple of numbers. As Mr. Burton said "Man, you don't play the blues for free. Pay the man. You'se guys give the pecker a T-shirt!" Thanks again, Mr. Burton and for letting me play your bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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