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Do you pay tax on merch at shows?
This is probably a stupid question, but I've actually never bought merch at a show before.
I don't think so.
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yo dudes!
Just met Hoppus, Wentz & friends at the Weston Bar in Calgary. Hoppus = super cool dude, talked about dudes in pig suites, that Attic Children and he signed this super funny picture of him holding an umbrella in pajama pants, thought it was hilarious.
Dammit, I wish I lived downtown. I heard they were staying at the Westin, I would've dropped by.
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This review brought the lulz harder than the last one:
http://www.straight.com/article-244304/blink182s-sprays-puerile-poppunk-all-over-gm-place
Blink-182 sprays puerile pop-punk all over GM PlaceBy Adrian Mack
At GM Place on Tuesday, July 28
Avert your eyes Blink fans, this won't be pretty. And before y'all start mashing keyboards with tiny fists of anger in a vast wave of payback hate, please understand that this review is no more than a heartfelt indictment of the bad art that spills like so much backed-up shit from the two aging hacks and the talented but showoff-y drummer who have reunited as Blink-182.
Amazingly, an awful lot of people showed up for Tuesday's wretched debacle at GM Place, actually paying to have themselves drenched in the California three-piece's puerile pop-punk spray. And why not? It is a free fucking country, after all, on paper. But those who did pony up might want to rethink what their pennies are supporting.
Which is a cash grab, in a nutshell, from the indifferent musicianship of the 90-minute set to vocalist-guitarist Tom DeLonge's endless “suck my butthole†and “my mom would take a dump on your chest for two Canadian dollars†jokes. Drummer Travis Barker gets something of a break; a wiry and hyperactive rhythm whippet, he reliably added texture to numbers like “Alwaysâ€. But whether it was the right texture is debatable, since his partners lag so far behind him in both ability and imagination.
If the number of times DeLonge gave up a line to mutter “Fuck it†into his mike is any indication, there's also a certain lack of conviction coming from Blink-182's front end. Belching the chorus of “First Date†was a nice touch, mind you, which came after DeLonge—who, keep in mind, is 33 years old—beseeched every guy in the crowd to “grab your girl and kiss her on the fuckin' boobiesâ€.
Hoppus, meanwhile, made it to “Man Overboard†before his weedy voice finally gave out. The bassist seemed generally more interested in clowning, anyway, drawing a huge cheer during “Feeling This†when he balanced his instrument on the palm of his hand. As this is pretty much the most impressive thing he does, the applause was sincere.
On the positive side, the goofing around ceased during a simmering “Downâ€, and things really improved for half a minute when “Not Now†came in on a blast of muscle and groove unlike anything that preceded it. Equally, a cool turnaround from “Reckless Abandon†into “Josie†gave the impression that Blink-182 might actually practise together on occasion, but it too eventually atomized into a pitchy, wet, shapeless buzz that didn't hold together. Barker's metronomic fireworks were all we had.
But the kids sure loved it, right down to the wacky, inflatable dancers that appeared in the encore, making the stage look like a chunk of strip mall.
What a horribly appropriate piece of set decoration. The average North American suburbanoid anointed Blink-182 with weenie-pulling megastardom back when Fred Durst was enriching culture with his platinum-selling use of the word nookie. In other words, it was simply a shit time for popular music. It's not the audience's fault, but as of 2009 they actually have the power to make Blink-182 stop. And I wish they would.
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merch prices for everything is $5 bucks more for canada, except for wristbands, pins, and stickers. shirts $35/45. hoodies $60
Honestly you have to be shitting me. FML! I was hoping they wouldn't be dicks about it but obviously they have been. I should have just got tickets to Detroit.
And then you have to transfer Canadian money into American money and probably lose the 5 bucks there.
Plus Canada probably charges blink when they take shirts across the border to sell.
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I had a laugh at that review, surely won't be the last
The reviewer we have for the Calgary Herald is a bit of bitch, I wouldn't be surprised if I wake up to one of those on Friday.And how early did you have to go to get 3rd row middle right?
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lul 4 reel i no
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Um... well we have a video of dumpweed already so that's not true, haha.
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On the 23rd show I def saw a couple pro cameras. Yesterday's show I was a bit too drunk to function. Surprisingly I know I sang along to every song they performed.
Also came into this thread to brag. Me and three of my homies got the shittiest nosebleed tickets. So we move to the end of the balcony and watch the opening acts. At the end of MCS the real seat holders come by and we're kicked out of those seats. So me and one of my homies decides we would try to take the stairs and explore. Luckily the dude at on the floor section checking tickets was a scared little bitch. When he asked us for our tix we blew him off and went straight to the floor. That's how you turn nosebleeds into pit tix.
Things only got better since we were able to sneak in two flasks of Jack Daniels. But having shots with no chasers isn't any fun...
wow homie you're too hadrcore for me
I WOULD ROLL WIT THIS BAMF RIGHT HERE! FUCK YEAH!
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i r goin 2 this show lololol
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The 30 $35 limited edition tour posters for tonight have sold out. So it takes around 2-3 hours to sell out.
I thought the venue just opened 1.5 hours ago...
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In ten years I'll be saying "I remember when $30 for a shirt was expensive"... I hope I get a raise by then.
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$20 at the most. I've never heard of shirts costing more than $20 at shows. Every shirt I've ever bought at a show cost $20.WHOA wtf $30 per shirt? That's friggin ridiculous. I already payed $60 just to go. Ugh. Won't be getting as much merch as I thought.
I'm just curious, how much does a regular teeshirt that you would wear everyday cost where you live? Because most of my teeshirts cost 25-30 bucks, except for plain white or black ones that I just get at walmart haha.
So much for the "we want to make this show affordable for everyone" crap Mark and Tom gave us.
Awesome, where do you live? Buying decent looking clothes in Canada is not that cheap.
Ordering shit online from Canada is not cheap
That too.
Fuck this place. It's cold here.
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$20 at the most. I've never heard of shirts costing more than $20 at shows. Every shirt I've ever bought at a show cost $20.WHOA wtf $30 per shirt? That's friggin ridiculous. I already payed $60 just to go. Ugh. Won't be getting as much merch as I thought.
I'm just curious, how much does a regular teeshirt that you would wear everyday cost where you live? Because most of my teeshirts cost 25-30 bucks, except for plain white or black ones that I just get at walmart haha.
So much for the "we want to make this show affordable for everyone" crap Mark and Tom gave us.
Awesome, where do you live? Buying decent looking clothes in Canada is not that cheap.
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WHOA wtf $30 per shirt? That's friggin ridiculous. I already payed $60 just to go. Ugh. Won't be getting as much merch as I thought.
I'm just curious, how much does a regular teeshirt that you would wear everyday cost where you live? Because most of my teeshirts cost 25-30 bucks, except for plain white or black ones that I just get at walmart haha.
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Yeah it's awesome. You can buy it off their website I think. They have it in red as well.
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shittttttt $30 for a freakin tshirt?
Yeah, that's pretty common for concerts.
I paid $30 for this:
And $40 for this:
(which is a ripoff because it's listed online for $25, grr)
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Question to those who will be on the floor this tour... how will you go about getting your merch?
I'll be getting a teeshirt before I hit the floor, and will be hitting up the table after the show as well because I don't feel like carrying extra stuff with me throughout the show. Any better plans?
Happy about the prices. Shirts at the last shows I went to (Bloc Party and the Killers) were 40.
Bringing a backpack and buy a shitload of stuff and jamming it in my back pack, i want to mosh and surf tho so i dunno
Backpack means extra attention from security, especially in venues in the states I've noticed. I went to Yankee Stadium a few weeks ago as well as a few other various venues in NYC/Washington, they don't let you take bags inside.
If I had a car I'd just run out to my car and stash the goods in there.
I'm thinking of wearing a crappy old teeshirt to the show, then throwing it out when I get there and wear the two shirts that I intend on buying.
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Question to those who will be on the floor this tour... how will you go about getting your merch?
I'll be getting a teeshirt before I hit the floor, and will be hitting up the table after the show as well because I don't feel like carrying extra stuff with me throughout the show. Any better plans?
Happy about the prices. Shirts at the last shows I went to (Bloc Party and the Killers) were 40.
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Pumped to get my crappy punk rock tshirt! Curious about the prices though, especially the price of the limited edition shirts.
July 30…Calgary, AB…Saddledome
in Summer Tour 2009
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Best night ever, going to bed. Vids of Miss You and Du mwped tomorrow and travis drumming violence