You’ll probably get so many compliments from wearing a shirt from 90’s. Shit, people will probably want to buy it from you.

IDGAF lol. The last concert I went to I was the oldest person by like 20 years and I don't even remember what I wore. Aren't we the age where we're supposed to stop caring what other people think?

I’m pretty sure the only reason this wasn’t okay was the movie PCU. I still can’t do it, tho 😅😅

Gatekeeping isn’t as cool anymore, at least not as much as it was in the 90s.

ETA thanks for the award!

Who cares what others think.

Take some advice from The Offspring

From Smash-

I don't slag no one, I don't even judge Don't give me shit 'cause I'm not gonna budge I just want to be who I want to be Guess that's hard for others to see I'm not a trendy asshole, I do what I want I do what I feel like I'm not a trendy asshole, I don't give a fuck If it's good enough for you 'Cause I'm alive

No one cares what you are wearing.

I'd do it. Absolutely do it. Nowadays it's a badge for how long you've liked the band. Wore my 1994 tallica tour shirt to see Metallica last year. It was trashed, stains, rips, and I was proud to wear it!

The only people who care what you're wearing to that level of detail? No one should be listening too anyways. People should care more about what their doing. And less about what everyone else is.

We are lame. Do what you want. No one is gonna think you’re cool no matter what you do so do what makes you happy.

I didn’t know that was a rule. Why can’t you wear the band’s shirt to their performance? Also congrats on still fitting into your clothes from the 90s.

Got told, didn't care. Wear what you want to wear there.

I think it’s inherently more interesting to wear a different shirt than the band you’re seeing to a concert.

That said, if you’re wearing a tour shirt of that band from 30 years ago, and you actually went to that tour, that’s pretty cool in itself.

You do you. You attend a concert not to show off what you’re wearing to others but to show support for the artist. What will the other people do? Rip the shirt off you? Nah. Wear it like a badge of honor.

I'm always on the lookout for new music and new bands and I talk freely with people at shows. So it helps grow the scene to wear the shirt of a different band.

"Oh, you also like [insert other band]? They are so great! How do you know about them?"

Or "oh, who is [insert other band]?"

These both lead to interesting conversations.

But, "oh! You like the band that we all came here to see?" kinda just leads to "hell yeah, brother!"

I've bought so many tour shirts that I can wear one everyday for a month. No regrets, no apologies.

Nothing wrong with it, some people are just weird about stuff.

I’m going to an Offspring/Bad Religion concert in Feb and I’m absolutely wearing a band shirt and ripped jeans, just as I would’ve back in the 90s. I’ve had my outfit planned since I bought the tickets lol

If you have a The Offspring shirt and somehow can go see The Offspring live (like what? I had no idea) just fuckin' do it. I think that's pretty cool lol

Who gives a shit? I do it all the time. Wore a Black Dahlia Murder shirt to a BDM show, a Cattle Decap shirt to a Cattle Decap show and a KISS shirt to a KISS concert. Seems a silly thing to worry about.

Do whatever you want. Dress up in costume. Wear fishnet body stocking and a leather strap like Cher or a polyester jump suit like Elvis.

I've never heard this and frankly if I had I'd laugh at whoever said it.

I don't do it but I don't judge people who do. Go for it.

Wearing a different band shirt, though, is kind of like raising a flag for starting conversations - that's why I do it. But the same can be said for a vintage shirt of the band you're seeing.

In this case it’d be pretty cool to wear the vintage shirt.

The reason it was “lame” was because at the time we were trying to show how cool we were and how many bands we’d seen. So you wear a band tee from some other show to let everyone see that you go to a lot of shows. The more obscure or the heavier the band, the cooler.

But in this case, the vintage tee shows you’ve been about this life for 20 years.

I saw the offspring on their tour last year and there were tons of us with vintage band tees.

Does it matter? Really. 🤷‍♀️

Wear what you want to wear. You'll get there and see many people wearing the band's merch

I wear my 90s Pearl Jam shirt to shows and get high fives for it 🤷🏻‍♀️

Let's see this shirt!

I cared about that when I was worried about peoples opinions of me.

If you still think it’s wrong to wear a shirt of the band you’re seeing, I think there should be an amendment to that rule and say “vintage” shirts are allowed. You got a shirt from the early years of a 30 year old band, wear that shit with pride.

I went to go see Bowling For Soup once and bought a tee midway through, spilled a drink on myself, and swapped into it.

Jaret called me out between songs, "Aw man, did you really buy a tee and put it on? Kinda lame, but thanks!" I no longer wear band tees at concerts, period, haha.

A 30 year old shirt at a geezerfest seems appropriate.

Don't be that guy.

Don't be the guy that cares about what other people think about your clothes.

Went to NIN recently and tons of people had band tees. I was wearing this:

https://preview.redd.it/vl4bzjv4e07g1.jpeg?width=984&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=83028c9cfe38cb250e69b0b8324e467a2fe37668

I'm a simple man. I see a Bad Religion post, I upvote

This is an old ‘90s “rule.” It has since been thrown right out the window. I remember the first time I saw the band Ween perform in 2003, nobody was wearing their merch because of this stigma. Fast forward 20 years and I see them again… everyone in the audience is dressed head to toe in Ween gear. I think wearing the merch is a great show of fandom and general support for the band you’re seeing. Why pretend otherwise?

“Lame” is for teenagers.

One of the most beautiful things about being in your forties, is not giving a shit what is cool. It’s time to be free of that garbage.

Wear the shirt. 

My opinion is that it’s not lame if it’s like your case. A vintage tee says “A-1 from day one” a brand new one from target or Hot Topic screams poser. So I’m going to put an arbitrary time box on this and say if the tee is authentic and over 10 years old it’s credible. Everything else is whack.

When was the last time you went to a concert? My wife and I have been to hundreds, so it's really not an anecdote, but I have seen people wearing the shirt they just bought at the merch line, so your vintage tee might even get some compliments and OG respect.

Rules are for the kids. Nobody who cares about what’s cool is looking at us, lol. It’s freeing!

Do it. I’ve taken my teen daughter to concerts and though she listens to mainstream pop, all the concert-goers wore merch and shirts for the artist. 

Just saw Authority Zero and wore my authority zero hoodie. I got beat up by an ol' dude with a cane in the circle pit.

Kidding! But seriously, I've been wearing band tees to the shows for years. I saw Less Than Jake a couple years ago and wore a LTJ hoodie I bought in the early 2000s. I met Chris at the merch table and he recognized the hoodie and gave me props for still having it.

Wear what you wear, no one cares at our age.

Who cares what you wear! Wear what you want and fuck those who say you can't. I bet those same people wear their favorite team shirt to a game. What's the difference? We don't get ticket stubs anymore so I wear my band tees with pride to the shows. It's my way of saying I love and support this band.

I was at a Rush concert and my friend was wearing a Rush t shirt and a bunch of hardcore fans got hype about it.*

I was under the impression wearing a different band shirt at a concert was a faux pas, but who even cares about polite society anymore? Do what makes you happy, haters gonna hate

*[edit: by hype I mean excited and supportive]

I've taken my kids to enough concerts to know that this isn't a thing anymore

Who fucking cares? Wear whatever you want. Hell, I still wear my own old bands merch. I’m actually wearing one of the shirts today.

I feel like you will get a mix of reactions like you are here. Many people will say the Jeremy Piven line, but will do it ironically. Many people will be stoked to see your old threads. Most will not give two shits. But everybody will have a good time

No one cares about that anymore and even if they did, we’re too old to give a shit what other people think

Wear whatever you want. I’m not the clothing police, I’m there to see the band.

ETA: having seen both Offspring and Bad Religion live, no one there is going to give a fuck what you’re wearing. Plenty of people there will be wearing band shirts and vests with patches including ones from those bands and all manner of other stuff. No one is concerned with what’s cool. Everyone is old now. If you’ve got your shirt from the 90s, I say wear it.

At this point in our lives, who gives a flip? I'm going to see them in Vancouver, and will wear the same comfy AF hand me down Bad Religion hoodie I wore to their show with Dropkick Murphys this summer. I'll probably wear my Interrupters t-shirt because it's my current favorite.

It is fun to quote PCU, though.

I don’t think it’s ever been lame and I don’t base my opinions on a comment from a movie that everyone ran with. I think it’s fine and you should do what makes you happy. Worrying about what is cool is decidedly not cool.

Who fucking cares, you’re 48 lol

I do it and it’s fine and y’all are over thinking it. ENJOY WHAT YOU ENJOY. Leave the poser shackles of the 90s behind you!

I go to a bunch of smaller bands’ shows and I almost always wear their band tee or one of a related band (some of my bands are in the same circles and support one another). They’ve said they love seeing their merch being worn and I bought it to support them, so why not?

We are xennials. We wear what we wear.

No. Where what you want. Nobody cares. And the people that do, we shouldn’t really care what they think anyway. Chances are somebody will compliment your shirt from the 90s.

It might be, but I rocked the uncool in me when I saw Pink live, no regrets. The amount of other people also wearing her swag was wide ranging through the generations. I wouldn't worry about it.

It has always been okay. And that's a killer line-up. Go forth and rock on with your Offspring tee.

You should be fine. I went to one of the Punk in the Park shows this year specifically because Bad Religion was playing. Of the 100 or so people there, at least 25% had on Bad Religion shirts.

Where’s the show? I wanna go!

Caring about what other people consider lame, is pretty lame.

Fuck 'em, do what you want as long as that doesn't infringe upon others rights or freedoms.

I have never seen that movie, but it's always been lame. We all know you like the band we all paid to see and are about to see together. Also, young people today are also super lame so much of the time. So, I just shake my head when I see it. However, as many people have said, I have bigger things to worry about, especially in my 40's. Also, it's going to be very different if you are talking a Billboard artist versus something more in a "scene."

You're an adult. Do you really care if strangers consider it lame? Who cares?

It's fine. I don't do it, I try to wear the shirt of a similar band instead.

It’s OK now

I remember it was okay to wear shirts from other bands to a concert, but not the band you were actually seeing.

There seems to be a thing in our culture where 50% of fans have to demonstrate that they're said band's biggest fan. As a friend of mine succinctly put it: 'white people at concerts are the peak of obnoxiousness'

Just dont wear the ass pants

I have some sick 25+ year-old concert tees but I don't think I could wear one to a new show from the artist.

You are fine. I hope you hear No Control live.

I wouldn’t wear the shirt I bought that day. Vintage stuff is fine.

I see Pearl Jam whenever I can and tons of people wearing their shirts at every concert. I still don’t do it myself but nobody really seems to care.

Is this the same reason why I feel weird wearing clothes to the store I bought them from?

I'm proud to wear my band shirts to their shows! Hell, I took it a step further a few years ago and did a full King Diamond costume with corpse paint. And I'm a woman :D

You absolutely can wear it. My wife works lots of stadium events and many people wait in line to buy merch and then immediately put it on at the concert.

I am convinced this was started by “big band” who wanted you to buy their over priced merch at the show for bigger profits vs you bringing in your current gear that they can’t profit off of. Do you, no one cares and if they do then they can buy you a shirt to switch into

Since it’s a tee from the 90’s, that counteracts the faux pas of wearing a band tee of the band you are going to see.

I saw U2 at the sphere and wore the same shirt I got on the Elevation tour 22 years earlier.

We are getting older. Everything we do is lame. You Do you.

All I have to say is if you've bought the shirt at the concert, especially at those prices, then by all means, wear the shirt.

Just wear what you want.  We’re old enough that it literally doesn’t matter anymore.  I’d absolutely wear a band shirt to a concert, especially if it was a band I really loved.

So funny that this controversial topic has endured for generations now.

My solution: wear the tee, but have an unbuttoned flannel over it. That way if you are getting the judgy looks you can cover up and slink away to another area of the crowd and regroup your ego.

Are those kids got their shirts at Abercrombie and Fitch or target. They have no idea who the offspring is.

Are you fucking insane man?!

I am way too old to care what’s considered lame. Do what makes you happy.

Nah, you're good

• when the show starts you can't even see, so it doesn't matter
• people don't care; they're all strangers and will remain strangers 2 hours later, never to be seen again
• half those people you saw in those videos bought their shirts 20 mins prior
• an original 90s Offspring tee would be pretty cool to see in general

I'm the biggest Bad Religion fan and a fairly big fan of The Offspring, but this is the first tour I'm ducking out of, strictly because of venue and price. When they're stopping near me, it's gonna be in a large, seated auditorium meant for giant pop acts. The cost is atrocious. I'd have to sit in some bleachers to see 2 punk bands? Bleh

Last year I paid a mere $45 to see BR; this tour is floating around $120-$140

Most of my concert money is spent on Phish these days. So many people are wearing Phish shirts in that scene lol 

No it's awesome.

Your in the minority if you don’t wear one at a 311 concert

I don't really do much band merch, but it seems to me that since they sell plenty of merch at live shows, which especially includes clothing, it's reasonable to assume that most people would rather just put on the shirt than have to carry it around. (It seems like most people wait until after the show to buy merch, but I've always hated fighting the crowds, and certain sizes and designs can be picked over by then, so I'll usually get mine before the end, when I'm refilling my drink)

We are too damn old to care about “looking lame” at a concert. Wear wtf you want.

We're all in our 40s or older. We're lame and everything we do is lame by default so just do what you want and don't worry about it.

Hey thanks everyone for reminding me that we do not give any fucks anymore! I'll do whatever I want and do it proudly

I was that guy who just didn’t wear a shirt so it was never an issue for me.

Don't let Jeremy Piven tell you what to do. You should absolutely wear the shirt of the band you're going to see.

I won’t ever do it, but I saw NIN recently (most recent “big” show I’ve attended) and most of the crowd seemingly was wearing shirts of the band. I think things have changed a lot since some of us elders came up in the scene.

I attended a Stryper concert and someone came in, having remade a costume they wore in the 80s. And the person received a shoutout.

We're nearly 50 years old. Anything we do is considered lame. Happily, we don't care about that shit any more. Wear it so all the kids know you're an OG.

Obligatory "Wear what you want" that doesn't answer the question you're asking.

But also, I think it's different seeing a nostalgia act wearing their T-shirt. You're already kinda lame for being at the show anyway, so no one's going to care.

If the shirt is vintage it gets a pass from me. If it’s the same one I can get at the merch booth I probably wouldn’t wear it. But I also wouldn’t knock someone else who did. I’m too old to care about that nonsense now 😂

Bro, you're 45, why are you worried what strangers may think of your t-shirt?

C’mon, buddy. One of Bad Religion’s best songs is called “Do What You Want”.

I used to always avoid it, but I wore an NFG t shirt from 2014 or 2015 (had my older ones made into a blanket years ago) to their concert this past summer and am glad I did.

I don’t care. I always wear the previous tour shirt to the next one, it’s just going to be covered up by the new one

Who the fuck cares just wear what you want to

In the words of Bad Religion, Do What You Want!

At the concerts I go to nearly everyone wears the bands shirt to the show.  It's part of the culture.

I never understood why it was considered lame. It’s one of the best ways to show support for an artist that you like.

I do it all the time, IDGAF.