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I will confess that these tees are far nicer than any I've ever sold at the merch stand. Silky tri-blend tees in a multitude of colors and sizes? No, tour management would never have approved of that, and for good reason—here's something you may not know: For independent artists such as moi, particularly if they try to keep their ticket prices relatively low and welcoming, the money earned from the actual performance does not remotely cover the costs of going on tour (tour bus and fuel, cast and crew, hotels, insurance, freight shipping sets and gear across the ocean, flights, etc.), and the lead performer, in this case myself, does not keep anything generated from the performance at all, simply taking home whatever is left at the end of the whole adventure, if there is anything left (everyone else is on salary and the risk is mine alone, which is the price of having my face on the poster I suppose, and I'm not complaining). What covers those touring and production costs, you may well ask? The infamous merch stand! The costs of producing the items sold at concerts have to be low, and the markup has to be high. This is what keeps the whole enterprise afloat. And that of course means that higher-end tees like these now available would not be an option, as their markup is much lower. And carrying multiple colors of all sizes of the tour tees in question in the cargo area of the tour bus? Right. That's not happening. I don't actually have a point with this, and suppose I just thought it may be interesting to three people. Oh, well the point must be that I'm grateful to have the opportunity to reissue tour merch after the tour is over, as I can offer the designs on top quality items that suit more people. Apologies for the ramble.
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