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I can't find one solid thread for only talk of the tour merchandise. Very photos and details mixed throughout the other threads.

Could someone going tomorrow night or to a show this weekend/next week take pics to post on here? I'm sure I'm not the only one who is anxious to see everything, and get an idea of what I'd like to buy...since it sounds like the VIP shirt is lame.

Some shirts are on the online store, but I doubt that is all of them. Then, there is talk of the signed tour program at $100, and the signed 8x10 at $50, along with keychains, hats and other little things...it would just be nice to have one place to keep track of all that.

Why would you doubt it?

I've been to several shows now and besides the autographed items (which are specific to each venue and not necessarily at every show)---- every item found in the 2012 Tour Merch section on their online store is what you will find at the Merch Table at the shows.

http://thebeachboys.shop.bravadousa.com/Dept.aspx?cp=55723_56573&sort=&page=0

regarding the autogtraphed items, it does appear they are only sold when available. At the Las Vegas show I inquired about the autographed program but was informed that the powers that be never got around to getting them done that day. It is apparently hit and miss on those items.

Oh! So I see...there was MUCH less on there when I looked last, which was the first day they launched it. However, I know with other artists, they don't always make all merchandise avaliable online during the tour, or even after the tour. So, I thought this was a valid question/thread..... :-\

20% off merchandise for the next couple of days... helps pay for the postage!

If you're thinking of the red Surfboard shirt, it's WAY cheaper here( with NO upcharge for 2X) :
 http://www.ebay.com/itm/THE-BEACH-BOYS-Surfers-50-Years-Tour-S-M-L-XL-XXL-tee-t-Shirt-NEW-/190692489137   

I just e-mailed them and asked if they would mail me the concert program and poster in a mailing tube. It's probably asking too much. I tried to get the signed program ($100) at the concert vendor booth when I first walked in, and they told me to come back later and they would probably have some, and I did at halftime and after the gig, but they never did get any.  So I said, "Ah, eff it" and just got the black shirt. Didn't wanna carry posters and programs and stuff around anyway with people jostlin' and jumpin' and bumpin' around.....

  I know EXACTLY what you mean, Mikie. I bought a tour program at intermission of the Blossom Music Center show on June 13th, and it got bent in the rush to get out. Bummer in the Summer, that.

  Also picked up the t shirt with all the song titles on the front. It was my fave of the offerings, even though it would have been cool if they'd put another dozen titles on the back!

Yeah, Steve, I got the black shirt with the BB logo on the front and the city names on the back. It was dress casual day at church and I wore that shirt and got accolades from three different people!! I looked at the little woman each time and said, "Told ya!"

Yeah, in Berzerkeley, people were stumblin' and bumblin' and fumblin' their way outta there. It was stop and go people on the way out of the venue with guys yellin' "Mooooo", like we were being hearded out of there. I overheard one guy explaining to his wife/girlfriend why Brian Wilson doesn't seem 'right' in the head. I just yawned....

Now I WANT  a shirt with all the titles of SMiLE and Smiley on there....not all the greatest hits.


I thought there was one with Surfin' USA album cover on it.

They shoulda made an album shirt for each Beach Boy of what their favorite album is:

Bruce: Sunflower
Brian: Friends/Love You
Mike: LBWL
Dave: Surfer Girl?
Al: Holland?

Design: large album cover on front....all the album tracks on back of shirt....

The Surfin" USA album cover shirt is only available online

boo!

anything on the back?

I honestly think that's the last cover I'd put on a shirt if they're just gonna pick one...how about one with...i don't know, a pic of the guys on it? Surfin Safari, Shut Down 2, All Summer Long, Surfer Girl? but that would only make sense!

Mug is cheap looking, expensive, and says "not dishwasher safe" on the bottom.  I was so eager to buy something at the show that I was just forking over cash.

On the other hand, the mug I bought at the Gershwin show is a work of art for about the same price.

The 65 dollar hoodie is ok, has "Coca-Cola" style logo on front and Brother Records logo on back.  Kept me warm at Big Sur last week.

You went to Big Sur last week and didn't call me up??  Don!! 

Hope you had fun.  It's beautiful down there.

No way will I PAY them to do THEIR advertising. IF they want me to advertise for free, then I'll accept free T-shirts. Thank you.
The rest of you can refer to P.T. Barnum.

What.

WHAT. Is this a new concept to you?  I guess it comes a shock that millions of 'rock fans' have been payin' millions of dollars to do free advertising for the bands.  :lol

Hey, ya know what? I'd just  love to pay Pepsi for the right to pay a bodyshop to paint their logo on the side of my car.

It's a new concept in that it's completely fucking stupid. Ever buy a record because of a band t-shirt?

Flew in and drove straight down from San Jose.  You're up in the Bay area , right?

The coolest part was driving down the coast, highway one, from Carmel to San Simeon listening to my playlist of the new BB album interspersed with my favorite songs from the 2010 Jardine album.   Nearly a religous experience  8).

Does anyone have a clue whether the merchandise on offer for the US shows will be available at the Wembley gig? What was on sale at the European shows?

I just hope the tour program available at Wembley will be exclusive to the UK. Like the ones they had in Japan

 ::)

The baseball caps are rubbish. VERY cheaply made. They have flat peaks (not the curved ones in the merc photo) and aren't deep enough. Mike wouldn't be seen dead in one of those caps!

Aside from the concert merch, I just noticed that the US store has a lot of new stuff coming in this week and I have already seen loads of items that I would like. However, the UK version still has very few items. Why is this? I am hoping that after the shows here that might change but I really want one of those new Brother t shirts!