Fans of The Fray are clearing their calendars for the group’s High Point Market concert on Sunday at 7 p.m. on the Center Stage.
The Fray has earned four Grammy Award nominations, three Billboard Music Awards and multiple Billboard Top 10 hits. The group’s breakout single is “How To Save A Life.”
Meanwhile, although vintage rock band t-shirts (we’ll let you decide the definition of “vintage”) have always been popular, they do seem to be having a moment. According to a story in The Hollywood Reporter, some of those t-shirts in the back of your drawer could be worth an awful lot. But for many, they simply have sentimental value.
We asked around the industry to see who’s a fan of vintage rock band t-shirts and who their band of choice is. Here’s what they told us:
“Funny enough, yes — I own an AC/DC tee. To be honest, it’s not something I’d wear to a meeting, but it’s my go-to Sunday morning shirt when I’m at home relaxing.”
Dennis Hendriks
Vice President
Eichholtz Americas
“I’ve got three, but given their condition, you don’t want to see me in them: Guns and Roses (my first concert ever, Boston Garden on St Patrick’s Day), Aerosmith, and Lulu The Giant (an amazing band from Savannah that we had play at market a few times. Rachel, lead singer, plays stand up base.)
Neil MacKenzie
Chief Marketing Officer
Regina Andrew Detroit
“Allman Brothers Band”
Sharon Davis
Executive Director
ART
“Aerosmith. 😊”
Diana Samuels
Director of Operations
Harounian Rugs International
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Oh yes. I own a few. I’ve got shirts from the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Guns ‘N Roses and Def Leppard. My husband and I go to a lot of concerts. We attended three Springsteen shows when we went to Germany, Prague and Poland earlier this summer.”
Wendy Reiss
Vice President – Sales and National Accounts
Kas Rugs
“I no longer have any of these artifacts but loved the 80’s rock bands in concert….AC/DC’s debut of Back in Black was one of the most memorable concerts.”
Mac Cooper
Owner
Uttermost
“Queen!”
Cameron Capel
President – Sales and Marketing
Capel Rugs
“Pink Floyd. It was my husband’s, but it belongs to me now!”
Feryal Rehman
Vice President of Marketing
Nourison Home
Home Accents Today‘s editors chimed in, along with a few of our sister pub colleagues:
“Sad to say, I live under a musical rock, and anyone who knows me would fall over dead if they ever saw me in a rock band t-shirt. That being said, the best concert I ever went to was Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden.”
Allison Zisko
Editor-in-Chief
Home Accents Today
“The first concert I attended was in St. Louis, Mo. when I was 17. My boyfriend at the time took me to see Deep Purple. I bought a t-shirt at the concert, but I have no idea where it is now.”
Anne Flynn Wear
Managing Editor
Home Accents Today
“Of course I do! Band tees are my thing. My favorite rock band tee is a vintage Nirvana one I got at a thrift store on the Lower East side of NYC!”
Lauren Roses
Product editor
Home Accents Today
“I sometimes think half of my wardrobe is rock band tee shirts, vintage or otherwise. Favorites include Led Zeppelin, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Pink Floyd, and of course, Dave Matthews Band.”
Thomas Lester
Retail Editor
Furniture Today
“No vintage rock band tees, but I do have three Tom Petty Wildflowers-inspired versions.”
Cindy Hodnett
Executive Editor, Brand Development
“I don’t own a rock band T-shirt. However, somewhere stashed away is a souvenir pin that I bought at a David Bowie concert.”
Joanne Friedrick
Research Director
“My first concert in high school was Duran Duran, and I definitely got a t-shirt when I was there – but that’s long gone.”
Andrea Lillo
Executive Editor
Designers Today
Anne Flynn Wear and Lauren Roses contributed to this story.
