craig reynolds (unofficial) February 14, 2023

Well yes but it’s not gojira and children died so you could wear it Yeah but i can get a t shirt in primark for £7 Just over 50% markup, the absolute minimum markup you’ll see on almost any item you buy every single day fuck man it SUCKS out here.Ĭost of goods maybe as high as £12 if it’s a good blank/ design/ neck label don’t like it? don’t buy itĬomplain about your energy bill not 4 people who make some of the best music of all time trying to put food on the table. i am fucking sick of bands trying to make a living in the worst possible time to make art also getting held to these impossible standards by the fans who probably don’t bat an eyelid buying a £7 coffee. craig reynolds (unofficial) February 13, 2023 even if this wasn’t the case: merch cut, manager cut, possible label cut, pay the designer, merch company: split what’s left 4 ways

the cost for certified sustainable cotton blanks is far, FAR more than a normal shirt. ZERO chance that gojira prints on unsustainable merchandise. Across a series of tweets, he delved into what he feels are the reasons for the higher cost of the merch: The eco-conscious band have had a long history of standing firm to their beliefs of environmentalism and sustainability, and as you’ll soon find out, that may play a part in the seemingly ‘inflated’ prices.Īmong those to jump to the defense of Gojira is Stray From The Path drummer (and ‘ The Downbeat‘ podcast host) Craig Reynolds.

While some have taken to assume Gojira are being greedy, others have rallied to their defense. Faced with staggering inflation, an energy crisis and an industry looking to quickly bounce back from years of pandemic-related income loss, the strain put on mid-level and lower touring artists has been devastating to say the least. The nature of tours being booked months, if not a year, in advance means that budgeting for them has become highly unpredictable. Touring has also become an even bigger gamble in the current economic climate. With little income generated from streaming for all but a lucky few, and declining physical sales, merch sales from live shows have become the lifeblood of a touring artist in recent years. For those not native to the UK, the aforementioned prices roughly translate to a $49 USD for a t-shirt, $97 USD for a hoodie, and so on.Īs has been detailed in the past, touring in recent times for the majority of bands is by no means an easy feat. It is thought to have been taken at the opening Irish dates of the band’s ongoing European/UK trek.

The tweet has managed to rack up over 559k views on Twitter since being posted this past Sunday, February 12th.

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